TRAILER: THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – The Touring Years

Calling all fans of the Beatles!!! Ron Howard has created an authorized and, most definitely, highly anticipated documentary feature film about The Beatles called The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years. It features rare and exclusive footage with the full cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison.

Check out the first trailer above for your first sneak peek.  Hulu will also exclusively stream the film to Hulu subscribers on September 17th and the US theatrical release is set for September 16th, 2016.

“We are going to be able to take the Super 8 footage that we found, that was all shot silent. We’ll not only be able to digitally repair a lot of that, but we’ve also been finding the original recordings. We can now sync it up and create a concert experience so immersive and so engaging, I believe you’re going to actually feel like you’re somewhere in the Sixties, seeing what it was like to be there, feeling it and hearing it. And as a film director, that’s a fantastic challenge.” -Ron Howard

George Fest Concert Film & Album To Be Released On February 26th

On February 26, 2016, Hot Records Ltd. and Vagrant Records will be releasing George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison. Recorded and filmed on September 28th, 2014 at The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. You can view the trailer of the film, which was produced by Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine, here. The DVD also features interviews with the musicians backstage and at rehearsals talking about George Harrison’s influence on their art.

The line up includes Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Conan O’Brien, The Flaming Lips, Ben Harper, Britt Daniel from Spoon, Heart’s Ann Wilson, Dhani Harrison, “Weird Al” Yankovic, The Strokes’ Nick Valensi, Perry Farrell and many others.

Song list and pre-order information below:

George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75 Box Set To Be Released Sept. 23

Listen up Beatles fans! Universal Music Group and the Harrison family are proud to announce that George Harrison’s first six solo albums, released between 1968 and 1975 on The Beatles’ Apple Records label, have been digitally remastered from the original analogue masters for CD and digital release on September 23 by Capitol/UMe.

The new box features an exclusive DVD with several video pieces, including a new seven-minute film with previously unreleased footage.  The Apple Years 1968-75 box also includes an exclusive perfect-bound book with an introduction by Dhani Harrison, new essays by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett, and rare and previously unpublished images. How awesome is this?!? Check out the trailer above!

I am so happy that what we started a decade ago by releasing The Dark Horse Years is now complete with the release of his first six albums as The Apple Years. Some of these records have long been out of print, and so I cannot wait for music lovers to get their hands on these newly remastered versions. It’s a very proud moment for us, and I would like to thank everyone who has helped us in any way to achieve this. -Dhani Harrison

 

Ron Howard to Direct New Beatles Documentary

A new Beatles documentary is in the works! Authorized by Apple Records and with full cooperation from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison the doc will feature the band’s touring years. Ron Howard will direct:

I am excited and honored to be working with Apple and the White Horse team on this astounding story of these four young men who stormed the world in 1964. Their impact on popular culture and the human experience cannot be exaggerated.

If you have Beatles footage or memorabilia from that time you may submit it for use in the film here.

EVENT REVIEW: The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles

The Night that Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Featuring: Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Imagine Dragons, Katy Perry, Eurythmics, Pharrell, Brad Paisley, Dave Grohl, Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh,  Gary Clark Jr.
January 27, 2014
LA Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA

By: Nevra Azerkan

Rating: [The Breakdown]

The Beatles made their US debut on the Ed Sullivan show 50 years ago this February 9^th, the same day this special will air. That appearance has become one of the most iconic in music history. Many have tried to replicate it, but it is impossible. Being a HUGE Beatles fan, this was one concert I was dying to see. Paul AND Ringo, TOGETHER—and not like the Grammys. Instead, they would be performing classic Beatles hits. Can we say, EPIC?

MOVIE TRAILER: Good Ol’ Freda

If you are a Beatles fan, like myself, then you’re definitely going to want to check out this new documentary. Good Ol’ Freda is the story of Freda Kelly who was the secretary of The Beatles from the beginning to the end!

She dishes all about her employers and friends in this film that premiered earlier this year at SXSW. Well, maybe not all…in the trailer she “passes” when asked if she dated any of them. Interesting! Take a look above!

George Harrison: The Guitar Collection iPad App

BANDWDTH Publishing, in conjunction with the George Harrison Estate, announces the release of a special iPad app celebrating the guitarist and his historical guitar collection. The Guitar Collection: George Harrison iPad app will be released through iTunes on February 23, two days before Harrison’s birthdate.

The app brings George Harrison’s private guitar collection to life through photographs, detailed descriptions, audio, and video footage. Fans will be able to examine Harrison’s private guitar collection, through personal audio recordings from Harrison himself as he introduces many of the guitars and plays sections of songs.

Fans will also learn every detail of the guitar collection including the origin of the guitar, how it became a part of his collection, any modifications done to it and its importance in his collection. Sounds pretty cool, right? Fans of George and The Beatles will be able to purchase the app  for $9.99 at the Apple App Store on February 23rd. Watch the video above to get an inside look of the app before it is released.