April 28th: On This Day

Posted on April 28, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1964, The Beatles recorded the TV special Around The Beatles at Wembley studios England. The special was shown internationally on May 6th of the same year, and in the US on November 15th.

The show opened with a rendition of “play within a play” from “A Midsummer Nights Dream”. Paul McCartney played Pyramus, John Lennon as his lover Thisbe, George Harrison as Moonshine, and Ringo Starr as Lion.

The Beatles would also perform multiple songs including “Twist and Shout”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, and a medley of “Love Me Do/Please Please Me/From Me to You/She Loves You/I Want to Hold Your Hand”.

April 27th: On This Day

Posted on April 27, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1981, Ringo Starr married actress and one time ‘Bond girl’ Barbara Bach. The pair met while filming the movie, Caveman, with Dennis Quaid and Shelley Long. Fellow Beatles, George Harrison and Paul McCartney, were in attendance.

The couple are celebrating their 36th Anniversary.

Paul McCartney Heading to Des Moines

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

DES MOINES, Iowa – Legendary musician Paul McCartney is heading to Des Moines to perform!

For the first time, since 2005, McCartney will be playing Wells Fargo Arena on Friday, July 21st.

The Iowa Events Center made the announcement Tuesday morning at Cowles Commons after using social media teases to clue fans in about McCartney’s return.

Tickets will go on sale May 1st at 10:00 a.m.

The former Beatle also announced a series of tour dates that’s taking him from Japan to the U.S.

Paul McCartney Working With Another Adele Producer

Posted on March 27, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Paul McCartney is working on his first new solo album since his 2013 album, New. After bringing in two member’s of Adele’s producing team, McCartney has decided to bring in a third, Greg Kurstin.

Kurstin, who oversaw the smash hit “Hello,” will be collaborating on this as-yet-untitled studio project. New was co-produced by Mark Ronson and Paul Epworth, both of whom have also previously worked with Adele.

“I’m making a new album, which is great fun. I’m in the middle of that,” McCartney told BBC 6 Music (via NME). “I’m working with a producer I first worked with two years ago on a piece of music I’m doing for an animated film. He went on to work with Beck, and got Best Album of the Year with Beck. Then he went on to work with Adele and has just got Song of the Year, Record of the Year, with Adele of course, and just got Producer of the Year. My only worry is, people are going to go, ‘Oh there’s Paul going with the flavor of the month.’”

McCartney also talked about he understands he won’t sell like he used to, especially in the digital age “I’ll put out my next album, but I won’t think I’m gonna sell a lot,” McCartney said last year. “I’m putting it out because I have songs that I like.”

Ray Davies of The Kinks Has Been Knighted

Posted on March 16, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Kinks frontman Ray Davies has joined the likes of Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, & Elton John with the prestigious honor of being Knighted. He was recognized for his services to the arts today (3/16/17) by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.

“It lasted three minutes and it went very well,” Davies told the Daily Mail. “And I said goodbye and went home.”

Before being Knighted, Davies was named Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the Queen back in 2004.

Davies had already announced plans for a long-awaited Kinks reunion, another book and a musical before officially becoming Sir Ray. “Initially I felt a mixture of surprise, humility, joy and a bit embarrassed,” he said of the honor. “But after thinking about it, I accept this for my family and fans – as well as everyone who has inspired me to write.”

Paul McCartney 3-Track Cassette to be Released on Record Store Day

Posted on March 13, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Paul McCartney will release a three-track cassette for this year’s Record Store Day, on April 22nd. The project is called Flowers In The Dirt – The Cassette Demos With Elvis Costello.

The cassette features I Don’t Want To Confess, Shallow Grave and Mistress & Maid which were all recorded in 1989.

McCartney says: “The demos are red hot off the skillet and that’s why we wanted to include them on this boxed set. What’s great about these songs is that they’ve just been written, so there’s nothing more hot off the skillet as I say. That was the kind of great instant thing about them.”

“I hadn’t listened to them in ages but when I did I knew we had to put them out. We made a little tape of them and sent them to Elvis, who loved them too. We said we should put out an EP or something and now the moment’s finally arrived.”

Last month, McCartney released a studio demo and video for My Brave Face along with an audio stream of Twenty Fine Fingers from the record.

Along with a standard version of Flowers In The Dirt, the album will be released in a deluxe box set, featuring unreleased demos, videos, a notebook of McCartney’s handwritten lyrics, a collection of Linda McCartney photographs and a 112-page hardcover book.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Reunite in Studio

Posted on February 20, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited in the studio this past weekend to collaborate on a song. The former Beatles were also joined by Joe Walsh at Ringo’s home recording studio.

McCartney’s contribution to Starr’s upcoming 19th LP have not been revealed. The last time the duo worked together on a project was in 2010 on the tracks “Peace Dream” and “Walk With You” on the drummer’s album Y Not.

Ringo took to twitter and posted: “Thanks for coming over and playing great bass. I love you man peace and love.”

A second picture included the comment: “And look Joe W. came out to play what a day I’m having peace and love.”

Discussing how he’d talked Walsh into playing a solo for the title track, Starr joked: “Joe’s a brother-in-law now. He can’t refuse.”

He also revealed in the past week that his next record will also feature guest appearances by the Eagles’ Timothy B Schmit, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers, Nathan East, and Amy Keys.

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather said last month that he’d been booked to take part in a Starr tour later this year – which would suggest that recording is nearly complete.

January 30th: On This Day

Posted on January 30, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1972, Paul McCartney wrote and recorded his protest song ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ within 24 hours of Bloody Sunday, when 13 Catholics were killed by British paratroopers.

January 20th: On This Day

Posted on January 20, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1988, The Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. George Harrison, Ringo Starr were the only Beatles to attend. Yoko, Sean, and Julian Lennon all attended for John Lennon Posthumously. Paul McCartney did not attend, sending instead a letter stating that continuing business differences with the other ex-Beatles was the reason for his absence.

Paul McCartney Files Suit to Get the Beatles’ Songs Back

Posted on January 19, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

Paul McCartney is suing Sony in an effort to reclaim the copyright of The Beatles catalog that he lost in a sale to Michael Jackson.

Sony/ATV completed purchase of this cache of legendary tunes last year, just before McCartney became eligible to reassert partial ownership again based on a provision of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. Since then, Sony/ATV has apparently ignored McCartney’s requests to discuss a future transfer.

“Paul McCartney has today filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York against Sony/ATV to confirm his ownership in his U.S. reversionary copyrights – which are granted to him by U.S. copyright law – in the songs he wrote with John Lennon and recorded with the Beatles,” a McCartney spokesperson said.

According to the Copyright Act, tracks written before 1978 – which include all of the Beatles’ output – revert back to the composers after 56 years. His earliest work with Lennon would become available in 2018, then continue reverting yearly through the anniversary of the Beatles’ dissolution in 2025.

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