Tag archive for ‘Paul McCartney’

News Roundup: Rage Against The Machine Save Christmas, Elliott Smith Gets Remastered, Flaming Lips Embrace Their Dark Side

News Roundup: Rage Against The Machine Save Christmas, Elliott Smith Gets Remastered, Flaming Lips Embrace Their Dark Side

ASCAP Tallies The Top 25 Christmas Songs

ASCAP Tallies The Top 25 Christmas Songs

News Roundup: Bruce Springsteen, Paul and Ringo, Dead Weather, Death Cab For Cutie

News Roundup: Bruce Springsteen, Paul and Ringo, Dead Weather, Death Cab For Cutie

The usual suspects.

News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Tom Waits, The Faces, George Strait

News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Tom Waits, The Faces, George Strait

News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Flaming Lips, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem

News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Flaming Lips, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem

News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Daniel Johnston, Phish and Levon Helm

News Roundup: Paul McCartney, Daniel Johnston, Phish and Levon Helm

The Top 20 Beatles Songs, #12: “Yesterday”

The Top 20 Beatles Songs, #12: “Yesterday”

Jack White Names His Favorite Beatle

Jack White Names His Favorite Beatle

The Walrus is…

Gordon Waller of ’60s Hit Duo Peter and Gordon Dies

Gordon Waller of ’60s Hit Duo Peter and Gordon Dies

Paul McCartney Brings Beatles-Heavy Show To Citi Field

Paul McCartney Brings Beatles-Heavy Show To Citi Field

If you grew up in the hysteria and bedlam that was Beatlemania, you no doubt remember their concert at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1965. First stadium concert ever. Over 55,000 in attendance. $304, 000 in revenue. Those were all record-breaking stats, yet the actual show could be barely be heard because, well, no one knew how to prepare for projecting sound for 55,000 people in a stadium; the boys played through the PA system and even they could not hear themselves.