July 23, 2012 The Beatles first U.S. album, "Introducing... The Beatles," just sold on eBay for $15,000. The vinyl LP on Vee Jay Records was released in 1963 about 10 days before the group's Capitol Records debut, "Meet the Beatles."
June 25, 2012 On June 25, 1967, the BBC in London, England put on the world's first global satellite television broadcast. The program was called Our World, and consisted of five different segments from five continents, very high tech in 1967.
One of the segments featured The Beatles, 40 million people saw The Beatles perform "All You Need is Love," live via satellite as part of the TV global link.
June 11, 2012 The Beatles have been named the best selling singles act in the UK, since charts began 60 years ago in 1952.
The Lads From Liverpool pushed Elvis Presley into second place.
April 26, 2012 The Beatles' first U.S. concert was a 12-song set at the Washington Coliseum on February 11, 1964 before a crowd of over 8,000. The performance was shot with an eight-camera crew and shown one month later via closed-circuit broadcast in movie theaters across America.
April 24, 2012 Long hidden photos of The Beatles are slated for auction, after decades spent in a family album. The 20 black-and-white images were snapped in London on the set of the Beatles first film, A Hard Day's Night, in March 1964.
April 2, 2012 If you're a Beatles fan, you must have the latest issue of "Newsweek" magazine: "The Beatles — 50 Years Since The Music Started."
One from the fab four today that dates back to 1964 and went unreleased for years, finally showing up on the Anthology 1 CD set in 1995. Leave My Kitten Alone is a great example of the shapes of things to come. Not the mop top pop that you might think of from those early years, this is heavier, for 1964
February 9, 2012 Paul McCartney is getting his own star on the celebrated sidewalk attraction, becoming the last of The Beatles to receive a solo star in his honor.
One of Paul's best from the White Album sessions gets a rare spin today. Mother Nature's Son shows Paul in high form and a perfect example of his effortless ability at doing it acoustical. It was
Paul McCartney is entering the celebrity cookbook game with his first collection of recipes, and this one has a vegetarian twist. Titled ‘The Meat Free Monday Cookbook,’ it finds McCartney — along with his daughters Mary and Stella — doing their part to spread the word about eating a socially responsible diet.
Maybe the Flaming Lips decided to record a crazy, bass-heavy, guitar-free video for the Beatles psychedelic masterpiece ‘I Am the Walrus’ as a way to prepare for their upcoming New Year’s Eve concerts with Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band in their hometown of Oklahoma City. More likely, they’re weirding out in the clip because, well, that’s what they do best.
December 14, 2011 Saturday, an ultra rare promo copy of The Beatles' 1962 debut single "Love Me Do" sold at auction for $17,339.31!