The Beatles

The Smithereens "11": A Perfect 10

Sal Nunziato | Posted 07.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Turtles, The Beatles, The Walker Brothers, The Smithereens, Phil Spector, The Go-Gos., Pa DiNizio, Mtv, The Left Banke, Entertainment News

Feeling a bit melancholy, I took the album off the shelf, and a little over 30 minutes later I realized, this is a perfect record.

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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment

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When it was announced that 600 Starbucks outlets were closing, the music business shared the hit: less stores, less counter and display space, less product, less revenue.

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A 40th Bite of the Apple

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment

With the exception of Motown and Atlantic, there is no other catalog with as high a profile or cultural and historical significance as The Beatles' label, Apple Corps.

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Long Lost Beatles Interview Airs On BBC

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

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LONDON — A Beatles interview from the 1960s in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney discussed the way they composed songs together was broadcast...

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The Case Of The Missing Dave Clark Five CDs

Tony Sachs | Posted 04.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beatles, Compact Discs, Classic Rock, MP3 Downloads, Prince, Music Business, British Invasion, Dave Clark Five, Sgt. Pepper, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Mike Smith, Itunes, Music Retail, Merseybeat, Entertainment News

Clark was a business genius decades before savvy musicians started negotiating their own contracts (or at least hiring competent lawyers to do so).

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Mariah Carey Surpasses Elvis — But The Context is Missing

Tom Alderman | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Sam Goody, The Beatles, Billboard Chart, Barry Bonds, Elvis, Music Business, Digital Downloads, Tower Records, Mariah Carey, Hank Aaron, Associated Press, Billboard, The AP, Mariah Carey Sales, Downloading Music, Music, Elvis Presley, Media News

Statistics, like everything, should be viewed in context: Mariah Carey's time is the steroidal, digital download era where music is just a 99 cent click away, in-between meetings at the office.

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Neil Aspinall, The Beatle We Hardly Knew

Darin Murphy | Posted 03.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall Dies, The Beatles, Neil Aspinall Death, John Lennon, Apple Corps, Pete Best, Stu Sutcliffe, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Sgt. Pepper, Beatles, Neil Aspinall, Brian Epstein, Entertainment News

Hardly anyone knows it, but we've just lost another Beatle. Not the most famous, influential, mysterious or essential, but perhaps the most indispensable one.

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"Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall Dies In New York

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 03.24.2008 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Neil Aspinall, a longtime friend of the Beatles who managed their business enterprises and helped make the group a moneymaking phenom...

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The Big Business Of Christmas Songs

AFP | Juan Castro Olivera | Posted 12.23.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Johnny Depp, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Mariah Carey, Entertainment News

At the height of their career, the Beatles were not above cashing in on Christmas tunes at the end of the year, a formula that 40 years later still se...

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John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Mike Huckabee?

Edward Ugel | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: The Beatles, Republican Primary, Mike Huckabee, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Christmas, Campaign Ads, Iowa Caucuses, Political Ads, Mike Huckabee Leading Polls, 2008 Election, Politics News

Imagine if someone who touts themselves as a man of religion wasn't so willing to alienate others just to get in bed with the evangelical crowd.

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Salute to John Lennon

Martin Lewis | Posted 12.08.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beatles, John Lennon, Richard Nixon, Entertainment News

Paul got it right. It was a drag. It's still a drag. And I'm still inconsolable...

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Across the Universe

Cheryl Saban | Posted 10.25.2007 | Entertainment

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Watching Across the Universe reminded me not only of just how brilliant the Beatles were, but how important creative expression is in our lives.

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Julie in the Sky with Diamonds: Across The Taymor Universe

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 09.27.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Across the Universe, The Beatles, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Evan Rachel Wood, Julie Taymor, Beatles Songs, Entertainment News

In my chat here with Julie Taymor about her new film, the Beatles-era musical Across the Universe, we focus on her latest and possibly most personal effort -- first talking shop, then Societal Ramifications.

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Scorsese Signs On To Direct George Harrison Film

Variety | Michael Fleming | Posted 09.27.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Dhani Harrison, The Beatles, Olivia Harrison, Martin Scorsese, George Harrison, Entertainment News

Martin Scorsese has committed to direct an untitled documentary about the life of George Harrison. Scorsese will produce with Harrison's widow Olivia...

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