Paul McCartney in Israel - 24-26 Sept, 2008

 

 
Here are links to the latest Beatles-related articles available online:
 
Paul McCartney is a major boomer bridge for Coachella
By Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times (thanks Yardena)
31 January, 2009
With Sir Paul, the older generation of rock casts a giant shadow
over the Gen X version.
Also: McCartney, Killers, Cure Anchor Coachella Lineup (thanks
Yardena); Paul McCartney headlining festival (thanks Yardena)
 
Beatlemania! Readers share their love for the Fab Four
By Ellen Minsavage, York Daily Record
29 January, 2009
Forty years ago today, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George
Harrison and John Lennon performed live atop the band's Apple
Building in London for the very last time.
Also: Y pasaron 40 años del "Concierto en la terraza" (thanks,
Federico)
 
Paul McCartney Talks Cannibalism, “Electric Arguments”
With Stephen Colbert (inc. video)
Rolling Stone
29 January, 2009
Paul McCartney made a rare talk show appearance yesterday,
serving as the special guest on The Colbert Report for a segment
titled “Better Know a Beatle.”
Also: McCartney Accuses Dalai Lama Of Cannibalism? Not Quite;
McCartney scraps tour plans for daughter
 
Ringo breaks 'no signing' rule for day centre auction
By Beatrice Phillpotts, Get Surrey
29 January, 2009
A rare autograph by Ringo Starr will be the main attraction at a
Valentine’s night charity auction in Milford.
 
Paul McCartney says he loves fatherhood at 66
Telegraph
28 January, 2009
Sir Paul McCartney has said he loves the challenge of bringing
up a child at the age of 66.
Also: February ‘Guitar Hero’ DLC Features Paul McCartney,
Bob Seger And More (thanks Yardena); Macca: Divorce has been
so dark; McCartney Books 'Colbert Report' Appearance (thanks
Yardena)
 
Yoko Ono impressed by teacher at Iles Elementary
School
By Dave Bakke, The State Journal-Register
27 January, 2009
"Hi, Yoko.”
One after the other, students at Iles Elementary School in
Springfield peer into a camera and offer a sometimes-shy,
sometimes-boisterous greeting to John Lennon’s widow.
 
Beatles’ abandoned amplifier found in Liverpool shed
By Ben Turner, Liverpool Echo
27 January, 2009
An amplifier discovered in a Liverpool shed was almost certainly
used by The Beatles.
Also: Tony Bramwell says found amp not owned by the Beatles
 
Maybe Tomorrow”: The Beatles’ Climb to the Rooftop,
January 1959-1969
By Gordon Thompson, OUPblog
27 January, 2009
In the cold of January 1959, the core of what would become the
Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison—
were having trouble picking up even occasional gigs.
 
Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Kanye West Set to Perform
at Grammys
Rolling Stone
26 January, 2009
Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Kanye West
and Jay-Z will all perform at this year’s Grammys ceremony, the
awards show revealed this morning.
Also: Cross Off One Proposal to Bail Out M.T.A.; Paul McCartney
Rep Rips Wedding Rumors
 
It's back to the Beatles: Fab Four business manager
revives rooftop concert
By Andy Rathbun, HeraldNet
26 January, 2009
Ken Mansfield wasn't the fifth Beatle.
 
Macca praises Beatles' offspring
ANI
25 January, 2009
Sir Paul McCartney has nothing but praise for the children of his
fellow Beatles who are pursuing their own music careers.
Also: Love me 'I do' - Sir Paul McCartney free to marry girlfriend
Nancy Shevell; Heather: Macca's got great taste
 
‘BeatleFest’ brings sounds of Fab Four to Valley
By Jeffrey Allen Federowicz, The Daily Item
22 January, 2009
It was the early ’60s and America was being invaded by the British
once again — this time by the Fab Four from Liverpool, The Beatles.
 
Paul McCartney to perform in April benefit concert in NYC?
By Steve Marinucci, Examiner.com
21 January, 2009
Paul McCartney will perform in a special benefit concert April 4 at
Radio City Music Hall for the David Lynch Foundation, according to
an announcement on the foundation's website.
Also: Sir Paul McCartney rumored to play Coachella; Macca is a Cat
 
What is common to the Beatles and Bill Gates?
By Vivek Kaul, Daily News & Analysis
19 Janury, 2008
What is it that makes people successful?
 
Starr Backtracks on Autograph ban
Contactmusic
19 January, 2009
Ringo Starr has handed out his autograph to one lucky fan - just three
months after vowing he would never give away his signature again.
 
Hanging out with Paul McCartney: Pretty Awesome
By Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
16 January, 2009
There are good days (you make the train on time, your hair cooperates,
and ooh, look! someone left donut holes in the breakroom!), and then
there are the days when you get a phone call saying that the world's
most famous-amazing-ridiculously-iconic living musician will be waiting
for you in an office lobby in midtown Manhattan in one hour.
Also: Paul Mccartney Says Obama Has Brought Hope Back To The
World
 
The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed,
Vol. 7 (final edition)
By Steve LaBate, Paste Magazine
16 January, 2009
Today's list is the final installment in a series that has run every
Friday for the last seven weeks, in which I've had a great time
revisiting and highlighting my favorite lesser-known Beatles
tracks.
 
Cat Stevens and Klaus Voormann Record George Harrison
Songs
By Paul Cashmere, Undercover
15 January, 2009
Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) has been recording George Harrison
songs in London with bass player Klaus Voormann.
 
Yoko Ono reflects on her life, work and public perception
By Cynthia Haven, Stanford Report
15 January, 2009
Tickets vanished within a few hours.
Also: An evening with Yoko Ono; Yoko Ono exhibition attracts
touching tributes
 
Macca, Princess Di's autographs more valuable assets
than stocks
ANI
15 January, 2009
Autographs of celebrities like Sir Paul McCartney and Princess
Diana are safer assets than stocks or savings.
 
George Harrison's Own Beat
By Pete Barlas, Investor's Business Daily
14 January, 2009
As a teenager, George Harrison paid a family member to buy the
record "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets.
 
Paul McCartney on 'The Howard Stern Show' -- the dirty
details!
By Steve Marinucci, Examiner.com (thanks Yardena)
14 January, 2009
On Wednesday's "The Howard Stern Show," Paul McCartney gave
Howard Stern a signed Hofner bass as a present for Stern's 55th
birthday, which was Monday.
Also: 'Cute Beatle' Paul McCartney thrills the ladies on 'The View';
Paul McCartney: The Kristine McKenna Interview; McCartney writes
new album with son; Paul McCartney maintains two personas;
McCartney's security fears after Lennon's murder; McCartney praises
'ballsy' Starr; Elisabeth Hasselbeck Woos Paul McCartney With
Teenage Fingerpainting (thanks Yardena); A classic 2005 Paul
McCartney interview
 
John would have dwarfed Bono and Geldoff
By Elissa Corrigan, Click Liverpool
13 January, 2009
Beatles legend John Lennon would have had more impact on world
peace than Bono and Bob Geldof put together, his sister has
claimed.
 
Music 'Heroes' In Charity Album
Sky News (thanks Yardena)
13 January, 2009
Charity War Child has revealed a star-studded line-up of music
legends who feature on a new fundraising album featuring classic
songs reworked by modern artists.
 
Happy image of Beatles at Ringo Starr's wedding tours
country
By Stephen Adams, Telegraph (thanks Yardena)
12 January, 2009
A photograph from Ringo Starr's 1981 wedding which shows the two
other remaining ex-Beatles and their wives is part of an exhibition on
the changing idea of the family.
 
Yoko Ono - is her art any good?
By Alastair Sooke, Telegraph
12 January, 2009
Yoko Ono has a good claim to being the most despised woman of
modern times.
 
Imagine, Gandhi on Beatles album cover
By Ashish Vashi, The Times of India
12 January, 2009
Mahatma Gandhi and lead Beatle John Lennon sported similar round
frame glasses.
 
Paul McCartney Q&A: Behind the Fireman's New Psych-Pop
Gem
By Jonathan Cott, Rolling Stone
"Making this album seemed like improv theater"
 
Ringo Starr's web of silence
BANG Media
9 January, 2009
Ringo Starr has refused to appear on his own website since declaring he
would no longer sign autographs.
 
The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed, Vol. 6
By Steve LaBate, Paste Magazine
9 January, 2009
Today's list is the second-to-last installment in a series that has run
every Friday for the last six weeks, in which I've highlighted my favorite
lesser-known Beatles tracks.
 
Kristin Scott Thomas headed for 'Nowhere'
By Stuart Kemp, The Hollywood Reporter
9 January, 2009
Kristin Scott Thomas has joined the cast of the John Lennon biopic
"Nowhere Boy."
Also: John Lennon: The Essential Interviews
 
Beatle News Briefs 1/7/09 - McCartney to share his 'Amoeba's
Secret' on CD
By Steve Marinucci, Examiner.com
7 January, 2009
Paul McCartney's "Amoeba Secret," the vinyl EP recording of his live
show at Los Angeles' Amoeba Records on June 27, 2007,  that's
nominated for two Grammy Awards, is quietly coming out on CD Jan. 27,
according to a listing at Amazon.com and other online retailers.
 
Lennon's medal in lost vault
By Guy Patrick, The Sun
6 January, 2009
The MBE medal John Lennon sent back to the Queen in an anti-war
protest has been unearthed in a royal vault.
Also: Youtube Believes Yoko Ono Owns Your Dreams
 
A Beatles book with almost every little thing you ever wanted
to know
By Steve Marinucci, Examiner.com
6 January, 2009
With many Beatle fans, including yours truly, there's rarely such a thing
as too much information.
Also: A guide to musical superstardom as taught by John, Paul, George
and Ringo (thanks Yardena)
 
The Beatles’ Catalog Finally Goes Digital Thanks To
Norwegian Podcasts
Rolling Stone (thanks Yardena)
5 January, 2009
The Beatles will reportedly make a bulk of their musical catalog available
as a free, legal download thanks to a series of Norwegian podcasts.
Also: Norwegian broadcaster explains halting Beatle podcasts
 
Beatle who turned into a beach boy: Sir Paul McCartney
makes waves on holiday in Mexico
By Jo Clements, The Daily Mail
5 January, 2009
In his heyday, he was a sex symbol for millions of screaming teenagers.
Also: Macca's off on Mexican rave; Sir Paul McCartney pictured on the
beach with girlfriend Nancy Shevell; Starz' 'Crash' Season Finale to
Feature Paul McCartney's New Hit Single 'Nothing too Much, Just out
of Sight' (thanks Yardena)
 
Paul McCartney's looking forward to some time off - but has
no intention of stopping
Liverpool Daily Post
3 January, 2009
Andy Welch talks to Sir Paul McCartney after what was for him a
great 08 - apart from that nasty divorce business
Also: Not in mi Macyard!; Meyer Sound for Paul McCartney (thanks
Yardena); Jackson wants to end feud with McCartney (thanks Yardena)
 
Good Starr signs
The Sun
3 January, 2009
Peace and love, everyone. Could this year see a new respect between
ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and his fans?
 
The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed, Vol. 5
By Steve LaBate, Paste Magazine
2 January, 2009
Today's list is the fifth installment in a series that will run every Friday
for the next few weeks, in which I'll highlight my favorite lesser-known
Beatles tracks.
 
 
 
 
 
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