College Connection Part of the cultural fabric Oct 24, 2009
Each year, this event features a fun, kid-friendly theme and this years looks to be pretty great as the Treasure Valley Symphony presents The Magical Mystery Tour of the Great Beyond. Musical selections include Gustav Holsts Mars from The Planets, John Williams Star Wars Theme and Mozarts Jupiter, Symphony No. 41, C Major. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
But it too has a delirious lead performance from Michael Sheen (Tony Blair in ), and offers a wacky, compelling, magical mystery tour of English sports culture, circa 1974. If you simply start watching it without prejudice you'll have a ridiculously good time. (Salon)
Rhythm games rock Sep 17, 2009
I Am the Walrus incorporates the silly animal masks the band originally wore in the song's Magical Mystery Tour music video, Octopus' Garden plunges the band to the ocean floor and Helter Skelter blitzes the screen with staticy animation to accent the song's sonic chaos. Unlike the sight of Kurt Cobain belting Bon Jovi in Guitar Hero 5, players can't enjoy the anachronism of mixing and matching the Beatles' early songs to late-career settings and vice versa. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Fashion Week - Day 5 Sep 15, 2009
The Lebanese-American designer's spring collection was a magical mystery tour from a silky boudoir to a chic hippy enclave - with a stop or two on the red carpet. If the collection seemed riotous, that was Acra's point: She called it a tongue-in-cheek response to "a year of belt-tightening introspection.". (AZCentral -- Style)
Remastered Beatles a 'masterpiece' Sep 10, 2009
For now, this magical mystery tour de force breaks enough sound barriers. Rather than cosmetically tarting up The Beatles, the scrupulous calibration has more honestly conveyed the band's warm, uplifting, indestructible pop. What you hear isn't technology. (AZCentral -- Business)
Film director's role in remastered Beatles CDs Sep 9, 2009
" So there's a few little surprises in there both visually and soundbites that we've pulled in from the outtakes. Don't Miss Q) And so is there a lot of film footage that hasn't been released that you might put out later on? A) I think it's like the guys at Apple, they've always got projects on the go and the "Magical Mystery Tour" film at the time it wasn't deemed to be such a great success. But now in retrospect it's the Beatles making a feature film and also making a feature film that didn't... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Meet the (remastered) Beatles Sep 9, 2009
The remasters series will include the 12 studio albums by the Beatles, as well as the American LP version of Magical Mystery Tour, which was a larger version of the British EP set and later became the standard issue of that release. Howlett said a decision was made not to tack bonus cuts onto the CDs to maintain the integrity of the original albums. (MSNBC -- News)
Remastered Beatles catalog: A splendid time is guaranteed for all Sep 6, 2009
The collection includes all 12 original studio albums in stereo, plus Magical Mystery Tour, Past Masters, and a disc of short documentaries ... As Lennon says in the short documentary about the making of Magical Mystery Tour : We got more freedom to be artists around this time. (Boston Globe)
Manson's Music Aspirations? Aug 7, 2009
"He could sing about the flies buzzing around his head or the shirt he had on, you know. When Manson failed at music he turned to interpreting lyrics with deadly consequences. Charlie really thought the Beatles were prophesying to him personally, said Jakobson. He would listen to every word and then interpret or put his spin on it. In August, 1969 actress Sharon Tate and four others were brutally murdered by the Manson family at Tate s home in Benedict Canyon grisly murders that shocked the... (Fox News)
Magical mystery tour is full of delights Aug 4, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald Entertainment: Australian and International Entertainment news: gossip and celebrities, fashion, movies, good living, restaurants, arts, TV and radio, music, books Skip directly to. Reviewed by Harriet CunninghamAugust 4, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sound track timeless, revolutionary Jul 28, 2009
Apollonia adds a yearning vocal to this psychedelic dance track (think Sly and the Family Stone doing outtakes from "Magical Mystery Tour" with George Martin arranging the strings, which were probably done on a synthesizer). The final single pulled from "Purple Rain," it peaked at No. 25 and features some of Prince's most straightforward lyrics on the album ("I don't care where we go. I don't care what we do. I don't care, pretty baby. Just take me with you."). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Celebrate Woodstock with new treasures Jul 21, 2009
The place to start our magical mystery tour is still Wadleigh's documentary, "Woodstock -- 3 Days of Peace ," just re-issued by Warner Home Video in a new, high-resolution, Blu-ray disc form (as well as conventional DVD) in that extended, four-hour director's cut edition first let loose at the 25th anniversary mark. A limited-edition "ultimate collector's" treatment packs cute touches like a wrapper of fringed buckskin -- a major Woodstock fashion statement. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Rock Memorabilia Goes On The Auction Block Next Week Jun 27, 2009
The auction will also include a limited edition printing of George Harrison's book "I Me Mine," a corduroy hat John Lennon wore in the ticket seller scene of the film "Magical Mystery Tour," an amplifier used by Derek and the Dominos and a guitar used by Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Some thermally correct travelin’ music for y’all Jun 20, 2009
Give a listen to the piano at the end of Magical Mystery Tour and then listen to Traffic s Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Stevie Winwood is playing piano on both tracks and there is a great similarity in his playing on both tracks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Eight classic acts that still rock May 22, 2009
That's more than "Sgt. Pepper," "Magical Mystery Tour," "Double Trouble," "How Great Thou Art" AND "Clambake!" Together. Greatest TV Moment: Although the Monkees were great at chewing scenery, nothing could top the spectacle of having guest Liberace grab an axe and perform auto destruction on a grand piano. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Death Cab might have changed name May 12, 2009
which is named after a song performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in the 1967 Beatles film "Magical Mystery Tour," released "The Open Door EP" last month ... Chris Walla: [Ben] was in a "Magical Mystery Tour" all-the-time kind of phase. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The mixed-up boy who would join Sgt. Pepper's band May 9, 2009
It must be a very odd thing for him, says Loader, who as a boy hung around the set where the Beatles were rehearsing Magical Mystery Tour, hoping in vain for a glimpse. Imagine if someone were making a movie about your teenage years. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Friday's TV: Search For The Perfect Penis May 7, 2009
Magical Mystery Tour, Blackbird and Eleanor Rigby all get a guernsey but, for my money, turning off the television and putting on some Beatles CDs would be a far more rewarding way to pass the hour. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
AP: Downtown Vegas Reliving Groovy 1969 This Summer Apr 28, 2009
Organizers have hired John Van Hamersveld - an artist recognizable for his movie artwork for "The Endless Summer" in 1966 and for the cover of the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album in 1967 - to paint two buses, one to be used as a stage. Special video shows planned for a giant screen hanging over the street include a rolling-credits style memorial for the 58,000 Americans killed or missing in action from the Vietnam Wa. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Beatles' Remastered Catalog To Be Released On Same Day As 'Rock Band' Apr 9, 2009
Beatles' Remastered Catalog To Be Released On Same Day As 'Rock Band. Long-awaited remasters, 'Rock Band' video game slotted for September 9 release. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Beatles set for digital upgrade Apr 8, 2009
The project entails 12 Beatles albums, the Magical Mystery Tour soundtrack and Past Masters Vol. 1 and II (combined as one), remastered to produce "the highest fidelity since its original release," according to EMI and the band's Apple Corps. GAME HUNTERS. (USA Today -- Life)
Jonas Brothers pop in '3D' rockumentary Feb 27, 2009
But that won't stop Jonas junkies from enjoying their magical mystery tour. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Your oscar countdown quiz Feb 20, 2009
" B. "Help" C. "Magical Mystery Tour. " D. "Let It Be. (Erie Times-News, PA)
