John Lennon cassette tape fetches $58,240 at Danish auction

Lise Pedersen Jane Campion, the first woman filmmaker to have received a Palme d’Or in Cannes (for “The Pianist” in 1993), is in Lyon for another first, as she becomes the first female filmmaker to pick up the Lumière Prize at the eponymous film festival.Warmly greeted by an enthusiastic crowd for a masterclass at the city’s historic Théâtre des Célestins, Campion answered questions by festival director Thierry Frémaux, who also runs the Cannes Festival.On the question of the place of women

Lorraine Kelly questioned why Sir Paul McCartney has put blame on John Lennon for ending the The Beatles over 50 years after the legendary band split up in 1970.

Paul McCartney wants to set the record straight. The legendary musician is opening up and sharing his side of the story of who decided to break up the Beatles.As part of the new BBC interview special, the 79-year-old music icon reflected on his past, and addressed the long-standing belief that it was his decision to quit the Beatles and thus effectively end the band back in 1970.«Stop right there.

The Guardian. “Is that instigating the split, or not?”McCartney told John Wilson that Lennon referred to his decision to exit the bad as “quite thrilling” and “rather like a divorce.” That left him, Ringo Starr and George Harrison “to pick up the pieces,” in McCartney’s words.“John was making a new life with Yoko,” McCartney said.

Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s "This Cultural Life" that is scheduled to air on Oct.

In an excerpt of an interview with The Guardian, Paul McCartney has blamed John Lennon for initiating the breakup of The Beatles more than 50 years ago.

LONDON -- Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly refuting the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise.Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air on Oct. 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to disband The Beatles.“I didn’t instigate the split,” McCartney said.

Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono honored John Lennon on Lennon’s birthday in social media posts Saturday. Lennon would have been 81.The Beatles star was shot to death at the age of 40.

Making their house feel like a home. After Odette Annable (née Yustman) and husband Dave Annable moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, the pair tackled a burgeoning renovation project to refresh their new abode.

Good Morning Britain has announced the latest star to join the line-up for Dancing On Ice. Speaking on the ITV programme, the presenter explained: "Drum roll please...

NEW YORK -- When she was 9 years old, singer Ani DiFranco's guitar teacher gave her a Beatles songbook. She now has reason to consult it again.A group that holds a John Lennon benefit concert has selected DiFranco for its John Lennon Real Love Award, and she'll perform his music at the tribute on Dec.

The Beatles’ legacy lives one! Sean Lennon, 45, channelled his dad John Lennon‘s classic looks, while he was out in New York with his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl, 34, on Thursday September 30. The Into The Sun musician was the spitting image of the “Imagine” singer during the late 60s, with long hair and prominent thick-rimmed glasses. Even his turquoise suit and star-covered black undershirt were reminiscent of some of the fabulous suits that John wore throughout his career!

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas have joined the producing team of Douglas Lyons’ Broadway comedy Chicken & Biscuits, currently in previews at Circle in the Square Theatre.