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In the second official trailer for Ron Howard’s forthcoming documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, the “fab four” are seen living out their Beatlemania days. The snippets of classic footage show a legendary rock band that was quickly rising to the top.
Focusing on the iconic band’s travels and performances from 1962 to 1966, the film includes rare and exclusive footage (including The Beatles’ August 15, 1965 concert at Shea Stadium in New York City) that has been approved by the surviving band members and their estates. In fact, Paul McCartney is even seen reminiscing about those unforgettable days in the new clip. The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years will premiere in theaters on September 16 and debut on Hulu just one day later.
In other news…
Just in time for football season, DirecTV has announced that its sought-after NFL streaming package will now be available to more people than ever. College students at both 4-year and 2-year institutions can now subscribe without even having a satellite subscription. It will also be made available via Apple TV for the very first time. [The Verge]
If you’re looking to stream this year’s Lollapalooza Music Festival, Roku has you covered with Red Bull TV’s free app. According to a marketing email, the channel will stream live performances, behind-the-scenes footage and artist interviews, all of which started today at noon PST until this Sunday, July 31.
Netflix has announced a brand new untitled animated series for kids that will serve to bring 52 classic Motown songs to life. According to a press release, Grace: A Storytelling Company (Grace) and Beyond International (Beyond) will partner on the series along with legendary musician Smokey Robinson, who will executive produce.
Netflix has released a number of songs from the upcoming soundtrack to Beat Bugs, for which a number of contemporary bands contributed classic Beatles covers. All episodes of the Beatles-themed animated original kids series will premiere on August 3. You can listen to The Shins covering “The Word” below:
Michael is a music and television junkie keen on most things that are not a complete and total bore. You can follow him on Twitter — @Tweetskoor
