Norman Smith, Beatles engineer and Hurricane Smith, dies at 85
Norman Smith, the Beatles' sound engineer and producer of early Pink Floyd, has died aged 85; he also had a 1972 hit as Hurricane Smith.…
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Ringo Starr says fans sent Beatles downhill
Ringo Starr says screaming fans stopped the Beatles hearing themselves in 1965, damaging their musicianship, and that sets now have to play two hours.…
Lennon pie faces to light up venue
Two John Lennon-themed illuminations from Blackpool have been bought by the owner of Lathom Hall, where the Beatles once played.…
Beatles flat for sale in Mayfair
A Mayfair flat once rented by Brian Epstein for The Beatles in 1963 is for sale through Sotheby's at £1.75 million.…
Beatles guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who developed Transcendental Meditation and was linked to the Beatles in the late sixties, has died, a spokesman for his organisation has said.…
Liverpool councillors back memorial for Brian Epstein
Liverpool councillors have backed plans for a memorial to Beatles manager Brian Epstein, though a friend, Rex Makin, opposes the idea.…
NASA to beam Across The Universe towards the North Star
NASA plans to beam the Beatles' 'Across The Universe' towards the North Star on 4 February, marking the track's fortieth anniversary, with McCartney and Ono commenting.…
Israel invites Beatles to celebrate 60th anniversary
Israel has invited the surviving Beatles and relatives to its sixtieth anniversary celebrations, despite having banned the group in the 1960s, ambassador Ron Prosor has said.…
Early Beatles live recordings to be released
Miami label Fuego Entertainment plans to release fifteen 1962 Beatles live recordings from Hamburg's Star Club, though Apple Corps is reviewing the claim.…
McCartney predicts Beatles downloads will arrive next year
Paul McCartney has told Billboard he expects the Beatles catalogue to become legally available online in 2008, citing remaining contractual issues.…
Jay-Z equals Elvis chart record
Jay-Z's 'American Gangster' is set to top the US album chart, his tenth straight number one, equalling Elvis Presley's record.…
Purple Rain best soundtrack ever
Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack has been voted the greatest movie soundtrack of all time in a Vanity Fair reader survey.…