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The Vancouver Sun
9/21/2012
Universal buys the Beatles, sells off Pink Floyd
Universal Music Group got approval Friday from American and European regulators to buy the famed British music company EMI, including the hugely lucrative Beatles catalogue.
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Universal+buys+Beatles+sells+Pink+Floyd/7279540/story.html (http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Universal+buys+Beatles+sells+Pink+Floyd/7279540/story.html)
Huffington Post
Universal-EMI Merger Approved As FTC Greenlights Controversial Deal
9/21/2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/universal-emi-merger-ftc-_n_1903776.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/universal-emi-merger-ftc-_n_1903776.html)
Examiner
9/21/2012
Beatles' remastered vinyl box set coming for Christmas 2012
The Beatles remastered vinyl box set, first mentioned in 2009 and rumored increasingly more often this year, will be released Nov. 13, according to advance listings from two holiday retailers that surfaced this week.
http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-remastered-vinyl-box-set-coming-for-christmas-2012 (http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-remastered-vinyl-box-set-coming-for-christmas-2012)
Truro Daily News
9/20/2012
Beatles tribute at the Marigold
John Oriettas, who plays Paul McCartney in the Replay the Beatles tribute concert, performs to a capacity crowd at the Marigold Cultural Centre in Truro on Thursday night.
http://www.trurodaily.com/Arts/Entertainment/2012-09-20/article-3079964/Beatles-tribute-at-the-Marigold/1 (http://www.trurodaily.com/Arts/Entertainment/2012-09-20/article-3079964/Beatles-tribute-at-the-Marigold/1)
Something Else
9/21/2012
Deep Beatles: “Mr. Moonlight” (1964)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I stand before you to defend the reputation of the Beatles’ 1964 cover of “Mr. Moonlight.” Since its first appearance on Beatles for Sale, fans and critics have derided the track as corny, cheesy, and overdone, unworthy of the band’s otherwise stellar recordings.
http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/09/21/deep-beatles-mr-moonlight-1964/dr-feelgood-and-the-interns/ (http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/09/21/deep-beatles-mr-moonlight-1964/dr-feelgood-and-the-interns/)
SouthTown Star
9/20/2012
Beatles tribute band to play at fundraiser
The Beatles tribute band, American English, will perform at a Sept. 27 fundraiser at CD & ME, 23320 La Grange Road, Frankfort, for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Will County.
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/15148509-418/beatles-tribute-band-american-english-to-play-frankfort-fundraiser.html (http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/15148509-418/beatles-tribute-band-american-english-to-play-frankfort-fundraiser.html)
The Guardian
9/21/2012
Indian classical music, the Beatles and the blues
As leading musicians come to London's Southbank for the Darbar festival of Indian classical music, Amit Chaudhuri on the beauty of a tradition that shares some of its roots with the blues
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/sep/21/indian-classical-music-darbar-festival?newsfeed=true (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/sep/21/indian-classical-music-darbar-festival?newsfeed=true)
Ultimate Classic Rock
9/21/2012
Remastered Beatles Albums Collected for 16-LP Vinyl Box Set
If you passed on the CD remasters of the Beatles catalog a few years ago and have been holding out for the true audiophile experience, good news: The band’s catalog is back on vinyl.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-vinyl-box-set/ (http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-vinyl-box-set/)
Delaware.newszap
9/21/2012
Public Archives to present Beatles program
On the heels of The Rubber Souls presenting a concert of Beatles music Saturday night at the Smyrna Opera House, comes word of a 50th anniversary program celebrating the Fab Four in Dover.
http://delaware.newszap.com/csp/mediapool/public/dt.main.ce.Home.cls?name=bPostPage&bPostPageId=18120&skip=18120 (http://delaware.newszap.com/csp/mediapool/public/dt.main.ce.Home.cls?name=bPostPage&bPostPageId=18120&skip=18120)
Sentinel Enterprise
9/21/2012
A ticket to ride -- to Disney World
Beatles tribute concert will raise money for Oakmont High band trip
ASHBURNHAM -- A local Beatles cover band is holding a benefit concert next week to help send the Marching Spartans to Florida in December.
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_21599420/ticket-ride-disney-world (http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_21599420/ticket-ride-disney-world)