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Paul McCartney’s “Egypt Station” Now Available
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Paul McCartney’s “Egypt Station” Now Available

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has returned with Egypt Station, which marks his 18th solo studio album. Recorded between Los Angeles, London, and Sussex, the album gets its name from one of the bassist’s paintings that also serves as the album artwork. It ties thematically ties the record together as the Fab Four did back in the day. “I liked the...

Paul McCartney Announces First U.S. Dates of “Freshen Up” Tour
Concerts & Tours

Paul McCartney Announces First U.S. Dates of “Freshen Up” Tour

After announcing the Freshen Up World Tour in July, bass legend Paul McCartney has unveiled the initial leg to take place in the United States. His previously announced shows at Austin City Limits will be followed in 2019 by five dates spread across May and June in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The former Fab Four four-stringer...

Paul McCartney Announces New Album, Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Paul McCartney Announces New Album, Tour Dates

Paul McCartney has a new album coming out September 7th, entitled Egypt Station, and he’s just announced the first dates of a corresponding tour called “Freshen Up.” So far the trek includes four September dates in Canada and three in December in the UK. He’s also slated to perform at Austin City Limits in Texas during October, so fans can...

Ringo Starr Recruits Paul McCartney and All-Star Bassists For “Give More Love”
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Ringo Starr Recruits Paul McCartney and All-Star Bassists For “Give More Love”

It’s safe to say that in the 60 years he’s been playing drums, Ringo Starr has made a few friends. So for his new release, Give More Love, he’s getting by with a little help from them – including a few of the top bass players in the world. The former Beatle’s 19th solo album reunites him with his fellow...

Paul McCartney Announces New U.S. “One on One” Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Paul McCartney Announces New U.S. “One on One” Tour Dates

Paul McCartney fans rejoice: the former Beatle has announced a new 14-show leg of his “One on One” tour. The trek will kick off with a string of dates in July forcusing on the South and Midwest before covering New Jersey, New York, and Michigan in September and October. It will include McCartney’s first visit to New York City’s Madison...

Remastered Beatles “Live at The Hollywood Bowl” Released
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Remastered Beatles “Live at The Hollywood Bowl” Released

A taste of Beatlemania has arrived in a familiar, remastered form. The 1977 album, The Beatles: Live at The Hollywood Bowl, has been spruced up by the Giles Martin, the son of the band’s late, legendary producer, Sir George Martin. The album features performances from three sold-out Hollywood Bowl concerts in 1964 and 1965, when Beatlemania was at its height....

“The Bass Book” Published in Revised Third Edition
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“The Bass Book” Published in Revised Third Edition

A classic bass book is back in a revised edition. The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars, covers everything from the introduction of the electric bass guitar in the early 1950s up through today. Written by by music journalist Tony Bacon and UK bass retailer and distributor Barry Moorhouse, the book includes interviews with bass makers and...

Paul McCartney Releases 67-Song Set
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Paul McCartney Releases 67-Song Set

Just a little before his 74th birthday, rock/pop icon Paul McCartney has released a retrospective set called simply, Pure McCartney. The set, in its deluxe form, includes 67 songs from all eras of the post-Beatles career of the bassist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and singer, featuring his work as a solo artist, member of Wings, and with the Fireman. However, deluxe...

Beatles Bass Transcriptions Series Available
Sheet Music & Instruction

Beatles Bass Transcriptions Series Available

Longtime bass transcriptionist Peter Croppier has created the mother lode of bass transcriptions for The Beatles, in his “The Beatles — The Definitive Bass Collection” series. The series covers all Paul McCartney’s famed bass lines with the band, as found on both studio and compilation albums, with a book available for each record through Guitar Music Publishing’s store. All the...

2015 Reader Favorites – #2: Paul McCartney
2015 Reader Favorites

2015 Reader Favorites – #2: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is still going strong, with a tour this year and some album reissues from The Beatles and his solo efforts. But it was largely the popularity of one of his isolated bass tracks that really got readers’ attention – to the tune of about 60,000 listens – propelling him to the #2 slot in the top 10 reader...

Beatles Hits Compilation Remastered & Restored
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Beatles Hits Compilation Remastered & Restored

Some of The Beatles’ most significant number one hits both sound and look better than ever in a remastered edition of the 1 collection on one CD and two DVD/Blu-Ray discs. The limited edition set, called 1+, not only features remastered music, but also painstakingly restored videos for each of the album’s 27 songs, as well as for 23 other...

Paul McCartney Remixes, Remasters, Rarities Appear in “Tug of War” and “Pipes of Peace” Reissues
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Paul McCartney Remixes, Remasters, Rarities Appear in “Tug of War” and “Pipes of Peace” Reissues

The Paul McCartney Archive Collection album series is going strong, with the dual release of deluxe editions of the famed bassist/multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter’s 1982 Tug of War and 1983 Pipes of Peace. Tug of War, which featured the hits “Take It Away” and “Ebony and Ivory” as well as “Here Today” – McCartney’s song for his former bandmate in...