On the flip side Nov 21, 2009
"There's a [theory] I have, which is: dark is easy it's harder to make a tune that's pop but equally soulful so people don't feel embarrassed about feeling happy.'' Not unlike the similarly cheerful Avalanches, McGregor has a knack for combining multiple U-turns and samples in one tune. ''My dad used to really be into Wings," offers McGregor by way of explanation. "My dad passed away in the last six weeks, so I've been going through all his [records] and listening to all these songs. Some of the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Library of Congress to honor Paul McCartney Nov 19, 2009
The Gershwin Prize will honor McCartney for a lifetime of work that spans from his time with the Beatles to Wings to his solo work today. Born in Liverpool, England, in 1942, McCartney wrote his first song at 14. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Paul McCartney Awarded Third Gershwin Prize Nov 17, 2009
Paul has continued to push boundaries over the last 30 years, first as a solo artist, then with Wings (with albums that included Band On The Run and Wings at The Speed Of Sound ) and following that as a solo artist again, with recent highlights including 2007 s Memory Almost Full. Most recently he received critical acclaim as The Fireman (a collaborative project between Paul and revered producer Youth) with their 2008 Electric Arguments album. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Paul McCartney, 'Good Evening New York City' Nov 16, 2009
His voice is robust, his charm on full blast, and the epic set of Beatles, Wings, and solo material is deepening with meaning and sentiment. However, the DVD portion of this three-disc set best captures the giddy buzz of multigenerational, multicultural excitement that spread throughout the stadium in Queens. (Boston Globe)
McCARTNEY: The Beatles weren't that good... Nov 7, 2009
Having played packed stadiums in The Beatles, WINGS and as a solo artist since the 60s, Macca says nothing beats the adrenaline rush of playing in a little pub.. So much so, he's often tempted to bash out a few songs down the local boozer when he's on a break. (The Drudge Report)
Sir Paul hits 3,000 in Russia Nov 1, 2009
He is also reported to have played 140 concerts with his band Wings and 285 as a solo artist. The singer celebrated his 62nd birthday on Friday, and President Vladimir Putin telephoned him to offer congratulations. (Yahoo News -- The Beatles)
* Stellar Stella Oct 7, 2009
After years on the road with Wings, Paul and Linda McCartney moved their family X Heather, Lindas daughter from her first marriage, along with Stella and her siblings Mary and James X to an organic farm in Sussex, southern England, where they raised sheep, rode horses, grew vegetables, went to the local state schools. I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet earth together. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
It did not flip upside down, and the wings did not break off. Reportedly, those who were badly hurt had been standing or walking in the aisles at the time of the encounter. (Salon)
Arlington retailers say game on Sep 12, 2009
Others, such as Buffalo Wild Wings, will need to figure out how to staff appropriately for the rush of customers they have seen for pre-season games, and anticipate returning for regular season home games. What has scared people away is the over-dramatization of the traffic concerns, said Yelverton, adding he has driven around the stadium during the major events thus far and believes that traffic is manageable. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
11 Things: Couples in bands Aug 14, 2009
Plastic Ono Band and Wings. After John Lennon and Paul McCartney could no longer stand each other, they both formed groups with their respective spouses and began filling the world with silly love songs. (San Francisco Chronicle)
COLUMN: Paul gets back Aug 14, 2009
That information gives whole new meaning to the lyrics ( Blackbird singing the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly. . (Easton Journal, MA)
Manson's Music Aspirations? Aug 7, 2009
"He could sing about the flies buzzing around his head or the shirt he had on, you know. When Manson failed at music he turned to interpreting lyrics with deadly consequences. Charlie really thought the Beatles were prophesying to him personally, said Jakobson. He would listen to every word and then interpret or put his spin on it. In August, 1969 actress Sharon Tate and four others were brutally murdered by the Manson family at Tate s home in Benedict Canyon grisly murders that shocked the... (Fox News)
McCartney brings the whole package Aug 6, 2009
Given his deep catalog, there was a lot of ground to cover, and McCartney balanced it beautifully in a 2 1/2-hour show with more than 30 songs that spanned his work as a solo artist and with the Beatles and Wings, right up to his latest project, the Fireman. The Beatles legacy was alive and well in the set list ( Let It Be, The Long and Winding Road, Get Back ), but McCartney made a point of giving his late band members their due. (Boston Globe)
McCartney still plays as if he was just 17 Aug 2, 2009
With his tension-free shoulders and off-handed nail-filing you d never guess that in a few hours the legendary Beatle and former frontman for Wings would be performing for 42,000 people just outside these walls ... This approach would explain McCartney s set list, carefully curated to please the fans as much as himself, sprinkled with his biggest Beatles, Wings, and solo hits. (Boston Globe)
McCartney Plays First Citi Field Concert Jul 21, 2009
McCartney played more than 30 songs, covering the Beatles, Wings and his solo catalog. When he introduced "I'm Down," he said it was also played at the Shea Stadium concert. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
McCartney returns, 'drinks it all in' at Citi Field opening Jul 19, 2009
Earning wings: In 1965, opening acts were , and the Headhunters, and Sounds Incorporated ... But he fondly summoned the past in other ways, offering tender tributes to deceased wife and Wings bandmate Linda (My Love), (a ukulele-led ) and (Here Today) ... But he worked in plenty of less obvious solo tunes and Wings hits, highlighted by Live and Let Die, which was accompanied by a startling pyrotechnic display of firepots, sparklers and mini-fireworks. (USA Today -- Life)
Paul Plays 'let It Be' Like '65 Jul 18, 2009
McCartney and his devoted audience -- 55,000 strong -- found mutual youth in the 30-plus song set that roamed freely from his most recent work like "Sing The Changes," from last year's "Fireman" CD to his most popular Wings and Beatles masterpieces. McCartney, who's always most comfortable in concert as part of the band, stayed in constant motion during this rain-soaked show while thumping on his vintage Hofner bass, strumming guitar or pounding the piano. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Maxwell is back! So you can stop bugging him Jul 17, 2009
Pretty Wings was written not lyrically but musically in 2002 ... AP: I know the first single Pretty Wings is about your last relationship, but have you been able to be date now that the CD is out and youre on tour. (MSNBC -- Music)
Click to read:McCartney Rocks the "Late Show" Jul 16, 2009
McCartney has been hailed for his work with his band, Wings, as well as for his solo projects. He recently released "Electric Arguments," his third album release under the name "The Fireman.". (CBS News)
Love, loss, what I ate Jun 30, 2009
Just know this: Despite everybody saying that when the country gets a cold, Detroit goes straight to bed with the flu, that it's got the highest unemployment rate, the most messed-up housing market, that the last one out should be sure to turn off the lights, I still believe in the Red Wings, the auto workers, and Smokey Robinson. I had Buddy's on my first date, I had it at my sweet 16, I had it the night before I moved to New York City, I have it every time I come home, and I can assure you... (CNN)
These three bands aren’t f-f-f-foolin’ around Jun 26, 2009
Trust me, I go to [Paul] McCartney gigs and I know that there are people there who never even bought Wings albums, you know what I mean. It s like Band on the What. (Boston Globe)
Coaches Corner . . . A battle with cancer Jun 24, 2009
I distinctly recall sitting in the waiting room, pretending to read an outdated copy of Us Magazine (Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings. hoping that Laura would hasten her pace, and avoid making any uncouth and fairly crude comments upon her return concerning her male physician seeing her in a state of undress. (Weymouth News, MA)
McCartney to give Mets' home its first show Jun 4, 2009
McCartney will sing songs recorded during his days with the Beatles and Wings ... The Citi Field show will include McCartney songs recorded during his days with the Beatles and Wings, as well as his solo career, the announcement said. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Paul McCartney to inaugurate new Citi Field Jun 3, 2009
He's planning a broad blend of Beatles, Wings and solo material, so a nugget from the brief '65 set list could pop up. "There are a couple I'm flirting with, but I don't decide this far out," he says. (USA Today)
MORE: Ex-Beatle likes to stay busy Jun 3, 2009
" His set list indulges fans with Beatles classic Let It Be, Wings hit Band on the Run and solo standout Flaming Pie, but it also has selections from his Electric Arguments album last year with electronica producer Youth under the pseudonym The Fireman. "If I buy a ticket to a show, I know what I want to hear the band play," he says. "So I start with that: What would I want to hear me play if I was in the audience. Then we start rehearsing stuff I'd like to play or that we haven't done for a... (USA Today -- Life)
Pixar scores big again Jun 2, 2009
In character as flamboyant fashion reporter "Bruno," Baron Cohen flew in above the award show audience on a wire -- and in a pair of feathery white wings and his rear end mostly exposed. But the comedian crashed into an overhead obstacle, and he was lowered into the audience -- right into Eminem's lap, his bare hindquarters in the rapper's face. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Sir Paul hits 3,000 in Russia May 22, 2009
He is also reported to have played 140 concerts with his band Wings and 285 as a solo artist. The singer celebrated his 62nd birthday on Friday, and President Vladimir Putin telephoned him to offer congratulations. (Yahoo News -- The Beatles)
Coachella music fest flies high Apr 20, 2009
The 66-year-old former Beatle played 45 minutes past the curfew, starting slowly with the Wings hit Jet and ending with a whirlwind of Beatles standards, culminating with Get Back and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, which segued into The End. Highlights of the multi-encore set were his most heartfelt songs. (USA Today -- Life)
Energized Paul McCartney opens Coachella Apr 19, 2009
But he clearly enjoyed himself, plowing through songs from his Fireman album, Band on the Run from the Wings, and Fab Four favorites like Back in the USSR, Paperback Writer and, for the finale, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. (MSNBC -- News)
McCartney, Starr reunite for Lynch Foundation benefit Apr 6, 2009
More Beatles and Wings favorites followed, among them Blackbird, which McCartney noted had been informed by the civil rights struggles of the '60s and which he wanted to sing "in light of the fact that we've moved forward and now have President Obama.". The headliner also performed tunes inspired by Lennon and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, with whom the Beatles, Donovan and Horn studied TM in India more than four decades ago. (USA Today -- Life)
A songwriter's holy trinity Mar 25, 2009
Wings over America (1976) by Paul McCartney & Wings: A live album, with each of six sides thematically arranged. Decade (1977) by Neil Young: A worthy career retrospective at the time, this triple package is soon to dwarfed by Young's impending archives box set. (Globe and Mail)
McCartney's yin and yang Mar 10, 2009
For next winter, he conjured up a fantasy world of mythical creatures, from flying dolphins to butterflies with leopardskin wings, and threw some characters from Walt Disney's 'Lion King' and 'Jungle Book' into the mix. Stand-out pieces included exquisitely embroidered white peacocks emblazoned on both sides of a shift dress and a midnight blue tunic. (iAfrica.com)
Animal-inspired collections roam Paris catwalks... Mar 10, 2009
A headpiece concocted from metal and red bulbs mechanically flapped its wings of silk. The collection garnered among the most enthusiastic response of any Paris show since the start of ready-to-wear week last Wednesday. (The Drudge Report)
Story: No Age tightens sound Mar 9, 2009
"So you would get something that comes out the other end that doesn't sound anything like that but for us, it's inspiration. Most things that inspire us probably don't get heard on the other end. But I love pop bands like Squeeze and solo Paul McCartney and Wings. I'll listen to a lot of that. But when it comes out the other end, it sounds nothing like them." ... And where they ran, in the end, takes it closer to '70s punk than to '70s Wings. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Winners and Losers: Rock Star Brothers Feb 15, 2009
LOSER: MIKE McCARTNEY Paul's younger brother did not want to capitalize on his famous surname while performing in the early '60s, so he invented the stage name "Mike McGear." After some moderate U.K. hits (including one with Wings as his backing band ditch the family name but use the brother's band. Mike turned full time to photography. (Fox News)
Doomed plane's crew saw ice buildup Feb 14, 2009
But ice on the wings can interfere catastrophically with an aircraft's handling and has been blamed for a number of major air disasters over the years. Continental Connection Flight 3407, bound from Newark, N.J., went down in light snow and mist - ideal conditions for ice to form - about six miles short of the Buffalo airport, plunging nose-first through the roof of a house in the suburb of Clarence. (Insight on the News)
WATCHWORDS: BeatleJuice comes to town to aid Grad Night Feb 13, 2009
They cover dozens of Beatles tunes and have also added, Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings to the show. The many talented members of the band are always working to fine tune their talents in tribute to the one and only Beatles. (Amesbury News, MA)
Grammy Winners: Lil Wayne And Coldplay Have A Big Night Feb 9, 2009
" Waiting in the wings following his performance, Wayne, his jeans sagging, ran up on the stage to accept the Best Rap Album Grammy and kicked his heels together as he was joined by his daughter, members of his family and crew. "Thank God, thank New Orleans, thank these people you see right here, and thank you. " the clearly excited MC said, collecting his fourth Grammy of the night. Carrie Underwood brought some serious attitude to "Last Name," wailing like an R as her band kicked in a couple... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ex-Beatles singer facing biggest divorce case in history Feb 8, 2009
While Mills will not get any of the money he earned during his time with The Beatles and Wings, she is eligible for a percentage of his most recent earnings, including the 48. 5 million pounds he made last year from record sales and a tour of the United States. (Xinhuanet, China -- Entertainment)
