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on March 05, 2026

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Review: 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack'

The soundtrack album for director Morgan Neville's new Wings-era doc, "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run," is a skimpy affair. It runs just under 50 minutes and features only three previously unissued tracks: "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance," from the 1973 "James Paul McCartney" TV special; "Live and Let Die," from the "Rock Show" film, and a rough mix of "Arrow Through Me." The rest of the short track list features a mix of deep tracks ("Big Barn Bed," "Long-Haired Lady") and big hits ("Band on the Run," "Coming Up" and "Mull of Kintyre.") I couldn't explain why Macca released this album rather than just pointing people to the recent Wings compilation , but at least this single disk isn't a complete overlap of that 2-CD set, so there's at least some value for the money for newer fans or older ones who dumped their vinyl collections and now regret it. As a listening exp...

Review: 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run'

Director Morgan Neville's "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run" is an entertaining and artful breeze through Macca's immediate post-Beatles career, looking at how he reinvented himself following the band's bitter break-up by starting a new group. There's lots for fans to enjoy here, including loads of vintage clips from interviews, TV shows, concerts and home movies. There's also a great deal of insightful commentary from Sean Ono Lennon and Paul's daughters Mary and Stella and brother Mike , along with a lot of predictable commentary from Paul, himself. Some of the best narrative comes from Linda McCartney , who, rightfully, is provided credit for helping Paul regain his self-confidence as a songwriter and performer after the Beatles split. The film also does a good job of detailing how shabbily and unfairly Linda was treated by fans and critics. We don't, however, hear enough from other former members of Wings, especially the late Denny Laine , wh...

New Ringo Starr Album, 'Long Long Road,' Out April 24 — Stream First Single, 'It’s Been Too Long,' Now

Here's a first taste from Ringo's upcoming LP, Long Long Road , out in April. And here's the news release about the new LP: Today Ringo Starr releases “It’s Been Too Long,” featuring the lush vocals of Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. This is the first single from his forthcoming album Long Long Road , co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett, the 10-song album also includes collaborations with Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow and St Vincent and is the highly anticipated follow-up to last year’s chart topping Look Up . “I’m blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records,” Ringo stated. “After we did the last record, which I love listening to, this one just sort of happened. I like to say sometimes I make the right moves, like you can go left or right at any point, and one of the right moves was hooking up with T Bone for Look Up, and now for this one, which I’m calling Long Long Road , because I’ve been on a long long road.” As t...

Len Garry, Member of Pre-Beatles Group the Quarrymen, Dead at age 84

Len Garry, standing between Paul and John The Liverpool Echo reports the death today of Quarrymen Len Garry: The Quarrymen star, who played alongside John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the band which would later evolve into the Beatles, was recently diagnosed with pneumonia after being admitted to the Royal Liverpool Hospital following a suspected chest infection. His daughter Jane Garry confirmed the musician's death in a statement this morning. Announcing the news, she said: "My Dad 'Len Garry' passed away at home in the early hours this morning. "The doctor told us he had hours to live and I said straight away 'he has to come home.' Which the doctor allowed. I travelled with dad in the ambulance and got him home." ...Len attended Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, and was introduced to Paul McCartney by schoolfriend Ivan Vaughan. He joined the Quarrymen shortly after they were formed, and was part of the first stable line-up of the group al...

I Read the News This Week: Beatles Headlines Roundup

NME: These are Paul McCartney’s favourite movies as Beatles icon joins Letterboxd Fox 8 : George Porter Jr. reminisces about Paul McCartney in New Orleans Daily Mail : Paul McCartney's daughter Stella reveals her mother Linda's 'pain' over 'ridicule' from critics after Beatles split Goldmine : Miss Chris O’Dell interview for George Harrison’s birthday Daily Californian : Director Morgan Neville breaks down relatability and mythos in ‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’

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