paul mccartney

Watch Paul McCartney and Nirvana Perform Together

Friday nights can get crazy, but it looks like Seattle got the best one of them all. Paul McCartney’s ‘Out There’ tour came through the city Friday night and he invited none other than the remaining members of Nirvana —Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear— onstage to perform with him. Sorry, what? The crowd […]

WATCH: Paul McCartney On ‘The Colbert Report’

Paul McCartney is probably your favorite living Beatle (sorry, Ringo). Sir Paul himself recently got a full hour on the typically thirty minute television show The Colbert Report, in which he was both musical guest and the main interview. While we won’t be posting a full hour (I mean, other things happened on the show), […]

Full Details Regarding “Real to Reel,” The Soundtrack For Dave Grohl’s “Sound City” Documentary Revealed

The complete track list and performer information for Sound City – Real to Reel, the soundtrack accompanying Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary, was released today. The artist credits read like a who’s who of classic and contemporary rock royalty. People like Paul McCartney (shocker), Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Trent […]

Paul McCartney Performs With Nirvana Members At Hurricane Sandy Benefit Concert, Records Song For Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ Documentary

Take a second to absorb that lengthy headline. It’s a lot to think about. Featuring artists like the “Piano Man” Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Chris Martin of Coldplay with Michael Stipe of REM, Wednesday’s 12/12/12 Concert For Sandy Relief was a massive success which not only resulted in a […]

RUMOR: Nirvana Reunites with Paul McCartney

Before we dig into this one, keep in mind the only sources so far are The Guardian and The Sun, both of whom have a questionable history when it comes to these kind of so-called exclusives. Rumor on the internet this morning is that Sir Paul McCartney will be joining the surviving members of Nirvana […]

STREAM: fun. – “Sleigh Ride”

Up-and-coming New York City rock group, fun. is preparing for the holidays with a festive cover of “Sleigh Bells”. The cover is a part of Starbucks’ new Holidays Rule compilation which features more holiday classics from artists such as The Shins, Paul McCartney, Rufus Wainwright and Heartless Bastards. The holiday compilation is available to purchase at […]

REVIEW: Ben Gibbard – Former Lives

Artist: Ben Gibbard Album: Former Lives Label: Barsuck I always thought of Death Cab For Cutie as a Ben Gibbard experience. It made me wonder why he would ever need a solo album – so much of Death Cab is just one man, and so much of it is clearly just written by one guy […]

Paul McCartney Adds North American Tour Dates

Sir Paul McCartney has added four more touring dates onto his current run and Under The Gun Review has them for you right here. The On the Run Tour will be in St. Louis on November 11 and goes through Houston, Vancouver, and Edmonton. Keep it locked to UTG for any additions or updates to […]

Chris Cornell Played “A Day In The Life” In Honor Of Paul McCartney Turning 70

Soundgarden/Audioslave’s Chris Cornell played an intimate show last night at London’s Palladium theatre and performed a classic from The Beatles. In honor of Sir Paul McCartney’s 70th birthday, the artist whipped out a fantastic acoustic rendition of The Beatles’ 1967 track “A Day In The Life” and can be seen after the jump! NME captured […]

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MUSIC HISTORY CLASS: Paul McCartney

On this day in 1942 Sir Paul McCartney was born James Paul McCartney in Liverpool, England. The son of working class parents, Paul grew up modestly, but comfortably, in post-war England. His father, a jazz player and pianist, encouraged Paul to play music at an early age. In the spring of 1957, at the age […]

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MUSIC HISTORY CLASS – McCartney and Lennon Meet

On this day in 1976, a reunion six years in the making took place; no, not a musical reunion, but rather a personal reunion. Six years after the The Beatles posthumously released what would be their last album, Let It Be,  Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, visited John Lennon at Lennon’s apartment in New […]

STREAM: Paul McCartney ft. Eric Clapton – My Valentine

Rock legends Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton came together to create a great piece of music with their new song “My Valentine.” This song made its way onto Soundcloud not too long ago and UTG is streaming the incredible tune right here. Paul McCartney returns with a new album on February 6, through Hear Music/Concord […]