February 25, 2010
CHECK OUT THE NEW HOME FOR WE CALL THIS MUSIC FAB
Although this blog will remain here for archival purposes, future updates will be featured at We Call This Music Fab's new home over at Earths Mightiest.com. To get there, just click on the image below and please feel free to comment on any story over there.
January 09, 2010
Help! to Play at Newport Opera House in NH
A Message from the Beatles tribute band, Help:
Next Saturday night, we make a return engagement to beautiful Newport Opera House in downtown Newport, NH. If you're in the neighborhood (or if you're not but are up for a gorgeous ride) please join us for our first show of the year. HELP! At Newport Opera House 20 Main St, Newport, NH Saturday, January 16, 2010 8:00PM (two sets with intermission) The show sold out last time, so call the box office in advance at (603) 863-2412 to make reservations. Visit our web site at www.cornmuffin.com for more information, including map links, our full schedule, plenty of audio and video, and more.
December 20, 2009
December 19, 2009
MCCARTNEY BY THE NUMBERS
On December 19th, the Irish Independent offered up a piece that puts Paul McCartney in numerical perspective. Here's the list:
28: his age when the Beatles split
12: number of studio albums released with The Beatles between 1962 and their demise in 1970
750 million: his estimated worth, in pounds sterling
3,500: The number of times his Beatles song, 'Yesterday', has been covered -- it is the most-recorded composition in pop history
2 million: the number of copies his Wings song, 'Mull of Kintyre' sold in the UK -- it remains the biggest-selling non-charity single in British chart history
3,000: the number of songs his company, MPL Communications, owns the copyright of
100 million: the number of singles he has sold, making him the most successful composer in pop
4148: this number refers to an asteroid, which was renamed 4148 McCartney in his honour in 1983
A BEATLES CHRISTMAS CONCERT
On December 19th, Orchestra London's Jeans and Classics Band as well as the Red Hot Choir performed A Very Beatles Christmas, a special concert event that featured vocalist Jean Meilleur. They performed the entire Sgt. Pepper album as well as a number of Beatles-related Christmas songs, including John's "Happy Christmas (War is Over)". Fittingly the conductor for the evening was Jeff Christmas.
PAUL MCCARTNEY TALKS "X FACTOR"
In a recent interview with The Irish Sun, Paul McCartney discussed his reasons for appearing on the television series X Factor. "At first," said Paul, "when we talked about going on X Factor, it was a bit of a worry, I must say. It was, like, 'People say we shouldn't do that. They say you are too big for a show like that. It'll ruin your reputation,' and I thought about it. But then I'm always getting told that: 'Don't go to perform in Israel,' or 'You can't do this or that.' Then if someone tells me not to do it, I want to do it more. They said, 'Don't do X Factor' and I said, 'Wait a minute, let's check it out.' I started asking people in the street. They all said, 'Oh, do that, it's great.' I'm a fan of normal people and normal people usually get it right." The episode featuring Paul was viewed by over 20 million people.
November 11, 2009
THE BEATLES ON RECORD: PREMIERES NOVEMBER 25TH ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL
In 1962, an unknown group from Liverpool walked into Abbey Road Studios in London to record their debut single. Over the next eight years, they would create what many consider to be the greatest collection of studio recordings of the 20th century.
The Beatles On Record, a new documentary premiering on History on Wednesday, November 25 at 10pm, charts The Beatles' extraordinary recording journey from Please Please Me to the epic Abbey Road LP and reveals how they developed as musicians, matured as songwriters and created an enduring body of work that pushed the boundaries of studio recording, changing the course of musical history and popular culture.
There will be additional airings of the special at later dates across A&E Television Networks (AETN).
Narrated entirely by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Sir George Martin, THE BEATLES ON RECORD features over 60 songs, rarely seen footage and images from The Beatles' archives along with never-before-heard outtakes of conversation from the original recording sessions.
The result is an intimate look at the creative process behind each of the band's Abbey Road Studios masterpieces. The documentary is directed by Bob Smeaton, who directed the landmark Beatles Anthology series and created mini-documentaries for The Beatles' recently released re-mastered albums on CD.
