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Sir Paul McCartney recalls 'madcap adventures' in new book

Sir Paul McCartney has co-authored a new book called 'Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run'.

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‘Madcap adventures’: Paul McCartney co-authors book about his time in Wings

An oral history of the musician’s post-Beatles work in the 70s, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, will be published in November

The Guardian - UK

Sir Paul McCartney announces publication of new book about band Wings

Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run is based on dozens of hours of interviews with Sir Paul.

The Independent UK

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Paul McCartney announces new book about the history of Wings

‘Starting from scratch after The Beatles felt crazy at times,’ says McCartney

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney's next book, 'Wings,' is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles

Paul McCartney’s next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band

The Independent UK

“It was written so close to going through cancer and the hardest time of my life – I can really hear the intensity of that time”: La Luz’s triumph over tragedy is testament to Shana Cleveland’s singular determination – and her unending love of Strats

From La Luz's surf noir beginnings to dark psychedelia, Shana Cleveland has been there through it all. She describes her early fascination with grunge and Seattle's music scene, the pivotal moment of discovering a Japanese instrumental rock icon, and how struggle can forge great art

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“Lemmy gave me joy, confidence in myself, and energy – he’s an avatar of the original spirit and power of rock and roll”: Statue of Motörhead legend to be unveiled in his hometown this May

Lemmy's bronze tribute was sculpted by Andy Edwards – the artist behind the world-famous Beatles statue in Liverpool

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George Harrison's amazing career as a guitarist, during and after the Beatles – only in the new Guitar World

Also starring Dhani Harrison, Dream Theater's John Petrucci, Spiritbox's Mike Stringer, Warren Haynes, Buck Dharma, X's Billy Zoom, Jinjer, Paul Gilbert, Cobra Kai's guitar guys, 60 years of Peavey and more

Guitar World

Elkie Brooks downed 'pints of Guinness and half a bottle of brandy' before Beatles gig

Elkie Brooks has recalled her boozy antics back in the day and needed some dutch courage before performing in front of thousands of Beatles fans in the Swinging Sixties.

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“A meeting was arranged, but the guy took off and drove to Guadalajara”: It was used for one of the greatest guitar solos of all time, then “kidnapped” and driven to Mexico – the Hollywood-like story of one of George Harrison's most famous guitars

Clandestine meetings, dramatic TV pleas, ransom demands, hurried getaway drives across the Mexican border... it sounds like a thriller, but it all revolved around a very special Les Paul

Guitar World

Roberta Flack obituary

Singer with a reserved, intimate style on hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song

The Guardian - UK

“I figured people would call me a liar so I didn’t take it. That guitar may be the most valuable guitar in history”: Norman Harris on the one vintage guitar that got away

The owner of Norman’s Rare Guitars made one early career mistake that still haunts him

Guitar World

Daughter Of British IS Victim Reads Last Texts To Him At France Trial

The daughter of murdered British aid worker this week at the Paris trial of two of his presumed Islamic State group jailers recounted her anguish after her father went missing in war-torn Syria in 2013.

International Business Times

“I sang this song with George Harrison on Saturday Night Live in 1976”: Paul Simon teams up with Sabrina Carpenter for Simon & Garfunkel classic during SNL's 50th anniversary special

The star-studded event also featured Jack White's rendition of Neil Young's Rockin’ in the Free World, Adam Sandler on acoustic, Bonnie Raitt joining forces with Coldplay's Chris Martin, and Paul McCartney serving Beatles classics

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The Guardian - UK

‘If I’d written Happy Birthday, I wouldn’t be in comedy’: Josh Widdicombe’s honest playlist

The comedian gets a nostalgic rush from the Smiths and would have the Beatles soundtracking his funeral, but which Welsh indie classic can he no longer bear?

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Sir Ringo Starr loves living in Los Angeles

Sir Ringo Starr has admitted that he loves everything about living in Los Angeles.

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John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon insists it is 'not a burden' to be the son of a Beatles legend

Sean Ono Lennon - whose father was Beatles legend John Lennon - has insisted that it is "not a burden" to have famous parents and explains why he wants to "give back" to the world as tribute to his fathe.

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“Paul McCartney was an unusually dour person and John Lennon was drunk and inanimate”: Todd Rundgren’s wild tales of The Beatles, New York Dolls, Grand Funk Railroad and more

Todd Rundgren clashed with Lennon, told RIngo Starr how to drum and helped shape the New York Dolls

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“I don’t want to be trapped again, with the same musicians making the same sound”: New John Lennon documentary sheds light on his dark, tragic, final decade

Could Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade be the most honest, revealing and surprising Beatles documentary ever?

Salon

"Ribbons of Rust" traces Beatles' roots

Robert Rodriguez and Jerry Hammack’s book traces The Beatles’ formative years, exploring what shaped their rise

The Guardian - US

‘Give me a Beatles scream’: inside Paul McCartney’s surprise New York show

A last-minute gig at the Bowery Ballroom saw the star play to a smaller crowd than usual, with stories interspersed among classic Beatles and Wings hits

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Paul McCartney dusts off rarities and relives Beatlemania days at rocking Bowery Ballroom gig

Paul McCartney performed a career-spanning set for just 575 fans at New York City's legendary Bowery Ballroom.

The Independent UK

‘I can’t believe we’re here’: Paul McCartney stuns New York with surprise gig at the Bowery

Beatlemania hit the streets of Manhattan as fans sprinted to the box office in the hope of nabbing a ticket to the rare and intimate show, announced just hours before it began

Evening Standard

Sir Paul McCartney plays surprise concert in small New York venue

Beatles legend is used to playing sell-out arenas - but chose to play to just hundreds of fans at surprise gig in New York’s Bowery Ballroom

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney rocks the Bowery. Inside his surprise NYC concert

Paul McCartney has staged a surprise performance before a small crowd in New York

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