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 The Who Bound for 
 Super Bowl: Source 

British band will rock halftime show, says source, but NFL won't confirm

Nov 13, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The Who may be joining the ranks of recent Super Bowl performers Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Prince. A source tells Sports Illustrated the British rockers will play the Feb. 7 halftime show, but an NFL rep says only, “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it.... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • NFL • Super Bowl • Bruce Springsteen • Prince • The Who • halftime • pro football

 Kanye Lives!  And So Do 
 These Other Hoaxed Celebs 

Fake rumors of celebrity death from Kanye West to Frank Sinatra

Oct 22, 09 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - We're happy for you Kanye, but Paul McCartney's may have been the best celebrity death hoax of all time. An elaborate Internet hoax fooled many into thinking Kanye West had been killed in a car crash yesterday, prompting the Los Angeles Times to look at other celebs who fell victim... More »

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Paul McCartney • Tom Cruise • Kanye West • celebrity • Tom Hanks • hoax • rumor • hoaxes • Frank Sinatra • celebrity death

SLIDESHOW


 Fashion People 
 'Heartless': 
 Stella McCartney 

Designer wonders why the rest of the industry is still using fur and leather

Oct 5, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of fashion’s most famous vegetarians, Stella McCartney talks—a little bit about her rise from “nervous” young designer to successful businesswoman, but mostly about the fashion industry’s lack of eco-consciousness—to the Guardian on the heels of her Paris show. “I think people in... More »

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Paul McCartney • fashion • fur • vegetarianism • leather • Fashion Week • fashion designer • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion • Stella McCartney

music review

 Beatles Remasters 
 Pack a Wallop 

CDs showcase Fab Four as they were meant to be heard

Sep 8, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Beatles just got better: every one of their original albums and a batch of collected singles has been remastered, boosting the quality to the level “the Beatles themselves would have heard and intended,” writes Matt Hurwitz in the Washington Post. The stereo CDs remind us that the... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • CDs • Beatles • George Harrison • album release • Ringo Starr • rock music • music review • album • remastering • Jay-ZTV

 John to Paul: 'You’re 
 Daft, I Want a Divorce' 

New interview tapes reveal Lennon as engineer of Beatles' break up

Sep 6, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Long-forgotten interviews with the Beatles emerged today when rock journalist Ray Connelly dug out reels of tape he'd stored away in a forgotten suitcase. On the 40th anniversary of the band's descent into dissolution, Connelly reveals new information upending some impressions that Paul McCartney was responsible for the split. More »

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Paul McCartney • John Lennon • breakup • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • celebrity interview

 McCartney Recalls  
 'Madness' of Death Rumor 

'Paul is dead' rumor refused to die, Beatle says

Aug 26, 09 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The infamous rumor that Paul McCartney died in 1966—and was replaced by a man who looked and sounded like the original—had Beatles’ fans regularly checking the musician’s appearance to see if he was the genuine article, McCartney tells Mojo magazine, as noted by the Telegraph. “I... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • celebrity • Beatles • rumor • rumors • Abbey Road

(Newser) - For the demanding bride-to-be who thinks a DJ just doesn't cut it, top-notch live entertainment can be had—for a few million dollars. The New Zealand Herald runs down the best paid wedding singers:
  1. Rolling Stones: These aging rockers garner upwards of $8 million for a private audience,
... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • Elton John • Rolling Stones • list • Amy Winehouse • singer • Jennifer Lopez • Christina Aguilera • Kylie Minogue • George Michael • Leona Lewis • weddings • private concert

(Newser) - Disney is planning a 3D remake of Yellow Submarine, the 1968 psychedelic cartoon buoyed by a Beatles soundtrack, the Independent reports. Robert Zemeckis of Back to the Future fame will direct. Aside from the music, the Beatles were only tangentially related to the original film—actors provided the... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • film • cartoon • Beatles • Ringo Starr • movie remakes • 3-D • Yellow Submarine • psychedelic • Robert Zemeckis

OPINION

 Rock's Worst Career Moves 

Bob Dylan's Christmas album is just the latest in a long line

Aug 19, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Dylan’s decision to record a Christmas album is certainly ill-advised—“fans may have stuck by him throughout the musically self-destructive late '60s, the God-bothering late '70s, and the Grateful Dead-collaborating-Madonna-imitating mid '80s, but surely even Bob's fans have a limit,” writes John Matthew Hall for the... More »

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entertainment • music • Paul McCartney • Bob Dylan • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • celebrity • rock and roll • Bruce Springsteen • musician • Eric Clapton • Jerry Lee Lewis • Michael Jackson • David Bowie • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Paul McCartney performed a rollicking concert last night before 60,000 fans just outside Washington, where the former Beatle dedicated the Rubber Soul classic "Michelle" to none other than Mrs. Obama. The lyrics go, "I love you, I love you, I love you. That's all I want to... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • Michelle Obama • concert • Beatles

(Newser) - Things are not going well lately for Conan O’Brien. The Tonight Show’s fall to the bottom of its timeslot ratings was punctuated Wednesday when David Letterman pulled in 4.4 million viewers while Conan drew just 2.5 million, the Baltimore Sun reports. That’s the worst... More »

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Paul McCartney • NBC • CBS • ABC • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • Late Night • Late Show

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Jacko Wanted a Clone 

Plus, old friends Macca and Brooke weigh in

Jul 7, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson “was hoping that Michael Jackson could live forever,” his chauffeur tells the Mirror. “Michael said he wanted a mini-version of himself cloned to carry on his legacy.” The singer became obsessed with the idea after learning about a religious sect that believes cloning is... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • celebrity • cloning • Michael Jackson • clone • Brooke Shields • celebrity death

 Ex–Beatles Manager 
 Klein Dead At 77 

Abrasive manager feuded with both Paul McCarney and Mick Jagger

Jul 4, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Allen Klein, the bare-knuckle Beatles manager whom many blame for splitting up the group, died today after battling Alzheimer’s disease, Reuters reports. The former New Jersey accountant, who also managed the Rolling Stones, became a legend in his own right, known for his gangster-like business style in a career... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • Rolling Stones • Beatles • Mick Jagger • Alzheimer's Disease • manager

(Newser) - It’s no exaggeration to say that Michael Jackson “made a more profound impact in the arenas of soul, R&B and dance-pop than any other singer or songwriter in history,” writes Jim DeRogatis in the Chicago Sun-Times. But while many fans reach for Thriller, “... More »

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entertainment • music • Paul McCartney • celebrity • death • Stevie Wonder • Michael Jackson • Thriller • album • Off the Wall

Twitter and Facebook Come to Xbox 360

Microsoft console gets motion-sensor camera, Spielberg to show it

Jun 1, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a bid to make its Xbox 360 more interactive, Microsoft is bringing Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm, a lightning-speed video service, and—brace yourself—a motion-sensing camera that knows who you are just by reading your face to the console, Ars Technica reports. The company even brought in Steven Spielberg... More »

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Paul McCartney • Steven Spielberg • Tiger Woods • Facebook • video game console • camera • Xbox 360 • Beatles • Xbox Live • Ringo Starr • Twitter

 Hitchhiker 
 Didn't Know 
 Driver— 
 McCartney 

Apparently 26-year-old wasn't a huge Beatles fan

May 23, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is 26 too young to recognize a member of the most popular group in music history? Apparently for some, like the hitchhiker who got picked up by Paul McCartney on the West Indies island of Mustique—and didn’t realize it until Macca started discussing upcoming concerts. “I wasn’... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • celebrity • Beatles

 Take Me Off  
 Google 
 Street View: 
 McCartney 

Ex-Beatle's home removed after complaint

May 22, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Add Paul McCartney to the list of people who are freaked out by Google Street View. The Internet giant removed the former Beatle’s multimillion-dollar London abode after his security team complained, the Sun reports. “He was unsettled when he heard Google users could get a 360-degree view of... More »

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 UK Billionaires' 
 Ranks Halved 
 in Downturn 

Wealthiest lose collective $228B

Apr 26, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of UK billionaires has been almost cut in half by economic woes, from 75 to 43, with the country’s wealthiest having lost a collective $228 billion, the Times of London reports. The hardest-hit was steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, who remains Britain’s richest man despite having lost... More »

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Richard Branson • Paul McCartney • Elton John • wealth • Roman Abramovich • recession • billionaire • rich • losses • Lakshmi Mittal • downturn • personal wealth • Tom Jones • economic crisis

OPINION

 Twitter: LSD for Our Time 


Apr 20, 09 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The parallels between Twitter and LSD are just too trippy for blogger Phil Baumann to ignore. “What was once a side project, a sort of laboratory experiment,” he writes, “has now seeped into the public domain and everyday more and more people are tripping tweeting.” Highlights... More »

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Britney Spears • Paul McCartney • drugs • Oprah Winfrey • Shaquille O'Neal • Peter Fonda • Ashton Kutcher • LSD • Timothy Leary • Twitter • hallucinogens • Phil Baumann • Cary Grant

 McCartney's Web Site Hacked 

Malware allowed hacker access to fans' computer data

Apr 10, 09 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McCartney's official web site was infected with malware that allowed hackers to access computer data of fans who logged on, reports the Telegraph. An internet security surveillance firm spotted the LuckySpoilt invasion early this week and purged the site. It's unclear how many users may have been affected. Hits... More »

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Paul McCartney • Internet • Beatles • hackers • Ringo Starr • cybercrime • malware • computer • Internet crime

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