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Counterculture reporter Howard Smith's 1972 interview with John Lennon & Yoko Ono can be heard in its entirety now on Amazon and iTunes.

The conversations--with John and Yoko, and many other prominent figures of the 60's and 70's--have been sourced, dated, indexed, and digitally re-mastered.

Sir Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell were just 2ft away from a helicopter crash when their pilot narrowly avoided hitting trees, it has emerged today.

Sir Paul will feature alongside the likes of Robbie Williams, Melanie C, Holly Johnson and Gerry Marsden on the single which is due to be released on December 17.

The acts, who are going under the name The Justice Collective, will raise money to cover the legal costs of the families of the Liverpool supporters killed in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.

Rejected Beatles audition tape discovered 23 November, 2012 - 0 Comments

The Beatles' audition tape famously rejected by a record executive in 1962 has finally been uncovered after 50 years.

The small but vocal group of fans who have long demanded that more attention should be paid to the achievements of Beatles manager Brian Epstein are finally being heard.

Forty-five years after Epstein's death from what was ruled an accidental drug overdose, not one but TWO film biographies are in the works, one of them based on a graphic novel and the other to be produced by Tom Hanks, who lately has been faring better as a producer than an actor.

Olivia Drops Bid for Wire Fence at Friar Park 19 November, 2012 - 0 Comments
Olivia Harrison has dropped her request for a barbed wire fence around the Harrison family estate, Friar Park, where she and George were attacked back in 1999.
Paul in PETA Ad for the Holidays 19 November, 2012 - 0 Comments

Wearing an "Eat No Turkey" t-shirt, Paul McCartney is telling people to go vegetarian for the holidays in a new ad for PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Beatles’ Abbey Road shoot negatives found after 42  years – and they could sell for £50,000

Not so Fab Four... Four of the original negatives for the Beatles' famous Abbey Road photoshoot have been discovered after 42 years - but sadly they do not contain the chosen frame that went on to become one of the most iconic album covers in rock history.

Paul Taking Part in NYC Sandy Relief Concert 16 November, 2012 - 0 Comments
Paul McCartney will take part in the 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York—site of the Concert for New York City he helped organize back in 2001, and benefitting the same organization as that show did--the Robin Hood Foundation.
Paul Takes Tumble on Stage in St. Louis 14 November, 2012 - 0 Comments

Paul McCartney took a brief spill from the stage at his concert at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO, while dashing down stairs during the drum solo of “The End”.