Last time Paul McCartney played the Ed Sullivan Theater it was really great for his career. And since last night's encore was 45 years in the making, David Letterman gave him the whole show. Sir Paul reminisced with the Late... CONTINUE READING MCCARTNEY RETURNS TO THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER»
Posted on July 16, 2009 in Photo, Tour Dates, Video (14 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Los Campesinos! | Paul McCartney | The Beatles
A day after headlining Glastonbury, Neil surprised Hyde Park by playing his favorite cover of late with the man who co-wrote it. Good quality fan video here. ... CONTINUE READING PAUL MCCARTNEY JOINS NEIL YOUNG ON "A DAY IN THE LIFE"»
Posted on June 29, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Neil Young | Paul McCartney | The Beatles
Aside from some heavy rains on Thursday and some quick showers Sunday, the throngs at Worthy Farm this year enjoyed some of the best weather in Glastonbury history. In return, the impressive lineup -- featuring headliners Bruce Springsteen and Neil... CONTINUE READING GLASTONBURY 2009: BLUR MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN, EVERYONE COVERS MJ»
Posted on June 29, 2009 in Photo (20 comments)
Tags: Black Eyed Peas | Blur | Bon Iver | Bruce Springsteen | Crosby Stills And Nash | Eagles Of Death Metal | Fergie | Fleet Foxes | Florence And The Machine | Franz Ferdinand | Jarvis Cocker | Kasabian | Lady Gaga | Lily Allen | Little Boots | Michael Jackson | N.E.R.D. | Neil Young | Nick Cave | Paul McCartney | Pharrell | Spinal Tap | The Gaslight Anthem | The Prodigy | The Specials | The Ting Tings | Tom Jones | White Lies | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yes the mother lode edition of Rock Band becomes a reality on 9/9/09. Everybody is excited. Apple Corps/Viacom/MTV Games shareholders are super excited. Your boyfriend is already spurting himself in anticipation. It's all happening, nerds! Even Sir Macca himself is... CONTINUE READING THE BEATLES™: ROCK BAND™ GETS A TRAILER™»
Posted on June 1, 2009 in Video, Video Games (60 comments)
Tags: George Harrison | John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Ringo Starr | Rock Band | The Beatles
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Our trek into Indio went so smoothly this year that we've both become paranoid about something going incredibly wrong at any moment, but so far we've made it through without broken bones or spirits.... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: MOZ, MACCA, COHEN LEAD FRIDAY'S NOSTALGIA PARADE»
Posted on April 18, 2009 in Concert, Photo (29 comments)
Tags: A Place To Bury Strangers | Beirut | Coachella | Conor Oberst | Crystal Castles | Dan Melchoir | Franz Ferdinand | Genghis Tron | Ghostland Observatory | Girl Talk | Leonard Cohen | M. Ward | Mike Patton | Morrissey | N.A.S.A. | Paul McCartney | Rahzel | Silversun Pickups | Steve Aoki | The Beatles | The Black Keys | The Hold Steady | The Presets | We Are Scientists | White Lies | Wings
There is generally one thing every comedy nerd I know agrees on, and that is The Best Show On WFMU with Tom Scharpling being the best three-hour investment a person who likes smart and funny things can make on any... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB, TED LEO, PORTASTATIC, COVER PAUL MCCARTNEY FOR THE BEST SHOW ON WFMU'S PLEDGE DRIVE»
Posted on March 3, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Maserati | Paul McCartney | Stephen Malkmus | The Best Show | Tom Scharpling
Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»
Posted on February 8, 2009 in Photo (348 comments)
Tags: Alison Krauss | Coldplay | Dave Grohl | Death Cab For Cutie | Foo Fighters | Grammys | Jay-Z | Justin Timberlake | Kanye West | Kid Rock | Kings Of Convenience | Lil Wayne | M.I.A. | Paul McCartney | Radiohead | Real Estate | Rihanna | Robert Plant | T.I. | U2
NAME: The Wrens PRGRESS REPORT: Recording the followup to The Meadowlands at bassist Kevin Whelan's home studio in Teaneck, New Jersey. We usually like to catch bands after they've been in the studio for a while, or when they've just... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: THE WRENS»
Posted on January 30, 2009 in MP3, Progress Report, Video (20 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Crystal Antlers | Paul McCartney | Robin Pecknold | The Wrens
This big announce was supposed to come days ago, and of course people (us) freaked that it didn't. But as Goldenvoice President Paul Tollett put it, "We're not stalling, we're still working on the show. Everything we do is in... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009 LINE-UP»
Posted on January 30, 2009 (70 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Fleet Foxes | Lightning Bolt | My Bloody Valentine | Paul McCartney | Robin Pecknold | The Cure | The Killers
In the first of his new four-part series "Better Know A Beatle," Stephen sits down with Liverpudlian knight Paul McCartney. The interview does not go smoothly it is all very antagonistic (wink) but by the end we know who is... CONTINUE READING STEPHEN COLBERT AND PAUL MCCARTNEY TRADE UNPLEASANTRIES »
Posted on January 29, 2009 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Paul McCartney | Ponytail | Stephen Colbert | The Whore Moans
The last official Paul McCartney video we posted came via Michel Gondry and starred Macca along with Natalie Portman and a bunch of raving ghosts. This Marco Sandeman-directed clip for Memory Almost Full bonus track "222" takes a darker, more... CONTINUE READING NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY VIDEO - "222"»
Posted on January 8, 2009 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Leeds | Paul McCartney | Placebo
Earlier this week on the Norwegian TV show Lydverket Lindstrøm, Ane Brun, and Thom Hell topped the list of the year's Best Norwegian Artists. In celebration, they teamed up on a cover of Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime." Through the magic... CONTINUE READING NORWEGIAN ALL-STARS COVER COVER MCCARTNEY'S XMAS TUNE»
Posted on December 12, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Ane Brun | Green Man Festival | Lindstrøm | Paul McCartney | Thom Hell | Wooden Shjips
In June, Paul McCartney offered up new material from the Fireman when he made Electric Arguments' mellow, psychedelic "... CONTINUE READING NEW FIREMAN (PAUL MCCARTNEY & YOUTH) - "NOTHING TOO MUCH JUST OUT OF SIGHT"»
Posted on October 6, 2008 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney | The Fireman | Youth
"I know, I suck," Billy Joel told a sold-out Shea Stadium Wednesday night, apologizing for scheduling a second Last Play At Shea at the Mets ballpark two days later. I attended the first night (yes I am from Long Island)... CONTINUE READING PAUL MCCARTNEY JOINS BILLY JOEL FOR SHEA STADIUM GOODBYE»
Posted on July 21, 2008 in Concert, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Billy Joel | John Mayer | Paul McCartney | The Beatles
We heard from McCartney earlier this week when he performed "A Day In The Life live for the first time. Now he's offering up a song for (a minimum donation of $25) to help raise money for Adopt-A-Minefield. The organization... CONTINUE READING PAUL MCCARTNEY'S VIRTUAL DINNER PARTY COMES WITH A NEW SONG»
Posted on June 6, 2008 in MP3 (1 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney
It's been 40+ years since the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but my old couch-mate Paul McCartney only now gave "A Day In The Life" its live debut. It took place Sunday, 6/1, during his set at... CONTINUE READING MCCARTNEY FINALLY PLAYS "A DAY IN THE LIFE," YOKO WATCHES»
Posted on June 3, 2008 in Video (22 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney | The Beatles | Yoko Ono
Amy Winehouse and Rihanna performed, Foo Fighters and Kanye West won, and the show was "was largely free of surprises" according to AP. Sounds like the Grammys, but alas, we're talking about the Brit Awards. At least instead of will.i.am,... CONTINUE READING 2008 BRIT AWARDS LIKE 2008 GRAMMYS, BUT WITH MORE MIKA»
Posted on February 20, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Adele | Amy Winehouse | BRIT Awards | Foo Fighters | Kanye West | Mark Ronson | Paul McCartney
Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. This week the wayback machine (or, as some people call it, eBay) drops... CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: NME, DECEMBER 19, 1981»
Posted on February 4, 2008 in OldStand (7 comments)
Tags: Adam Ant | Human League | Meat Loaf | Paul McCartney | Stevie Wonder
We saw a lot of concerts this year! You probably did too, if you're the sort to be checking music blogs on your downtime over holiday break, so let's all trade notes. Stereogum's Amrit Singh kicks things off with a... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S 30 FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF 2007»
Posted on December 28, 2007 in Concert (82 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Antony Hegarty | Arcade Fire | Battles | Björk | Bon Iver | Boredoms | Chk Chk Chk | Cornelius | Daft Punk | Dan Deacon | Deerhunter | Dirty Projectors | Feist | Grizzly Bear | Jamie Lidell | Justice | LCD Soundsystem | M.I.A. | Man Man | Mastodon | My Morning Jacket | No Age | of Montreal | Panda Bear | Paul McCartney | Santigold | The Field | The National | The Police | The White Stripes
Stereogum doesn't do traditional interviews, but when offered face time with Paul McCartney we ignored the staff handbook and sent Brandon into Manhattan armed with a page of questions and instructions not to embarrass us... It's not often you get... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM Q&A: PAUL MCCARTNEY»
Posted on June 26, 2007 in Interview (35 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney | The Beatles
It's amazing how hard you'll listen to the lyrics of somebody's song right after they tell you they wrote it for John Lennon. Especially if that somebody is Paul McCartney. When Sir Paul worked through a solo acoustic "Here Today"... CONTINUE READING PAUL MCCARTNEY @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM, NYC 6/13/07»
Posted on June 14, 2007 in Concert (9 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney | The Beatles
On your way into work this morning, you may well have noticed the sweet sounds of Paul McCartney's Memory Almost Full as you waited in line for your Macca latte. Hell you may have paid using the snazzy prepaid McCartney... CONTINUE READING WHY ISN'T THIS STARBUCKS PLAYING PAUL MCCARTNEY?»
Posted on June 5, 2007 in Video (22 comments)
Tags: Paul McCartney | The Beatles
On this day in 1967, the Beatles released the record that would top every "Greatest Albums Ever" list by major mags, in perpetuity (or at least as long as a Baby Boomer is editor-in-chief). And that's cool -- its greatness... CONTINUE READING SGT. PEPPER'S TURNS 40»
Posted on June 1, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: George Harrison | John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Ringo Starr | The Beatles
Here's another taste of Macca's latest record and first for the benefit of Starbucks nation. After hearing this one, looks like Memory Almost Full's shaping up to be one of the year's sleeper keepers. Haven't seen Sir Paul this restlessly... CONTINUE READING NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY - "ONLY MAMA KNOWS"»
Posted on May 24, 2007 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Heidi Montag | Paul McCartney | Ray Manzarek | Robby Krieger | Spencer Pratt | The Beatles | The Doors | The Hills | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
After a delivery from The Office's Mackenzie Crook, a few strums of Macca's magic mando summons the ghost of Portman past, which is quite the parlor trick. A relatively tame Michel Gondry lends his charms to the first vid from... CONTINUE READING NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY VIDEO - "DANCE TONIGHT"»
Posted on May 23, 2007 in Video (39 comments)
Tags: Michel Gondry | Natalie Portman | Paul McCartney | The Beatles
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