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No Parole for Lennon&#39;s Killer
 No Parole for Lennon's Killer 
Aug 23, 2012 9:28 AM CDT

No Parole for Lennon's Killer

Mark David Chapman denied release for 7th time

(Newser) - The seventh time wasn't the charm for John Lennon's killer. Mark David Chapman was today denied parole, in yet another appearance before a parole board. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, and has appeared before the...

John Lennon's Killer Up for 7th Parole Hearing

Mark David Chapman killed the former Beatle 32 years ago

(Newser) - For the seventh time since 2000, Mark David Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon, is up for parole, reports Reuters . The parole hearing is scheduled for this week, says a spokesman for New York state's Department of Corrections, and a decision on whether to release him is expected by...

Russia's Top Narc Blames Beatles for Drugs

Their 'mind-expanding' jaunts expanded problem: Yevgeny Bryun

(Newser) - All you need is drugs, drugs, drugs. That seems to be the message the Beatles communicated to Russia's top narcotics-fighting official, who believes the Fab Four were largely responsible for kicking off the global drug problem. "After the Beatles went to expand their consciousness in India ashrams, they...

Coming Soon: Beatles 2, Featuring Beatles' Kids?

James McCartney says he, Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison are up for it

(Newser) - Today in Terrible Ideas: The Beatles' offspring just might form a sort of "Beatles 2" band—at least to hear one of Paul McCartney's kids tell it. "I'd be up for it," James McCartney tells the BBC . "Sean [Lennon] seemed to be into it,...

McCartney Quitting Pot for His Daughter

Beatles seriously considered reunion, he says

(Newser) - Paul McCartney says he has called time on a pot-smoking career that started when Bob Dylan passed him a joint in 1964. In a Rolling Stone interview, the former Beatle says he's giving it up because of his daughter—not one of the three now in their '40s,...

John Lennon Peace Sign Sells for $154K

He made the placard during a 'bed-in' with Yoko Ono

(Newser) - A placard that got prominent play during a "bed-in" peace protest by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 has fetched the handsome price of $154,000, reports Bloomberg . The sign reading "Bed Peace" was on the window behind the couple as they staged their weeklong protest in...

John Lennon's Tooth Going Up for Auction
  For Sale: John Lennon's Tooth 
Oct 18, 2011 3:18 PM CDT

For Sale: John Lennon's Tooth

It's expected to fetch more than $15K

(Newser) - Looking for some incredibly weird and expensive yet vaguely gross memorabilia for the Beatles fan on your Christmas list? Well you’re in luck, because one of John Lennon’s teeth will go up for auction at Omega Auctions in Stockport, England, next month, where it’s expected to fetch...

At Yard Sale: McCartney Letter Seeking New Beatle

Now at Christie's; may fetch $11K

(Newser) - Looks like the stars were aligned for Ringo. A 1960 letter written by Paul McCartney sought a drummer for the Beatles two years before Starr joined the Fab Four. The note was discovered folded into a book at a Liverpool yard sale, the AP reports. It was a response to...

Paul McCartney Getting Married This Weekend?

He is set to wed American Nancy Shevell tomorrow, say British tabs

(Newser) - Paul McCartney will wed American fiance Nancy Shevell in London tomorrow, say the British tabs Daily Mirror and the Sun . It doesn't seem far-fetched: A tent and party decorations are going up at McCartney's house, notes AP , and the couple last month filed their intent to marry in...

Beatles Refused to Play to Segregated Crowds
 Beatles Refused to Play 
 to Segregated Crowds 
says contract
Sep 19, 2011 8:02 AM CDT

Beatles Refused to Play to Segregated Crowds

Contract also calls for 150 police officers for Cow Palace show

(Newser) - When the Beatles toured the United States, the band had a few concert demands: at least 150 uniformed police officers, a $40,000 fee—and no segregated audiences, according to the contract for the Beatles' 1965 concert at Cow Palace in California, reports the BBC . The contract is set to...

Obituary: Richard Hamilton, 'Father of Pop Art,' Designed Beatles' 'White Album'
 'Father of 
 Pop Art' 
 Dead at 89 
obituary
Sep 13, 2011 4:10 PM CDT

'Father of Pop Art' Dead at 89

Richard Hamilton designed Beatles' 'White Album'

(Newser) - Richard Hamilton, the “Father of Pop Art” who designed the Beatles’ White Album cover, has died in Britain at 89, Billboard reports. Hamilton, who coined the term "pop art" to describe the movement that made heavy use of commercial and pop-culture images, came to prominence in the 1950s...

Aide: Lennon Was Closet Republican

Former Beatle voiced support for Reagan, says last assistant

(Newser) - Hippie icon John Lennon was a secret fan of Ronald Reagan, claims his final personal assistant. Fred Seaman, who worked for the Lennons in the year before the ex-Beatle's death in 1980, says Lennon was embarrassed by his radical past, the Toronto Sun reports. Lennon "made it very...

McCartney: Rolling Stones Envied Us

All the Beatles could sing, he points out, but Stones relied on Jagger

(Newser) - Who’s on top in the epic Rolling Stones-Beatles rivalry? According to possibly-biased Paul McCartney, even the Stones agreed that the Beatles were better in at least one way. “I talked to Keith Richards recently … well, a couple of years ago, and his take on it was: ‘...

Up for Auction: Rare Photos of Beatles' First US Concert

Set of 50 images expected to net $100,000

(Newser) - Two days after their momentous debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, the Fab Four boarded a train from New York for Washington, DC, for their first US concert at … a boxing ring. Forty-seven years after that first show, an enterprising photographer has made 50 silver gelatin prints from his...

Paul McCartney Engaged to Girlfriend Nancy Shevell
 Paul McCartney Gets Engaged 
May 6, 2011 12:10 PM CDT

Paul McCartney Gets Engaged

He pops question to longtime girlfriend Nancy Shevell

(Newser) - Paul McCartney is giving marriage another chance. He's now engaged to his longtime girlfriend , New York businesswoman Nancy Shevell, sources tell People . It's marriage No. 3 for the former Beatle, and the engagement comes about three years after his uber-nasty divorce from Heather Mills. McCartney's fashion designer...

Beatles Sell 2M iTunes Songs in Week

'Here Comes the Sun' leads the way

(Newser) - The Beatles had an impressive debut week on iTunes . They sold 2 million individual songs worldwide (the top seller being Here Comes the Sun) and 450,000 albums (with Abbey Road on top) after the catalog went up for sale, reports Billboard . That amounts to more than $8 million, notes...

Susan Boyle Rules US and UK Charts—Again

Only the Beatles and Monkees have done it in a year

(Newser) - Susan Boyle has the No. 1 album on both the US and UK charts for the second time in one year. It's a sales metric achieved only twice before—by the Beatles in 1969 and the Monkees in 1967—making Boyle the first woman to pull it off. The...

Beatles, iTunes Come Together
 Beatles, iTunes Come Together 
IT'S OFFICIAL
Nov 16, 2010 10:08 AM CST

Beatles, iTunes Come Together

Apple hypes it like crazy

(Newser) - After decades of legal battles over the “Apple” brand name, the Beatles and Steve Jobs have officially let it be and come together on iTunes. It’s not the big announcement many tech prognosticators were expecting , but Apple is hyping it to the nines, devoting its entire homepage to...

Beatles Headed to iTunes?
 Beatles Headed to iTunes? 
Nov 15, 2010 4:57 PM CST

Beatles Headed to iTunes?

Fab Four's iconic catalog was noted holdout

(Newser) - Fab Four fans, rejoice: Or at least hold your breath, because the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Steve Jobs' pending iTunes news is that Apple is nearing a deal to bring the Beatles' catalog at long last onboard. Apple is readying an announcement, anonymous insiders say, while also warning...

Yoko: It Was Paul Who Saved My Marriage to John

Despite feud, McCartney came to former bandmate's aid

(Newser) - Marking what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, his widow Yoko Ono revealed yesterday that it was Paul McCartney who saved their marriage. Despite the bandmates' well-known post-Beatles feud, McCartney came to Lennon’s assistance during the infamous “lost weekend,” when he ran off with his...

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