Ringo heads for Niagara Falls

Former fab four Ringo will launch his 31-date, All-Starr Band tour at Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 19-20. We’re very glad to see that he’s feeling great and he has such big plans!Last month he confirmed to Sun Media during a teleconference interview that he will be returning to Canada to prepare and launch his new tour. Also, Rolling Stones announced the 2008 lineup, which will be just fantastic! It includes…

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Israel wants Beatles

In 1965, the band was booked to play in Israel and everything seemed set for a huge concert. But the, the government refused to grant the necessary permits on the ground that its music might corrupt the country’s morals. Everybody was sorry, and the regret remained.But now, it seems Israel wants to make it all right again, and they invited the surviving members to participate in a concert celebrating the country’s 60th birthday. But still,…

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New Ringo Starr video: ‘Liverpool 8’

One of the former fab four, the glamorous [tag]Ringo Starr[/tag], just recently released his 14th solo album, Liverpool 8. The video for the title track couldn’t be more plain, much like the rest of song, fact that disappointed me a bit, as I had higher expectations then kinder garden level rhymes. Watch out for the Dave Stewart cameo too.

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Ringo Starr: ‘Liverpool 8’

Artist name: Ringo Starr Album name: Liverpool 8 Label: Capitol Gender: Pop/Rock Release date: January 15, 2008 ZMErating: 9 and 1/2 Website: www.ringostarr.com Well most of the people who listened to [tag]The Beatles[/tag] could identify themselves with a member of the band; Paul played the role of the cute, loveable Beatle, John took the smart guy’s place, George was the quiet one and Ringo Starr was the lighthearted dude. He was never the songwriting mastermind…

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New Music Monday: January 14

Things are really shaping up this week, with some awesome new releases, especially from the rock and indie scene. The clear highlight of the week is [tag]Ringo Starr[/tag], one of the fab four, with his whooping 14th solo album, called “Liverpool 8”. We haven’t had the honor of sampling the record yet, but from what I’ve been reading and hearing, it should be a album that takes Ringo back to his roots, after all Liverpool…

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Ringo Starr headlines Liverpool bash….with a little help from his friends

The ex-Beatle [tag]Ringo Starr[/tag] returned home Friday to kick-start Liverpool’s year in the spotlight as a European “Capital of Culture.” It must be a weird feel for him to go back to the city which he started from. After all we all know what Liverpool meant in the history of music;Liverpool gave us The Beatles. Starr joined the Eurythmics front man Dave Stewart in headlining a huge outdoor concert, featuring around 600 local musicians, aerial…

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Beatles catalog to go digital next year?

A lot of die hard fans have been waiting for this for a long time, but apparently their wait is soon to come to a end, as [tag]Paul McCartney[/tag] stated, earlier today, that [tag]The Beatles[/tag] catalog is soon to be released digitally as well, sometime in 2008. McCartney tells Billboard.com that “it’s all happening soon. Most of us are all sort of ready. The whole thing is primed, ready to go — there’s just maybe…

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Ringo Starr: ‘Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr’

Artist name: Ringo Starr Album name: Photograph: The Very Best of RS Label: EMI/Capitol Gender: Rock/Pop Release date: August 28, 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.ringostarr.com/ The Fab Four had such a huge impact in music that it is hard to believe that there has not been a proper Ringo Starr hits collection since the first, 1975’s Blast from Your Past. That was released just five years after his debut, Sentimental Journey, but it ignored that…

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