2021-05: The Beatles and India?

Yes, a new documentary:

https://www.loudersound.com/amp/news/the-beatles-and-india-new-documentary-to-shed-light-on-infamous-beatles-trip

Quoting:

""Rare archival footage, recordings and photographs, eye-witness accounts and expert comments along with location shoots across India, bring alive the fascinating journey of George, John, Paul and Ringo from their high octane celebrity lives in the West to a remote Himalayan ashram in search of spiritual bliss that inspires an unprecedented burst of creative songwriting. 

"It is the first serious exploration of how India shaped the development of the greatest ever rock band and their own pioneering role bridging two vastly different cultures."

The film was inspired by the book Across The Universe - The Beatles In India by author Ajoy Bose, which was published in 2018. It will premiere on June 6 at the BFI in London as part of the Tongues On Fire UK Asian Film Festival, and will receive a full release in the autumn. "

More info:  https://beatlesandindia.com/

1969: A entrevista de um miúdo de 14 anos a...

... John Lennon:

https://faroutmagazine-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-lennon-interview-14-year-old-walrus-film/

Citando:

"Levitan, who had heard a rumour that Lennon had flown to Toronto, made his way into the hotel suite and recorded a 30-minute conversation which was later edited down to five minutes. Raskin, recruiting illustrators James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina, created an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack."

A entrevista e a animação:

https://youtu.be/jmR0V6s3NKk

2021-05: Álbum Ram faz 50 anos...

Editado em 1971, faz 50 anos:

https://www.showbiz411.com/2021/05/16/ram-the-paul-mccartney-solo-album-that-meant-the-beatles-were-over-turns-50-this-week

Citando:

"But by 1971, “When I’m 64” was four years old from “Sgt. Pepper.” They were long years, those four years. The Beatles released a lifetime of classic albums songs between 1967 and 1970. And then it was over. “Let it Be” appeared a month after the “McCartney” album but was Paul kidding? Were the Beatles really over?

Well, they were really over on May 17, 1971. “Ram” dropped, setting “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” on a trip to number 1. The album went there, too. It was Paul’s opening statement that cinched it: “It’s okayyyyyy.” He was telling us that we would now move on without the Beatles, and it was going to be fine. But not before explaining what had happened in the year since “Let it Be” and “McCartney.”"

2021-01: Learn eye yoga with...

... Paul McCartney!

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-eyesight/

Citando:

"The former Beatle said he discovered the exercises in India, where a yogi explained the reasoning to him.

“He explained that your eyes are muscles whereas your ears aren’t, so you can’t exercise your ears,” McCartney noted on a recent episode of Table Manners With Jessie Ware. “But your eyes, you can.” He went on to explain how this works: “So, head still, and then you look up as far as you can – one, two, three – go back to the middle, then down – one, two, three – then back to the middle. You do three lots of that, then go to the left and the right. Now you’ve got a cross, up and down and sideways; now you do the diagonals.”"

2021-05: Paul McCartney e 12 selos do Royal Mail?

Pois parece que sim:

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/06/paul-mccartney-appear-postage-stamps-royal-mail

Para comprar:

https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/paul-mccartney

Citando:

"Royal Mail has honoured Sir Paul McCartney with a set of 12 special stamps. The main collection features images of eight career-defining albums – solo and with Wings – McCartney, RAM, Venus and Mars, McCartney II, Tug of War, Flaming Pie, Egypt Station and finally McCartney III, which he recorded alone in 2020 during the pandemic and which topped the UK album chart last December.

A mini sheet of four additional stamps shows McCartney in the recording studio, with photos selected from across three decades: recording McCartney in 1970, RAM in 1971, McCartney II in 1980 and Flaming Pie in 1997"