Paul McCartney, the Killers and the Cure lead the bill for the tenth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 17-19 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. Also confirmed are My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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McCartney, Killers, Cure Anchor Coachella Lineup
January 31, 2009Paul McCartney: A Fireman Interviewed
January 31, 2009The former Beatle talks about karma, wealth, nostalgia, fame and his new LP, Electric Arguments
By Kristine McKenna
I imagine you know who Paul McCartney is, but here are some recent data: He’s 66 years old, single and financially secure. He recently released Electric Arguments, the third album by Fireman, an ongoing McCartney side project that represents the former Beatle’s foray into trance and dance music. Composed of McCartney and British producer/deejay Youth, Fireman opens its third full-length release with “Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight,” a tune that features the most bone-rattling vocal McCartney’s delivered since “Helter Skelter.” The first time I heard it on the radio, I thought it was Jack White. Not bad for a 66-year-old. On the occasion of the album’s release, McCartney agreed to a short chat.
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Heather Mills wins tabloid apology as papers admit stories were false
January 31, 2009Source: Guardian
Fleet Street publishes corrections after Sir Paul McCartney’s ex-wife lodges complaint
Heather Mills’s one-woman fight against alleged victimisation by the British tabloids and hounding by the paparazzi appears to be bearing fruit, with four newspapers publishing corrections to stories they had written about her in the past two weeks. A fifth paper has written to her privately to apologise for its coverage.
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Paul McCartney Into Romance, Not Running His Mouth
January 30, 2009Paul McCartney may have been through a tumultuous and very public divorce, but he has not lost the ability to let love into his heart.
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Sir Paul McCartney's son James is to release a solo album later this year, according to reports
January 30, 2009The 31-year-old, who has always shunned publicity, has spent the past two years working on a record with the assistance of his father.
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Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon will NOT perform together at the UN
January 30, 2009An unconfirmed report says Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon will perform together at the UN Millenium Development Goals Awards Feb. 26. That report, by Roger Friedman of Fox News, is here. If true, it would be a rare live performance by Julian Lennon.
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Paul McCartney to appear on new album by Cat Stevens
January 30, 2009Macca is a Cat
Paul McCartney is one of the special guests to appear on the new album from Cat Stevens, it has been revealed.
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McCartney Ready to Wed Non-Gold Digger
January 28, 2009Looks as though Paul McCartney has learned his lesson — this time around he’s getting married to someone who’s got $$ of her own.
Multiple reports from the UK say the Beatle is just ’round the corner from tying the knot with New Yorker Nancy Shevell, the socialite whose own
divorce just was made final. Apparently, they’ve even gotten the “seal of approval” from Paul’s daughter, Stella.
Macca lost almost $50 mil in his split from Heather Mills.
Fab Four business manager revives rooftop concert
January 28, 2009By _Andy Rathbun_ (mailto:arathbun@heraldnet.com)
As a suit for Capitol Records, he worked with the band on its American tours, and then was tapped by Paul McCartney to head U.S. business
management for the group’s own division, Apple Records, in 1968.
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