Paul McCartney: Springsteen and McCartney to appear on new album Legends join Justin Timberlake on release by US comic Jimmy Fallon April 24, 2012 by David Renshaw (GIGWISE)

Bruce Springsteen, Sir Paul McCartney and Justin Timberlake are all set to appear on the new album from US chat show host Jimmy Fallon. The comic often has musical interludes on his show and has made a name for himself with his famous impressions of Neil Young and David Bowie. A number of A-list musical guests have joined him for these performances and the best are to be released in June.


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Albert Maysles Reveals the Human Behind ex-Beatle Paul McCartney in The Love We Make: SF Weekly

By Casey BurchbyThu., Dec. 15 2011 at 12:00 PM

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​Some celebrities have had such a huge impact on our culture that it's difficult to imagine them as individual human beings. But filmmaker Albert Maysles has built a career out of quietly capturing the character of each of his subjects, including American Bible salesmen (Salesman), Big Edie and Little Edie Beale (Grey Gardens), The Rolling Stones (Gimme Shelter), and The Beatles (What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA). Co-directed with Bradley Kaplan, Maysles' new documentary The Love We Make follows a former Beatle (and one of the most beloved figures in pop music) during the weeks immediately following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

 

Paul McCartney spent that period organizing a vastly ambitious concert that would raise funds for victims' families while raising the spirits of the city (and the country) as a whole. Today, The Concert for New York City is remembered fondly as a mesmerizing, emotional experience. Maysles uses his filmmaking skills to bring us the emotional interaction behind the scenes. We see a genuinely compassionate and understanding McCartney speaking with fans in everyday situations as well as humbling encounters with other celebrities and public figures backstage at the show. We also see McCartney is his more relaxed and private moments. None disappoints.

 

Maysles and his crew were given free access to McCartney as he moved around the city, planning and promoting the show. The film is shot in raw black-and-white, although "quoted" footage from interviews and the concert itself is in color. This provides a visual juxtaposition between the private McCartney and the more public figure who appears in the color footage.

 

Roughly the first half of The Love We Make turns out to be about how McCartney manages his status as an iconic public figure, particularly in his relationship with his fans and the media. It's a double-sided game that McCartney skillfully maintains: We follow him through the streets of New York and the offices of major media organizations as he greets fans and fellow celebrities with equal effusiveness, approachability, and candor. We also watch him as he charges his driver to "get some distance" between trailing autograph-hounds and paparazzi cameras. Pragmatically, he understands that he cannot be responsible for dragging people into the bustling streets of New York and that he must protect his privacy as a matter of personal safety. He is cool and comfortable when thronged by fans, yet he takes a deep breath when finally ensconced in the relative safety of his limousine.

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The second half of the film covers the concert itself. Color clips from the show help maintain the chronology of that evening in October 2001. But most of the remaining screen time consists of a massive parade of celebrities trickling through the green room at Madison Square Garden to pay their quite humble respects to McCartney (watch Jim Carrey practically stumble over his own modesty).

Each one thanks him and acknowledges the enormous undertaking that the show represents. That undertaking was lightning fast: The concert took place just a month after the attacks. The planning was no doubt eased by McCartney's ability to enlist the participation of David Bowie, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Jay-Z, Eric Clapton, Janet Jackson, and Elton John among dozens of others.

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The footage of McCartney schmoozing backstage with the likes of Eric Clapton, Harrison Ford, former New York Gov. George Pataki, and President Bill Clinton does not consist of mutual ego-stroking. Instead it reveals the extraordinarily high regard in which McCartney is held by everyone who meets him at the show. Comparing these scenes to the footage of McCartney on the streets of New York earlier in the film reveals a common thread -- that McCartney is beloved by his fans as a performer and as a human being, whether those fans are strangers on the street, colleagues in show business, or powerful world leaders.

The Love We Make starts Friday (Dec. 16, and continues through Dec. 22) at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), S.F. Admission is $6.50-$10. On Friday at 7 p.m. is a special screening introduced by music journalist Ben Fong-Torres to benefit MusiCares; admission for that is $12.

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Paul McCartney plays to a full house in Helsinki: UUTISET

Published yesterday Dec 13 09:46 AM, updated yesterday Dec 13 10:56 AM

One of popular music's greatest legends, Paul McCartney, entertained a full house on Monday evening at the Helsinki Arena stadium. This was the ex-Beatles' third performance in Finland.

Paul performed a selection of hits both from his days as a member the fab four and from his time as frontman of the seventies band Wings.

McCartney was in good voice and also surprised the audience with a number of lines in Finnish.
McCartney's last appearance in Finland was at the Olympic Stadium in June 2004.

His current On the Run tour, which started off in America will now proceed to Moscow before returning home to Britain for Christmas.

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John and Paul go solo in 'Composing Outside the Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980'

Published: Monday, November 14, 2011, 4:01 PM Updated: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 6:20 AM

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After the Beatles broke up, the four lads from Liverpool embarked on solo musical careers in the 1970s, with varying degrees of success. The in-depth, unauthorized documentary, "Composing Outside the Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980," compares the efforts of former songwriting partners Paul McCartney and John Lennon as they try to find their footing on their own.

Vintage clips and performances mix with recent interviews with experts. While no Beatles songs are heard, probably due to licensing issues, the film does feature a lot of their solo work, from Paul's "Live and Let Die" to John's "Mind Games."

The dated 1970s fashions sometimes look surprisingly goofy, especially on Paul as he tries a bit too hard to stay current.

Diehard Beatles fans will enjoy the knowledgeable analysis, but the film fusses too much about whether John or Paul is finding more commercial success at any given time. Good grief, they're rich enough that they never have to work again if they don't want to, so maybe they're not all that concerned about having a hit record in the charts. Maybe they're more interested in artistic accomplishments. Or just making music they enjoy.

The film, the third in a trilogy, has an impressive roster of experts, including musician and Beatles friend Klaus Voorman, Wings guitarist Denny Laine and Wings drummer Denny Seiwell.
Unrated, 139 minutes. DVD extras: extended interviews, biographies and more.

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Immortals Soundtrack Details - Henry Cavill, Luke Evans

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IMMORTALS SOUNDTRACK

Relativity Music Group will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the action adventure movie Immortals. The album includes the original score by Trevor Morris. The soundtrack will be released on November 8, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The enhanced CD also includes a featurette video with footage from the scoring stage with Morris and the film’s director Tarsem Singh. For a recent interview with the composer talking about his work on the epic adventure, visit Scorenotes. Immortals starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz and John Hurt will be released in theaters on November 11. For updates on the film, visit the official movie website.


Here’s the album track list:
1. Immortal and Divine
2. War in the Heavens
3. Hyperion’s Siren
4. Witness Hell
5. To Mt. Olympus
6. Enter the Oracles
7. Theseus and Phaedra
8. Poseidon’s Leap
9. This is your Calling
10. Theseus Fight the Minotaur
11. Theseus Fires the Bow
12. My Own Heart
13. Zeus’ Punishment
14. Ride to the Gates
15. In War Fathers Bury Their Sons
16. The Gods Chose Well
17. Fight So Your Name Survives
18. Battle in the Tunnel
19. Immortal Combat
20. Do Not Forsake Mankind
21. Apotheosis
22. Sky Fight / End Credits

Paul McCartney: 'George Harrison compared solo album to diarrhoea'

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Published Thursday, Oct 6 2011, 12:03pm EDT | By Justin Harp |

 

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Paul McCartney has claimed that George Harrison benefited most from the break-up of The Beatles in 1970.

The singer explained that his and John Lennon's songs dominated the majority of Beatles album, which often left little room for Harrison and Ringo Starr's contributions.

McCartney said the result was that Harrison likened his first solo album All Things Must Pass to "diarrhoea".

"I remember him talking about All Things Must Pass as diarrhoea. That was his own affectionate way of describing that he'd had a lot of stuff stored up and it had to come out. I mean, I don't think I'd describe it like that. But I know what he meant," McCartney told Mojo magazine.

McCartney went on to admit that it upset Harrison that he wasn't allowed to make an equal contribution to The Beatles' albums.

"You know, you can't have everything. It was the Beatles' career and for each of us to have been in the Beatles was pretty amazing and pretty cool," the 'Band On The Run' musician added.

"If it didn't work out how each individual would've wanted it to, then it's... [pauses] ...it's just too bad really because what happened was so good. I think what George did within the Beatles was phenomenal, so I think you kinda have to leave it there."

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