McCartney played SNL over the weekend and managed to perform 5 songs and appear in a number of skits.  Nobody does it as well or as respectfully as Paul.  The man is a true legend and we’re lucky to still have him around and in such good shape.   Watch him perform what might be the greatest song in the history of popular music (granted most of it was written by Lennon), “A Day In The Life” with a nice segway into “Give Peace A Chance”.  Enjoy and be sure to sniff out the rest of the performances at NBC.com: continue reading...

I’m not sure why this has always been such a huge deal to people. It’s not like it was impossible to find digital music by the Beatles online, and it’s not like it was extremely difficult to rip the files from the CD’s that you or your parents probably already owned.  I guess it was the whole principle of the the situation… the greatest band of all time being the only holdouts to the digital age or some other bullshit excuse.  In any case, now you can spend either $12.99 per album or $1.29 for a single song.  Or if you’re really crazy you can spend $150 for the entire anthology.   continue reading...

The Foo Fighters originally covered this classic McCartney tune for a 2007 compilation album of covers for the BBC’s Radio 1, but Dave Grohl recently performed the song for President Obama and Sir Paul himself.   The performance takes place at the White House for the 2010 Library of Congress Gerswhin Prize for Popular Song ceremony. This is one of the more bizarre audiences you’ll ever see, but it’s a pretty great performance by one of the most versatile musicians in popular music.  Enjoy: continue reading...

Ok, so I guess this is kind of the “ultimate” Live Flashback, but I’ll be going to see Paul McCartney in 2 days and I’m feeling quite excited.  The Beatles rooftop performance of 1969 was an idea proposed as a way to end the Let It Be film they were working on and on a chilly Thursday at lunchtime the band went up unannounced to the roof of their downtown London studio and played 5 songs before being shutdown by the police.   It’s considered the last public performance by the band.  It’s also an incredible glimpse into a band that was at the end of its time together, but still an undeniable force of creativity and talent.   While I would have hated to see The Beatles tour together into their 80’s like the Rolling Stones, it would have been amazing to have more visual documentation of their abilities as performers together.  That being said, I cannot wait to see Paul in a few nights!  Enjoy the best band of all time performing “Get Back” and “Don’t Let Me Down”: continue reading...

GOLDDIGGER!!!  Here’s what Sir Paul told Q Magazine: continue reading...

Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, will be immortalized November 17 when Hear Music/Concord Music Group releases Good Evening New York City.  This momentous musical experience will be available in two formats: a 3-disc (2 CD + 1 DVD) standard edition and a 4-disc (2 CD + 2 DVD) deluxe version featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney’s traffic-stopping, headline-making July 15 performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee (including bonus numbers not aired on the Late Show with David Letterman broadcast). The set will also be made available in high quality vinyl. In any configuration, the 30+ songs and nearly 3 hours of music comprising Good Evening New York City are a must-have for attendees wishing to relive the July 17, 18 & 21 shows, those who couldn’t get tickets and/or anyone interested in an audiovisual document of a living legend. Good Evening New York City marks McCartney’s 2nd release for Hear Music. The first was 2007’s highly acclaimed Memory Almost Full.  The standard version of Good Evening New York City will be available at participating Starbucks company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada and wherever music is sold. continue reading...

Before digging into the info on The Beatles digital remasters be sure to check out WatchMojo’s new video, 7 Things You Didn’t Know about The Beatles: Rock Band   continue reading...

All these aging classic rockers seem to be getting scammed by gold diggers?  Phil Collins has to pay his 3rd wife a reported 46.68 million dollars, just beating McCartney’s ex-wife who recently was awarded 45.37 million.  It’s also estimated that he’s lost over a third or his net worth to his ex-wives… although he may deserve some of the financial punishment after allegedly ending things with his second wife via Fax… Not cool Phil.

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This is hilarious:

Robbie Williams is going on strike in protest at the private equity firm that has taken over his record company, as other stars down tools in an artists’ revolt. continue reading...

Here’s a great list of the 28 Most Recognizable Guitars of All Time compiled by Blender.com and complete with a YouTube video showcasing each instrument in action. My favorites gotta be Jimmy Page’s double neck,  but what the hell is Angus Young doing so high??

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