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Paul McCartney`s son James fields record offers (monsters and critics) By Philippa Bourke Mar 1, 2010, James McCartney, son of ex-Beatle Sir Paul, is playing to acclaim in the UK and has reportedly been swamped with recording offers. The 32-year-old, whose mother is the late Linda, has just wound up recording for his debut album, which was produced by his collaborator David Kahn. A source said: 'James is really happy with the album and is enjoying playing live. All he's got to worry about is who he's going to sign with.' The paper claims James is fielding offers from Universal, EMI, Warner and Sony as well as smaller, independent labels. All are clamouring to sign the rocker, whose diverse influences are cited as those of Nirvana and Fleetwood Mac. The Liverpool Daily Post last week reports McCartney appeared as a 'younger, blonder version of his old man with a blue guitar slung around his neck'. James dedicated a song, titled My Friend, to George Harrison and paid homage to his father with a performance of I Love You, Dad.
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March 1st ? On This Day In Beatles History Monday, March 1st, 2010 1957 ? John Lennon persuades his Aunt Mimi to buy him a guitar that costs 17 pounds, sometime early in March of this year. John forms a skiffle group with friend Pete Shotton. The name The Blackjacks lasts only about a week. It is then changed to The Quarry Men, after their school named Quarry Bank High School for Boys. The first line-up of the Quarry Men includes John Lennon (guitar), Pete Shotton (washboard), Colin Hanton (drums), Eric Griffiths (guitar), Rod Davis (banjo), and Bill Smith (tea-chest bass). There is considerable dispute about how John Lennon acquired his first guitar. Mark Lewisohn and Bill Harry both claim that John?s Aunt Mimi bought it for him, but Lewisohn claims this happened in March 1957 while Harry says it took place when John was 17, which means it had to have occurred after October 9, 1957. Since the Quarry Men first played in public in June 1957, one would naturally assume that John acquired the guitar prior to his 17th birthday. 1961 ? The Beatles perform at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool. 1962 ? The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they give a performance at the Storyville Jazz Club on Temple Street in Liverpool. 1963 ? The Beatles, on the Helen Shapiro tour, perform at the Odeon Cinema, Southport, Lancashire. 1964 ? The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI?s Abbey Road Studios, London. They record three songs in three hours. ?I?m Happy Just to Dance With You,? a song John Lennon had written for George Harrison to sing, is completed in four takes. ?Long Tall Sally? is recorded in a single, terrific take, and ?I Call Your Name? is completed in seven takes. Note: ?Long Tall Sally? and ?I Call Your Name? is released in the U.K. on the ?Long Tall Sally? EP (Parlophone 8913) and in the U.S. on the album ?The Beatles? Second Album? (Capitol 2080). ?I?m Happy Just to Dance With You? is included on the ?A Hard Day?s Night? album in both countries, although the U.K. and U.S. albums will be quite different. ?I?m Happy Just to Dance With You? will also be released on the U.S. album ?Something New? (Capitol 210. 1966 ? The Beatles? Shea Stadium concert, filmed on August 15, 1965, is broadcast in the U.K. by the BBC. 1967 ? The Beatles in the recording studio, Studio Two, EMI?s Abbey Road Studios, London. A new piano track is taped for the already-mastered ?A Day in the Life,? but this new overdub is later discarded. Recording then begins for ?Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.? Seven takes are recorded. 1970 ? The Beatles? promotional film of ?Two of Us? and ?Let It Be? is shown on U.S. television, on ?The Ed Sullivan Show.? Paul McCartney announces, in early March, that he intends to release his first solo album in April, which conflicts with the scheduled release of Ringo?s ?Sentimental Journey? and The Beatles? ?Let It Be.? John and Yoko undergo three weeks of intensive ?primal scream? therapy in London with Arthur Janov, creator of the method in early March. 1972 ? John and Yoko begin recording songs for ?Some Time in New York City.? 1975 ? John Lennon (with Paul Simon) is a guest presenter at the Grammy Awards. Paul McCartney receives two Grammys for ?Band on the Run.?
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Erykah Badu zoekt Paul McCartney via Twitter 28 februari 2010 AMSTERDAM - Zangeres Erykah Badu heeft via Twitter contact gezocht met Paul McCartney. De soulzangeres had toestemming nodig om een nummer op haar album te kunnen krijgen. In het nummer zit een sample van een lied van Wings, waar McCartney de rechten van heeft. Via een omweg kreeg Badu uiteindelijk haar zin. Badu moest dezelfde dag nog toestemming hebben, anders zou het nummer niet op het album verschijnen. De zangeres deed eerst een poging om McCartney via Lenny Kravitz te bereiken. Ze was echter zijn gegevens kwijt, en dus twitterde ze maar met de dochter van Lenny, Zoë Kravitz. "Ik hoorde dat Lenny zijn dochter Stella kent. Misschien kan ik met haar in contact komen." Waarop Badu haar oproep kracht bij zette. "Ik heb minder dan 24 uur of het lied haalt het album niet. Help. Het gebeurt echt!!" Ook zocht ze contact met de manager van Madonna. "Ik begrijp dat jij bevriend bent met Stella McCartney. Kun je me helpen met haar in contact te komen?" twitterde een wanhopige Badu. Daarna probeerde ze het ook direct bij de dochter van Paul McCartney. Uiteindelijk kreeg de zangeres Lenny Kravitz aan de telefoon en de ochtend erna twitterde ze opgelucht "Paul McCartney heeft de sample goedgekeurd. Klaar!" Het album New Amerykah Part Two (Returt Of The Ankh) verschijnt 30 maart in de winkels.
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EMI brings back 45 RPM vinyl discs with limited 'John Lennon Singles Bag' for Record Store Day March 3, The John Lennon Singles Bag sleeve. EMI/Capitol RecordsEMI announced today it will release a limited edition "John Lennon Singles Bag," a three disc set of 45 RPM vinyl singles by Lennon on April 17 in support of Record Store Day. The set will contain three vinyl 45 RPM records with artwork. The three records are: - Single 1: John Lennon ?Mother? / Yoko Ono ?Why? - Single 2: John Lennon ?Imagine? / John Lennon ?It?s So Hard? - Single 3: John Lennon ?Watching the Wheels? / Yoko Ono ?Yes, I?m Your Angel.? (Note: You can see the covers of the disc picture sleeves in the slideshow at the bottom of the page.) In addition to the singles, the set, which will be housed in individually numbered Kraftpak envelopes with a string and button closure, will also contain a custom plastic adaptor hub, a 24? x 36? poster and three postcards. A limited edition two-disc gatefold edition of the Sex Pistols' album "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" will also be released the same day. Both the Lennon and Sex Pistols sets will be sold exclusively by participating independent music retailers across the country.
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James McCartney: I was in the womb when dad sang Mull of Kintyre.. now I want musical career of my own Mar 11 2010 Exclusive by John Dingwall JAMES MCCARTNEY is looking forward to getting back to where he once belonged as he heads to Scotland as part of a UK tour. The 32-year-old son of Paul McCartney spent a chunk of his childhood on the Mull Of Kintyre, where his parents recorded many of their hit songs with the group Wings, including the 1977 mega-hit Mull Of Kintyre. for full article click here
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AVRO presenteert Beatlesweek vrijdag 26 maart 2010 HILVERSUM - De AVRO presenteert in april een Beatlesweek. Op 10 april is het precies veertig jaar geleden dat de Beatles uit elkaar gingen. Dat heeft de omroep vrijdag bekendgemaakt. Op 10 april is in het Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid in Hilversum de jaarlijkse Beatlesconventie. Er zijn optredens en interviews met onder andere Herman Stok. Van 12 tot en met 17 april besteden AVRO-radio en/of tv elke dag aandacht aan de Fab Four. Zo wordt die week de documentaire The First US Visit uitgezonden, de documentaire die de filmmakers Albert en David Maysles in 1964 maakten. Er zijn opnames van het allereerste optreden van de groep in de Ed Sullivan Show en een legendarisch concert dat de groep in Washington DC gaf. Verder wordt die week de film Help uit 1965 uitgezonden evenals de documentaire The Beatles in the Studio. Op 24 april speelt het Metropole Orkest integraal de twee legendarische albums Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band en Magical Mystery Tour. Hieraan verlenen Waylon, John Allen, Henk Hofstede, Manuela Kemp, Frederique Spigt en The Madd ook een bijdrage. Het concert wordt in mei uitgezonden in het AVRO-radioprogramma Het Steenen Tijdperk.
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John Lennon geëerd met festival 25 mrt 2010In oktober wordt een twee maanden durend festival georganiseerd ter ere van John Lennon. Het festival dat in Liverpool wordt gehouden zal op 9 oktober, de geboortedag van Lennon, van start gaan. Op 9 december eindigt het festival; een dag nadat hij dertig jaar geleden werd neergeschoten. Met het festival wordt zowel de muziek, de persoon en de invloed van Lennon op Liverpool gevierd. Verder zal er tijdens het festival een poëziewedstrijd gehouden worden en is er een groot verjaardagsfeest in The Cavern Club. Als afsluiter vindt er een groot concert plaats in de Echo Arena. Wie hier op zullen treden is nog niet bekend. De biopic Nowhere Boy over Lennon komt 1 april uit in de Nederlandse bioscopen. Deze film gaat over de jonge jaren van Lennon in Liverpool, zijn eerste ontmoeting met McCartney en de beginjaren van The Beatles.
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Saturday | Paul McCartney BEATLES ROYALTY PAUL MCCARTNEY Sir Paul heads for South Florida for the first time since 2005, for his ``Up and Coming Tour,'' which will feature a diverse set list with tunes from the Beatles, Wings and solo stuff, including tracks from his alter ego the Fireman's 2008 album Electric Arguments and the U.S. live premiere of (I Want To) Come Home, his song from the Robert De Niro movie Everybody's Fine. Hey, Paul, play Hey Jude, Let It Be, The Long and Winding Road and Band on the Run, and we'll be happy. Details: 8 p.m. at Sun Life Stadium, 2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami; LiveNation.com; $39-$249. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/02/v-print/1558083/saturday-paul-mccartney.html#ixzz0k0xLRep4
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Saturday | Paul McCartney BEATLES ROYALTY PAUL MCCARTNEY Sir Paul heads for South Florida for the first time since 2005, for his ``Up and Coming Tour,'' which will feature a diverse set list with tunes from the Beatles, Wings and solo stuff, including tracks from his alter ego the Fireman's 2008 album Electric Arguments and the U.S. live premiere of (I Want To) Come Home, his song from the Robert De Niro movie Everybody's Fine. Hey, Paul, play Hey Jude, Let It Be, The Long and Winding Road and Band on the Run, and we'll be happy. Details: 8 p.m. at Sun Life Stadium, 2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami; LiveNation.com; $39-$249. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/02/v-print/1558083/saturday-paul-mccartney.html#ixzz0k0xLRep4
Wohooooo!!! Have a great time Floridians
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http://www.metrotime.be/nlnewsbelga.html?telexid=48331788 Paul McCartney out zich als liefhebber van politieke debatten (Belga) De vroegere Beatle Paul McCartney heeft zich geout als liefhebber van parlementaire debatten. Als hij niets anders te doen heeft en "maar een half uur" tijd heeft, kijkt hij naar de discussies in het Britse parlement, zei de zanger donderdag op Absolute Radio. McCartney kreeg de smaak te pakken via een vriend. Toch klaagt McCartney over de veiligheidsmaatregelen in het parlement in Londen. "Vroeger kon je er gemakkelijk binnengelopen worden, de bobby begroeten en zeggen dat je op de bezoekerstribune wil plaatsnemen. Nu is dat de hel - het is als op een luchthaven." De laatste keer was de 67-jarige in februari bij een debat van het Lagerhuis over de hervorming van het kiesrecht. Dat was "zeer langdradig", maar het was leuk de "democratie, zoals ze leeft" te zien. (VKB)
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Japanese fans make unusual choice for song to hear live May 10, Poll: Vote on the song you'd like to see Paul McCartney perform live! Even though Paul McCartney isn't scheduled to play a concert in Japan in the near future, that hasn't stopped Japanese fans from voting in an unofficial fan poll on the song they'd like to hear live. The runaway winner -- with over 300 votes at this site (no, I don't speak Japanese. We used the Google bar to translate) -- is "Move Over Busker" from "Press to Play," followed by "Silly Love Songs," then "Venus and Mars / Rock Show / Jet," "No More Lonely Nights" and "Young Boy." The rest of the top 10: "Listen to What the Man Said" tied with "No Words," "Getting Closer" then "Wanderlust" tied with "With a Little Luck." Interesting, if eclectic group of choices with lots of obscure picks that reminds us of the poll in Kiev that added "Mrs. Vandebilt" to McCartney's live set. And a great choice that was. We'll see if this one has any impact on Paul's upcoming live shows -- or at least the next one in Japan. Moderator edit: This thread has now been locked at the request of the thread starter.