2019-01: Senhor dos anéis e Let it Be?

... Mais ou menos. Gravações de Letras it Be vão dar origem a um novo filme (e nova versão do já existente em 2020):
https://www.publico.pt/2019/01/30/culturaipsilon/noticia/peter-jackson-vai-reconstruir-beatles-50-anos-1860059

No Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQZnWCnjgG/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=kg0syz515bgr
Citando:
" Peter Jackson, o realizador neo-zelandês da saga Senhor dos Anéis, terá em mãos um espólio gigantesco: 55 horas de filme não utilizado no Let it Be original e 140 horas de gravações áudio. O objectivo? Criar um novo Let it Be, ou, como afirmou Peter Jackson em comunicado: “a experiência ‘mosca na parede’ definitiva com que os fãs dos Beatles sonham há muito – é como se uma máquina do tempo nos transportasse para 1969, e nos sentássemos no estúdio a ver aqueles quatro amigos a fazerem óptima música juntos”"

2019-01: The People's Beatles Photobox project

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1079983/The-Beatles-Paul-McCartney-biography-Barry-Miles-The-People-s-Beatles

Citando:
"On The People’s Beatles Photobox project, Miles said: “The only real aspect of their history that hasn’t really been covered is their interaction with their fans.

“And I remember from that period there were just fans everywhere with cameras. But you never see those photos.

“There must be tens of thousands of pictures taken by fans out there. So this is an archival project really. The people who took them must be in their seventies by now.

“It’s a chance to finally get all these pictures and document a very interesting period of British history quite honestly.”"

2019-01-30: 50 anos do "concerto no telhado"

50 anos do concerto no telhado (1969-01-30):
https://24.sapo.pt/vida/artigos/porque-nao-faze-lo-no-telhado-o-ultimo-concerto-dos-beatles-foi-ha-50-anos

Citando:
"Quinta-feira, 30 de janeiro de 1969. Quatro horas da manhã. Dave Harris e Keith Slaughter, técnicos de som, entram num veículo da gigante EMI carregado de amplificadores e material diverso e seguem rumo a Savile Row, rua localizada no centro de Londres e sobretudo conhecida pelos seus muitos alfaiates, que deram origem a um termo próprio no mundo da moda e do bem-vestir: Savile Row tailoring.

Mas Harris e Slaughter não estão a caminho de comprar um fato vistoso e atraente, e sim a caminho dos escritórios da Apple Corps, empresa fundada pelos Beatles nos anos 60 com o objetivo de financiar artistas, designers, estilistas, e o que mais fosse. A história da Apple daria – e deu, por diversas vezes – toda uma outra história, passe a redundância, que pode ser resumida pelas palavras de John Lennon em 1968: «O nosso contabilista veio falar connosco e disse: 'Temos este dinheiro. Querem dá-lo ao governo ou fazer algo com ele?'»."

2019-01: O buraco na estrada e a parecença com PM

... depois de fumar "umas coisas":
https://www.nme.com/news/music/people-think-this-pothole-looks-like-paul-mccartney-2431711

2019-01: Filho de Ringo Starr com Who

The Who vão ter novo álbum 13 anos depois e tournée (provavelmente) final com filho deRingo Starr:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/14/the-who-confirm-first-new-studio-album-in-13-years-tour

Citando:
"Townshend and Daltrey are the only remaining full-time members of the Who. Drummer Keith Moon died in 1978; replacement drummer Kenney Jones left the band in 1988, and bassist John Entwistle died in 2002. Their current touring band includes Zak Starkey, son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, and Simon Townshend, younger brother of Pete."

2019-01: Duetos de Paul McCartney...

... com Michael Jackson usados como argumento para não se detestar... Phil Collins!
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/14/in-defence-of-phil-collins-what-is-the-genesis-of-all-the-hatred

Citando:
"Here’s the thing though: he didn’t force millions of us to buy his records. He didn’t demand we love him and his funny comb-forward.

You might argue he actively worked against the notion, what with his film clips (don’t, I beg you, look up Two Hearts – no, I mean it, don’t), his feature films, his suits, his songs …

Anyway, remember: Collins didn’t release anything as bad as Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson’s atrocious duets, and their musical reputations were eventually redeemed. Give the bloke a chance."

2019-01: Estrelas de rock em cuecas

Paul McCartney em cuecas? Sim.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rock-stars-in-their-underpants-david-bowie-debbie-harry-paul-mccartney-and-more/

Citando:
"In her twenties, Yates released a fantastically cheeky book entitled Rock Stars in Their Underpants which perfectly sums up her desire to not take life too seriously. At one point, Andy Warhol comically dubbed the book as ‘the greatest work of art in the last decade.’‘

With David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Debbie Harry and more all present, here’s a sneak peak inside."

2019-01: Filme de McCartney nunca visto?

https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartneys-previously-unseen-movie-the-bruce-mcmouse-show-to-be-shown-in-cinemas-2429362

Citando:
"Featuring a family of mice living beneath Macca's stage...

Paul McCartney‘s previously unseen movie The Bruce McMouse show is to receive a cinema release later this month.

The new offering from the Beatles icon is part concert film, part animated feature and tells the story of how Paul McCartney and Wings initially met Bruce McMouse – the film’s animated protagonist."

2019-01: Helter Skelter mais pesado?

Dizem eles:
https://www.nme.com/news/music/marilyn-manson-nikki-sixx-rob-zombie-cover-beatles-2425997

No YouTube (ao vivo):

https://youtu.be/o_pw1JS95xU

Citando:
"Marilyn Manson, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and Rob Zombie teamed up to cover The Beatles‘ ‘Helter Skelter’.

The performance took place at a New Year’s Eve Ozzfest event, hosted by Ozzy Osbourne at The Forum in Los Angeles."

2019-01: A utopia de John Lennon seria um pesadelo

Imagine foi tocado na passagem de ano cumprindo a tradição mais uma vez. Como seria um mundo como a canção? Um pesadelo de acordo com este artigo do NYT:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lennon-s-utopia-is-no-dream-it-s-a-nightmare-hddst53sd

Citando:
"John Lennon’s utopia is no dream, it’s a nightmare

melanie phillips

Trying to live by the platitudes of Imagine would destroy all our bonds of nation and culture"

(...)

" song is chosen for this sacred annual spot because it is regarded by many as a hymn to a better world. “Imagine there’s no countries,” sang Lennon, “It isn’t hard to do/ Nothing to kill or die for/ And no religion too/ Imagine all the people living life in peace/ You may say I’m a dreamer/ But I’m not the only one/ I hope some day you’ll join us/ And the world will be as one.”"