London Underground: Early counterculture doc with Paul McCartney, Allen Ginsberg, Pink Floyd
Granada Television produced this fascinating TV time capsule “It’s So Far Out It’s Straight Down” as a special part of their Scene at 6:30 series.…
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‘Mull of Kintyre’: Paul McCartney’s sweet holiday perennial
“Mull Of Kintyre” was written by Paul McCartney (with Denny Laine) about his farm at the eponymous Scottish headland. McCartney bought the 183 acre High…
‘The Ballad of the Skeletons’: Allen Ginsberg, Paul McCartney & Philip Glass, together
Throughout his long career, Allen Ginsberg was keenly aware of the power of music–and an association with generationally key musicians, like Bob Dylan and The…
A pair of Paul McCartney’s sweaty old pants immortalized in verse by ‘Mersey Beat’ Roger McGough
“Hello mate, can I have me trousers back? It’s Paul.” Roger McGough, one of the cool “Liverpool Poets” of the 1960s deeply influenced by the…
Carol Kaye is Paul McCartney’s favorite bass player, he just doesn’t know it was her
You’ve definitely heard her play guitar and bass. Statistically, you’re likely to own albums she played on. Your parents almost certainly did. According to her,…
‘Rockshow’: The absolute zenith of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career
Next week marks the first release on DVD and Blu-ray of Rockshow , the two-hour plus 35mm concert documention of Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1976…
Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis and Paul McCartney: The supergroup that wasn’t
Due to the release of what is supposed to be the final final unheard cache of Jimi Hendrix recordings, People, Hell & Angels, worldwide interest…
In case you’ve never smelled weed over the Internet: Paul & Linda McCartney puff with David Gilmour
Taken at UK’s Knebworth Fair in 1976, The Rolling Stones headlined—Paul, Linda, and David probably remembered none of it. Totally worth it for the most…
John Lennon and Paul McCartney explain the philosophy behind Apple in extended 1968 interview
Extended 1968 interview with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The pair discuss touring (and why The Beatles stopped), their time in India, McCartney’s LSD media…
Johnny Carson weighs in on Paul McCartney’s 1980 pot bust
Me Wings have been clipped. This month marks the 33rd anniversary of Paul McCartney getting busted for 7.7 ounces of pot in Japan. A half…