| Sunday, January 4, 2009 |
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| Truth stranger than fiction: Jacko wills Beatles tunes to Macca |
Pop star Michael Jackson is leaving his share of the Beatles back catalogue to Sir Paul McCartney in his will, which, he hopes, may end an almost 24-year-long feud with the legendary rocker. Macca was upset with Jackson when he outbid him in 1985 to win the ownership of the 350 million-pound publishing rights for the whole Lennon-McCartney songbook. [more...]
Source: Britain News |
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| Making Paul McCartney sound good in Tel Aviv |
"Paul McCartney is a straight-ahead, old-school rocker, and that's what I aim to capture. These are songs that every person in the audience has an attachment to, and our goal is to reproduce them faithfully, with the vocals and musical hooks sounding as they should," says Paul "Pab" Boothroyd, who mixed Paul's "Friendship First" concert in Tel Aviv. [more...]
Source: Light and Sound Journal |
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| Thursday, January 1, 2009 |
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| The first 2009 interview of Sir Paul McCartney |
Sir Paul McCartney has had a busy year. There were a number of concerts, including the celebratory show at Anfield to mark Liverpool's status as European Capital Of Culture, and another, more controversial one in Tel Aviv, not to mention that nasty divorce business. It's no wonder he's looking forward to some time off. [more...]
Source: Macca Blog |
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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| BBC pulls Paul McCartney's Michael Jackson impersonation |
The BBC has pulled an interview with Sir Paul McCartney saying he did a "impression" of Michael Jackson. Sir Paul is said to have talked in a high-pitched Jackson-style voice when asked about the singer, which BBC managers decided could prove offensive. A BBC source said Paul's impersonation was 'very funny'. [more...]
[Related Articles] Source: The Telegraph, UK |
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| The photographers who caught Liverpool '08 on camera |
Liverpool Echo's award winning photographers look back at Liverpool's most exciting year, including the Backbeat Beatles warming up on the rooftop of the ECHO Arena, and the fireworks finale of Paul McCartney's gig at Anfield in June, the picture of which was syndicated around the world. [more...]
Source: Liverpool Echo |
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| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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| McCartney calls for end to iTunes impasse |
Paul McCartney has called for an end to the lock stopping Beatles fans being able to download their back catalogue. He said. "I hope it happens. It is out of our hands, really. It is a business thing and there is some gridlock somewhere. It is being held up, but I definitely hope it comes through because it is about time it happened." [more...]
Source: Liverpool Echo |
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| Saturday, December 27, 2008 |
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| McCartney plans to work with? |
Sir Paul McCartney is planning a project with US rockers, according to reports. Paul recently attended the band's gig at Royal Albert Hall, and was bowled over by their performance. He met the band backstage and applauded their performance, and old the Las Vegas band that he would love to work with them on some tracks. [more...]
Source: Britain News |
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| Wednesday, December 24, 2008 |
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| Macca's brother was a hit with Queen Mother |
The Queen Mother was a big fan of The Scaffold's 1967 hit "Thank U Very Much" and loved belting out her own rendition after dinner. The revelation comes after Scaffold band member Mike McCartney visited the Queen Mother's home The Castle of Mey. He said, "its amazing to think my silly little song was being sung by a lady of such importance." [more...]
Source: Click Liverpool |
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| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 |
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| Stella's fashions on your phone for the holidays |
The Beatles were at the forefront of recording, and now Paul McCartney's daughter is at the forefront of advertising. Luxury fashion brand Stella McCartney has debuted a mobile ad campaign to reach holiday shoppers throughout North America. The site contains a fashion show and a mobile store locator. [more...]
Source: DM News |
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| The Wings song Paul McCartney never wrote |
Songwriter Charles Gansa is the genius who penned "Love Take Me Down (To the Streets)," the Wings-like closer track for Role Models, including vocals by a McCartney sound-alike from a Beatles tribute band. "I was just taking my impression of being a kid and how it felt when 'Band on the Run' came on the radio," says Gansa. [more...]
Source: Black Book, NY |
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| Paul McCartney's cheesy Yuletide |
Paul McCartney has revealed what he and Linda once had for Christmas dinner. He said, "We had all the trimmings but we needed something to simulate the turkey. So Linda made macaroni cheese. It was good, then she let it stand so it went solid and I was able to slice it. It kind of worked so we called it the macaroni turkey." [more...]
Source: NZ City, New Zealand |
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| Monday, December 22, 2008 |
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| A backwards message to Heather from the Fireman? |
A chilling secret message from Sir Paul McCartney is aimed at his ex-wife Heather Mills when his latest album is played backwards, Beatles fans are claiming. The Fireman album Electric Arguments has just been released and already fans are finding hidden meanings which reference his bitter divorce. [more...]
Source: Click Liverpool |
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| Sir Paul McCartney's long winding road to his ancestors |
He immortalized the Mull of Kintyre in song and now it can be revealed that Sir Paul McCartney has Scottish roots. Although he is as Scouse as the Mersey, Macca has always been proud of his Irish heritage. His brother Mike McCartney now has discovered their great-great-grandfather settled in Scotland in the mid-19th century. [more...]
Source: The Scotsman |
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| Paul McCartney mobbed by fans at album signing |
Paul McCartney was mobbed by fervent fans at a record signing in London yesterday. The Beatle was at the flagship HMV Store on Oxford Street to promote his new album. However, when Paul's car pulled up outside he was besieged by fans eager to get his autograph in a scene reminiscent of The Beatles in the sixties. [more...]
Source: Gigwise |
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| Macca greets fans at album signing in London |
Paul McCartney said that autograph-signing session at HMV's flagship London store made him feel "nostalgic". He said: "There's not that many record shops, people buying stuff in record shops, anymore, so it's a bit nostalgic. The main thing is to actually meet the people who buy your records and you get some amazing stories." [more...]
Source: Metro, UK |
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| Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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| McCartney on Carnival of Light: Don't expect Strawberry Fields |
Paul McCartney has revealed more about the Beatles' lost song Carnival of Light, a 14-minute track the band recorded in 1967 but never released. He said, "People are thinking there's another 'Strawberry Fields' somewhere [and] you know, this is more plinky-plonky. I mean, I like it, but it's not to everyone's taste." [more...]
Source: Rolling Stone |
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| Why the pseudonym, Paul? |
Electric Arguments is closer to the Beatles at their most casually inventive than anyone could expect. How strange, then, that Paul McCartney should stop short of putting his name to it. "I'm just doing the same thing I did with Sgt Pepper. It's just a trick to fool yourself into thinking you're not you, like a masked ball," he says. [more...]
Source: The Times, London |
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| Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
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| Faked McCartney photo causes controversy in Belarus |
Recently almost all Belarusian mass media published a picture where Bealrusian singer Polina Smolova was portrayed with Paul McCartney. But the photo turned out to be fake. Stuart Bell, Paul McCartney's spokesperson, said, "The original was made in Abbey Road Studio in July 2006. The girl's picture has been simply inserted there." [more...]
Source: Charter 97, Belarus |
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| Simon Cowell wants Paul McCartney for American Idol |
Simon Cowell has announced who he would most like to have on American Idol. He says he wants former Beatle Paul McCartney as a possible mentor on the upcoming season, but the chances seem slim. "We try every year to get Paul McCartney on but for whatever reason he won't come on," Cowell said. [more...]
Source: ITN, UK |
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| Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
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| Paul McCartney donates recipe to school fund |
Paul McCartney's bangers and mash is helping to raise money for the redevelopment of a Northamptonshire school. Recipes by the former Beatles star and other celebrity chefs are included in The Village Cookbook, a collaboration between residents of Weston and Weedon Lois and some of the biggest names in cooking. [more...]
Source: Northampton Chronicle and Echo, UK |
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| Review: Electric Arguments |
This collaboration between Paul McCartney and producer Youth is bad news for fans anticipating the release of "Carnival of Light," the rare 14-minute Beatles track Macca's been talking up recently as too "avant-garde" for its time. If Electric Arguments is Paul's idea of cutting-edge, let's hope "Carnival" stays in the vault. [more...]
Source: San Antonio Current |
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| Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
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| Paul to meet fans and sign new CD in London |
HMV are very proud to announce that music legend Sir Paul McCartney will make a personal appearance at their London Oxford Circus flagship store, next Sunday, 21st December between 10.00am – 11.00am to sign copies of Electric Arguments, the new highly critically acclaimed album by Paul's under the guise of The Fireman. [more...]
Source: Beatles News |
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| Saturday, December 13, 2008 |
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| Audio Interview: Ken McNab, author of The Beatles In Scotland |
The decision to break up The Beatles' legal partnership was taken on the beaches of the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland. That's according to a new book The Beatles in Scotland by author Ken McNab. He reveals how McCartney's Scottish retreat saved him from a nervous breakdown during those dark, agonising days. [more...]
Source: Green Apple Radio |
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| Friday, December 12, 2008 |
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| Mike McCartney to unveil Green Flag at park in England |
McCartney will join the Friends of Wirral Country Park next week to unveil the park's Green Flag. The photographer and brother of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney will lead a ceremony next Wednesday. The honor recognises top quality parks and open spaces in Great Britain, and are part of the government's drive to improve the nation's parks. [more...]
Source: Wirral News |
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| Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
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| Paul McCartney embraces DRM-free music with new CD |
Paul McCartney is offering his latest side project as a DRM-free digital download available as high-quality MP3 files, FLAC files and Apple Lossless files. The move comes at a time when once again The Beatles back catalogue has been delayed from debuting on iTunes, due to what McCartney calls "a couple of sticking points." [more...]
Source: PC World |
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| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
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| Sir Paul's neighbors and the fab boar |
Neighbors of Sir Paul McCartney are pig sick because he refuses to cull wild boar on his estate. They say dozens of the animals, which weigh up to 900lbs, are "wreaking havoc". Macca, a vegetarian and animal rights campaigner, will not co-operate with locals who want to control numbers at his 1,500-acre estate in East Sussex. [more...]
Source: The Sun, UK |
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| Monday, December 8, 2008 |
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| Capital of Culture a success for Liverpool |
An official in Liverpool says the city's year as European Capital of Culture was a success, and the region has been transformed over the last 12 months. The year began with Ringo Starr performing live on top of St George's Hall, and later attracted worldwide media coverage when Sir Paul McCartney performed live at Anfield in June. [more...]
Source: England's Northwest |
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| Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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| As the Fireman, McCartney offers one of his better albums |
As Paul McCartney is at pains to remind the world, it was he, and not John Lennon, who brought the experimental flair to the Beatles psychedelic period, with his fondness for tape loops and collage-style arranging. Electric Arguments is one of the better McCartney albums, even if his name appears only in small type on the inner sleeve. [more...]
Source: Chicago Tribune |
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| Friday, November 28, 2008 |
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| Paul McCartney Defends Ringo Starr |
Paul McCartney has defended former bandmate Ringo Starr's recent outburst against eager fans, insisting the Beatles drummer should be praised for his honesty. Starr upset fans when he asked them to stop sending him requests for autographs, announcing he was too busy. McCartney claims Starr's only fault was his honesty. [more...]
Source: Starpulse News |
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