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George Harrison: Living in the Material World - review

30.09.11
Take a deep breath and plunge into this Martin Scorsese tribute to George Harrison because it takes a long and loving look at history... more

Birth of the Beatles comes to West End

01.08.11
The story of the birth of the Beatles is being brought to the London stage to mark the 50th anniversary of the band's first single... more

Abbey Road to history: Beatles crossing is listed

22.12.10
The zebra crossing in Abbey Road, a landmark since it featured on the sleeve of the 1969 Beatles album named after the north London street, is getting Grade II-listed status... more

Busking it in London - the best songs to sing on the Underground

30.06.10
How does a busker make a living? Richard Godwin picked up his guitar and went to discover which are the top-grossing song titles Underground... more

Let our World Cup stars’ feet do the talking

09.06.10
We know that at some point within the next month (ie the quarter-finals), England will make us miserable... more

Sound Check: A whole new world for Rokia Traoré

16.04.10
Rokia Traoré is not only putting Mali on the map, she’s bringing her seductive brand of crossover African music to a more mainstream audience... more

Paul McCartney is simply having a wonderful concert time

23.12.09
With its last gig of 2009 the O2 Arena at least managed to capture the biggest singer on the planet, Paul McCartney.... more

CDs of the week: Paul McCartney and Alicia Keys

11.12.09
Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys and Badly Drawn Boy give us their latest offering.... more

Sound check: When John Lennon met Paul McCartney

04.12.09
A preview of Sam Taylor-Wood’s film Nowhere Boy sets toes a-tapping with its exhilarating soundtrack.... more

Film company HandMade in £17m fundraiser

23.10.09
HandMade, the film company founded by Beatle George Harrison to finance Monty Python’s Life of Brian film, today announced a £17 million fundraiser on the day it started trading on the market again ... more

Beatles fans will walk in Fab Four’s footsteps

21.07.09
Hundreds of Beatles fans are to walk over the Abbey Road zebra crossing to mark the 40th anniversary of the famous album cover picture... more

Are we there yet? Around the world with Michael Palin

29.06.09
Michael Palin kicked off the show, in aid of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, by reflecting on two decades of travelling ... more

Sound check: David Byrne plays a building

15.05.09
A wacky sound installation created by the Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will turn the Roundhouse into an instrument that anyone can play.... more

A new Starr is born: Ringo's granddaughter takes to the stage with her rock band

12.08.08
She crashed out the guitar chords like a born rocker. And with Ringo Starr for a grandfather, that's exactly what Tatia Starkey is.... more

Tom's woodland garden wins

20.05.08
Tom Stuart-Smith is the hot designer of the moment, the odds favourite to win at Chelsea Flower Show... more

The Fab Three: Topiary Beatles missing drummer Ringo after it's removed for repairs following vandalism

19.05.08
A foliage sculpture of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr which was beheaded by vandals has been taken away to be repaired. The figure, which took 18 months to cultivate as part of a topiary tribute to the Fab Four, was unveiled at Liverpool's South Parkway train station in March this year. But Ringo's figure was targeted by vandals soon after the unveiling of the artwork ... more

It's the Fab Three as Ringo the beheaded shrub drummer is taken away for repairs

19.05.08
A foliage sculpture of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr which was beheaded by vandals has been taken away to be repaired leaving the Fab Four looking more like the Fab Three. ... more

A magical mystery garden in memory of Beatle George

19.05.08
Chelsea Flower Show became a place of nostalgic reflection as George Harrison's widow Olivia posed by her garden devoted to the memory of the late Beatle alongside Sir Paul McCartney's daughter Mary... more

George Harrison tribute garden at Chelsea Flower Show

12.05.08
George Harrison's widow has designed a garden in memory of the former Beatle for the Chelsea Flower Show... more

Here comes the sun: Unique photos of the Beatles in the summer of 1963 before worldwide fame

21.04.08
Four weeks later their lives were to change forever. But in this a collection of unique photographs, the Beatles can still enjoy a quiet few hours sunbathing without, it appears, a care in the world - or being swamped by fans... more

Stella McCartney and Yoko Ono's tearful embrace at funeral of 'Fifth Beatle' - but Macca stays away

07.04.08
The Beatles he loved couldn't be there to say goodbye. It was left to the women to pay the band's final respects to Neil Aspinall, the man who ran the group's business empire for 40 years and was known as the 'fifth Beatle'... more

For sale: The first flat they got with a little help from their friend

14.02.08
The only home where the Beatles lived together is for sale... more

Amy Winehouse celebrates Grammys by visiting husband Blake in prison

11.02.08
Amy Winehouse celebrated cleaning up at the Grammys with a visit to Pentonville Jail. The 24-year-old troubled star went to see husband Blake Civil-Fielder today after winning five awards at last night's ceremony. Winehouse, wearing jeans and red high heels, looked healthier than ever as she appears to have put on weight since checking into a rehab clinic last month... more

Back to mine then says Macca in most intimate gig

06.07.07
Just 300 competition winners, and a few dozen more fans with the right connections were lucky enough to witness Paul McCartney play the most intimate of gigs at the iTunes Festival.... more

Rianna tops the charts ahead of Joseph

25.06.07
Lee Mead, the winner of TV talent show Any Dream Will Do, has just missed out on the top chart spot to R&B sensation Rhianna.... more

Five weeks at the top for Rhianna

18.06.07
Barbados-born singer Rhianna outsold her rivals again to hold onto the top spot in the singles chart for a fifth week running... more

Let us tell you a story

18.06.07
Art Brut's simple, defiantly English songs have proved popular around the world, and as John Lewis discovers, with a number of celebrities... more

Macca gets back to where he once belonged

08.06.07
Paul McCartney staged the hottest free gig of the year last night, showcasing tracks from his new album and a range of timeless classics... more

Traffic-stopping tribute to Jim

22.01.07
Bill Wyman, former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend all appeared at a tribute concert to psychedelic rocker Jim Capaldi.... more

Get Back to court: Beatles sue EMI for £10.5m

30.08.06
The Beatles have been given the go ahead to sue EMI for more than £10.5 million in lost earnings - more than 30 years after the band split up.... more


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