A rumor about new McCartney reissues in 2012 has been mentioned by the German edition of Rolling Stone. Since it's been so long since the last reissues, it seems logical, but logic doesn't always rule things like this, does it?
Ringo Starr can be heard in a new 21-minute audio interview on World Cafe on National Public Radio about the "Y Not." album. You can hear it here through the NPR Media Player. Ringo is also interviewed on episode 409 of "Little Steven's Underground Garage."
Ringo also phoned in to Chris Carter's "Breakfast With the Beatles" Sunday and talked about his star ceremony on Monday. "You know I've loved the idea of it anyway. The Hollywood Walk of Fame with all those stars. And the idea that you're getting one. It's a thrill," he told Carter. He also discussed the making of the "Y Not" album, saying he assembled the melodies then got the writers to compose the words. And he talked about the Beatles' plane ride to America 46 years ago, saying while the Beatles sat through the flight, Phil Spector walked the entire trip. And he said even though he's a Dallas Cowboys fan, he was rooting for the Colts in the Super Bowl. (Oh well...)
Chart action: "Y Not" hit no. 58 on the Billboard 200 and #16 on the Rock Albums chart the week of Jan. 30. Aaron Badgley of Beatles Universe also told us it entered the Canadian Top 100 at number 75, but peaked at number 9 on the Amazon.ca chart.
On Feb. 8 in 1964, the Beatles rehearsed for "The Ed Sullivan Show." You can read about some of the behind-the-scenes stories of the show in our interview with Vince Calandra, who played a very special role.
Zak Starkey was providing a great backbeat for the Who at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The first part of the performance is above. During the Super Bowl press conference last week by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the guitarist revealed he's a fan of Yoko Ono's. "“I think she’s amazing. No really, I am one of the select [band of] Yoko Ono fans," reported Times Online, which noted that his answer caught even Daltrey by surprise.
The Cavalier Restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., the setting for the movie "Lovely Lily," which took place around the Beatles' appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," served its final drinks over the weekend. Here's a report from the New York Times about the closing.
Jude Southerland Kessler's latest profile is of fellow Beatle fan Randall Krone. That profile is here.
The Beatles Universe show, hosted by Aaron Badgley, now in its third year, can now be heard online at 9 p.m. ET Sundays at www.streamingoldies.com as well as on 94.9, The Rock (www.therock.fm).
And the comic strip Pearls Before Swine paid a little tribute to the Beatles in this comic from last week.
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Sorry to say but that was one of the saddest performances I've ever seen by a legendary rock band. I personally feel the Who should pack it in....in fact this wasn't the Who it was some kind of Hi-bred, without Keith & John what do they really have, certainly not the greatest rhythm section in rock history . Led Zeppelin had enough class to not get back together again when they lost there drummer, well thats not exactly true they did get back together ...but not for the $$$$$ and well the Who we know why they did the Super Bowl and it wasn't to help the poor people of Haiti !!!!
Sadly have to agree about The Who...er, The Two. Even Zak Starkey wasn't stick-synching very convincingly. They all sounded unrehearsed and looked like they couldn't care less. Pete threw in a few gratuitous windmills but that's it. They even resorted to the scourge of the medley. At least when Paul played the Super Bowl he played complete songs and sounded much like his old self. Once again proud to be a Beatles fan...sorry Who-vians.
Hey, were they really that bad? Given the venue, Townsend and Daltry were only trying to please an American audience who really only cares about songs that "The Who" have sold to the CSI franchise. It's probably the only way that the younger American generations recognize this iconic band. I think Daltry and Townsend were forced to put their 'limited' audience first, and any reputable band will buy into that when faced with a "Do or Die" sitation like the Superbowl. They made sure their music, which obviously cannot be represented in such a small space of time (with the clock counting down over Dalty's head, no less) was as represented as circumstances allowed. I'm no expert, but the initial reaction to both Springsteen and Macca left many purists in the lurch.... The Superbowl is all about hype and pleasing the masses. Maybe it's time to enlist younger, newer, cutting edge bands and deal with the probability of boos and lack of audience participation...it's kinda sad to beat up
Rock singer, disagree. No, this is not THE WHO circa LIVE AT LEEDS. But, Daltry can still sing, Townshend can still play guitar, and it's THEIR MUSIC...so why not play it while they still can? They do it better than anyone else could...even at their age, and even without Keith and Entwistle. Sure, it's not THE WHO we all grew up with, but it's still WHO music performed by the two most important members.
Say John and Paul had outlived Ringo and George, for arguments sake. Had they gotten back together to record and/or perform, would they not have the right to call themselves The Beatles? Lennon himself said, in his Playboy interview released right before he was killed, that the Beatles were basically Lennon/McCartney. He was right.
The Who is basically Townshend/Daltry.
The Stones are basically Jagger/Richards.
I thought they did quite well last night, and Zack did a pretty good Keith impersonation. No one played like Moon, but Zak did a good job.
Oh Please didn't anyone see the Kidney Dialysis machine on the side of the stage to the right... just awful... like watching Mohammed Ali's last fight ... pathetic !!!
Sorry, but John and Paul were NOT The Beatles. The Beatles were those four people: John, Paul, George and Ringo! They could NOT have continued on with any change. The Stones can exist no matter how many people they shuffle in and out. Except for Keith and Mick, the other members really had no separate identities the way Geoge and Ringo did. Same with Daltrey/Townsend and The Who. That could never have happened with The Beatles. Period. Loved seeing Zak. He looked like his old man sitting there bashing away. Same facial expressions.
I think the problem with the Who's performance at the Superbowl was that, historically, intense physical energy and aggression were a huge part of their live performances. That kind of music just seems like it should be performed by young people -- not by senior citizens who can no longer summon that intense energy and aggression. The music just didn't feel right. It felt like it was lagging.
Paul McCartney, on the other hand, can still carry off a live performance because the Beatles' music was never dependent on heavy physical aggression (racing around the stage, smashing instruments, moving your guitar-playing arm in violent circles, swinging a microphone around your head).
I thought they should have quit calling themselves the Rolling Stones after Mick Taylor left.
If any one of the four Beatles left the group it would have stopped being the Beatles. The "Who" has become "the who?". They looked silly with Roger trying to dress like a mod and Pete trying to do windmills. Those days are long gone.
I'm with Matt and Laurie on this one - I had a great 12 minutes or so - for a break in the Puppybowl on Animal planet. I'm just glad my home sound system could handle it - on 11!!!
.....and I'm with you, too, Steve!
Didn't watch the game - more of a soccer fanatic; But I thought the band did well considering the time constraints, the venue, & trying to be accessible to all.
I am glad Paul & Ringo don't try to go out and perform as the Beatles.
Chris
I totally understand people's feelings here (the Who should’ve stopped, it's not the Who w/o Moon, they're old etc.). I'm a Who fan almost as long as I'm a Beatles fan. True, Paul & Ringo don't make the Beatles. Pete and Roger together don't make "the Who" as everyone probably wants them to be, either. They readily admit that – and repeatedly. If the Who stopped after Moon died, I never would have been able to see them live. I know there are hundreds of thousands of people in the same boat as me.
*The Who are a Brand* – not a *band*. PT and RD are flying the Who flag…yes, they profit (why shouldn’t they be paid?). Recent tours & the Super Bowl show where they are now: they are old, I get it. But I still cranked the TV to ear-bleeding volume at half time and reveled in the glory of the ‘oo. One more time. And I, for one, thank them.
I totally understand people's feelings here (the Who should’ve stopped, it's not the Who w/o Moon, they're old etc.). I'm a Who fan almost as long as I'm a Beatles fan. True, Paul & Ringo don't make the Beatles. Pete and Roger together don't make "the Who" as everyone probably wants them to be, either. They readily admit that – and repeatedly. If the Who stopped after Moon died, I never would have been able to see them live. I know there are hundreds of thousands of people in the same boat as me.
*The Who are a Brand* – not a *band*. PT and RD are flying the Who flag…yes, they profit (why shouldn’t they be paid?). Recent tours & the Super Bowl show where they are now: they are old, I get it. But I still cranked the TV to ear-bleeding volume at half time and reveled in the glory of the ‘oo. One more time. And I, for one, thank them.
Daltrey looked okay and I loved pointing out to my friends that Zak is Ringo's son although he is not considered a band member of the Who. But what was Townsend doing looking like a 1957 tourist to Florida with that stupid hat and his big, fat, white belly poking out of his too small shirt!? Disgusting.
Overall I thought that what was left of The Who sucked last night as to their performance. Tired. The Super Bowl Halftimes are getting pretty segregated with only old white men playing: Macca, Stones, Petty, Springsteen and the Who. Is Neil Diamond far behind. Where's Bob Dylan?
McCartney reissues? As in, remasters? As in 20-bit, SHM-like, blow away my mind, remastered reissues?
Tell me more!
Don't get me wrong I'm not talking about the way they look, we all get old (if were lucky), it was all about the performance or lack of. It would have been nice if after Moonie died that they only got back together for special occasions like bar mitzvahs.
Hmmm. . . The Who need a bass player and a drummer . . .how about Pete, Paul, Roger and Ringo? The Whotles!
RockSinger! Haven't "chatted" with you since the ol' remaster/remix discussion...hope all is well. Yeah, sometimes I think that (re: Bar Mitzvah's, etc.) - Save for the O2 show and a few televised mishaps, Zeppelin kind of adopted that approach (playing at Jason Bonham's wedding!). But then there are Amazing performances from the Who (or whatever everyone wants to call them) at...The Concert for New York, a string of shows at MSG in ’02 and stormin’ sets in ’06…there’s life in them yet. They were noticeably less animated on Sunday, but I think we have to understand that the halftime show offers little chance for spontaneity and they were most likely being conservative. Risk it without a net in front of 20 billion people? Nooo!…that would be their set at “Live Aid”!!!
John S. Damm: Honestly, bud: Let's see how you fare in front of a worldwide audience under less than perfect and rushed conditions...oh, and you're in your mid to late 60's and you've spent nearly all of your adult life travelling, performing, writing and recording some of the most classic music of all time. I think some perspective is in order here, no?
Yeah, um, Ken asked the same question I had: what about the McCartney reissues? Any more news? If it's only in 2012, can we all so something to make sure they don't give them the LOUDNESS treatment?
Oh, John S. Dam (I'll drop the second "m" since you spell Townshend without an "h" - always the sign of a true music fan). Music performance aside, what Pete were you watching? "A big, fat, white belly?" Huh?!? Townshend's bordering on 65 and the man doesn't have an ounce of fat on him. He's twice my age and I thought he looked as hip as ever. Still, with the white belly comment and your complaint about old white men, I'd say you have some pretty deep issues you should take a good hard look at. Negativity will destroy you in the end, my friend!
Enjoyed the Who's 12 minute set for the Super Bowl, Sure Daltry doesn't hit all the upper notes anymore, but who cares, since when did rock 'n Roll become all about perfection. I thoght they rocked, gotta turn up the stereo people. I for one liked the Carnaby Street jacket on Daltry, good stuff from Pete and Roger.
I thought all this stuff was taped in advance. I mean, did The Who actually approve this performance to be broadcast beforehand? If so, Townshend has lost more than his hearing.
Pete a Yoko fan? Why does he hate John Lennon's memory!!??
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