Tag Archives: Paul McCartney

Happy 50th Birthday, ‘Love Me Do’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 5th, 2012

Clearly there was something in the water on the 5th of October 1962, not one but two globeshaking British cultural institutions, the kind of worldwide brands that came to define how the nation was perceived from the outside and the ...

WATCH: Sir Paul McCartney, Motown’s Berry Gordy Playing Piano Together

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 2nd, 2012

If you have the slightest knowledge of pop music history, you know this is epic: Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney and Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. thumping a piano together, dashing off an impromptu performance of Barret ...

The London Games Opening Ceremony: Recap

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on July 27th, 2012

Note: please don’t read this unless you’re sure you don’t want to see the opening ceremony in full, we’d hate to ruin the surprises in store.

The Night the Music Died: Plug Pulled on Historic Paul McCartney/Bruce Springsteen Appearance

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on July 16th, 2012

Perhaps Paul McCartney should be used to having the plug pulled on his concerts by now. After all, the Beatles’ last public appearance, captured in the movie Let It Be, was a 1969 rooftop performance that was shut down by police who ...

Recap: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert

By Sean O'Neill | Posted on June 4th, 2012

Queen Elizabeth, second from the left, joined on stage by Sir Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

On Monday night (June 4), London’s Buckingham Palace morphed into a pop venue as some of the most famous names in music performed for the Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.

Who Is Paul McCartney?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 13th, 2012

Last night, the Grammy awards threw up not one, not two but THREE threads of total Twitter insanity, coming largely from the internal monologues of people who haven’t really been paying attention at the university of life.

It Was 48 Years Ago Today…

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 9th, 2012

Beatles anniversaries are never too far away, given the amount of very, very noteworthy things the band achieved in such a short time, but it’s always worth stopping for ten minutes or so to look once again at the footage of ...

Paul McCartney Is Back And Making Mischief

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 30th, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney has a new album out next week, in which he pays tribute to the masters of romantic songwriting from the era before his own, with a little help from such friends as Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and Diana Krall. But ...

News Roundup: Celebrities Respond to the British Riots On Twitter

By staff | Posted on August 9th, 2011

As the riots across London and elsewhere continue to dominate British news, our celebs have come out in force (well, on Twitter at any rate) to condemn the lootings.

Five Innovative British Bass Players

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 1st, 2011

So, we’ve done the gentleman singer, the inventive guitar player, the stick-twiddling drummer, but our great British band cannot be complete without the guy (or girl) who glues the whole thing together. It’s fine for the ...