Because Beatles fans know the true meaning of dedication – including buying the 50-year-old toilets of the Fab Four – Spinner reports that they have massed together in Liverpool to save Ringo Starr’s childhood home from destruction.
While yesterday was Ringo Starr’s 70th birthday, it seems as if hardcore Beatles fans and obsessives were the ones who got the best present, as Ringo’s All Star Band – which was performing a birthday set (with Ringo on drums, natch) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City – was joined live and onstage by Paul McCartney for a roaring take on the Beatles’ “Birthday” (and since this is kind of cool and a bit of a big deal, I won’t make too much of a fuss about how “Birthday” is one of the worst Fab Four songs ever).
When recording a new album, it’s always nice to have a little help from your friends – especially if one of those friends happens to be the drummer from the greatest rock/pop band since, well, ever. According to Rolling Stone, that’s a fact Ben Harper is well aware of – the singer/ guitarist’s upcoming album with his semi-new band, Relentless7, will feature Beatles drummer Ringo Starr on one track and another will feature Jackson Browne on background vocals.
While the old prestige of the Hollywood Walk of Fame has long been snuffed out, it still manages to get it right occasionally. And with that we welcome Ringo Starr to the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the Beatles drummer was honored Monday evening during a ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk’s groundbreaking.
Starr’s name was the 2,401st to be unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Earlier in the year, our sister site ScreenCrave brought the remake of Yellow Submarine, to our attention. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the animated film will be starring the Fab Four once again for our generation who are spoiled with lavish films in conjunction with Walt Disney Studios and Apple Corp. Ltd.
It was back in August when this news was something to be excited about. Now, we have a few more details on the production. Who will be playing the Beatles in this highly anticipated remake? More info after the jump!
Ringo Starr was always less popular than John Lennon and Paul McCartney when it came to the Beatles craze. During the Beatles‘ time together as a band, it was mostly McCartney and Lennon taking charge of songwriting responsibilities. Both also had much say in how their albums were produced. The fact that they were the main songwriters didn’t necessarily guarantee their appeal with the young girls back in the day, but it didn’t hurt!
Although Starr will be collaborating with a full roster on his upcoming album, Y Not, the quiet Beatles drummer has finally decided to get in front and be the go-to guy on this project.
What year is this? It feels like we’re having a bit of deja vu. The Beatles are behind several of the top selling albums for the week that ended on September 13 with the reissue of their earlier albums. According to Yahoo, Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band, The Beatles, Rubber Soul, and Revolver, were all among the 10 biggest albums in the United States, that sold a total of 626 thousand copies.
Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, took the stage to present The Beatles: Rock Band at this year’s E3 Media & Business Summit. Multiple vocal harmonies are the main feature of the game, which will release on September 9.
All You Need Is Love will be a 360-exclusive downloadable single, with all the proceeds going to charity, to an aid group called Doctors Without Borders. The Beatles catalog will finally see a digital release on the same day as the game. Check the jump for some of songs that will be featured in Beatles: Rock Band:
A new sort of Beatlemania is emerging – the academic kind.
Liverpool University has announced that it will offer a masters degree program on The Beatles, popular music and society. The course focuses on the legendary band’s music as well as how it was influenced by the city of Liverpool. The university claims that the program is the first of it’s kind in the UK and “probably the world” [BBC News]. Check out what the course’s leader, Mike Brocken, had to say:
