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John Lennon would have turned 67 in 2007. If alive, he could well be at the forefront of bringing peace to Darfur, where more than half a million have died from violence and disease during four years of rebel discord. So to create awareness of the ongoing conflict, Amnesty International (with permission from Yoko Ono) has mined Lennon's solo work and rounded up nearly two dozen current artists to reinterpret the music, which spans the ex-Beatle's entire post-band catalog (plus a pair from while the Fab Four were still in business).
 
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Ringo Starr Kicks Off 10th All-Starr Band Tour
Article posted on June 20, 2008


Ringo Starr kicked off his 10th edition of his All-Starr Band last night (June 19th) in Niagara Falls.

Joining Starr on the road are veteran All-Starrs Colin Hay of Men At Work, Billy Squier, Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band and Paul McCartney's band, and Edgar Winter. Starr is joined on the drums by Gregg Bissonette.

Starr spoke about the tour's latest All-Starr, Gary Wright, who has never toured with Starr before, but is a veteran of many recording sessions by Starr and George Harrison: "Gary's great. You know, Gary is a great presence there, he's very calming and he's always smiling so that helps. We were talking -- because he's on some of my early tracks through George and he was a great friend to George, so, you know, I've known him or bumped into him all these years and now we've got the opportunity to play together, so it's really good."

Gary Wright is best known for his 1976 Top Two hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive."

Starr said at Wednesday's press conference that turning 68 in only a few weeks hasn't fazed him in the least, explaining "(I feel about 68 the) same as I felt about 28. It's another birthday. I love birthdays. I love gifts."

He says that any criticism or praise for the All Starr tours is weighed with a grain of salt: "I've been laughed at for doing it. I've been praised for doing it. But as long as you do it..."

When asked about fellow Beatles-bandmate Paul McCartney, Starr said, "He's doing a lot better now. It's been a hard year. Divorce is difficult for everybody. But when it's so public, it's harder."

Ringo Starr Tour Dates




  June
Event Date Venue
Ringo Starr June 21, 2008 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Bethel, NY
Ringo Starr June 22, 2008
Sunday 7:00 PM
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT
Ringo Starr June 24, 2008 Radio City Music Hall
New York, NY
Ringo Starr June 25, 2008 Bank of America Pavilion
Boston, MA
Ringo Starr June 27, 2008
Friday 8:00 PM
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, NJ
Ringo Starr June 28, 2008 Trump Taj Mahal
Atlantic City, NJ
Ringo Starr June 29, 2008
Sunday 8:00 PM
Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury
Westbury, NY
  July
Event Date Venue
Ringo Starr July 2, 2008 Ruth Eckerd Hall
Clearwater, FL
Ringo Starr July 3, 2008 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino-FL
Hollywood, FL
Ringo Starr July 8, 2008 Fraze Pavilion
Kettering, OH
Ringo Starr July 9, 2008 Potawatomi Bingo Casino
Milwaukee, WI
Ringo Starr July 12, 2008 Soaring Eagle Casino
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Ringo Starr July 13, 2008 Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
Chicago, IL
Ringo Starr July 14, 2008 Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Prior Lake, MN
Ringo Starr July 19, 2008 Chateau Ste Michelle Winery
Woodinville, WA
Ringo Starr July 20, 2008
Sunday 7:00 PM
McMenamins Historic Edgefield Manor
Troutdale, OR
Ringo Starr July 22, 2008
Tuesday 3:30 AM
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Lemoore, CA
Ringo Starr July 23, 2008
Wednesday 7:30 PM
Mountain Winery
Saratoga, CA
Ringo Starr July 25, 2008 Silver Legacy
Reno, NV
Ringo Starr July 26, 2008 Star of the Desert Arena
Jean, NV
Ringo Starr July 27, 2008
Sunday 7:30 PM
Humphrey's
San Diego, CA
Ringo Starr July 31, 2008 Dodge Theatre
Phoenix, AZ
  August
Event Date Venue
Ringo Starr August 2, 2008
Saturday 8:00 PM
Greek Theatre-LA
Los Angeles, CA





Paul Planning Huge World Tour
Article posted on April 17, 2008


Perhaps in an attempt to recoup some of his losses following his divorce from a crazed fan, Paul McCartney is in the process of planning a huge world tour for this autumn, taking in gigs in the UK, the USA, Canada and Australia.

Representatives for McCartney have been meeting concert promoters around the world this month to iron out the details of the tour, on which he is set to debut selections from an album's worth of new songs he has written.

According to the Daily Mirror, McCartney's tour director flew to Nova Scotia in Canada recently to meet with promoter Harold MacKay.

The duo discussed a possible date at the 50,000 capacity Halifax Common venue, where The Rolling Stones performed in 2006.

The world tour dates are set to be finalised in May.




Yoko Denies Reports
Article posted on February 15, 2008


Late Beatle John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has slammed "hurtful" reports claiming she is suing a singer/songwriter for naming her band Lennon.

Ono was reported to have filed court papers accusing rocker Lennon Murphy of fraudulently registering Lennon as a trademark and for the "tarnishment" and exploitation of her late husband's name.

But the 74-year-old insists she has not taken legal action against Murphy - she simply tried to stop her from getting the exclusive rights to use the name Lennon for performance purposes by notifying the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Ono says: "I am really hurt if people thought that I told a young artist to not use her own name in her performances and had sought to sue her. I did no such thing. I hope this allegation will be cleared."





Maharishi Dies
Article posted on February 8, 2008


Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr paid tribute to the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who famously set the Beatles on the path to spiritual enlightenment.

The Maharishi died at his home in the Netherlands on Tuesday. He was thought to be 91.

Sir Paul said: "I was asked for my thoughts on the passing of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and I can only say that whilst I am deeply saddened by his passing, my memories of him will only be joyful ones."

He added: "He was a great man who worked tirelessly for the people of the world and the cause of unity. I will never forget the dedication that he wrote inside a book he once gave me, which read 'radiate, bliss, consciousness', and that to me says it all. I will miss him but will always think of him with a smile."

Starr also released a statement paying his respects. He said: "One of the wise men I met in my life was the Maharishi. I always was impressed by his joy and I truly believe he knows where he is going."

The Maharishi became famous in the 1960s through his relationship with the Beatles.

The group visited his ashram in India in 1968, where they studied his transcendental meditation techniques.

Starr went home after 10 days, complaining that he missed egg and chips. The others stayed, joined by other celebrities including Mick Jagger, Donovan and Mia Farrow.

But the rock stars fell out with the Maharishi over rumours that he had made inappropriate sexual advances towards Farrow.

The Maharishi went on to build a multimillion-pound global empire and moved his headquarters to a former Franciscan monastery in the Dutch town of Vlodrop.







Beatles Beamed Into Space
Article posted on February 8, 2008

Humans have spent quite a few fruitless years waiting for aliens to contact us. We've searched the heavens with our giant telescopic arrays, hoping for a hint, a squeak -- anything that would indicate there's something alive out there, something that wants to reach us. So far, no luck.

So now NASA's taking more aggressive action. On Monday, the space agency beamed a song across the galaxy to Polaris, the North Star. It was billed as the first-ever transmission of a radio song by the agency directly into deep space. The song was "Across the Universe" by the Beatles. ("Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box/They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe.")

This is a perfectly pleasant song for a mellow moment of self-reflection at the local coffee den. But for encouraging contact from another life form? We don't think so.

We've got to do a lot better than a languid Beatles tune to pique aliens' desire for an Earth rendezvous. We've been mooning over (or fearing) aliens for, well, at least since "War of the Worlds" (not the Tom Cruise movie, the 1938 Orson Welles radio play).

What has that yielded? The occasional brief and mysterious encounter with Earthlings like Dennis Kucinich. But the aliens never so much as leave a business card.

The galaxy is a big place with, we suspect, lots of tourism opportunities -- and competition. And we can't even get one alien culture interested in a side trip to, say, Mardi Gras? Or a traipse down the Magnificent Mile? (The dollar's gotta be cheap against whatever currency they've got.) We simply haven't closed the deal.

The message to them should be simple: This is a fun planet! (Why do we always assume that alien races would respond to some mathematically encoded message of peace and brotherhood? Maybe they just want to party.) Instead of lugubrious Beatles tunes, how about something rollicking from the Rolling Stones? "Start Me Up"? "Honky-Tonk Woman"? Or something spiky from Fall Out Boy or frothy and rebellious from Boys Like Girls or edgy from the aptly named Seether?

Get Spielberg on this. Put some star power behind it. Sign George Clooney as spokesman. He's already in charge of world peace for the UN. Toke up the sex appeal with Shakira. Get Barack Obama to deliver an inspirational, intergalactic address (the pundits like to slice and dice our universe into red planets and blue planets ...).

Yoko Ono, widow of Beatle John Lennon, said the transmission of the Beatles song into space was "the beginning of the new age in which we will communicate with billions of planets across the universe." We hope so. Right now, we'll settle for one.



Paul Dating Rosanna Arquette?
Article posted on February 8, 2008

Actress Rosanna Arquette has put a smile back on Sir Paul McCartney’s face after the pair enjoyed a dinner date together.

Sir Paul, 65, took the 48-year-old star out on Thursday in London, and was snapped beaming as the pair left together - despite the fact he starts his High Court divorce battle with Heather Mills on Monday.

A source tells The Sun, “Paul has been really down in the dumps over his divorce and needed cheering up.

“Rosanna was in London and they hooked up on Thursday night. It did the trick and helped him forget he has to face Heather next week.”

However, Paul’s own spokesperson has played down the romance - despite the pair going on several dates together - claiming, “It’s no big deal. They are just friends.”
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Paul Backs Son James
Article posted on February 8, 2008

Paul McCartney has played on his son James' debut album, due out later this year, and now father-son pair now plan to try out their new material live.
A source said: "The word is James wants to try out some of the songs on stage in the near future and it's understood that Paul will be performing with him."

However, any fans hoping for a big concert will be sorely disappointed, as James - whose mother was Paul's late first wife Linda McCartney - wants to avoid attention.

The source added: "James won't want a big fuss as he's not someone who seeks the limelight, so it will inevitably be very low-key. But Paul is not a bad backing musician to have under the circumstances."

It will not be the first time the pair have played live together.

In 2005, James - who co-wrote Heaven on a Sunday, Back In The Sunshine Again and Spinning On An Axis for Paul's solo albums - accompanied his father during his recent US tour.

James also played lead guitar on his mother's posthumously released solo album Wide Prairie.











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