| James McCartney impresses at NYC club debut |
James McCartney has a terrific singing voice that is quite different from his dad's. His tenor, telegraph-clear and sharp as a switchblade, possesses just enough grit to give his pop-rock melodies traction. Backed by a four-piece combo, McCartney applied that voice to 10 original songs, and hit the bulls-eye with a spooky cover of Neil Young's "Old Man."
Source: NJ.com |
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| Video: Ringo Starr on his new album |
These days, Ringo and Paul McCartney seem to be treasuring each other. Starr remains touched that Macca showed up at his 70th birthday party at Radio City Music Hall. "I had no idea he was coming," he recalls. "He jumped up to do the Beatle track, Birthday. Nobody told me that he snuck in, and that he rehearsed with the band."
Source: CNN |
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| Meet the Beatles you thought you knew |
Even though they broke up in 1970, it's impossible to miss the impact of John, Paul, George and Ringo. In "Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper," coming to Healdsburg, CA, Tuesday, composer/producer Scott Freiman uses lots of rare audio, some from bootlegs and studio outtakes, to take the Beatles recordings apart to see what makes them tick.
Source: Healdsburg Patch, CA |
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| Thursday, February 2, 2012 |
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| Ringo Starr denies rivalry with Paul McCartney |
Ringo Starr denies that there is a rivalry between him and Paul McCartney, despite both releasing new albums the same week. Ringo 2012 came out two days ago, McCartney's Kisses on the Bottom will be out Monday. "In all honesty, we had dinner just after Christmas together and I didn't know he had one coming out," Starr told Spinner.
Source: Stereoboard |
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| Video: Conan jams with Ringo Starr on Act Naturally |
Conan O'Brien's main guest last night was Beatle Ringo Starr. Conan joined Ringo's band for Ringo's performance of Act Naturally. In the interview, Ringo confided that before performances, he still gets stage fright. He said, "There's a moment, every night, when I just want to go back to bed. Then I run on, and as soon as I grab the mike, I'm fine."
Source: Prefix Magazine |
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| Beatles cartoon writer Bruce Howard passes away at 86 |
Emmy-nominated TV writer Bruce Howard, an uncredited story man for all 39 episodes of King Features Syndicate's 1965–67 The Beatles cartoon series, Monday in Studio City, Califorvia. Howard also wrote multiple episodes of such comedy series as Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, McHale's Navy and other famous TV shows.
Source: Big Cartoon News |
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| Lennon's other artistry on display in Tampa |
Starting today, fans can see some of Lennon's art work at an exhibit called "Gimme Some Truth: The Artwork of John Lennon," which runs today through Sunday in Tampa, Florida.
Source: Tampa Bay Online |
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| Vanessa Hudgens admits new Beatles tattoo was fake |
High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens showed off an inking of a Beatles lyric on her foot during a recent vacation in Hawaii, but she has now admitted on the Jay Leno Show that the words were written with a pen. Hudgens, who has several real tattoos, said she likes to experiment before she commits to a permanent piece of body art.
Source: SF Gate |
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| Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
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| Stars shining for Macca tribute |
The lineup for the Grammy-week tribute concert to Paul McCartney has just been announced. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and Alicia Keys are among the performers who will celebrate McCartney when he's honored as Person of the Year in Los Angeles.
Source: 24 Hrs, Vancouver |
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| Review: Paul McCartney's new album a triumph |
Kisses on the Bottom is Paul McCartney's tribute to the songs he heard his father play at the piano when he was a boy. These tunes were never dismissed by McCartney as "music his parents listened to" as many of his generation subsequently would when Beatlemania took hold. It is a circle he has been hoping to complete for many years.
Related Articles Source: The Guardian, UK |
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| Hear Paul McCartney's Kisses on the Bottom now |
Each song from Paul McCartney's new album, Kisses on the Bottom, is now available on "First Listen" through NPR and the Guardian UK. McCartney is breaking new ground with his latest album, to be released February 6/7. Covering songs from a bygone era, he delivers authenticity with a slightly modern edge that only McCartney could do
Related Articles Source: John Lennon Examiner |
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| Paul McCartney to finally receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Although first nominated in 1993, Paul McCartney is the only Beatle without a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On Feb. 9, nearly 20 years after last being chosen for the honor, he'll finally get that star. Details on guest attendees and speakers have yet to be revealed, but the ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. outside of Capitol Records.
Source: Hollywood Reporter |
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| Dhani Harrison to wed Icelandic psychologist |
Dhani Harrison, the son of late Beatle George Harrison and his wife Olivia, is set to marry Solveig Karadottir, the daughter of Icelandic neurologist Kari Stefansson. The couple have been involved for a while and live together in Los Angeles, Icelandic language website mbl.is reports. Solveig is a psychologist and has worked as a model since she was a teenager.
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| Ringo Starr: I'll retire when I can't hold a drum stick |
Ringo Starr has insisted that he has no plans to retire. The Beatles drummer celebrated his 71st birthday last July, but recently told USA Today that he doesn't need to stop performing in order to enjoy his golden years. "As long as I can hold the sticks, I can play. I joke that I'll end up in a blues band and play very, very slow."
Source: Digital Spy |
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| Quilted Beatles homage on display in San Diego |
On Feb. 3, Visions Art Museum in San Diego will present 43 pieces in homage to the Fab Four. "Magical Mystery Tour" is the theme of this year's "challenge competition" from Canyon Quilters, the challenge, to come up with a 14-inch-square quilt inspired by the Beatles. Fun is definitely the key word for this exhibit.
Source: La Jolla Light |
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| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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| McCartney pays homage to the music of his youth on new album |
John Lennon disdained Paul McCartney's music hall tendencies as "nice little folk songs for the grannies to dig". But the Beatles' appeal owed as much to solid roots in Tin Pan Alley tunemanship as rock bite and experimentalism. For his 35th post-Beatles album, McCartney pays homage to songs he first heard his father play on the family piano.
Related Articles Source: The Telegraph, UK |
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| Review: Paul Mccartney - Kisses on the Bottom |
Kisses on the Bottom is the first CD from Paul McCartney since 2007 and for someone that experienced a great deal of turmoil in that time, you'd be forgiven for expecting him to deliver an album of heart-wrenching personal tragedy. Instead, it's an album of jazz standards that has you wondering how long Michael Buble has agreed to lend Paul his career.
Related Articles Source: Contact Music |
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| 50 years on from the Beatles first real gig in Manchester |
Their name is inextricably linked with Liverpool, but the Beatles were regular visitors to Manchester too, and this week marks the 50th anniversary of their first gig there, at the Oasis Club, on February 2, 1962. Perhaps 300 young people came to the Oasis that night, and many probably knew nothing about the band they were coming to see.
Source: Manchester Evening News |
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| Ringo Starr live at the Troubadour for Sirius XM Town Hall session |
Ringo Starr held court Monday at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and even if it was an invitation-only affair for the taping of one of Sirius XM satellite radio's Town Hall sessions, it offered a rare chance to witness a Beatle in a club setting. Starr was joined by members of his band for a short set including a couple of Beatles tunes.
Source: LA Times Music Blog |
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| Video: Ringo Starr singing songs by the other Beatles |
Ringo 2012 includes an array of name guest stars. Unfortunately, unlike 1973′s Ringo, none of those friendly assists come from his fellow ex-Beatles. But, the combination of Starr and material written by John, Paul and George has provided Ringo with many of his career highlights. Here's a take on the Top 5, with five more honorable mentions.
Source: Something Else Reviews |
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| Composer explores origins of Beatles songs |
Composer and producer Scott Freiman used audio and video material from the Beatles, which he has collected over several years, to analyze the origin and evolution of a hit Beatles song at Yale Monday night. Freiman said the Beatles' willingness to experiment with their music was instrumental in their achievement of extreme popularity.
Source: Yale Daily News |
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| Photo: The shot before Abbey Road |
Perhaps the most iconic image by The Beatles, is the four walking across Abbey Road. Unseen by many is a photo taken prior to the shot that we all have come to know and love. They were oblivious to the importance of the image which is about to be captured. Moments later, the cover of Abbey Road was made and sealed into history.
Source: My Northwest |
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| Monday, January 30, 2012 |
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| Paul McCartney says his father responsible for Beatles' sound |
Paul McCartney says his father is responsible for the sound of the Beatles. He praises his dad James for introducing him to music growing up in Liverpool. "My first musical memories come from my dad," said Paul. "He would play the piano at home. A lot of what informed the writing I did with John is that early period."
Source: Showbiz Spy |
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| Video: Ringo Starr stays positive on 17th solo album |
"This is an anthem of peace and love," Ringo Starr sings on the opening track of Ringo 2012. It's a fitting sentiment from the man who flashes a peace sign at the click of a camera shutter. "It is a commitment," says Starr. "We finish every show with Give Peace a Chance. I've been put down so bad for saying Peace and love. This is what I do."
Source: USA Today |
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| Audio: Hear Ringo Starr's new album Ringo 2012 |
You can hear The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr's new album Ringo 2012 in full and exclusively now online on NME.COM. The album, which is officially released today, features nine tracks in all, and includes guest performances from The Eagles' Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers and Eurythmics' Dave Stewart.
Source: NME |
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| Roberta Flack's Beatles cover single debuts on 2 radio charts |
The first single, We Can Work It Out, from Roberta Flack's album "Let It Be Roberta," made a spectacular debut on two different radio charts this past week garnering number 1 Most Added at Mainstream AC Chart and number 2 Most Added at Urban AC. In addition, the single moved into the Top 20 at Smooth AC radio.
Related Articles Source: Virtual Press Office |
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| Ballet performs show based on Beatles music |
The Eugene Ballet Company comes to Salem on Saturday with "All You Need Is Love," based on The Beatles' music. Choreographer Toni Pimble said the 18 dance pieces in The Beatles set will range from poignant, dancing to Eleanor Rigby, to "pure crazy dance," interpreting Why Don't We Do It in the Road.
Source: Statesman Journal, OR |
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| James McCartney makes US TV debut on Letterman tonight |
James McCartney is set to make his US national television debut on Late Show with David Letterman tonight. He'll also be playing at NYC's Rockwood Music Hall February 1st. McCartney's appearances celebrate the recent release of "The Complete EP Collection", which combines McCartney's two previous EP's with five never-heard bonus tracks.
Source: Beatles News Blog |
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| Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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| Creme Tangerine joined by celebs for Beatles rooftop show |
The 44th anniversary of the Beatles' infamous rooftop concert was celebrated in Seattle Friday afternoon with a free lunchtime concert given by tribute group Creme Tangerine. Heart's Roger Fisher and Yes drummer Alan White were special guest performers. The Beatles' rooftop show was on January 30, 1969 in London.
Source: John Lennon Examiner |
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| Video: Lost Here Comes The Sun guitar solo uncovered |
George Harrison's son Dhani visited Abbey Road studio with long-time Beatles producer George Martin and his son, Giles to discover something sacred. Deep in the master tracks of Here Comes The Sun from 1969′s Abbey Road, Dhani stumbles upon a lost solo from his father's ballad, which completely changes the texture of the song.
Source: and Pop |
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