It happened in Toronto
John Lennon onstage in Toronto 1969. "When is a shaky, under-rehearsed performance even better than a polished, high-octane explosion by an artist who is beyond iconic? When it's September 13, 1969, and John Lennon finds himself in the unenviable position of having to follow Little Richard at the Toronto Peace Festival. "Big-time rock & roll fan John Lennon had been [...]
But who knows where or when
Sweaty John and Paul DEVIN McKINNEY • Reach into cyberspace and you'd swear you have a magnet hand. Things just fly into your palm. Like this great shot of two of our best boys in full gorgeous sweat. It just came to me off a Spanish website and bears the legend, Lennon e McCartney em seus melhores momentos. [MG: "In [...]
Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl
Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl ED PARK • 9:57 p.m. | Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatle! Paul McCartney performs “I Saw Her Standing There” with Dave Grohl. Jon: Glad Paul is doing “I Saw Her Standing There” - I was afraid he’d be dour. Dave: He was always the “Clean Up After a Legendary Rap Performance” Beatle. Jon: Many legendary [...]
Killing Joke
MOLLIE WILSON REILLY • Did anybody else see McCartney on The Colbert Report Wednesday night? It was a pretaped interview, and it was...uncomfortable. At least, I thought so -- what do you think? The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive Why so prickly, Sir Paul? Where's that sense of humor? And why is the editing [...]
Run it up your mast
http://youtu.be/NGbRHxM4X2g George Harrison on Eric Idle's Rutland Weekend Television playing his Pirate Song.(Via VSL)
Middle eight
ED PARK • Q: The Beatles’ music was always wonderful, but at a certain point it became something more than entertainment; at what point did you know that the work you were doing was important? PAUL: It’s difficult to discuss this without sounding immodest, but I think I started to feel it around the time of “Eleanor Rigby.” Prior to that, I [...]
Every little thing
The Beatles, as seen (and heard) in Norway "Some weeks ago, NRK - Norwegian Broadcasting - signed a deal with music rights holder organisation TONO in Norway. The new deal gives NRK right to publish podcasts of all previously broadcasted radio- and tv-programs that contains less then 70% music. Podcast containing music may be up for four weeks, while our [...]
Mae tripper
"Despite being an extremely talented playwright and acerbic comic actress, Mae West's final attempt at showbiz triumph was not to be. This album ["Mae West Way Out West"] featured West covering The Beatles, The Guess Who and Percy Sledge among others. Some of it is surprisingly listenable although it is naturally a novelty album and little else..." —Classic Television Showbiz Track Listings:Treat [...]