Oasis top best album ever poll
Oasis's debut 'Definitely Maybe' has been named the greatest album of all time in a poll of 40,000 fans, beating the Beatles, who took second and third places.…
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Unreleased tracks planned for Beatles album
The album accompanying the Beatles Las Vegas show will feature previously unreleased material, remastered by George Martin, with McCartney and Starr overseeing.…
Lennon risked electrocution, says engineer
Engineer Geoff Emerick says John Lennon nearly risked electrocution while recording 'Yellow Submarine', and a condom was used to protect the microphone.…
UK government to support British music in US
Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson has announced initiatives to help British artists break the US market, including research, showcases and a promotional website.…
US continues to put pressure on Chinese over piracy
US officials are expected to press China this week to tackle copyright piracy, with a US trade delegation including lawyer James Mendenhall raising the issue.…
Brian Epstein film in the works
A film about Beatles manager Brian Epstein, titled The Fifth Beatle and written by Vivek Tiwary, is expected in 2008 and will avoid the band's music.…
Imagine tops Virgin Radio favourite single poll
John Lennon's Imagine tops a Virgin Radio poll of 7,000 listeners' favourite songs, ahead of two Beatles tracks, with the Beatles the most frequently voted band.…
McCartney planned Beatles reunion
A CBS record contract reportedly indicates Paul McCartney was planning a Beatles reunion in 1979, though whether he could have persuaded the others is questionable.…
Beatles waxwork heads sell for £81,500
Waxwork heads of the Beatles from the Sgt Pepper cover sold for £81,500 at Cooper Owen, with other lots including a Diana Dors bust.…
Subways to cover Beatles track
The Subways will record a cover of the Beatles' 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' for the b-side of their next single 'No Goodbyes'.…
Beatles named icons of the last century
The Beatles top a Variety survey of entertainment icons of the last hundred years, ahead of Louis Armstrong and a list dominated by actors.…
Beatles heads to be auctioned off
Four Beatles wax heads borrowed from Madame Tussauds by Peter Blake for the Sgt Pepper cover are to be auctioned by Cooper Owen on 27 October, with the three album-cover heads expected to raise up to £80,000.…