Tag archive for ‘Paul McCartney’
James McCartney Lists His Favorite Guitars
If Paul McCartney was getting his start today, he might sound something like James McCartney. Macca’s son, 34, makes music that reflects a contemporary indie-rock influence, as well as an appreciation for the classics. McCartney’s first full-length, The Complete EP Collection, produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney, shows off his impressive chops, as well [...]
European Musicians Win Copyright Battle
“Cliff’s Law” increases copyright protection for European musicians. The European Union has agreed to add 20 years of copyright protection for recorded musical performances, extending the rights from 50 to 70 years. “Cliff’s Law,” named for British Rock pioneer Cliff Richard, will allow European artists to continue profiting from their early recordings well into retirement. [...]
Paul Simon On Songwriting: I Know What I Know
photo by Mark Seliger Paul Simon hears voices. Or, more specifically, one voice. It’s the voice that gave him the phrase “so beautiful or so what” a few years before it became the title song of his most recent album. It’s the voice that gave him other phrases now deeply woven into the fabric of [...]
Paul McCartney At Wrigley Field
Seeing Paul McCartney, who turned 69 this June, at Wrigley Field last night, the second of two sold-out shows in Chicago, confirmed what I’d always suspected: he was the brains behind the Beatles. Sure, my favorite Beatle was always George. He had so much to give with All Things Must Pass, the result of years [...]
Keith Urban: The Most Rocking Man In Country Music?
Our critic-at-large reviews Keith Urban’s show at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 7/22/11 Keith Urban is the rock star of country music. Singing with an Aussie accent instead of a Bible Belt twang, he plays the sort of guitar-driven Southern epics that owe more to Dire Straits and John Mellencamp than contemporary [...]
Preview the All-Star Buddy Holly Tribute: The Black Keys, “Dearest”
On June 28, Fantasy/Concord will release Rave On Buddy Holly, a tribute to the late ’50s rock icon who wrote “Peggy Sue,” That’ll Be The Day,” “Every Day” and more. It turns out Weezer aren’t the only band obsessed with the bespectacled rocker. An eclectic cast of artists have banded together to toast Holly, including [...]
“Junior’s Farm,” Paul McCartney
McCartney wrote “Junior’s Farm” as an homage to Nashville’s “Curly” Putman.
Writer Of The Week: Birdsong At Morning
We’re pretty enamored with this Q&A with Alan Williams of folk music trio Birdsong At Morning. Great bands beget great answers, we guess. Read on to learn how a college professor and former New England Conservatory of Music student learned how to rock, albeit acoustically. You all have interesting day jobs. What are they, and [...]
Paul McCartney Sings “Yesterday,” The Scrambled Egg Version, On Fallon
Paul McCartney’s a hell of a songwriter, but everybody needs to start somewhere. So for the working version of his now-classic “Yesterday,” the most covered song of all time, McCartney would sing the words “scrambled eggs” as a place holder. He eventually did some rewriting, and the rest is music history. But on last night’s [...]
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