Anglophenia » Paul McCartney

Happy 50th Birthday, ‘Love Me Do’

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:23:14 +0000

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

Kevin Wicks — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:29:30 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:05:36 +0000

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

Paul Hechinger — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:48:25 +0000

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

Sean O'Neill — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:31:44 +0000

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?

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:36:19 +0000

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…

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:08:50 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:17:30 +0000

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

staff — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:57:43 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:14:25 +0000

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 ...