Paul McCartney's Citi Field clips now available online  |
 Paul McCartney has made excerpts from his forthcoming live DVD available online ahead of its release. The clips, which can be watched online, include performances of 'I'm Down' and 'Only Mamma Knows'. They are taken from the DVD 'Good Evening New York City', which was shot during Sir Paul's three-night residency at Citi Field in July.
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| Monday, December 7, 2009 |
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| Video: Paul McCartney: in love and back on the road |
 In love and back on the road, Paul McCartney is in the best place he has been for years. In a new interview in the Times, Paul talks about being out touring again, the Beatles and their younger days. If only John Lennon were here... "It got a bit sticky," he says, "but we were really good mates again."
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| Paul McCartney pays back Madonna in onstage comments |
 At the opening night of his European tour in Hamburg at the Colour Line Arena on Saturday, Paul said, "That's the big wardrobe change of the night. Madonna eat your heart out. I'm wearing something simple, do you like it?" In October Madonna had commented how she would be "too bored" if she copied McCartney's performance skills.
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| Thursday, December 3, 2009 |
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| McCartney's call for meat-free Mondays falls flat with Irish farmers |
 Paul McCartney has fallen foul of Irish farmers and politicians. McCartney, who believes meat-free Mondays would protect the world from climate change, was accused by Irish Farmers' Association president Padraig Walshe of leading a "flawed campaign against meat" which was contradictory on climate change.
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| Ex-Beatle invokes memory of Linda over climate change |
 In an interview, Paul McCartney has told how the memory of Linda has inspired his environmental campaigning. He said, "There is no doubt that she played and continues to play a big part in it all. We were in it together from the start and I have continued the work. She was, and remains, a great inspiration in the work I am trying to do now."
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| Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Mondays to EU |
 Paul McCartney took his 'Meat-Free Mondays' campaign to the European Parliament on Thursday, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments. McCartney met in Brussels with the head of the U.N.'s global climate change panel, and praised skipping meat one day a week for the environment.
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| Paul McCartney thrills fans with Hamburg homecoming |
 Paul McCartney kicked off his first European tour in five years Wednesday in Hamburg, where he first performed with the Beatles nearly five decades ago. The sold-out, nearly three-hour show took in Beatles, Wings and solo favorites and a few new numbers, and drew a warm, enthusiastic welcome from an audience spanning three generations.
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| Wednesday, December 2, 2009 |
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| European Parliament member speaks out against Paul's visit |
 Ireland East MEP Mairead McGuinness has criticised the special hearing in the European Parliament tomorrow with former Paul McCartney. Describing it as a 'media circus without the animals,' Ms. McGuinness described McCartney's appearance as a very carefully choreographed event with 'side bar' meetings and photos opportunities.
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| Tuesday, December 1, 2009 |
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| Paul McCartney writes original song for new De Niro film |
 Watching an early screening of Everybody's Fine, Paul McCartney felt a tug of familiarity when a widower, played by Robert De Niro, hits the road to visit his scattered children. "The De Niro character inspired me," McCartney says. He decided to write an original song, (I Want to) Come Home, for the film, which opens nationwide Friday.
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| Monday, November 30, 2009 |
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| Macca amazed at selling out the 02 Arena in four seconds |
 Despite playing bass in arguably the world's most iconic band and a successful solo career, Paul McCartney still has the ability to be surprised by his own success. Ahead of his European tour, Paul said he's staggered he managed to sell out the London, 02 Arena show in just four seconds.
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| Paul McCartney says Back in the USSR is best intro his music |
 Paul McCartney says that Back in the USSR is the song he would recommend as an introduction to his music. In an interview with the Sun, he said the reason he chose this song is that "my daughter likes it". But as far as performing it, he said, "I've written so many. It's not like I've written five and I can remember them."
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| Paul McCartney takes meat-free campaign to Europe |
 Paul McCartney has appealed for people to make the difference in the fight. In an article published today Paul said cutting out meat consumption one day a week can have a major impact, and "making just one day a week a meat-free day really is the little thing that can make a big difference."
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| Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
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| BBC DJ forced to sell rare Beatles collection |
 BBC Radio One DJ Mike Read is selling off his prized collection of 120,000 vinyls. The collection includes a Paul McCartney audio reel, a boxed promotional set of nine records by McCartney and a demo disc of John Lennon's Whatever Gets You Through The Night.
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| Friday, November 27, 2009 |
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| Macca on touring, The Beatles and Christmas |
 Sir Paul McCartney has admitted how tough it is to bare his emotions on stage, when he remembers his pals John Lennon and George Harrison and wife Linda. Paul, who is back in London to promote his new live CD and DVD, said, "You are in contact with them again through the songs. In a way I'm revisiting them. It's sad and emotional."
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| Paul McCartney confirms talks for X Factor appearance |
 Paul McCartney has confirmed reports that he is in talks to appear on this year's finale of the X Factor in the UK. In a recent newspaper article in the UK, Paul said, "It's something we are talking about. We're seeing if we can make it work. I've been watching on and off with my family."
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| Monday, November 23, 2009 |
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| Does Paul McCartney understand the Internet? |
 The Beatles have demanded that they be compensated for any online file-sharing if they offer their music for sale over the Internet, even as they release a USB drive packed with 24-bit FLAC versions of their complete discography. Does Paul McCartney not understand how the internet works, or is this their master plan to make more cash?
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| Rumors say Macca to appear on UK talent show |
 Paul McCartney is to appear on the 2009 "X-Factor" final, when the contestants will perform Beatles songs, according to reports. The rock legend is understood to be in talks with the show's producers about the appearance. "It would be a sensational end for the series," explained a source.
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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| Stella McCartney to play it again for GapKids |
 Stella McCartney's collection for GapKids and BabyGap was such a chart-topper that McCartney has signed on to design a second kids collection for the San Francisco-based chain to fill store racks next March. Apparently, the customers had enough Beatles nostalgia for the $128 Sergeant Pepper-ish boys military jacket which was a sellout.
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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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| Ringo Starr recruits Paul McCartney for new album |
 Ringo Starr will be joined by Paul McCartney on a couple of tracks on his new album Y Not, due January 12th, including first single "Walk With Me," which finds Macca and Starr sharing vocals. Ringo said, "He went to the mike and he just invented that part where he follows on my vocal. That was all Paul McCartney, and there could be nothing better."
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| Monday, November 16, 2009 |
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| Library of Congress awards Gershwin Prize to Sir Paul |
 Monday, the Library of Congress will announce Paul McCartney as its third recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. McCartney is scheduled to return to Washington and accept the award in spring 2010. The library has promised an all-star tribute concert featuring the former Beatle, but the all-stars have not yet been named.
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| Audience goes wild for James McCartney |
 James McCartney played his U.S. debut on Saturday night at Fairfield's new Sondheim Center in Iowa. The two shows were part of the David Lynch Foundation's fourth annual "Change Begins Within" weekend at Maharishi University. The audience went wild when the 32-year-old singer/guitarist walked on stage with Light, his band.
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| Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
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| Turkey, football and Macca on Thanksgiving |
 Sir Paul McCartney will appear in a one-hour special that includes candid conversations and exclusive concert footage on ABC-TV on Thanksgiving night. Performances will include Paul's concert at Citi Field in New York last July, and footage from the original 1965 Beatles concert at Shea Stadium.
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| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
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| Beatle wives pay tribute as Glamour honors Stella McCartney |
 Stella McCartney was one of 11 women named by Glamour magazine as Woman of the Year on Monday. She was introduced at the event by Beatle wives Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison Barbara Bach. McCartney was honored for her pioneering clothing designs and her work as a vegetarian and animal activist.
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| Monday, November 9, 2009 |
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| Stella McCartney is 2009 best dressed woman |
 Stella McCartney, designer and daughter of former Beatle Paul McCartney was chosen by fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar as the best-dressed British woman of the year, followed by actresses Tilda Swinton and Alexa Chung. The expert jury found that "Stella embraces the values of her mother Linda and creates sexy clothes that women want to wear.
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| Friday, November 6, 2009 |
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| Paul says the Beatles weren't that good in 1962 |
 Paul McCartney admits the Beatles weren't that good when they first formed, and he wasn't surprised in 1962 when record label Decca refused to sign the band. In a new interview, Macca said, "We obviously weren't that good. We were formulating it all. When we first went to Hamburg, and there'd be no-one in the club."
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| Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
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| Book Review: Paul McCartney a Life |
 A new book, Paul McCartney a Life, by Peter A Carlin, traces the origin of Paul McCartney's life, how he met John Lennon, and how they became the Beatles. The book looks at his loves, his life with first wife Linda through to her unfortunate death, and his disastrous second marriage with Heather Mills.
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
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| James McCartney to make US performing debut |
 Paul McCartney's musician son James will make a not-quite Beatlesque US debut this month at Maharishi University in Iowa. James McCartney and his band will perform Nov. 14 at the fourth annual David Lynch "Change Begins Within" benefit. The proceeds of this event go toward teaching at-risk kids how to meditate.
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| Monday, November 2, 2009 |
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| Stella McCartney's new GapKids line hits select stores today |
 Today, Stella McCartney's collection for newborns to kids age 12 hits the racks in select Gap stores. McCartney, who has two sons, designed the collection with as many outfits for boys as for girls. She said, "I think this collection has a mix of the playful and practical. They are funny and hopefully a little bit cool."
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| Paul's Magic Piano artist on display in Liverpool |
 Images of work by the man who painted Paul McCartney's psychedelic Magic Piano have been put on display in a Liverpool bar. Dudley Edwards, who has created murals for some of Britain's most famous musicians, is exhibiting his art as part of Liverpool Music Week. The show includes photographs that have not been on display for four decades.
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