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Nov 20, 2008 8:30 AM CST

GN'R, Sir Paul Release New Albums Early

Eagerly awaited projects debut on MySpace—free

(Newser) - Fans can get an early online taste—legally—of the latest albums from Guns N’ Roses and Paul McCartney thanks to MySpace, Reuters reports. Members can stream the music free starting today but can't download it. Early reaction to the first GN'R album in 17 years is generally positive; Entertainment ...

Paul Wants to Release
'Beatles Holy Grail'

Nov 16, 2008 3:16 PM CST

Paul Wants to Release 'Beatles Holy Grail'

Long-lost experimental track was once vetoed by the other three

(Newser) - Paul McCartney says it's time to release an avant-garde Beatles track that features gargles, shouts, and distorted guitar, the Guardian reports. Recorded during Penny Lane sessions in 1967, the 14-minute Carnival of Light was played publicly only once at an electronic music festival. McCartney, who is releasing his third avant-garde...

The Real Eleanor Rigby?
A Hospital Maid in Liverpool

Nov 11, 2008 7:20 PM CST

The Real Eleanor Rigby? A Hospital Maid in Liverpool

(Newser) - When Paul McCartney famously wondered where all the lonely people came from, he had a pretty good idea for at least one of them. The title character in "Eleanor Rigby"—long proclaimed by Sir Paul to be a fictional person—worked as a maid in a Liverpool hospital...

McCartney Blasts Ex ... in Song

Oct 3, 2008 10:55 AM CDT

McCartney Blasts Ex ... in Song

(Newser) - Paul McCartney takes a stab at ex-wife Heather Mills in a song off his upcoming album, Electric Arguments. “The last thing you do was to try and betray me … I’ll never forget it …” one tune goes, according to the tabloid Sun. “Oh woman betrayed...

McCartney's
Ex Donates $1M in Vegan Food

Sep 20, 2008 12:17 PM CDT

McCartney's Ex Donates $1M in Vegan Food

Mills gives soy burgers, hot dogs to poor Bronx neighborhood

(Newser) - Heather Mills certainly has plenty of money after her divorce with Paul McCartney, and she’s spending $1 million of it to buy soy hamburgers, hot dogs, and other vegan meat replacements for one of the Bronx’s poorest neighborhoods, the AP reports. Mills is a vegan animal rights campaigner...

Mills Hawks 'Novel' of Model Married to Rock Star

Sep 9, 2008 12:21 PM CDT

Mills Hawks 'Novel' of Model Married to Rock Star

McCartney's ex hawking 'fictional' tale about a model's ill-fated marriage to top rock star

(Newser) - A gag order can't stop enterprising Heather Mills: She’s working on a "novel” about a model whose marriage to the world's most famous rock star sours, the Daily Mail reports. Paul McCartney’s ex-wife is asking for a nearly $2 million advance. "It doesn't take a genius...

Ban-Busting
Sir Paul to
Play Tel Aviv

Aug 25, 2008 3:49 AM CDT

Ban-Busting Sir Paul to Play Tel Aviv

McCarthy will rock Israel 43 years after Beatles were barred

(Newser) - Paul McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv 43 years after the Beatles were banned by the Israeli government because officials feared their music would corrupt Israeli youth. The only fear today is that ticket prices for the September 25 concert in Park Hayarkon will be too expensive for most Israelis,...

Beatles Contract Expected
to Fetch $500K at Auction

Aug 13, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Beatles Contract Expected to Fetch $500K at Auction

Brian Epstein's copy of the original 1962 contract for sale

(Newser) - Brian Epstein's copy of his management contract with The Beatles, a pact that proved to be worth millions, is being offered for sale in London next month. The four-page document, signed by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr in 1962, carries an estimated $480,000 pricetag. McCartney...

How to Take
the Speed Bumps Out of
a Road Trip

OPINION

Aug 8, 2008 5:10 PM CDT

How to Take the Speed Bumps Out of a Road Trip

Even if you're Sir Paul, it can be a tough test

(Newser) - Just months into their relationship, former Beatle Paul McCartney and girlfriend Nancy Shevell are road-tripping across legendary Route 66, but an extended journey spent in a car can be deadly to romance, Mary Schmich writes in the Chicago Tribune. "A road trip is a compatibility test on wheels, one...

Giggling
Fab 4 Tape
Discovered

Jul 26, 2008 8:51 AM CDT

Giggling Fab 4 Tape Discovered

Surprise song session recording to be auctioned off

(Newser) - A 1964 recording of the Beatles laughing too hard to finish a song is to be auctioned, reports the Daily Telegraph. The 30-minute tape captures the Fab Four repeatedly breaking down in giggling fits while trying to record the ballad "I'll Follow The Sun." The comical history tour...

BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview

Jul 1, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview

Lennon and McCartney talk about first meeting

(Newser) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history...

Madonna Seeks Counsel
of Sir Paul's Divorce Lawyer

Jun 26, 2008 7:08 PM CDT

Madonna Seeks Counsel of Sir Paul's Divorce Lawyer

Fiona Shackleton got McCartney off cheap in recent settlement with Mills

(Newser) - Madonna is set to enlist the services of the lawyer who handled Paul McCartney’s divorce settlement, the Times of London reports. The pop star, 49, is reportedly exploring a split from director Guy Ritchie, 39. "Steel magnolia” Fiona Shackleton gained notoriety when she secured such a favorable result...

Sir Paul Picks Up Yale Doctorate

May 27, 2008 3:09 AM CDT

Sir Paul Picks Up Yale Doctorate

Former Beatle awarded honorary degree

(Newser) - Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by Yale University yesterday during the 307th commencement at the Ivy League institution. The identities of recipients of honorary degrees are usually a closely guarded secret, but McCartney's presence on the Yale campus was impossible to keep under...

One Step Closer
to Officially Single

May 12, 2008 11:42 AM CDT

One Step Closer to Officially Single

Preliminary divorce for McCartney-Mills becomes final in six weeks

(Newser) - Paul McCartney is 6 weeks from being officially single again, the AP reports. The same judge who awarded Heather Mills $47.5 million and called her a "less than impressive witness" today granted a preliminary divorce for McCartney, 65, and Mills, 40, that will become final in 6 weeks...

So That's
What's Under the Beehive

Apr 25, 2008 3:50 PM CDT

So That's What's Under the Beehive

Winehouse worth $20M, list of UK 'Music Millionaires' says

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse may not always look like $20 million, but that’s how much she’s worth, according to the Times of London. The 24-year-old singer has had a troubled year—today, for example, she was arrested for assault after an alleged rampage Wednesday night—but she’s together enough...

Heather Pal
Dishes on Her Hooker Days, Paul Scheme

Apr 22, 2008 4:22 PM CDT

Heather Pal Dishes on Her Hooker Days, Paul Scheme

'Marry me or it's over,' Mills told McCartney

(Newser) - Heather Mills gave Paul McCartney an ultimatum in the early stages of their relationship—marry me or it's over—says a former friend in a British TV show airing tonight. Heather's buddy also talks about their time together as high-priced prostitutes, reports the Daily Mail. "Heather knows how to...

Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

Apr 21, 2008 3:03 PM CDT

Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

Former Beatle extols vegetarianism as cure for global warming

(Newser) - If you want to fight global warming, drop the hamburger, Sir Paul McCartney advises. “The biggest change anyone could make in their own lifestyle would be to become vegetarian,” said McCartney, himself a longtime herbivore. Livestock is a big contributor to global warming, the ex-Beatle says, because of...

Mills on
Paul's Gals:
'Better Them
Than Me'

Apr 11, 2008 12:35 PM CDT

Mills on Paul's Gals: 'Better Them Than Me'

She goes on the offensive against McCartney and his romances

(Newser) - Heather Mills went back on the attack today, turning a televised sitdown on a European morning news program into a bitter rant about her "David versus Goliath" divorce from Paul McCartney and the former Beatle's current romances, the Sun reports. She also copped to dousing his attorney with water...

Heather Mills
to Judge
Miss USA

Mar 31, 2008 12:59 PM CDT

Heather Mills to Judge Miss USA

New divorcee goes from appearing before bench to behind one

(Newser) - Heather Mills, fresh from starring in her own divorce-court drama, is back in the limelight already. Having gone bravely before the judge herself and come away with $48 million of Paul McCartney's money, she's about to judge in the upcoming Miss USA pageant. Donny and Marie Osmond will host the...

'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66

Obituary

Mar 25, 2008 7:59 AM CDT

'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66

First road manager became guardian of group's legacy

(Newser) - "Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise,...