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Hendrix, Beatles Memorabilia Unleashed at London Auction
05-Sep-2008
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The guitar Jimi Hendrix set on fire at London's Astoria in March 1967 was sold for $497,500 at a London auction on Thursday. Daniel Boucher, a fan from Boylston, MA, snagged the 1965 Fender Stratocaster after making a special trip overseas.
"I thought I'd have to pay a little bit more for
'Rock Band' vs. 'Guitar Hero' (Entertainment Weekly)
05-Sep-2008
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By Shirley Halperin Forget Beatles vs. Stones, Michael Jackson vs. Prince, or Madonna vs. Mariah. This season's massive musical rivalry is between two videogames
Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold
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04-Sep-2008
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AP - A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.
Lennon Biopic In Casting Stages
02-Sep-2008
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Sam Taylor-Wood—a multimedia artist best known for her work with the Pet Shop Boys and such pop culture icons as Elton John, Robert Downey Jr. and David Beckham—has signed on to direct a John Lennon film that focuses on his childhood and the years leading up to The Beatles' formation.
McCartney to perform in Israel for first time
(Reuters)
28-Aug-2008
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Reuters - Paul McCartney will perform for the
first time ever in Israel next month -- more than 40 years
after the Beatles were blocked from giving a concert in the
country, the singer announced on Wednesday.
Paul McCartney gig revives Israeli Beatles tale
(AP)
27-Aug-2008
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AP - An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official supposedly called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation's youth.
Sir Paul Gets Back to Israel
(E! Online)
24-Aug-2008
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E! Online - More than 40 years after the Beatles were banned from playing in Israel, Sir Paul McCartney will reportedly take the long and winding road back to Tel Aviv next month.
Reports: McCartney to perform in Tel Aviv
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24-Aug-2008
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AP - Sir Paul McCartney is set to perform in Israel, 40 years after his legendary band, the Beatles, were banned from playing in the Holy Land.
Rare collection of Lennon art on display
(AP)
14-Aug-2008
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AP - John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and his admirers are so protective of his legacy they don't want any of his original drawings photographed in full.
'68 Elvis comeback remembered on death anniversary
(AP)
13-Aug-2008
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AP - When Elvis Presley made his TV special in 1968, he was coming off a string of forgettable films and a long dry spell on the charts, and the rock 'n' roll music he'd helped pioneer had given way to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.
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