CNET news reports that The Beatles company Apple Corps, and EMI, owner of The Beatles master records, are in discussions to possibly market classic Beatles songs for popular video games. Activision (Guitar Hero) and MTV Games (Rock Band) are both vying for the rights to use Beatles songs in their games, which challenge users to […]
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A 1970 model Honda 160Z monkey bike, which was once owned by Beatles guitarist John Lennon, was sold at auction on Wednesday for £36,000.
John originally purchased the low-powered motorcycle as a fun way of getting around his hundred-acre Tittenhurst Park estate in Ascot, England. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr purchased the bike along with […]
Way back in December of 2007, when this blog was young, I posted about a Beatles Christmas show from 1963. In April I received an interesting comment to that old post. Neil White wrote:
Remember it well, I saw them in 63 & 64 at the ‘Finsbury Park Astoria’ London, later called ‘The Rainbow’. Only 12 […]
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And now for one of the strangest of John Lennon’s Guitars. Vox made a weird prototype electric guitar specifically for John. See previous entries in the series here:
Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar.
Part Two: Hofner Club 40 Electric John Lennon Guitar.
Part Three: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri John Lennon Guitar.
Part Four: 1962 […]
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Ice cream producer Ben & Jerry’s has announced their latest flavour. In honour of Beatles guitarist John Lennon, Imagine Whirled Peace ice cream contains a whirled combination of caramel and sweet cream, with chocolate peace signs and toffee chunks.
“When Ben & Jerry’s wanted to talk about peace, we couldn’t think of a better person […]
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As a Beatles blogger, I try to do what I can to educate, inform and entertain. But once in a while, someone knocks on my email inbox looking for more. In cases like this I do what I can.
I received the following email from a heartbroken Beatles fan. While I’m not certain what […]
I’m quite proud to say that The Beatles Invasion blog has been contacted with an official press release, direct from major record label UMG. Read the full scoop here, and check out this short clip from the DVD. Do any readers own it yet? I can’t wait for my copy.
What follows (including these two […]
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When Neil Aspinall died in April, he was remembered mostly for his connections with The Beatles. Now Contact Music reports that Apple Corps, the huge all-things-Beatles company which Aspinall headed for many years, is falling on hard times. Apparently nobody is as good as Neil was […]
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All we are saying is people will pay huge money for items directly connected to The Beatles, and especially to John Lennon. This July, Christie’s of London will auction a handwritten lyric sheet of Give Peace a Chance, which John gave Montreal teenager Gail Renard at the famous Bed-In in 1969.
The lyric sheet is […]
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An unnamed craigslist user is selling this glass jar. He claims that it is might hold the ghost of George Harrison. I’m sure someone will buy it. How much do you think it’ll go for? I love it.
See the full George Harrison ghost craigslist listing here.
Tags: Beatles, craigslist, for sale, George Harrison, ghost, image, […]
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