Chad Childers
The Beatles’ Digitally Restored ‘Yellow Submarine’ DVD Clips Premiere, Film Returns to Select Theaters
Long before music videos were en vogue, the worlds of music and film collided together in the 1968 animated feature, ‘Yellow Submarine,’ loosely based on the music from the Beatles album of the same name.
Beatles Museum to Close in Hamburg
A large part of the story of the early days of the Beatles is the time they spent playing seedy clubs in Hamburg, Germany. Unfortunately, the interest in the “Fab Four” is not as prominent in the city as it once was. NME is reporting that the Beatles’ museum located in Hamburg is set to shutter its doors at the end of the month.
Rush’s Geddy Lee Recalls Starstruck Meeting With Pete Townshend
Who gets Geddy Lee giddy?! Exactly! The Rush vocalist may be a legend in the music industry but even he has his moments of being a fan boy, and his most recent instance came when meeting a member of the Who.
Paul McCartney Shares His ‘Loving’ For Queen Elizabeth at Diamond Jubilee Concert
To say that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert was a success is an understatement. The musical bash ended with a stellar performance from rock legend Paul McCartney.
Bruce Springsteen the Choice to Write New U.S. National Anthem in Recent Poll
Hey there, Mr. ‘Born in the U.S.A,’ how would you feel about writing a new National Anthem? It’s not really happening, but recently TV’s ’60 Minutes’ and the magazine Vanity Fair collaborated to conduct a poll asking Americans what musician should be the choice if there was ever a call to pen a new song for our country.
Peter Frampton Provides ‘Unexpected Pleasures’ for Buick Verano TV Campaign
It’s a band’s worst nightmare, but it’s Buick’s perfect situation. Imagine if you will that you’re getting ready to go onstage and play for a crowd when one of your band members calls in sick. What do you do?
Paul McCartney to Close London 2012 Opening Olympic Ceremony
It’s been rumored for some time that Paul McCartney might have some involvement with the London Summer 2012 Olympics. Now the onetime Beatle is coming clean on the matter.
Neil Young Silent Film Showcases ‘Americana’ Artwork + Music
With apologies to the recent Oscar-winning film, Neil Young‘s new silent flick is truly about “the artist.”
Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen: Tom Cruise’s ‘Rock of Ages’ Performance ‘Incredible’
Def Leppard are back in the spotlight this summer, due in part to the upcoming film ‘Rock of Ages.’ The movie, an adaptation of the stage production, borrows its name from the Def Leppard classic song, but licensing issues kept the song itself out of the Broadway show. It’ll be included in the movie, though, and guitarist Phil Collen says the band has given their full stamp of approval.
ELO’s ‘Telephone Line’ Gets Modern Update From Jack and White With Fitz From Fitz and the Tantrums
Covers are all the rage these days, and the folk-pop duo Jack and White have done a pretty solid job with their newly released version of the Electric Light Orchestra classic, ‘Telephone Line.’
David Bowie Streams ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust’ Reissue Ahead of Release
It was a time of transition for David Bowie, and we’re all still celebrating it some 40 years later. ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’ is getting the reissue treatment to mark the occasion, and will be re-released in stores on CD and vinyl next week. However, you can hear the remastered audio of all 11 album tracks now via a stream provided at NME.com.
The Beatles’ ‘Backbeat’ Stage Production Gets L.A. Warm Up Before Broadway
Broadway is musical theater’s biggest stage, and even someone as major as the the Beatles could use a little seasoning before playing there. Organizers have revealed that the stage production of the Beatles-themed ‘Backbeat’ will premiere stateside in Los Angeles early next year before making it to New York.