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1 month ago
Music

Paul McCartney Reacts To Beyonce Covering "Blackbird" And Recalls Its Civil Rights Message

Paul McCartney expresses happiness and gratitude for Beyoncé covering his song 'Blackbird' for her latest album.
McCartney's 1968 song 'Blackbird' was inspired by civil rights issues, particularly the Little Rock Nine, and the message remains relevant today. [ more ]
Bustle
1 month ago
Music

Paul McCartney Reacts To Beyonce's "Blackbird" Cover

Beyoncé's rendition of 'Blackbird' by Paul McCartney praised for reinforcing civil rights message.
McCartney's appreciation of Beyoncé's cover highlights the importance of music in addressing racial tension. [ more ]
Pitchfork
1 month ago
Music

Paul McCartney Praises Beyonce's "Fabulous Version" of "Blackbird"

Paul McCartney praised Beyoncé's cover of 'Blackbird' for its civil rights message.
McCartney emphasized the importance of easing racial tension through music. [ more ]
Consequence
1 month ago
Music

Paul McCartney praises Beyonce's version of "Blackbird"

Paul McCartney praised Beyoncé's rendition of 'Blackbird' for reinforcing civil rights message.
Beyoncé's version of 'Blackbird' appears on COWBOY CARTER. [ more ]
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New York Post
1 month ago
Music

Here's what Paul McCartney thinks of Beyonce's 'Blackbird' cover

Beyoncé covers Beatles' Blackbird in country style on Cowboy Carter album. Paul McCartney praises her version for reinforcing civil rights message.
Beyoncé used original Beatles backing track for Blackbird, got approval from McCartney, highlighting cross-genre collaboration and mutual admiration. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC music

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)' Review: Indelible Images by Design

The album cover for Pink Floyd's Animals is a collage that shows a pig flying over Battersea Power Station in London.Originally, it was intended to be a photograph, but controlling an inflatable pig at that height was not easy (in fact, it floated into an area where flights approach Heathrow Airport).
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RAIN News
11 months ago
Music

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Deep Analysis In his latest column, Magnificent Noise Co-founder Eric Nuzum dives deep into five years of Podtrac rankers to analyze the performance of public radio podcasts.Insights ensue about the relative values of audience size and download volume, with illustrative charts.Interestingly, public radio metrics differ from non-public publishers.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Joni Mitchell to receive 2023 Gershwin Prize

Joni Mitchell will receive the 2023 Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.The legendary singer-songwriter will be bestowed with the honor during a tribute concert, scheduled for March 1st in Washington, DC.
"This is a very prestigious award," Mitchell said in a statement (via ).
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Fatherly
11 months ago
Fathers

43 Years Later, John Lennon's Voice Will Augmented By AI For "Final" Beatles Song

Over four decades after his death, John Lennon will once again sing with The Beatles.Well, sort of.Paul McCartney has revealed that an unreleased Lennon recording called "Now and Then" will be released sometime in 2023 as a kind of digital Beatles reunion song.And, although a demo of this song has existed since 1980, machine learning technology will be used to create a new version of the track as a "new" Beatles song.
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11 months ago
Arts

The Beatles will release a final record, using John Lennon's voice via an AI assist

The voice of John Lennon, seen here in 1963, will appear on The Beatles' new record, says his former bandmate Paul McCartney.Hulton Archive/Getty Images The music has analog roots, but now it's being revived by futuristic technology: The Beatles have completed a new recording using an old demo tape by John Lennon, thanks to AI tools that isolate Lennon's voice, according to Paul McCartney.
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11 months ago
Arts

Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent and mystery of a legend

Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary.He's shown above rehearsing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972.Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene, changing music history.One of the songs on Presley's introductory album was his rendition of "Tutti Frutti," a song released the previous year by singer, musician and composer Richard Penniman, famously known as Little Richard.
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11 months ago
NYC music

Paul McCartney Says A.I. Helped Complete Last' Beatles Song

More than 50 years after the Beatles broke up, Paul McCartney said artificial intelligence helped create one last Beatles song that will be released later this year.The song was made using a demo with John Lennon's voice, McCartney said in an interview with BBC Radio 4 that was released on Tuesday.He did not give the title of the song or offer any clues about its lyrics.
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11 months ago
NYC music

La asombrosa diferencia entre logro y realizacion

Cuando tenia 12 anos, pasaba horas en mi habitacion con una guitarra acustica de 40 dolares y un cancionero enorme de los Beatles que tenia diagramas de acordes basicos de la E a la Z en letras grandes.No tenia ningun talento musical, como me habian demostrado varias lecciones de musica fallidas en realidad fueron los maestros quienes me lo confirmaron, las lecciones eran bastante aburridas, ademas de que nunca tuve una formacion musical de verdad.
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1 year ago
NYC music

Opinion | What We Lose When We Push Our Kids to Achieve'

When I was 12, I disappeared into my bedroom with a $40 folk guitar and a giant book of Beatle songs, with elementary, large-type E-Z chord diagrams to follow.I had no musical gift, as a series of failed music lessons had assured me it was actually the teachers who assured me; the lessons were merely dull and no real musical training.
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1 year ago
NYC music

Graham Nash Has a Few More Songs Before He Goes

ALEXANDRIA, Va.Graham Nash was slow to smile on a recent Wednesday afternoon, sitting in early spring sunshine on the porch of a cafe near Washington, D.C.The night before, the 81-year-old singer-songwriter had bounded onto the stage of the folk bastion the Birchmere, and wooed the sold-out crowd with his tunes that long ago became generational standards, like Teach Your Children and Military Madness.
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Vulture
1 year ago
Music

Paul McCartney Recorded With 'Blues Cover Band' the Rolling Stones

For their latest project, the surviving Beatles have been helping out an old "blues cover band" on their new music.reports that Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have been recording with the Rolling Stones, a rare union of two of the biggest forces in rock-and-roll music - despite Macca's persistent ribbing of his rivals.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

30 Years Ago, The Best Slacker Anthem Changed Pop Music Forever

Thirty years ago, slackers everywhere were given the best do-nothing anthem of all time.On March 8, 1993, the ultimate Gen-X song dropped: "Loser" by Beck.Today, you can't imagine a self-indulgent, tongue-in-cheek song like this getting made, much less, rocketing into the top 10 on the Billboard charts.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Come together: Paul McCartney confirmed to feature on new Rolling Stones song

Paul McCartney is set to feature on a new song by the Rolling Stones, the Guardian can confirm.While a Variety report from earlier this week stated that both surviving members of the Beatles McCartney and Ringo Starr would play on a Stones record slated for release later this year, a representative for the Stones clarified that McCartney plays bass on one new song, and that Starr has not been collaborating with the band.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Forbes is expanding its embrace of the metaverse by hosting a virtual event in collaboration with Sandbox. - Social Media Explorer

Forbes, no stranger to the metaverse, is expanding its embrace of Web3 with a first-of-its-kind event in Sandbox on November 10, an initiative aimed at providing more opportunities for members and subscribers to better engage in the metaverse in ways they haven't before.Forbes members will receive a wearable NFT as their ticket to the metaverse as part of a partnership with Sandbox.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to feature on new Rolling Stones album'

Sign up to Roisin O'Connor's free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will apparently come together on the new Rolling Stones album.The two surviving Beatles have reportedly recorded parts on the new Stones album, which will be produced by Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

How Peter Asher, a Jack-of-all-Trades in Music, Mastered Them All

MALIBU, Calif.In December 1977, in an exceptionally rare move, Rolling Stone put a producer and a manager on its cover: Peter Asher, a bespectacled, copper-haired Brit, photographed sandwiched between his artists James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.Asher was at his zenith then, having guided the careers of two of the decade's defining stars, and about to pick up his first producer of the year Grammy.
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1 year ago
NYC music

Revolver,' Newly Expanded, Shows the Beatles at a Creative Peak

Imagine  or if you're young or distant enough, enjoy  a moment when Beatles songs weren't bone-deep familiar, weren't canonical, weren't thoroughly embedded in succeeding generations of rock and pop.A moment when the band that had worked its way up to becoming the most popular act in the Western world was still just four guys knocking songs around in a room and keeping themselves loose and whimsical.
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1 year ago
NYC music

The Raincoats' Gina Birch Goes Solo (and Still Makes the Floor Rattle)

In 1978, shortly after Gina Birch first moved to London to attend the Hornsey College of Art, she often found herself wanting to scream.In her more provincial Nottingham hometown, she had always been confident, but London made her feel naive and lonely.Then 22, Birch lived in a squat without hot water, where the dirty dishes piled perpetually in the sink.
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1 year ago
NYC music

Ed Rudy, Chronicler of the Beatles' First Trip to America, Dies at 93

On Feb. 7, 1964, when the Beatles were greeted by thousands of screaming fans at John F. Kennedy International Airport, a radio reporter named Ed Rudy was there.When they performed in Washington, Mr. Rudy was there.And when they headed to Miami Beach, he was there.Mr. Rudy filed reports to a syndicate of radio stations throughout the Beatles' two-week tour of the United States, their first performances in the country, and soon after packaged his material into a 35-minute album, The American Tour With Ed Rudy, which rose to No. 20 on Billboard's Top LPs chart.
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Consequence
1 year ago
Music

The Rolling Stones have recorded with Paul McCartney for new album: Report

The Rolling Stones have brought Paul McCartney into the studio to record on their upcoming album, reports .According to Variety, McCartney recorded bass parts at recent sessions for the project in Los Angeles.Ringo Starr is also slated to play on the currently unannounced album, which will be helmed by Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Rapper Theophilus London reported missing in L.A., last seen on skid row

Rapper Theophilus London has been reported missing in Los Angeles.A missing-person report taken Tuesday indicated that London, 35, was last in contact with someone, via text message, on Oct. 15, said Officer Tony Im, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson.The rapper left his home in the 16000 block of Ventura Boulevard that day and was last seen on skid row, Im said.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
London

Rapper Theophilus London reported missing by family

Trinidadian rapper Theophilus London has been reported as missing by his family.The performer's family traveled to Los Angeles to file the report on Tuesday, claiming he hasn't been seen in months and they had been unable to determine his whereabouts."On October 15, 2022, around 12 p.m., London was last seen in the 'Skid Row' area of Los Angeles.
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1 year ago
NYC music

No John, No George, No Ringo, but Still a Lot to Say

The MCCARTNEY LEGACY: Volume 1: 1969-73, by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair Are the world's libraries adequately stuffed yet with literature about the Beatles, still the best-selling band of all time, and their diaspora?Nah.Volume 1 of The McCartney Legacy, by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair, arrives like a well-planned encore a year after the publication of The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, by Paul McCartney, edited by the poet Paul Muldoon.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce smashes record for most Grammy nominations of all time

They don't call her Queen Bey for nothing: Beyoncé has set a new record for most Grammy nominations of all time with a total of 88.The previous record was set last year by her husband Shawn " JAY-Z " Carter, and he managed to rack up a few more in 2023 thanks to his scene-stealing verse on DJ Khaled's "GOD DID."
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1 year ago
NYC music

Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75

Robert Gordon, a 1950s-influenced rocker with a silky baritone and towering pompadour who emerged from the New York punk underground of the 1970s to help stoke a rockabilly revival, died on Oct. 18 in a hospice in Manhattan.He was 75.His sister Melissa Gordon Uram said the cause was acute myeloid leukemia.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Tech industry

'Ready to Rock, You Guys?' The Winklevoss Twins Play Amagansett.

Making the Most of Summer
At the end of a tour that drew some social media mockery, the billionaire brothers' rock band received a friendly reception at a venue close to their parents' beach house.
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Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Leagues Cup friendlies showing L.A. is a soccer market

As construction workers were putting the finishing touches on SoFi Stadium 2½ years ago, promoters were nearing an agreement to make a Barcelona-Real Madrid game one of the first sporting events to be held at the venue.
Brooklyn Paper
1 week ago
Brooklyn

'Adrienne from Brooklyn was our mom': Kids of late Beatles fan respond to Paul McCartney shout-out * Brooklyn Paper

The mystery behind 'Adrienne from Brooklyn,' a Beatles fan girl, was solved when her children responded to a shout-out from Paul McCartney. [ more ]
Brooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago
Brooklyn

He's just seen a face! Paul McCartney seeks out Brooklyn fan 60 years after 'Beatlemania' interview * Brooklyn Paper

Paul McCartney finally responds to a 60-year-old fan's plea from Brooklyn, inviting her to his new photography exhibition. [ more ]
Brooklyn Paper
3 months ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn Museum to 'come together' for new Paul McCartney photo exhibition * Brooklyn Paper

The Brooklyn Museum is hosting an exhibit of photographs taken by Paul McCartney during the rise of the Beatles in the 1960s.
The exhibition features over 250 photographs taken by McCartney with his Pentax film camera during the Beatles' first US tour. [ more ]
New York Post
1 week ago
New York City

True identity of Beatles mystery fan 'Adrienne from Brooklyn' revealed 60 years after charming video: family

The identity of 'Adrienne from Brooklyn,' a Beatles fan from a 1964 documentary, has been revealed by her family 60 years later. [ more ]
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Pitchfork
3 weeks ago
Music

Paul McCartney & Wings' One Hand Clapping Set for First Official Release

One Hand Clapping live album by Paul McCartney & Wings, recorded in 1974, newly mixed for release in various formats including Dolby Atmos streaming. [ more ]
Consequence
3 weeks ago
Music

Paul McCartney & Wings to release 1974 live studio sessions One Hand Clapping

The album One Hand Clapping by Paul McCartney & Wings, a highly bootlegged live studio sessions work, will be officially released for the first time. [ more ]
Pitchfork
3 months ago
Music

Paul McCartney / Wings: Band on the Run

Band on the Run is Paul McCartney's most consequential post-Beatles record.
The album revived McCartney's critical fortunes and established him as a powerhouse outside of the Beatles. [ more ]
Pitchfork
5 months ago
Music

Paul McCartney and Wings Reissuing Band on the Run for 50th Anniversary

Paul McCartney and Wings are reissuing their classic 1973 album, Band on the Run, for its 50th anniversary.
The reissue includes two alternate versions: one in Dolby Atmos and the other 'underdubbed'. [ more ]
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5 months ago
Music

Musician Denny Laine dies; co-founded the bands Wings and The Moody Blues

Denny Laine, co-founder of Wings and The Moody Blues and longtime collaborator of Paul McCartney, has died at the age of 79.
Laine had been in ICU on a ventilator and was fighting Interstitial Lung Disease. [ more ]
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Dolly Parton declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden, too

Dolly Parton famously (twice!) declined an invitation to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump.It turns out she also rejected a similar overture from President Joe Biden.The Today Show's Jacob Soboroff recently interviewed Parton recently to promote her upcoming album While the singer didn't discuss her decision not to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom on camera, Soborof told The Today Show colleagues that it stemmed from her desire not to be associated with any particular party.
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PortlandTribune.com
2 months ago
Design

Portland Art Museum to show 250 1963-64 photos from The Beatles' Paul McCartney

The exhibition features photos by Paul McCartney from 1963-64, providing a unique perspective on The Beatles' rise to fame.
More than 250 recently rediscovered images offer fresh insights into Beatlemania and the band's journey to international stardom. [ more ]
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11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Paul McCartney dice que la ultima' cancion de los Beatles se hizo con ayuda de inteligencia artificial

A mas de 50 anos de la separacion de los Beatles, Paul McCartney dijo que la inteligencia artificial ayudo a crear una ultima cancion de los Beatles que sera lanzada mas adelante este ano.La cancion se hizo empleando un demo con la voz de John Lennon, dijo McCartney en una entrevista con la BBC Radio 4 que se difundio el martes.
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11 months ago
Books

Paul McCartney's photos of early Beatlemania are in a book and on display in London

Paul McCartney's new book, Eyes of the Storm, offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the life of The Beatles in 1964.
The book includes over 200 never-before-seen photos, as well as personal anecdotes and reflections from Paul McCartney himself.
Through Eyes of the Storm, Paul McCartney hopes to share a timeless story of friendship, music, and adventure that will continue to inspire generations to come. [ more ]
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1 year ago
Books

For the Beatles-obsessed, here are 3 never-before-seen photos from 1964

"The crowds chasing us in A Hard Day's Night were based on moments like this," McCartney writes."Taken out of the back of our car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas."Paul McCartney/1964: Eyes of the Storm When the Beatles embarked on the tour that helped launch the British Invasion in 1964, Paul McCartney had a 35mm camera on hand to help document the history-making mayhem.
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11 months ago
Europe news

Who is leading Prince Harry's legal team?

The members of the legal team representing Prince Harry and the other claimants in the case against Mirror Group Newspapers are accustomed to high-profile cases.Most visible among them is the lawyer leading the arguments in the courtroom, David Sherborne a well-known and respected lawyer who has long attracted celebrity clients and who has taken on Britain's tabloid press several times before.
www.twincities.com
1 year ago
Music

Dolly Parton's star-studded debut rock album to feature McCartney, Lizzo, Miley, Elton and many more

For her very first entry into rock n' roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.The 77-year-old country music icon, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, announced the lineup for her upcoming album, Rockstar.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
Music

Dolly Parton's Star-studded Debut Rock Album To Feature McCartney, Lizzo, Miley, Elton And Many More - Towleroad Gay News

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For her very first entry into rock 'n' roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.The 77-year-old country music icon, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, announced the lineup for her upcoming album, "Rockstar."
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Music

Dolly Parton's star-studded debut rock album to feature McCartney, Lizzo, Miley, Elton and many more

For her very first entry into rock 'n' roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.The 77-year-old country music icon, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year, announced the lineup for her upcoming album, "Rockstar."
IndieWire
1 year ago
Independent films

David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, Patty Jenkins, Angela Bassett Among 2023 Tribeca Talks

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rosie Perez, Jane Fonda, Paul McCartney, Katie Holmes, and many more round out Tribeca's Talks and Reunions this year.We may be getting our first look at David Fincher's upcoming "The Killer" at this year's 2023 Tribeca Festival.The New York event, running June 7 through 18, has just announced its Tribeca Talks and Reunions lineup, and they're led by a starry slate of conversations with creators, artists, actors, and musicians alike.
Eater NY
1 year ago
NYC food

26 Places to Eat and Drink in Asbury Park

The Jersey Shore town is easy to get to by train with a burgeoning art, music, and restaurant scene




Asbury Park, New Jersey is a beach town about 60 miles from Manhattan known for its rich musical history and trademark mascot Tillie, the grinning relative of George C. Tilyou's Steeplechase Face.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Images of rock legends help gallery celebrate its 20th anniversary

P hotographer Denis O'Regan's pictures of some of the world's biggest rock stars will be on display as part of a group show of artists celebrating 20 years of one of the capital's leading galleries.O'Regan, who has photographed everyone from the Rolling Stones to David Bowie, Queen and The Who, will be showing his work at West Contemporary's XX show.
Washington Post
1 year ago
London

London gallery to show McCartney photos from Beatlemania era

FILE - Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'If These Walls Could Sing' in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.A trove of previously unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney as The Beatles shot to global stardom will go on display in London this year.
BBC News
1 year ago
London

Jeff Beck: Guitar legend dies aged 78

Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78.The British musician rose to fame as part of the Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton, before forming the Jeff Beck group with Rod Stewart.His tone, presence and, above all, volume redefined guitar music in the 1960s, and influenced movements like heavy metal, jazz-rock and even punk.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Music

Kidjo, Blackwell, Part awarded Sweden's Polar Music Prize

FILE - Angelique Kidjo arrives at the presentation of the Gershwin Prize, which honors a musician's lifetime contribution to popular music, hosted at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.The five-time Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo, Chris Blackwell who is the founder of one of the most successful a record label and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt have won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Music

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler turns 75 DW 03/26/2023

With hits like "Walk This Way" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Aerosmith enjoyed worldwide success and filled stadiums.Out front was larger-than-life Steven Tyler with his long mane, eccentric outfits and powerful voice.Rising several octaves to a high-pitched scream, his voice earned Tyler the nickname, "Demon of Screamin'."
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1 year ago
Music

The Beatles' rushed first album turns 60 DW 03/22/2023

When the album "Please Please Me" was released in the UK on March 22, 1963, it shot straight into the Top 10 of the British album charts.Six weeks later it was number one and stayed there for 30 weeks.It also spawned a number of hit singles including "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout."
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Record Store Day 2023: The 30 Must-Have Releases

Record Store Day has revealed the extensive list of limited edition vinyl, box sets, and other speciality releases that will be available as part of its 2023 edition taking place on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023.This year promises exclusive wax from Taylor Swift, The 1975, Beach House, Pearl Jam, Brian Eno, Tori Amos, Nas, and even Peppa Pig.
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1 year ago
Music

Remembering George Harrison on his 80th birthday DW 02/24/2023

A brooder and introvert, George Harrison always seemed to be in the shadows of the alpha males John Lennon and Paul McCartney during his time with The Beatles.Yet he made it onto the Rolling Stone list of the 100 best guitarists of all time at number 11 with his very special slide guitar technique.The musical pioneer's legacy is "the combination of ritual Indian music with secular western pop music in the sense of a global music without ethnic or religious boundaries," Thomas Mania, the curator of the rock'n'pop museum in Gronau, Germany, told DW in 2018.
Happiful Magazine
1 year ago
Mental health

10 rejuvenating things to try in February to benefit your wellbeing

From a podcast that will get you stomping outdoors to a photography technique that will light up the sky, try something new with our enriching suggestions
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Letter To My Younger Self: The Big Issue Presents... 100 Inspiring People on the Moments That Shaped Their Lives by Jane Graham and The Big Issue What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self?
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

A-List(ing): Top Celebs Have Rented This Stunning $23M Beverly Hills Estate

Realtor.comTo sell or to lease?It's the question Guy Attal, president of clothier Fabrizio Gianni, has been asking himself for more than two decades.The 1.38-acre property in the swankiest part of 90210 has been available over the years as a luxury rental for as much as $130,000 per month, which means Attal could be raking in $1.56 million in annual rental income.
Queerty
1 year ago
Music

LISTEN: Dolly, Gloria, Cyndi, Debbie and more team up for the ultimate icon anthem

After a few years of cute Christmas specials, features, and a surprising James Patterson collab, Dolly Parton is firmly in music legend mode.The country maven confirmed her upcoming Rock Star album after her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction last year, and has since announced a few of the featured artists.
Secret London
1 year ago
Music

Beatles Day: A Musical Legacy Worth Celebrating

While some fans celebrate Global Beatles Day on June 25, others consider Beatles Day to be January 16, as this was the day the band made their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.But no matter whether you celebrate on January 16 or June 25, one thing is clear: fans honour the love and legacy of the iconic band 365 days a year.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Music

Shakira, Justin Timberlake and other artists who vented their rage in song

MUSIC Columns Opinion articles written in the style of their author.These texts are to be based on verified facts and must be respectful towards people, even though their actions may be criticized.All opinion articles written by individuals from outside the staff of EL PAIS shall feature, along with the author's name (regardless of their greater or lesser renown), a footer stating their office, academic title, political affiliation (if any) and main occupation, or the occupation related to the topic being assessed Shakira | BZRP Music Sessions #53 Skahira, during a musical performance I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Dolly Parton's rock album is shaping up to be pretty magnificent

Dolly Parton will mark her recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by releasing an album of rock covers.While working on the album, she's offered sporadic updates on what songs she'll be recording - and who will be joining her.During an appearance on The View this week, Parton revealed that Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Cher, P!NK, Brandi Carlile, John Fogerty, Steve Perry, and Steven Tyler will be among the musicians featured on the album.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

God is disappointed on Dolly Parton's new song "Don't Make Me Have to Come Down There": Stream

Today, January 19th is Dolly Parton 's birthday, but her fans are the ones getting a present.The country legend has shared the sly new song, "Don't Make Me Have to Come Down There," which is told from the perspective of a disappointed parental figure: God.As the new Rock and Roll Hall of Famer explains in the song's intro, the idea came to her in a dream, while many of the lyrics sound like something your mom and dad might have yelled down the stairs.
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1 year ago
Arts

Joni Mitchell wins Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from Library of Congress

Joni Mitchell is this year's winner of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.Since the lifetime achievement award was established in 2007, it has gone exclusively to A-list celebrities such as Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie.Mitchell is the third woman to be recognized, after Carole King in 2013 and Gloria Estefan (in tandem with her husband Emilio) in 2019.
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1 year ago
Arts

Fans bid goodbye to Spanish music legend Joan Manuel Serrat on his farewell tour

Thousands of fans have showed up across the U.S., Spain and Latin America to see legendary singer Joan Manuel Serrat on his farewell tour.Tania Victoria/Secretary of Culture of Mexico City At Mexico City's biggest outdoor venue, El Zocalo, legendary singer Joan Manuel Serrat is performing.I'm pinching myself, I can't believe I'm seeing him for the first time, in the heart of my homeland.
www.ocregister.com
1 year ago
Music

50 years ago, these were the No. 1 albums of 1973 (and a few other classics, too)

In 1973 the album charts got weird.Sure, there were classic albums by iconic artists such as Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and Elton John that topped the charts that year.Two different ones in Elton's case.But there was also a No. 1 album of bluegrass banjo-picking from the movie soundtrack of a film that made fans wince whenever they thought of actor Ned Beatty.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Wayne Conye on 20 Years of Yoshimi: "At the Time, It Didn't Feel Like It Was That Significant"

On July 16th, 2002, The Flaming Lips released their tenth studio album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.The follow-up to the band's surprisingly successful, now-canonized The Soft Bulletin, the record came adorned with surreal paintings of colorful, electronic monsters and unlikely heroines.It was creative and a little left-field - but the Oklahoma act was always creative and a little left-field.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

PA photographers choose their top pictures of 2022

From the Queen's funeral to the war in Ukraine, photographers at the PA news agency have taken pictures that captured some of the year's most historic moments.Here they choose their favourite shots and share insight into the stories behind the images that helped define 2022.Lionesses win the Euros Joe Giddens was at Wembley Stadium to capture a shot of Lioness Chloe Kelly after scoring the winning goal of the Uefa Women's Euro 2022 final.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Boris Johnson: The Simpsons producer says former PM is a character right for satire'

The producer of The Simpsons has called Boris Johnson a character right for satire.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

'It's got better and bigger': Pensioner, 72, will never quit Glastonbury

A pensioner who has attended every Glastonbury festival since its inception has said he will only stop coming when he is "six feet under".
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Sir Paul McCartney leaves fans raving after 800-person Glastonbury warm-up gig

Sir Paul McCartney performed to an intimate 800-person audience in Frome, Somerset, on Friday (24 June) ahead of his headline show at Glastonbury.
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The lucky few who managed to secure a spot queued behind barriers while an entourage of local people who missed out waited in the hope of catching a glimpse of the former Beatle.
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Lamb recalled that the last time she saw McCartney was at an intimate concert in York in 1972, but admitted she did not ask for an autograph at the time as at age 18 she felt she was "far too cool to ask for such a thing".
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He added: "When you look at him I don't see someone who is 80, he is really taking care of himself, he looks after himself very well, all power to the guy.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Sir Paul McCartney brought back to his 'early days' at Glastonbury warm-up gig

Sir Paul McCartney has said his intimate Somerset show the night before his Glastonbury headline set reminded him of his early days of being "hot and sweaty".
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Sir Paul McCartney leaves fans raving after 800-person Glastonbury warm-up gig

Sir Paul McCartney performed to an intimate 800-person audience in Frome, Somerset, on Friday (24 June) ahead of his headline show at Glastonbury.
...
The lucky few who managed to secure a spot queued behind barriers while an entourage of local people who missed out waited in the hope of catching a glimpse of the former Beatle.
...
Lamb recalled that the last time she saw McCartney was at an intimate concert in York in 1972, but admitted she did not ask for an autograph at the time as at age 18 she felt she was "far too cool to ask for such a thing".
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He added: "When you look at him I don't see someone who is 80, he is really taking care of himself, he looks after himself very well, all power to the guy.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Music

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' turns 40 DW 11/30/2022

It's not easy to write about Michael Jackson these days.On the one hand, there's this incredibly talented singer and dancer who transported pop music to a completely new dimension.On the other hand, there's a man accused of sexually abusing children.I don't need to reflect on Jackson's career here  enough has been written about that.
Bustle
1 year ago
Music

Taylor Swift Lost Her Damn Mind After The Grammys Nominated This Song

The Grammys just recognized Taylor Swift's favorite song of hers, and she's not sure how to cope.The 11-time Grammy winner received four more Grammy nominations on Nov. 15, including Song of the Year for her landmark "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)," and took to her Instagram Story to give her initial reaction.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

You Can Own Some of Colin Powell's Stuff - Washingtonian

Colin Powell died in 2021.His  mansion in McLean has been sold.The faulty case he made for the Iraq War-something he later  said he regretted-has, like his love of the PT Cruiser, faded a bit into history.And now some of his stuff is for sale-Powell's family will donate proceeds to America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at the City College of New York.
Medium
1 year ago
Data science

UK's House of Lords Hosts AI-Powered Robot, Ai-Da

Artificial Intelligence and robotics have hit another milestone.In the UK's House of Lords, the Ai-Da Robot sat down to answer questions at the upper chamber of the Parlement for an inquiry into technology and creativity.According to its creator Aidan Meller, this is a "real moment in history."
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

The Beatles: Revolver Special Edition (Super Deluxe) review | Annie Zaleski's album of the week

The Beatles' career has been so exhaustively documented, chronicled and bootlegged, it can feel as if there aren't many surprises left to uncover.But the footage in Peter Jackson's recent documentary on the band, Get Back, certainly proved that assumption wrong  particularly the mind-blowing jam session where the band conjure the documentary's title track out of thin air.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Pan pipes, pinot noir and productivity: the hidden power of music

I'm always happy to talk about my taste in music, but what about the taste of music?
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London food

On my radar: Angela Hartnett's cultural highlights

The chef Angela Hartnett was born in Kent in 1968.
She studied history at Cambridge Polytechnic before turning to the kitchen, working her way up under Gordon Ramsay.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

'My teenage hormones were raging!': stars salute the Beatles' Love Me Do at 60

I was three years and two months old when Love Me Do came out, but I had a plastic toy guitar and whenever the song came on the radio I would stand on a stool and sing along.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

What's The Best James Bond Song Ever? New Documentary Might Have The Answer

In Goldfinger, Sean Connery's James Bond once joked that drinking champagne at the wrong temperature was "as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs."
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

New Beatles Album Re-Release Features Sad Alternate Version Of A Famous Song

The one Beatles song often cited as the most kid-friendly is without a doubt "Yellow Submarine."There are kids' books focused on that submarine, toys, and even pretty rad magnetic puzzles.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Is The Rock Event Of The Year - Here's How To Watch It

After the tragic death of Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022, the Foo Fighters, and the world, mourned.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

We Brutally Ranked the Best Beatles Albums for Kids

Beatlemania will never end.
Dodgers Nation
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Lady Gaga Taking Over Dodger Stadium This Weekend

The Dodgers aren't home this weekend, as they set up shop in San Diego for a three-game set with the Padres.But that doesn't mean there isn't a reason to come to 1000 Vin Scully Ave.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Jerry Allison, Who Played Drums With Buddy Holly, Dies at 82

An original Cricket, he was also a co-writer of two signature Holly songs, "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue." Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
Lucy Talks Data
1 year ago
UX design

I recreated famous album covers with DALL-E

I recently got access to DALL-E, at last!For those who are unfamiliar with DALL-E: DALL-E is a machine learning model built by OpenAI that generates images from natural language descriptions.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

John L. Eastman, Lawyer and Force in Entertainment World, Dies at 83

As Paul McCartney's longtime representative, he was central to a battle over control of the Beatles' business empire in the last days of the band.
KQED
1 year ago
Music production

Outside Lands 2022: Photos and Highlights From the Festival's Return to Golden Gate Park | KQED

Like Saturday's headliner Kali Uchis, Zardoya sang in both English and Spanish, blending the languages into silky songs of love and yearning.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Music

Beyonce returns with Renaissance: a play for the mainstream and a strike against perfectionism

A new Beyoncé album is always a blockbuster event - a moment of pop culture unity in a fractured landscape.
The Verge
1 year ago
Music

Facebook will give you ad revenue for putting Post Malone's music in your videos

This story is part of a group of stories called
Hot Pod is The Verge's premier audio industry newsletter, delivering news, analysis, and opinions on how the audio world is changing.
Medium
1 year ago
San Francisco

A Recap of Lightning in a Bottle 2022 and the Return of Festival Season

It's been a few years since Treasure Island was around to cap off our weird, hybrid summer-autumn, and in the void left by Pink Saturday's disappearance and the subdued pall that is Halloween, We were more or less blindsided by May's happy announcement that Pier 80 - a former tow pound and increasingly a venue in its own right - would be home to the inaugural Portola Festival, crowned by Flume and the Chemical Brother.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Glastonbury crowd chant 'we love you Michael we do' to festival founder

The crowd at Glastonbury chanted "We love you Michael we do" around the Williams Green stage as festival founder Michael Eavis played with his band to a packed audience.
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