You have to admit that some of Paul’s un-hipness is a bit of a head scratcher. Yes, he wears trainers/sneakers with his suits. OK, we will admit that the whole thumbs-up, peace sign waving schtick is decades old. It’s just annoying and so not cool.
But, folks, remember he IS Paul McCartney. He can do whatever he wants. Are you going to be the one to tell him that he’s annoying? I thought not.
It looks like the people have voted, and he has been deemed the most irritating star. Personally, my vote would have gone to Mr. Meatloaf, Cher, Celine Dion, or Amy Winehouse. But that’s another story. Let Paul be irritating. He’s royalty, and I dare you to say it to him in person. He probably wouldn’t care anyway.
Here’s what we’ve read.
Beatles’ legend Sir Paul McCartney has been named the most irritating pop star of all time, by a new online poll.
The rocker was judged to be even more annoying than James Blunt, Lily Allen and Robbie Williams - who he beat to the top of the Musicmagpie.com survey.
Don’t worry folks, Ringo will make it back to LIverpool. God, that sounds silly.
So maybe he’s become a little ornary. That’s OK he’s allowed. We know that Ringo has had a little bit of a sarcastic past, and not all of his interviews have been, shall we say, stellar. Dear readers, he will make amends with his hometown, and will be embraced once again. Let’s just give it time.
He just had a great interview with Dave Stewart on HBO. In this interview special Ringo Starr: Off the Record, he was laid back and spoke fondly of his own history in the spotlight. If you haven’t seen it, check out the reviews of the special below. It was a pleasant surprise. Ringo played behind the kit a bit as well. It was one of the best interviews I’ve actually ever seen him give.
In case you missed the show the first time around, they are showing it again. Maybe some kind soul will Tivo it and send it my way.
Here are the upcoming East Coast broadcast times for the show in the upcoming days. You should check listings for your time zone: Sun 5/11 05:00 PM HBO - EAST, Thu 5/15 10:00 PM HBO - EAST, Sat 6/7 12:30 PM HBO2 - EAST, Sun 6/15 10:00 PM HBO2 - EAST. (Thanks to Jim Eimont.)
Here’s what we’ve read.
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has pledged that he will return to his home city of Liverpool, in spite of incurring the wrath of its residents.
The veteran musician has been severely panned by fellow Liverpudlians after he recently admitted on Jonathan Ross’s chat show that he missed “nothing” about his birthplace.
The statement ironically came just days after performing at Liverpool’s City of Culture celebrations.
It was being reported that an elaborate tribute to the Fab Four, featuring the group as life-size shrubbery figures in Liverpool’s South Parkway train station, had been destroyed as a result of his remarks, with Ringo’s head cut off.
It looks like Beatle fans looking for some live music later this year may be in for a double feature. We already know that Paul McCartney is rumored to be eyeing a tour for later this year. Well, now we can add a Harrison tour to the mayhem.
Dhani Harrison will be taking his band thenewno2 on the road later this year. It will be exciting to see his band. The music is danceable, quirky, funny, as well as socially conscious. It’s a perfect blend. If you haven’t heard the band, and gotten their tracks from their release EP, or iTunes, I highly recommend it. The similarities, I know we shouldn’t mention them, to his father are uncanny. He sounds like his own artist finding his way though, and we really like what we hear.
Here’s a video to wet your appetite in the meantime.
thenewno2 - Another John Doe
Here’s what we’ve read.
Dhani Harrison is apparently set to follow in his father George Harrison’s footsteps with his band thenewo2.
The only son of the late Beatles guitarist formed the band with drummer Oliver Hecks and is hoping to wow industry bosses when he tours the States this year, reports the Daily Express.
Yes, folks this is the closest that you will get to The Beatles’ Vegas show without hitting sin city. Many folks have seen and collected all behind the scenes footage of the Fab Four LOVE show that they could in the form of bootleg collections. This release makes it official though.
We get an insider’s look at the preparation, of the Vegas show and the album. We get an inner circle look at the creation of a Beatle product for the first time. Yes, I know we got that from the Anthology set many years ago, but somehow this is much much different. It’s a visual delight, and it’s great the see the whole Beatle clan together again. We cannot wait to get our hands on this DVD on June 24th.
Here’s what we’ve read.
All Together Now is a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of the ambitious Cirque du Soleil tribute to the Beatles, Love. Shot in hi-def video, the film is visually dazzling but uneven in its coverage of the folks who launched this acclaimed Las Vegas spectacle.
Director Adrian Wills, who shoots many of the Cirque’s productions, begins filming the troupe in frozen Montreal a full year before its opening. Too briefly we witness Cirque director Dominic Champagne shape his huge, multinational ensemble through several numbers before moving to Vegas.
Funny. You’d think it would be the other way around. I would love to be a fly on the wall hearing these two rock superstars trade advice on the life of a touring sueprstar. I wonder how much their priorities, as far as touring, have changed that now both member’s of rock’s true royalty have hit senior citizen status.
Instead of advice on how to request bowls full of brown M & M’s, choice drugs, which groupie birds are the ones to bag, I imagine them swapping tips on which Maalox and Denture cream is the best. We jest of course, but little news stories like this simply reinforce what looks to be inevitable.
Paul will be touring anytime soon. It’s just a matter of when at this point.
Here’s what we’ve read.
Sir Paul McCartney has asked former chart rival Sir Mick Jagger for advice.
The Beatles legend - who is set to embark on a world tour later this year - has reportedly approached the Rolling Stones frontman for tips on surviving life on the road, now he is in his sixties.
Well folks, I’ll believe this news when I see it. I know that Paul and Ringo have performed on the same stage together in the past. But this time would really be special. A true homecoming for two town heroes. It’s hard to believe an internet rumor like this, but we did proclaim 2008 as the Year of The Beatle.
Maybe this performance will be the grand announcement that they would be releasing the remastered back catalog, and that the Fab Four would be available for download. That would be quite the command performance from The Two-tles. Heck, the could debut the “new” Beatle track “Now and Then.” That would be something. Could you imagine that performance?
We’ll belive the rumor of this performance when we see it.
Here’s what we’ve read.
Beatles fans have been sent into a frenzy over rumours Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to reunite on stage in an historic performance. To celebrate the city being named 2008’s Capital of Culture, the Fab Four’s hometown of Liverpool, England is hosting the Sound City music festival, where McCartney is set to take to the stage.
We’ve heard grumblings throughout the years that John Lennon had tried to get the Fab Four back together. We’ve heard that Paul had tried to do the same, but for whatever reason(s) it was never to be. Logistics didn’t happen. Phone calls weren’t answered. Other studio times were booked. And even their moods changed about the idea of reuniting as The Beatles.
This is the first first-hand account that I can think of hearing though, that details the plans, and attempts at trying to get the Fab Four back together. It certainly is interesting to hear. As I read May’s account of the attempts to get back together, my heart flutters a bit with anticipation. You know, excitement that secretly the four of them really did get together. I know it is not to be true as history has shown us, but it’s great to let your mind wander and create this alternate history where the Fab Four live on for another day together. This is such a great interview with May Pang, lots of these stories have gone totally unheard before.
By the way, if you haven’t bought May Pang’s new book of Lennon photos, Instamatic Karma, I highly recommed getting it. The photos are so beautiful, and paint such an intimate portrait of John. They are unlike anything I have ever seen.
Here’s what we’ve read.
May Pang’s disclosure rewrites history of the most influential pop music group.
Former John Lennon paramour May Pang revealed that Lennon—the man who instigated The Beatles’ break-up—actively planned to reunite them in 1974, but that “logistics” got in the way, The Rip Post has learned.
This is the first report ever that Lennon not only wanted to make new Beatles music, but planned to do it.
Pang’s revelation came during a lengthy interview with Casey Piotrowski, host of the nationally syndicated weekly radio program, “The Beatles Show,” in which she said that the ex-Beatle wanted to record one new song with the group as a prelude to a possible formal reunion. “If one (song) comes around and it works, maybe we’ll do another,” Lennon said, according to Pang. “It was to be behind the scenes. A quick one-off, and let’s see from there.”
Piotrowski’s full interview with Pang airs May 3 on WPMD-FM, the Cerritos College station, and later in 23 other markets across the country. (See box below for full list of stations.) In a follow-up interview with The Rip Post, Pang confirmed the reunion story, and added that Lennon considered upstate New York, possibly Syracuse, as site for the new Beatles session. There was no talk of song titles, and the plan never got past the talking stage, but Pang said it was clear that this was something Lennon “absolutely” intended to do.
I was a bit dumbfounded when I heard the announcement that this DVD was being made. I was hoping for a DVD of the show itself, but this documentary is better than no Beatle video at all. Hopefully, this is just a stopgap for better things to come this year.
After seeing this trailer, my whole opinion changed. This little film looks like a wonderful little gift to the fans, until bigger things come, hopefully, this year. I was beaming as I watched this trailer.
This article is a bit misleading. It makes it sound as if Apple is floundering with the sad death of Neil Aspinall. Neail has not been the head of Apple for some time. He retired last year. Maybe he stayed on as an advisor, but somehow we don’t think that’s the case.
Apple has been in a state of disarray for some time. Many bootlegged products have been available for decades. This article is simply reinforcing that fact. These fan curated artifacts are often times packaged and presented better than most official Beatle products. It’s as if the fans are themselves creating those releases that we all hope for.
Apple is really missing the boat here by not giving the fans what they want. Would we like it all? Absolutely, but something of some substance would be a nice start. Let it Be on DVD would be nice. Personally, after hearing all of the Purple Chick expanded albums, I would love to see a set like that in an officially released format. It is nothing short of outstanding. If the fans can generate something that impressive, imagine what could be done with the real thing. For crying out loud, the Purple Chick collective got a mention in Rolling Stone’s best of 2008 magazine. It’s no secret that the bootleggers are doing some impressive archival work. It’s just a shame that The Beatle machine cannot produce anything yet officially that comes close since the Anthology sets. Maybe the remastered catalog will make all collectors happy, and surprised at the same time.
For now we have to hold onto our dear bootleg albums, and wish.
Here’s what we’ve read.
The Beatles’ company Apple Corps is reportedly suffering following the loss of the band’s business manager Neil Aspinall who died of cancer last month.
Aspinall, who died at the age of 66, was at the helm of the group’s business empire from 1968 until his retirement last year.
And now industry insiders claim that Apple Corps has failed to crack down on a string of illegal sales of the Fab Four’s work, amid rumours the company is failing to cope without Aspinall’s expertise.
Being a Beatle fan can be a bit of a catch-22. We love the music, we love the boys, we love the hysteria, but somehow some of us complain a bit that they are/were so heavily marketed. Well folks, the marketing machine is firing up yet again.
In the past, we have seen Beatles images plastered on neck ties, lunchboxes, and T-shirts. It looks like there is more to come from our beloved Fab Four. Whether you love the memorabilia or not, it’s on the way. Personally, part of the mystique and hysteria of being a Beatles fan is the steady diet of memorabilia that I can get my hands on. Maybe they are gearing up for some kind of huge announcement that will usher in a new era of Beatledom. ::::Cough cough::::: remastered back catalog :::::cough cough:::::::. Time will tell.
For now, put me down for a set of John Lennon bed sheets please.
Here’s a question for you then, What’s your favorite Beatle-related memorabilia item? It doesn’t have to be an old item. What are your thoughts on Beatle marketed stuff. Let us know in the comments below.
Here’s what we’ve read.
Deals for branded sleepwear and bedding secured by Caroline Mickler Ltd.
The licensing programme surrounding The Beatles is continuing to grow, with Caroline Mickler Limited - on behalf of Apple Corps - signing up two new licensees.
