Paul McCartney was inspiration by father
January 30th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Veteran singer Sir Paul McCartney says his father was one of the main inspirations behind the Beatles.The 69-year-old, who gained worldwide fame alongside bandmates John ... Read more...
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Sarangi exponent Ustad Sultan Khan dead
November 27th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Noted sarangi exponent and singer Ustad Sultan Khan passed away Sunday. He was 71.A Padma Bhushan awardee, Khan gave his first performance at the All-India Conference ... Read more...
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Scorsese pays tribute to George Harrison’s Indian connection
October 21st, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) He was one of the most important musicians of our times. Not just because George Harrison belonged to the Beatles but also because he was the ... Read more...
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John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ microphones up for grabs
April 30th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): John Lennon's microphones and equipment, through which he recorded early solo albums and hit song 'Imagine', are set to go under hammer.The former Beatle had the equipment installed ... Read more...
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Thirty years on, he’s still the real Nowhere Man (Tribute) (Dec 8 is John Lennon’s death anniversary)
December 7th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohita Nagpal
Sometimes, words fail you. When a musician is equally revered as a peace campaigner, when his songs become an anthem for anti-war groups, when he attains a place beyond ... Read more...
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Beatles reuniting on stage, courtesy the magic of technology
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 2 (ANI): The magic of technology is set to bring back The Beatles on stage together.The two surviving members of the Fab Four, Sir Paul McCartney, 68, and Ringo ... Read more...
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Beatles to make their songs available on iTunes
November 16th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 16 (ANI): The Beatles have finally agreed to make their songs available on iTunes for the first time, it has emerged.The band's surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo ... Read more...
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Hare Krishna sect cows’ ‘ahimsa’ milk amidst mantras is UK’s costliest!
November 6th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): Britain's pampered cattle, which wear garlands and are milked by hands to the sound of sacred mantras, are said to produce the most expensive milk in the land ... Read more...
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When George Harrison played a ghostly prank on Macca
October 31st, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney was once made to think that his dead mother was trying to contact him by Beatles bandmate George Harrison, who was actually playing a ... Read more...
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Ringo Starr joins Yoko Ono on stage at John Lennon tribute concert
October 11th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): Ringo Starr joined Yoko Ono on stage at a John Lennon tribute concert.The pair sang 'Give Peace A Chance', a Plastic Ono Band song penned by Lennon ... Read more...
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Piano played by Beatles on sale
July 21st, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) A piano played by the Beatles, Pink Floyd and other popular bands is expected to fetch 150,000 pounds in an auction in Britain next month.
The instrument, ... Read more...
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Secret Beatles pictures set to go under the hammer
July 15th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Photographs of the Beatles taken by a devoted fan who regularly visited their homes in the mid-1960s are set to be auctioned at Cameo Auctioneers in Reading, England, ... Read more...
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George Harrison’s widow slams Rodney Bewes
July 12th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Late Beatles member George Harrisson's wife Olivia Harrison has slammed actor Rodney Bewes, who accused her of turning her Oxfordshire home into a prison camp.Olivia said that former ... Read more...
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Paul McCartney going to give a performance in Utah
May 21st, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sandy, May 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul McCartney is all set to give his very first performance in Utah. The show would be held at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. The concert ... Read more...
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George Harrison film a labour of love: Scorsese
May 18th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Cannes, May 18 (IANS) Oscar-award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese describes his much-awaited documentary on late Beatles legend George Harrison as "labour of love".
"His (Harrison) music is very important to me. So I ... Read more...
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Hindus welcome Scorsese documentary showing George Harrison’s devotion to Hinduism
May 17th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), May 17 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed Martin Scorsese's reported focus on Beatles star George Harrison's dedication to Hinduism in his upcoming documentary "Living in the Material World".Hindu statesman Rajan ... Read more...
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Beatles would have reformed if all their members had survived: Macca
May 17th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney says that he's sure that the Beatles would have reformed in recent years if all their members had survived.The band split in 1970 and ... Read more...
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Liam Gallagher to make a film on Beatles’ drug years
May 8th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): Former Oasis singer Liam Gallager is set to make a movie on Beatles and their drug years.Gallagher, who is a huge fan of the band, has bought ... Read more...
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Pandit Ravi Shankar launches his music label
February 4th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Legendry Sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar has touched a new horizon as he has launched a music label of his own- "East meets West music'. With this ... Read more...
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Lennon, Harrison’s school bans fans’ photographs over safety fears
January 22nd, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): Beatles' fans will no more be allowed to snap the playground of a Liverpool school attended by John Lennon and George Harrison, because of objections raised by students' ... Read more...
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The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ to be remade into 3D
January 18th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): The Beatles' 1968 animated film 'Yellow Submarine' is set to be remade into 3-D, it has emerged.It is believed that Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will add ... Read more...
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Beatles’ offsprings not planning boy band
January 12th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Late Beatle legend George Harrison's son Dhani has dismissed rumours the band' musical offsprings are planning to launch their own group to follow in the footsteps of ... Read more...
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George Harrison’s son Dhani won’t team up with Beatles’ boys
January 11th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): George Harrison's son Dhani says he has no plans to team up with the children of the former Beatles and form a band.Although the 31-year old musician is ... Read more...
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Ravi Shankar blames Beatles for making him a “pop star”
December 15th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): Ravi Shankar, the world-renowned Indian sitar player, resented the Beatles for making him a "pop star" surrounded by "drug-smoking hippies".Labeled the "Godfather of World Music" by George Harrison, ... Read more...
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Macca says he connects with Beatles, his late wife Linda through gigs
November 26th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney says his gigs are a way of connecting with other members of the band and his late wife Linda. The singer was ... Read more...
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Pattie Boyd regrets being wooed by Eric Clapton
November 17th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 17 (ANI): Pattie Boyd, the former wife of Beatle George Harrison, has confessed she regrets being wooed by Eric Clapton.The model married Harrison in 1970 but the marriage lasted seven ... Read more...
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Forgotten Beatles song completed 40 years on
November 3rd, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): A Beatles song begun by George Harrison 40 years ago has finally been completed.Harrison wrote the first ten lines of the track called Silence (Is Its Own Reply) ... Read more...
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Old Beatles song took 40 years to complete
November 3rd, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) A song sung by the late George Harrison of the Beatles was completed 40 years later.
Harrison -- who died in 2001 -- wrote down the first ten lines ... Read more...
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Duchess of York solves money problems with multi-million pound TV deal
October 24th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): Sarah Ferguson a.k.a Fergie is set to pocket millions from a deal to turn her children's books into a cartoon series.The Duchess of York, feared to be ... Read more...
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Dal Lake authorities take pollution control measures
September 28th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep. 28 (ANI): Authorities have installed trash bins surrounding the Dal Lake in order to control pollution.A voluntary organisation named, the Care Kashmir International (CKI) installed the bins in collaboration with ... Read more...
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Yoko Ono to make music for some more decades
September 27th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 27 (ANI): John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has said that she wants to make music for another few decades.The 76-year-old musician is currently "focusing" her creativity in preparations for ... Read more...
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George Harrison’s widow wins razor fence row
September 26th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 26 (ANI): Late English rocker George Harrison's widow has been allowed by the council officials to put up razor wire around her home despite concerns that it was causing injuries ... Read more...
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Macca voted America’s Most Beloved Beatle
September 17th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney is America's most beloved Beatle, according to a new poll.After surveying over 4,800 American adults, the new Zogby International poll revealed that more than ... Read more...
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Beatles were planning reunion before Lennon’s death
September 13th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 13 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has said that the Beatles were planning to reunite before John Lennon was shot dead in 1980.The singer admitted that though they were set ... Read more...
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Bibi Russell wants next birth in weaver’s home
September 10th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Bangladeshi designer Bibi Russell, who showcased her new collection on Day Two of the Kolkata Fashion Week-II Thursday, said she is so inspired by natural fibres, hand weaving ... Read more...
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