24
MAR
2011
Article Suggests Ray Williams Matched Elton to Bernie Taupin
In her recent book, “Being Wrong”, Kathryn Schulz describes an experiment in which actors stage a row before an unwitting crowd. It ends with one firing a gun and another falling to the ground. When witnesses are asked what happened, they get details wrong, imagine dialogue or blood and report things that didn’t happen. Memory […]
18
MAR
2011
Rocket Pictures Buys Movie Rights to Children’s Book
Andersen Press is excited to announce that only a month after publication, Sir Elton John’s film company, Rocket Pictures has bought the film options for Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll by Derek Keilty. The wild west-meets-fantasy children’s novel was hailed by Amanda Craig in The Times as ‘a romping fantasy…full of Irish wit, dystopian […]
11
MAR
2011
Rare Footage of Elton & John Lennon at MSG 1974
There have been audio recordings, both bootleg and legitimate, of former Beatle John Lennon’s surprise appearance with Elton John in 1974 at Madison Square Garden, but here is the first known video footage of the show. There’s no sound, unfortunately, but it’s fantastic it’s finally out there.
05
MAR
2011
Billy Joel Autobiography Due June 14
The Book of Joel, Billy Joel’s memoir, co-written with author Fred Schruers, will be in stores June 14, and according to publisher HarperCollins, it will cover the entire arc of the Piano Man’s career, from his early struggles to his eventual superstardom. He will discuss his troubled love life, including his marriage to Christie Brinkley, […]
02
MAR
2011
Elton John Playing Royal Beach Concert NL, Denver CO & 2nd Regina Gig
Royal Beach Concert, the annual event where sun, sand and greatest hits central, today confirms the first two headliners. Elton John and the Golden Earring make their debut on Saturday, June 4 at the second edition of the Royal Beach Concert on the beach of Scheveningen. Also launching today the sale of tickets for the […]