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Beatles' John Lennon Gets Moon Crater Named After Him

Beatles legend John Lennon would have celebrated his 69th birthday on October 9, 2009. In his memory, the Lunar Geographic Society named a crater on the moon in his honor. The John Lennon Peace Crater is located on the Earthside of the Moon.

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Lucy Vodden Dies

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You might (rightly) ask who Lucy Vodden is, but you probably already know of her. Or at least, you know of her as portrayed in the Beatles tune "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." She has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46.

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The Beatles Go Digital With MTV Games

The Beatles are a stranger to Apple and iTunes, but apparently not so to MTV and their video game subsidiary Harmonix (Rock Band). A deal between the parties was announced on Thursday morning by MTV and the band's own Apple Corps Ltd.

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NY Times' look at May Pang's new photo book

I haven’t been this excited for a Beatle-related book to come out in a really long time. It's by May Pang, the former girlfriend of John Lenon. I was meeting with a friend last night, and we have a plan for this book. We are going to get it together (I know it sounds a little dorky), and then have a viewing party. We are going to play our Walls and Bridges bootlegs, and then follow them up with our Rock’n Roll session outtakes.

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US NASA sends Beatles to aliens

U.S. NASA will send the Beatles song “Across the Universe” across the universe.

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Beatles online soon, says McCartney

As he rolls out a new DVD and expanded edition of his latest album, Sir Paul McCartney is predicting the Beatles' catalogue will make its long-awaited and long-desired arrival in the digital realm next year.

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Museum Needs Memories To Restore Beatles Stage

Museum staff in Liverpool reconstructing the iconic church hall stage where John Lennon met Paul McCartney in 1957 are appealing for people who remember its original appearance to help in its reconstruction.

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Meet The Beatles At New Jersey Theatre

New Brunswick’s State Theatre presents The Smithereens and Glen Burtnik & Friends in an exclusive Jersey Summer Beatles Bash, Friday, August 17 at 8pm. Each band will play a Beatles album in its entirety. The Smithereens will perform Meet The Beatles! while Glen Burtnik & Friends (including Wings alumnus Steve Holly) will rock out to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. This is an exclusive State Theatre event.

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John Lennon's glasses up for sale

A pair of gold-rimmed, wire sunglasses worn by Beatle John Lennon have come up for auction at a British website and could fetch more than $US1.5 million.

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John Lennon rare glasses go on sale on July 12--Beatles star's historic spectacles to be auctioned on Internet

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Starbucks Releases Paul McCartney's CD

Sir Paul McCartney released his 21st solo album 'Memory Almost Full' under Starbucks' Hear Music recording label. Music critics, press and fans warmly welcomed the CD and called it "vibrant" and "romantic".

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Musical Album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Marks 40th Anniversary

Music lovers are celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of the most acclaimed pop music albums of the century. Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the 1960's pop icon -- The Beatles -- came to symbolize the era and shaped the musical landscape for the baby-boomer generation.

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