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June 17, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

On: Paul McCartney Turning 80

When Sir Paul McCartney screamed his woos all over those first Beatle hits, you never thought about him one day being 80. And you might assume that he wasn’t thinking that either. But Paul has been dreaming of 80 for a long, long time. First, he imagined himself at 64, and then there was Your […]

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July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of Paul McCartney

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. Over the last two years, I’ve been slowly building up a chat on each of The Beatles. It was time to talk Paul McCartney (I’ve only got John […]

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September 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Paul McCartney: Egypt Station

Paul McCartney Egypt Station Capitol Much as I liked NEW the, er, new Paul McCartney album of five years ago, his last studio solo album for a time, it hasn’t aged particularly well. Too many cooks spoiled that broth. But at least it showed the restless creative spirit that is Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle, […]

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June 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Paul McCartney: One NZ Show (Dec, 2017)

Sir Paul McCartney has just announced that New Zealand will be part of his current One On One tour. He will play Auckland December 16th. Mt Smart Stadium. The Australian/NZ component of the tour was announced in a Facebook Live Q&A hosted by Tim Minchin. A rather painful, weird and unnecessary way of creating some sense […]