viernes, 30 de junio de 2017

VIDEO : Q&A Paul McCartney with Tim Minchin

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JUN
30
2017

‘You Gave Me The Answer’ – Tim Minchin Asks (Part 1)

‘You Gave Me The Answer’ – Tim Minchin Asks (Part 1)

You Gave Me The Answer… Tim Minchin Asks (Part 1)

It’s been another fun ‘One On One’ month here at PaulMcCartney.com with Paul announcing new dates in Colombia, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico!
In an exciting first for Paul, the ANZ dates (our office name for the Australia and New Zealand tour leg!) were announced during a Facebook Live Q&A session with Australia’s very own comedian / musician Tim Minchin.

We were lucky enough to watch the interview from a quiet corner at the back of the room, where we spent half an hour trying to stifle our laughter as Paul and Tim bounced off one another in a brilliant interview!   

As the interview was only broadcast to Paul’s ANZ fans, we thought it would be a good idea to share some of our favourite questions and answers in a special two-part edition of ‘You Gave Me The Answer’ - Tim Minchin style!
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Tim Minchin [TM]: So I’m gonna tell everyone the dates.
Paul McCartney [PM]: Great
TM: Paul’s starting in Perth on December 2nd, then Melbourne on the 5th, Brisbane on the 9th, Sydney on the 11th and Auckland on 16th of December. I’m incredibly excited by it, I’m gonna try and be down in Australia for them. And what we’re doing today is we’ve got people from the internet who have questions for you, Paul, and I hope they’re all questions that you’ve never heard before.
PM: Yeah, and I will try and answer them - I might refuse to answer a few!
TM: It would be good if we could have a quite awkward moment.
PM: I could get an awkward moment going.
TM: Maybe end up in a fight? That would certainly get on the news.
PM: That will get some attention.
TM: And this is what you need, you need more attention because you just can’t sell tickets otherwise. We need something to go viral!

TM: “What are your fondest memories of Australia? And will we get a chance to hear ‘Ode to a Koala Bear’ being slipped into the set?”
PM: That’s a thought, isn’t it? Yeah, I hadn’t thought about that. Fondest memories I think - wild life! Because we don’t have that over here, we don’t have kangaroos, or koalas. We went to a zoo and me and the kids were able to hold a little peaceful koala.
TM: Yeah, some of them are evil.
PM: This one didn’t attack anyone! Seeing kangaroos hopping by the roadside as we were driving along was fairly surreal for me.
TM: I grew up with that happening all the time, but I must admit it must be pretty weird, if you’ve never seen it before.
PM: Or else it was frogs, hopping.
TM: Yeah, well the first time I saw a frog, I freaked out.

TM:  Okay, this is one of those ‘what’s your favourite’ questions - which are always impossible - but Josh Coote from New Zealand asks: “What is your favourite album that you’ve had a part in recording?”
PM: Yeah, like you say it really is a difficult question because they change, you know, your favourites. And also they’re like your children - you don’t want to have a favourite! This year it’s got to be Sgt. Pepper. I’m re-listening to it because it’s been re-released after fifty years! And it does sound good! But I do like Rubber Soul and I do like Band on the Run.
TM: Me too. I find - like everyone does - your career just impossible to get my head around and how you guys survived that and came out being so normal and stuff. But I can’t imagine how you separate those albums in the ‘60s. You were writing songs at such an incredible rate. Do you sometimes misplace experiences? Or is it very clear what the Sgt. Pepper experience was like, or what the Rubber Soul experience was like?
PM: Yeah. You know, it does merge into one a little bit! The Beatles’ recording career, it’s all pretty much Abbey Road. So you know, my main memory of recording is Studio 2, Abbey Road. But I’ve got a pretty good recollection of certainly Sgt. Pepper, because that was the first time we’d been really allowed as much time as we wanted. Because we were now "off the road" and so that was different. We could fuss over every little sound. And you know, I’d kind of forgotten that we did until some of the films and stuff came out about Sgt. Pepper. Where a guy, he does a thing about ‘Penny Lane’. He says, “and here’s ‘Penny Lane’ and here’s the piano”, and he says, “it’s not just one piano, it’s eight pianos”, and I’m going, “What?!"
TM: George, you scallywag
PM: No, Paul and you Beatles, you scallywags ‘cause I’d just forgotten we did that. But we had so much time it was like, “Okay, the piano sounds good, but let’s do another piano, with a bit more trebly – ting ting ting – and bring out that bit. And then let’s put a little harmonium and fold that into the piano sound.”
TM: So you’re building that. ‘Cause the reason I said George is because I assumed that you sorta put down eight versions and then he afterwards…
PM: No, George did a lot of stuff afterwards. But it was mainly us. Mainly us just on a big creative surge, who suddenly had time, you know. So we’d be like, “Ah, let’s do this”. And the chord at the end of ‘A Day In The Life’ – this is one of The Beatles songs for younger viewers – famous chord at the end of it…
TM: I know it very very well.
PM: I just came in and said, “Have you ever put the loud pedal down on the piano and hit a chord and just see how long it lasts for?” I was fascinated. It goes for a good minute, “You can still hear it”, kind of thing. So we did that idea, but then George Martin would say, “Okay, it’s running out”. So he fed in another piano. So George would do expert things like that, which was very cool.
TM: I was obsessed by trying to end a musical I just was involved with writing with a chord that sounded that good. I don’t think we quite made it, but it’s a similar sense of just home – we’re home and we’re not going anywhere. Unbelievable.

TM: “Hey Paul” says Robert House, also from Australia, “just wondering how much the Liverpool sense of humour played a part in the success of The Beatles”. Which I guess is a question you’ve had a million times, but since Ron’s documentary, it’s so present.
PM: No not really. Yeah, you don’t actually get asked. You normally get asked more about music, you know. But I do think it was a big thing. ‘Cause, you know, being from Liverpool, you’re sort of naturally surrounded by a big sense of humour, everyone’s always joshing and doing things, my Dad would say the craziest things. So when the four of us got together we all kind of knew that was our background. And then ‘cause we spent so much time together the sense of humour really helped. And so in songs and things, the sense of humour kind of crept in. I mean we had a song, we were really fighting with, which was one of mine, which was ‘Golden Rings’, and it was terrible. It was like “oh baby I’ll get you golden rings”, and it was like “God” (yawns). We couldn’t, me and John were sitting down and we couldn’t finish it. And then we decided to change it into ‘Drive My Car’, where there’s a girl who hasn’t actually got a car, but she wants a chauffeur. So the sense of humour kind of creeps in, in those kind of places. And then just to stop you going mad, is the other reason for a good sense of humour.
TM: Well, that was the incredible thing about the recent documentary, is, how much that was clear, was that your humour and your comradery was absolute survival. And when being funny stopped working, that’s when you stopped. Like really, when it all got so serious that you couldn’t survive with banter anymore, you could no longer look at the press and be cheeky. That was the beginning of the end of the touring era. That’s certiainly how I-
PM: I think that’s right, yeah. That’s true
TM: Amazing that you got out at that point, instead of letting that – ‘cause then, subsequently there was still all that wit in the lyrics. I mean I’m obsessed by wit in lyrics and it’s why I – part of the many reasons why you guys are so important to me is that you were witty all the time, there was all this stuff going on – anyway this is just gonna turn into one of those – anyway, anyway-
PM: All down to Liverpool. I went back to Liverpool years ago – I’m always going back up and I have a school there which I went to called the Liverpool Institute. Me and George went there, so I tell people “half The Beatles went to this school”, you know – good reason to save it. Anyway it was falling down so we did save it and it’s now a performing arts school. And I was going back up there, feeling very good about myself, you know. And I looked over and I see an old Liverpool guy. He goes “Hey, Paul”, and I go “Yes”, thinking, yes – he goes (swears with two fingers to his face) – “Thank you!” you know.
TM: I’m home.

TM: Wow, I mean there’s so many questions. I haven’t even read this one: “One thing I really admire about you as an artist”, says Ciaran Shalley from New Zealand. “Is your never-ending endeavour to continuously experiment with new sounds and types of music and how you’re always open to collaborating with younger artists like Michael Jackson in the ‘80s and more recently Kanye West and Rihanna. What other modern artists do you like?” It’s me, it’s me, clearly.
PM: Besides, Tim?
TM: Yeah. “And have any helped you? Have any helped influence sounds for some material on your new album?” Do you think you get influence back from them? Do you listen lots?
PM: I’m not sure about that. You know, I definitely like working with other people and so like in Kanye’s case, I just got a phone call and my manager said, “Kanye West would like to work with you”. So I go,“Yeah”. And we do it. I was a little bit nervous at first ‘cause I thought, “Oh God, it could go horribly wrong”. But I was intrigued to see what he was up to and how he did it really. And it was a very intriguing process. You basically don’t write songs. You basically just talk and noodle a bit and you just record it all on your phone. And then he goes away and (whistles) and that’s basically his record! But it was great doing it though because I don’t work like that, I normally sit down with a guitar. So I think it kind of does influence you a bit. It opens doors. As I say, you know, I would just talk to him about something and it would give him an idea for a song and when we finished – we wrote for about two or three days – just in the afternoons and didn’t tell anyone ‘cause I said, “You know, if this doesn’t work, let’s just pretend we didn’t – you know, we never got around to it and don’t tell anyone”. So I was waiting, you know three months after we’d finished. I didn’t really hear anything except,  “Hey bro, what’s going – yeah”. But I’m thinking, should I say, “Did we write a song? Is there a record to come out of this?” You know? Anyway this arrives, and it’s a Rihanna song, I’m going, “This is great”. It’s ‘FourFiveSeconds', and I’m going, “This is great!” But I have to ring up and say, “Am I on this?” And he goes, “Oh yeah, you’re the guitar player”. I go, “I don’t remember…” and he says, “yeah, we sped it up”. So they manipulate this, kind of…
TM: It’s a totally different creative process, isn’t it?
PM: Yeah. Although, you know, we were talking about Sgt. Pepper, we loved manipulating. So I think we would have been into a lot of these tricks nowadays. Because you know, we did speed things up a little bit, probably not as much – well we couldn’t have actually sped it up as much as Kanye was allowed to – (makes squealing noise) – it would have been very Mickey Mouse. In fact, you do get a bit of that on the Rihanna record. There is a little bit that goes, “How ‘bout a mystery”. And apparently that’s me, sped up.
TM: It is amazing, and I have no doubt that you... I mean, you guys were pushing the form forward absolutely at an incredible rate. And pushing production technology forward at an incredible rate. It blows my mind to think… I guess people like Kanye perhaps are the equivalent these days. But I’m the same when I think about writing a song. I sit down at a piano and write a song and that’s just… no one that I know at twenty is doing that really. It’s all about loops and…
PM: And it’s a strange thing because I get involved with that. You know, sometimes I’ll try a producer I’ve never worked with before but I like what he does. So I say, “Well, you know - here goes nothing!” I’ll just ring him up and we’ll get together. And again I’m going in the studio with songs, wondering if I’m gonna be asked to use them. And it’s like, “Well, no.” (Mimes drumming) “Here’s a groove”. I go, “Well, that’s good”. And now the producer will say, “Now go out and sing”. I’ll go, “Uh, what?” He’ll say, “Well just, you know… feel it!”
TM: I find that so scary
PM: It’s improv. Well, I actually… halfway through these sessions – I've just recently done it. It worked out. But halfway through I said, “This is like panic for me". ‘Cause I’m standing there. I don’t know how the tune goes, I don’t know what the words are. And I’m just going, “Yeah! Woah! I really love you, baby! Woah! I gotta get it on!” And these are the worst bloody lyrics ever!
TM: Because your starting lyrics are always bad. That’s the point of songwriting is that you start with crap and you hone it into something good. And you go, “What? We’re gonna leave out the honing bit and just do the intuitive bit?” I don’t know, but…
PM: I ended up saying, “Okay, we’ll do it like this. But then you’ve gotta go away and I’ve gotta write this song”. You know, we’ll do all the blocking (sings). Then I’ll go (sings) and put words in. But it was fascinating doing it.
TM: I bet. I find it weird.

Make sure to check back next month for part two of ‘You Gave Me The Answer – Tim Minchin Asks…'


miércoles, 28 de junio de 2017

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center

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Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Street naming was offered to entice the music icon to perform here
By Curt Yeomans
Jun 26, 2017

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Officials at the Infinite Energy Center have posted this sign along Meadow Church Road in unincorporated Duluth to mark a new road leading onto the center property as Paul McCartney Boulevard. Gwinnett County commissioners will issue a proclamation on Tuesday to confirm the road naming, which is being done in connection with McCartney’s upcoming concert at the center’s arena. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) 

It’s no Abbey Road or Penny Lane, but the new street leading to the Infinite Energy Center shows how excited local officials are for Paul McCartney’s upcoming visit to the county — and how much they wanted to get him here.

The folks at Explore Gwinnett and the Infinite Energy Center want to make the most of their chance to get the former Beatle to visit as part of his One On One tour, so they offered to name a street for him as part of their bid to get on the tour, according to the center’s Executive Director of Sales, Book and Event Management, Dan Markham.

The music legend had the final say on the road name, but a proclamation issued by county commissioners on Tuesday revealed his pick: Paul McCartney Boulevard.

“It was actually one of the things that we did in the marketing, as far as luring him in, because it’s a smaller venue than he typically plays, so we kind of enhanced it,” Markham said. “We kind of got the idea because the road was getting ready to go in, and we told him we’d actually name a road after him, and he thought that was absolutely fantastic.

“We gave him some suggestions, Abbey Road, Penny Lane, that kind of stuff and then he picked it. He said, ‘If you’re putting a road in, I want Paul McCartney Boulevard,’ so he got the final word.”

The naming of the road is being done ahead of McCartney’s July 13 concert at the Infinite Energy Arena. Infinite Energy Center officials said the not-so-long, but definitely winding road that is being named for McCartney is a new one that snakes its way down to the center property from Meadow Church Road.

Signage with the new road’s name has already been posted at the street’s intersection with Meadow Church.

“It was a little unique,” Markham said. “In each case (with a concert booking), we’ve got to be a little clever because we’ve got so much competition in town.”

This is the first time the center has hosted McCartney, who is often referred to simply as “Macca” by diehard fans. He has won 18 Grammy’s, been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and received France’s Legion of Honour. He is coming to Gwinnett County as part of his One On One Tour, which opened in April.

Tickets to his concert at the center went on sale May 1, and officials said it was one of the fastest selling shows in the center’s history.

“The tickets were actually spoken for literally as it went up for sale,” Markham said.

The British music icon’s career extends far beyond the hits he wrote as a member of The Beatles to include success as both a member of his later band, Wings, and a solo career. His hits include “Yesterday,” “Hey Jude,” “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Let ‘Em In,” “Silly Love Songs” and, yes, both “Penny Lane” and “The Long And Winding Road.”

“It is a great honor for the county and Infinite Energy Center to have such a renowned performer visit,” the center’s General Manager, Joey Dennis, said in a statement. “The community is excited to show Paul true southern hospitality.”

McCartney’s links to street names don’t end with those last two song titles, or the road at the Infinite Energy Center though. The Beatle infamous street crossing cover photo for the Abbey Road album fueled rumors that he had died and was replaced with a look-a-like, in part, because he was only member of the band who was barefoot in the picture.

McCartney was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999. He has also received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards as both a Beatle and as a solo artist.

He won an Academy Award in 1970 as a member of The Beatles for the “Let It Be” score, as well.

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Gwinnett County officials are naming a road at the Infinite Energy Center in honor of Paul McCartney ahead of his July 13 concert at the center. (Special Photo) 

In the proclamation issued on Tuesday, county commissioners highlighted McCartney’s career, but they also said naming the street in his honor symbolizes the center’s ability to get a performer of his caliber.

“I will tell you as a kid in school in Dacula, I could never have imagined having world class talent coming to perform in Gwinnett county,” Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said. “This was a very different place at that point in time.

“I want to say thanks to the hard work of the folks at the convention and visitor’s bureau, to the folks that have worked so hard with the center and ave sold that as the great venue that it is and have turned it into a place where performers from all aspects of entertainment are excited about coming and performing there.”

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash talks about the naming of a new road at the Infinite Energy Center in honor of Paul McCartney during the issuing of a proclamation at a commission meeting on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) 

While a Paul McCartney Boulevard sign might sound tempting for sticky fingered Beatles fans who might want to steal it for their personal collection of memorabilia, Explore Gwinnett Executive Director Lisa Anders said the tourism group and the center are hopeful that it doesn’t happen.

She had a simple suggestions for fans who might be tempted: “Selfies, not stealing,” referring to the fact that she said fans can take selfies in front of the sign if they want to.

“We hope that people respect the property that’s there, and maybe take a selfie with it,” Anders said. “We’ll encourage selfie taking, but not ‘borrowing.’ We have a backup plan (if the sign is stolen), but we don’t anticipate that happening. We have faith in our citizens.”

And, while Markham said McCartney is aware that the road was named in his honor, he won’t see it for the first time until he arrives for the concert.

“They’re going to route his limo and bring him in that way exclusively because he’s going to want to see it,” Markham said.

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Officials from the Infinite Energy Center and Explore Gwinnett pose for a photo with Gwinnett county Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash during the issuing of a proclamation recognizing the naming of a new road in honor of Paul McCartney on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) 

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Infinite Energy Center General Manager Joey Dennis talks about the naming of a new road at the center in honor of Paul McCartney during the issuing of a proclamation at a commission meeting on Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) 

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Officials at the Infinite Energy Center have posted this sign along Meadow Church Road in unincorporated Duluth to mark a new road leading onto the center property as Paul McCartney Boulevard. Gwinnett County commissioners issued a proclamation on Tuesday to confirm the road naming, which is being done in connection with McCartney's upcoming concert at the center's arena. (Photo: Kate Awtrey) 

Gwinnett officials use road name to help lure Paul McCartney to the Infinite Energy Center
Officials at the Infinite Energy Center have posted this sign along Meadow Church Road in unincorporated Duluth to mark a new road leading onto the center property as Paul McCartney Boulevard. Gwinnett County commissioners issued a proclamation on Tuesday to confirm the road naming, which is being done in connection with McCartney's upcoming concert at the center's arena. (Photo: Kate Awtrey) 


Paul McCartney Gets 'One On One' With Mexico



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JUN
27
2017

Paul Gets 'One On One' With Mexico


Paul Gets 'One On One' With Mexico
PAUL McCARTNEY
Gets 'ONE ON ONE' with Mexico City
New 2017 concert announced
28th October: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Speaking about his forthcoming visit Paul said:
“Mexico holds so many special memories for me. We’ve had some brilliant nights there and I’m looking forward to making more great memories on this tour. We are going to have a huge party together. Getting ready to rock Mexico!”  
PAULMcCARTNEY.COM PRE-SALE INFO:
Fans registered with PaulMcCartney.com will be eligible to purchase pre-sale tickets through PaulMcCartney.com at 10am (local / 4pm BST) on Friday 30th June. To purchase your tickets on Friday, click the link below and enter the following access code: PAUL1ON1MEXICO
28th October: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City - CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!
Paul’s new 'One On One' Tour launched in the US in 2016 and saw him play 41 shows across 12 different countries to over 1.2 million people, winning rave reviews from both concert-goers and the media. The final run of shows in 2016 concluded with Paul’s headlining performance at the now legendary Desert Trip festival in the US. Last week saw Paul play his first shows of 2017 in Japan as well as announcing new North American dates for this summer.  Paul played four huge sell out shows in Tokyo winning rave reviews.
This show marks Paul’s first visit to Mexico in five years. His last trip saw him play a historic massive outdoor show in Zocalo Square as part of his record breaking 'On The Run' world tour, pulling in more than 250,000 attendees! Since his first visit in 1993 Paul has played ten concerts in Mexico.
The new 'One On One' show includes a dazzling re-designed production as well as previously never performed classics from the most beloved catalogue in popular music.  The 'One On One' Tour spans Paul’s entire career – from his earliest work with The Quarrymen through to his most recent collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna – as well as global treasures from The Beatles, Wings and his solo catalogue – there is no shortage of surprises.
The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a rock show—and so much more: Nearly three hours worth of the greatest moments from the last 50 years of music, dozens of songs that have formed the soundtracks of our lives. Paul and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations: outside the Coliseum in Rome, Moscow's Red Square, Buckingham Palace, The White House, a free show in Mexico for over 400,000 people, the last ever show at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966, and even one performance broadcast live into Space! Featuring Paul's band of the last 10+ years – Paul "Wix" Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums) – the show is never anything short of life-changing.
The 'One On One' Tour features a brand new production, as always, utilising state of the art audio and video technology and to ensure an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house. Employing massive screens, lasers, fireworks and, of course, a staggering selection of the best songs ever written or performed. Every Paul McCartney show promises a once in a lifetime evening that transcends and elevates the potential of live music. 


martes, 27 de junio de 2017

THREE NEW DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES LECTURES FILMING IN JULY

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THREE NEW DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES LECTURES FILMING IN JULY

Abramorama, CultureSonar, and the Jacob Burns Film Center are excited to announce pre-production for the next three films in the Deconstructing The Beatles series.  In Deconstructing the Birth of The Beatles, Beatleologist Scott Freiman takes the audience on an audio/video tour that explores how The Beatles became a band.  In Deconstructing the 1963 Beatles, Scott explores the creation of The Beatles' first hit singles, such as "She Loves You" and "Please Please Me", along with selected album tracks from 1963.  In Deconstructing Magical Mystery Tour, Scott explores the making of The Beatles' TV film Magical Mystery Tour with deep dives into the studio techniques used on classic 1967 Beatles tracks, such as "All You Need Is Love" and "I Am The Walrus".

Each lecture will be filmed at the Jacob Burns Film Center the week of July 9th.  If you are in the Pleasantville, NY area, you can be part of the filming -- and possibly even get your smiling face on the big screen!  For dates and tickets, click  here.

No release dates for the films have been announced, so stay tuned for more details.



DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES POSTERS!

Would you like your very own Deconstructing The Beatles poster to hang in your personal Beatles museum?  How about a set of all four?  You can purchase posters and even get them autographed by Scott by visiting the  CultureSonar gift shop.

While you're there, check out all the other cool stuff from  CultureSonar.  And if you're not on their mailing list, do yourself a favor and join.  There's a wealth of great Beatles and non-Beatles content coming out every day from CultureSonar.

DECONSTRUCTING THE WHITE ALBUM
THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

Coming in 2018: a Graphic Novel Like You've Never Seen: Deconstructing the White Album: A Graphic Novel.  This Limited Edition, Super-Premium Collector’s Item takes readers on a visual journey of the making of the best-selling album of the 1960's, The Beatles' White Album.

Written by Scott Freiman (Deconstructing the Beatles) and Kenneth Womack (The Beatles Encyclopedia), and beautifully illustrated by Jim McCarthy (The Life and Death of Keith Moon) and Marc Olivent (Dark Satanic Mills), Deconstructing the White Album: A Graphic Novel will be a book like no other. Hard covered. Art-quality paper. Lavish, large-format illustrations. Individually numbered (like the White Album itself). 
We aren’t going to print many. And we’ll only print it once.  So get on the list. Sign up here for updates.



MISSED A BEATLES DECONSTRUCTION?

All four Deconstructing the Beatles films continue to show in theaters throughout the U.S. and Canada -- from Sedona, Arizona to Halifax, Nova Scotia and just about everywhere in between.  You can see all the latest dates by clicking on the big blue button below.  

And for those of you who have been patiently waiting for DVDs, we hope to have news for you later this summer.
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lunes, 26 de junio de 2017

'She's a party girl!' Paul McCartney gushes over wife Nancy Shevell

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'She's a party girl!' Paul McCartney, 75, gushes over wife Nancy Shevell, 57, and says that she's a 'music fan' who still comes to see him perform
By Daily Mail Australia Reporter
PUBLISHED: 25 June 2017

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They tied the knot in front of friends and fans at the Marylebone Register Office back in 2011.
And while Paul McCartney tends to keep his marriage to Nancy Shevall private, he did open up about the brunette businesswoman to Australia's 60 Minutes on Sunday.
'She's a party girl,' laughed the clearly-smitten 75-year-old.



'She's a party girl!' Paul McCartney opened up about his third wife Nancy Shevall during an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday
'She's a party girl!' Paul McCartney opened up about his third wife Nancy Shevall during an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday

He continued: 'She's a music fan.

'She actually came to see me a while ago, when I was playing quite Madison Square Garden.'
He then added that Nancy 'came two nights' to see him at the Garden.

'She actually came to see me a while ago, when I was playing quite Madison Square Garden,' explained Paul, who revealed that Nancy still comes to see him perform
'She actually came to see me a while ago, when I was playing quite Madison Square Garden,' explained Paul, who revealed that Nancy still comes to see him perform

Nancy and Paul celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in October.
The Hey Jude hitmaker was previously married to Heather Mills and the late Linda McCartney.
In other news, fans will be glad to hear the personality is set to tour Australia in December, for the first time in 24 years.

Happy: Nancy and Paul celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in October
Happy: Nancy and Paul celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in October

'I haven't had a chance to get down there for years,' Paul told News Corp, adding: 'I've been looking forward to it for a long time, finally it's happening.'
Paul will commence his tour Down Under in Perth on December 2, followed by Melbourne on December 5, Brisbane on December 9 and Sydney on December 11.
He will then travel to Auckland for the remainder of the tour.
Tickets for Paul's One on One tour will go on sale July 4, with pre-sale available June 29.

Down Under: Fans will be glad to hear the personality is set to tour Australia in December for the first time in 24 years
Down Under: Fans will be glad to hear the personality is set to tour Australia in December for the first time in 24 years


domingo, 25 de junio de 2017

Gallery for George: Behind the Scenes at the Opening Night


George Harrison in the gardens of Cliveden House, England, 1981
by Olivia Harrison

Gallery for George: Behind the Scenes at the Opening Night
Genesis Publications



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A special exhibition celebrating George & one hundred Genesis editions

Above: Jeff Lynne, Anoushka and Sukanya Shankar, and Stella and Mary McCartney all joined Olivia and Dhani Harrison to celebrate the publication of George Harrison's I Me Mine – Genesis's 100th edition since 1974.

To celebrate the publication of I ME MINE and the launch of the I ME MINE LYRIC PRINT, Genesis hosted a 3-day pop up exhibition in London’s West End. 

Olivia Harrison co-hosted a dazzling opening party on Thursday 15th June, with guests including:  Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Stella and Mary McCartney, Sharleen Spiteri, Jools Holland, Woody Harrelson, Noel Fielding, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Twiggy, Penelope Tree, Anoushka and Sukanya Shankar.

The exhibition was open to the public from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th June. For three days, visitors from the UK and overseas gathered to see the exhibition of George’s handwritten lyrics, family photos, and a special display of Genesis limited editions



Above: Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Damon Hill were among guests at the private viewof George Harrison's handwritten song lyrics, one of which is available for Genesis subscribers to own as a framed facsimile.

Genesis staff were stationed throughout the Painting Rooms (formerly used for painting West End stage sets) and met with many subscribers, who in some cases had flown in especially.  The team were delighted to meet subscribers in person and to share stories about books and artists past and present. 



Above: Shown for the first time in London, Olivia Harrison's signed portrait of George in the gardens of Cliveden House was a focal point within the exhibition. 

Paul Mannion, who played George in the West End musical ‘Let It Be,’ performed a medley of Harrison songs at a reception for subscribers.

The gallery upstairs featured the largest ever display of Genesis prints to-date, featuring photography by Lew Allen, Shimpei Asai, Jim Marshall, Jerry Schatzberg, Ringo Starr, as well as artworks by Peter Blake, Yoko Ono, Klaus Voormann and Storm Thorgerson.



Above: Klaus Voormann is creating 250 handcrafted REVOLVER 50 collages. More than half have been reserved. To secure yours, visit www.revolver-collage.com

A large selection of Genesis editions were available to browse, including GOLDEN DREAMS, HAMBURG DAYS, TRAVELING WILBURYS and many visitors were drawn to the new CLASSIC HENDRIX, and had a chance to look through preview copies of upcoming titles: LOVE THAT BURNS, TRANSFORMER, and GENESIS 100.



Above: Twiggy and Noel Fielding joined guests exploring the full range of Genesis editions. The new CLASSIC HENDRIX was on display. Featuring a foreword by Eddie Kramer, Hendrix’s legendary recording engineer, Kramer has provided the new front cover image and is signing the last 450 copies in the edition.

Our thanks to everyone who was able to visit and helped to make it a truly special occasion. Further exhibitions and events are planned for more cities – please keep an eye on the Genesis website and newsletter to stay updated.



Above: A prototype of GENESIS 100 was shown for the first time. Many took the opportunity to dip into the accompanying 24-page booklet which reproduces rare items from the Genesis archives and tells the story of the company's founding and work over four decades.



sábado, 24 de junio de 2017

60 Minutes Exclusive: A day in the life of Paul McCartney

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60 Minutes Exclusive: A day in the life of Paul McCartney
By Liz Little
June 23 2017


Following this week’s announcement of an Australian tour – his first in almost 25 years – rock and roll legend Sir Paul McCartney sits down for an exclusive 60 Minutes interview with reporter Liz Hayes.

And what a story he has to tell. McCartney has sold 700-million albums in his lifetime, and won endless awards – including 21 Grammys. In doing so he’s also proven to be an astute businessman – his worth is estimated to exceed a billion dollars.

And of course, as he tells 60 Minutes, it all started with The Beatles.




“The sum of the four of us made something special. We were elevated beyond ourselves. And so it made for some very special times.”

Not only is McCartney celebrating his 75th birthday this year, but also the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — a musical masterpiece many consider the greatest rock and roll album ever made.


“It’s stood the test of time,” he tells Hayes. “When you listen to it now, I’m blown away. And I shouldn’t be.”

In his candid one-on-one, McCartney also looks back on his fondest memories with The Beatles, and the pain that saw him refuse to play their songs for years.

He opens up on the incredibly invasive media attention he has received during his career – and in particular the focus on his private life.


McCartney has been married three times and has five children. For nearly 30 years the love of his life was Linda, who died from breast cancer in 1998. Several years later he married model Heather Mills but that relationship ended acrimoniously.

Six years ago he married American businesswoman Nancy Shevell.

McCartney’s is an incredible career, a lifetime of musical contribution that has been recognised not only by his legions of fans, but with a knighthood. He opens up on all the highs and lows this Sunday.

“I do pinch myself. Regularly. And I kind of like the fact that I pinch myself, ‘cause I don’t want to accept it.”


A Day in the Life’ airs this Sunday on 60 Minutes, 9.30pm on Channel 9.




viernes, 23 de junio de 2017

Paul McCartney Says Working With Kanye West Was ‘Intriguing Process’

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Paul McCartney Says Working With Kanye West Was ‘Intriguing Process’
By Michael Gallucci
June 22, 2017

Paul McCartney and Kanye West
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Paul McCartney called his 2015 collaboration with Kanye West an “intriguing process” during a recent Facebook live chat.

The pair worked together in sessions that yielded three songs which were eventually released by West: “Only One,” “All Day” and “FourFiveSeconds,” a hit single that featured Rihanna.

“I got a phone call and my manager said, ‘Kanye West would like to work with you,’” McCartney explained to Australian comedian and musician Tim Minchin, who hosted the Facebook live chat (via NME). “And I go, ‘Yeah, we’ll do it.’ I was a little bit nervous at first, because I thought it could go horribly wrong. But I was intrigued to see what he was up to and how he did it.”

McCartney said “it was a very intriguing process. You basically don’t write songs. You basically just talk and noodle a bit and you record it all on your phone. And then he goes away. And that’s basically his record. But it was great doing it because I don’t work like that.”

Still, the former Beatles star compared working with the hip-hop artist to his old band — particularly some of the complicated recording structures and techniques used on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

“So I was waiting three months after we’d finished [recording],” McCartney said. “I didn’t really hear anything but ‘Hey, bro, what’s going on?’ But I’m thinking, should I say, ‘Did we write a song? Will a record come out of this?’ Anyway, this arrives and it’s a Rihanna song. … I said, ‘This is great! I have to ring up and say, ‘Am I on this?’ And he goes, ‘Oh, yeah. You’re the guitar player.’ I go, ‘I don’t remember.’ And he said, ‘We sped it up.’ So they manipulated this, kind of – although, we’re talking about Sgt. Pepper, we loved manipulating. So I think we would have been into a lot of these tricks nowadays, because we did speed things up a little bit.”

In other McCartney news, a 2009 performance he and former bandmate Ringo Starr gave at the “Change Begins Within” charity concert — a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation held at Radio City Music Hall — will be released on DVD for the first time on Sept. 1. Both artists perform several songs on their own, but they joined up onstage for “With a Little Help From My Friends” near the end of the show.




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Rihanna Paul McCartney Kanye West


jueves, 22 de junio de 2017

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Set for David Lynch Charity Concert DVD

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Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Set for David Lynch Charity Concert DVD
"Change Begins Within" show also featured Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Donovan
By Jon Blistein
22June 2017


Paul McCartney and Ringo Star will appear in a new concert DVD documenting the David Lynch Foundation's 2009 "Change Begins Within" show. Kevin Winter/Getty

A concert DVD documenting the 2009 "Change Begins Within" charity concert benefiting the David Lynch Foundation will be released September 1st. The concert notably featured a Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunion, as well as performances from Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Donovan and more.

The Change Begins Within show took place April 4th, 2009 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The lineup also featured My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Moby, Ben Harper, Paul Horn, Angelo Badalamenti and Betty LaVette, as well a special appearance from Jerry Seinfeld.

The setlist for the concert DVD boasts an array of collaborations, including Vedder and Harper performing David Bowie and Queen's "Under Pressure," Donovan and James performing "Hurdy Gurdy Man" and the entire lineup closing the show with McCartney's "Cosmically Conscious" and the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There." McCartney and Starr also performed several tracks on their own, though fittingly came together for a rendition of "With A Little Help From My Friends."
Snippets of the gig can be seen in a promotional video compiled by the David Lynch Foundation and released in 2010.





The David Lynch Foundation has continued to organize Change Begins Within concerts and events since the 2009 show. Past participants include Katy Perry, Sting, Hugh Jackman, Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Ellen DeGeneres and more. Filmmaker David Lynch launched his foundation in 2005 with the aim of promoting efforts to eradicate trauma and stress among at-risk populations through Transcendental Meditation.

Along with various charity events, Lynch has organized the Festival of Disruption to raise money for the David Lynch Foundation. This year's event will take place October 14th and 15th in Los Angeles and feature Bon Iver, TV on the Radio, the Kills and more.

Change Begins Within Concert Setlist

1. Moby, Betty LaVette, TM Choir – "Natural Blues"
2. Eddie Vedder – "Rise"
3. Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper – "Under Pressure"
4. Sheryl Crow – "My Sweet Lord"
5. Donovan and Jim James – "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
6. Donovan and Paul Horn – "Isle of Islay"
7. Ringo Starr – "It Don't Come Easy"
8. Paul McCartney – "Drive My Car"
9. Paul McCartney – "Jet"
10. Paul McCartney – "Got to Get You Into My Life"
11. Paul McCartney – "Let It Be"
12. Paul McCartney – "Here Today"
13. Paul McCartney – "Band on the Run"
14. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – "With a Little Help From My Friends"
15. All members – "Cosmically Conscious"
16. All members – "I Saw Her Standing There"




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Sir Paul McCartney, David Lynch and Ringo Starr attend the press conference for the David Lynch Foundation 'Change Begins Within' at Radio City Music Hall on April 3, 2009 in New York City.
April 03, 2009