Paul McCartney Archives - Page 14 of 17

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke admits he often ponders on splitting Radiohead.

Sir Paul McCartney sometimes has to remind himself to concentrate on stage as he drifts off.

The Beatles ‘Let It Be … Naked’ album has been released through iTunes with music videos for ‘Get Back’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ included as bonus content.

Phil Ramone, the producer to the superstars like Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Paul Simon and Billy Joel, died in a Manhattan hospital while being treated for an Aortic Aneurysm.

Phil Ramone, the producer of some of the greatest albums of the 20th Century, has died in New York after being admitted to a Manhattan hospital for surgery.

Renowned session musician, guitarist Hugh McCracken has lost his battle with Leukemia.

The Rolling Stones will announce their 50th anniversary world tour on April 3.

Sir Paul McCartney joined his son James on stage in London this week.

Sir Paul McCartney “couldn’t be bothered” to change anything in his life if he had a time machine.

Paul McCartney is going back on the road. McCartney is expected to mount an extensive tour for 2013 and, on Wednesday, he christened it with a name and the first two dates.

Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon have been very active in trying to persuade New York governor Andrew Cuomo to not allow fracking in the state of New York.

Ringo Starr is to get his own exhibition. On 12 June, the Grammy Museum will open its doors to “Ringo: Peace And Love”, “the first major exhibition to explore the life of Ringo Starr”.

Either Bruce Springsteen wants to give the City of London a second chance or he’s promised to stay on time, but the singer and his E-Street Band have signed to appear for the second year in a row at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival.

To coin the lyrics of a Smiths song, Morrissey’s “Big Mouth Strikes Again”. This time the outspoken vegetarian says Sir Paul McCartney should return his knighthood.

George Harrison, ‘The Quiet Beatle’, would have turned 70 today, the 25th February (although it is said he was actually born 10 minutes to midnight on the 24th, something he discovered much later).

While his time in the spotlight was short, Tony Sheridan left a huge impression on those people with which he worked and who admired him.

It’s that time of year when all the big festival lineups are announced and today’s includes the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival to be held from June 13 to 16 in Manchester, TN.

Paul McCartney once tried to do it but was turned down. Not so for Morrissey who has successfully gotten the Staples Center in Los Angeles to ban all meat for his March 1.

Dave Grohl is impressed by how Sir Paul McCartney is ‘willing to go off’ during jam sessions.

Billboard has published their take on the top 50 love songs of the last 55 years, but with a twist.

Paul spoke with 6Music yesterday on his Grammy win and the recording of his new album at Air Studio.

Sir Paul McCartney reportedly left streetcar riders in New Orleans amazed on a recent ride.

Word has come down that Henry McCullough, former guitarist for Wings and Joe Cocker’s Grease Band, suffered major brain damage from a heart attack he had last November.

Dave Grohl has signed a publishing deal for the companion album to his forthcoming documentary Sound City.

Nobody is quite sure what this short, animated video is for, but what we do know is that it contains a stripped down version of the song Heart of the Country from the album Ram by Paul and Linda McCartney.

Adele has picked up her first Golden Globe Award for her theme song to the James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’.

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, best known for his score to ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ has died at age 76.

Columbia Records has released a highlights album from last week’s 121212 concert for relief of victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana divided music fans last week with their performance of the new song Cut Me Some Slack at the Hurricane Sandy benefit gig in New York. Well now the argument can continue with the studio version.

As we come to the end of 2012, it’s time to look back at the biggest records and artists of the year and the authority on all such things is Billboard.