Mother Jones
January 30, 2012
8 Videos to Commemorate The Beatles' Final Concert, 43 Years Later
"January 30" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. In 1649, Charles I of England marked the date by getting his head lopped off by angry parliamentarians. On the same day in 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. Exactly 51 years later, Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor.And on January 30, 1969, some British rock band played its last concert on some rooftop in some part of London. There were four guys in the band, we think. One of the songwriters was from Liverpool. They might have done a show in Hamburg once or twice. Oh, and the group also had this peculiar affinity for never-ending pasturage of soft, red fruit with seed-studded façades....
http://motherjones.com/mixed-media/2...-concert-video
Examiner
January 30, 2012
What Paul McCartney, Yoko, Brian Epstein, George Martin take to a desert island
The long-running BBC radio program "Desert Island Discs" celebrated its 70th birthday Sunday. It continues to this day.For Americans who have never heard it, the idea is for the selected "presenter" to reveal the music they'd take with them on a desert island. The Beatles as a group never gave their choices, but they and their music have figured often on the
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http://www.examiner.com/beatles-in-n...ears-ago-today
Examiner
January 30, 2012
Full premiere of Paul McCartney's 'Kisses on the Bottom' album now online
Fans waiting for Paul McCartney's "Kisses on the Bottom" album have heard several individual tracks in the past couple of weeks. Now you can hear the whole album.*National Public Radio (NPR), as part of its "First Listen" series, has streams of both the full album and individual tracks for public listening.*
http://www.examiner.com/paul-mccartn...bum-now-online
James McCartney makes US TV debut on Letterman tonight
January 30, 2012
James McCartney is set to make his US national television debut on Late Show with David Letterman tonight, January 30th. He'll also be playing at NYC's Rockwood Music Hall February 1st.McCartney's appearances celebrate the recent release of "The Complete EP Collection" on Engine Company records, which combines McCartney's two previous EP's with five never-heard bonus tracks. The special two-disc set was produced by David Kahne and Paul McCartney.
http://www.rockwoodmusichall.com
http://jamesmccartneyfanclub.com/en/news
http://trueoldiesabilene.com/paul-mc...tterman-video/
The Financial Express
January 30, 2012
My Father Inspired the Beatles :Paul McCartney
London: Beatles legend Paul McCartney says his father was one of the main inspirations behind the sound of the band.The 69-year-old praises his dad James for introducing him to music while growing up in Liverpool, reported Contactmusic."My first musical memories come from my dad. He would play the piano at home - he and his friend Freddie Rimmer, both of whom worked at the cotton exchange in Liverpool as salesmen.
http://www.financialexpress.com/news...artney/905594/
Alldaytech
January 30, 2012
NAMM 2012: John Lennon Educational Tour Bus celebrates 15 years
Anyone who’s attended the NAMM Show in the last several years has seen the big blue bus that settles in for the four days of the show in front of the Anaheim Convention Center. It’s the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a state of the art, non profit rolling recording studio and HD production hub with a sole altruistic purpose: to bring free, hands-on music education to students across the nation. This year the bus celebrated its 15th anniversary at the NAMM Show and we caught up with bus co-founder and executive director Brian Rothschild to learn more about the bus and the technology within.
http://www.alldaytech.com/namm-2012-...ates-15-years/
Feelnumb
January 29, 2012
Story Behind The Yellow Submarine Sculpture At Liverpool John Lennon Airport
In 1984, this 51 foot Yellow Submarine metal sculpture was built by apprentices from the UK shipyard Cammell Laird for the International Garden Festival held in Liverpool, home of The Beatles. *Here’s an old photo of the submarine at the festival.
http://www.feelnumb.com/2012/01/29/s...ennon-airport/
Hungeree
January 30, 2012
The Art of John Lennon exhibition in Hungary
A lithograph of musician John Lennon by Andy Warhol went on display with other Lennon-inspired works at the Reök Palace in Szeged, Hungary, which was built in 1907 and renovated as a cultural center in 2007. The exhibition features artwork by and for John Lennon from the private collection of a collector named Michael-Andreas Wahle.
http://hungeree.com/culture/the-art-...on-in-hungary/