Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney records music for Skype’s romance-themed animated emojis

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Skype has launched “Love Mojis,” a series of romantic animated emojis, which can be used when on the service to celebrate. The Love Mojis are set to music created by Paul McCartney, who used guitar, drums, synthesizers, xylophones, and his voice to make the compositions. You can watch a short video showing his time in the studio below.

McCartney talked about the process on his website:

It turned out to be a great laugh at the same time as challenging because you suddenly realise you’ve got to compress a musical interpretation of an expression into less than five seconds. It was like doing a huge crossword puzzle and coming up with all these solutions. And at the same time it was musical so it was great practise for me in the studio.

Paul McCartney Performs “Get Back” with Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes and “FourFiveSeconds” at Lollapalooza

Paul McCartney headlined Lollapalooza last night. His set included songs from his solo works and Beatles classics. He also performed his collaborative single with Kanye West and Rihanna, “FourFiveSeconds.” Even though neither one of the collaborators appeared, he did bring out Brittany Howard from Alabama Shakes during “Get Back.” Watch both songs below through Billboard.

Paul McCartney announces first tour dates of North America

Sir Paul McCartney has managed to perform a few US tour dates between his upcoming Firefly Music Festival and Lollapalooza this summer. 

McCartney is performing his first ever Chatlottesvile, Virginia and return to Columbia, South Carolina for the first time in 22 years. Macca is also due to play Philadephia. See the full tour schedule below. 

Paul McCartney 2015 Tour Dates:
06/19 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Music Festival
06/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
06/23 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
06/25 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
07/04 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/31 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

550 celebrities weigh in on the Lennon or McCartney debate

Alex Turner, frontman for the Arctic Monkeys, is one of over 550 celebrities to be asked between John Lennon or Paul McCartney in a documentary.

The Scared Goose productions documentary was posted online earlier this month. It was shot over the course of ten years and the producers asked musicians, actors, comedians and an various other celebrities which of the pair they preferred.

Celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Aaron Paul and John Lyndon chose Lennon. On the McCartney side were Aerosmith, Psy, Star Wars director J.J. Abrams.

Paul McCartney described the man who killed John Lennon in 1980, Mark Chapman, as the “jerk of jerks.” During a TV interview, McCartney was asked about how his relationship was with Lennon until his murder. McCartney said that their relationship healed before his death even though things ended poorly for the group.

Paul McCartney Asks for Support on Meat Monday

Paul McCartney has asked fans for support on “Meat Free Monday.”

Former Beatle and singer-songwriter recorded a video message asking the public to not eat meat once a week to help reduce carbon footprints. The request comes a week before the UN Global Summit.

The campaign was launched by the McCartneys and Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Climate Advisor. For more information visit pledge.meatfreemondays.com.

Paul McCartney Reveals Unseen Beatles’ Photo

At his concert in Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Paul McCartney revealed an unseen photo from The Beatles’ last concert, which had taken place at the same venue. Candlestick Park hosted McCartney as their final public performance after 54 years of hosting the city’s sporting events and live performances.

The image is of many that were shown on the big screen behind McCartney as he performed at Candlestick Park last night, August 14. The concert was called “Farewell To Candlestick: The Final Concert” as the venue will soon close its doors. The Beatles performed at this venue on August 29, 1966.

As McCartney played Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally,” a collection of Jim Marshall’s never before seen pictures.

McCartney’s stop at Candlestick Park is the latest show on Paul his ‘Out There’ tour. In July, McCartney continued the tour, after taking two months off after contracting a virus in Tokyo, Japan. He postponed concerts in Lubbock, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Nashville and Louisville until October.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

Alone In My Home – Jack White

Sparrow and the Wolf – James Vincent McMorrow

Mr Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan

Pocketknife – Ferraby Lionheart

Land of the Bloody Unknown – The Middle East

Fall At Your Feet – Boy & Bear

Changes – Neil Young

Mojo Pin – Jeff Buckley

Songbird – Fleetwood Mac

Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney

To Be Alive – Brother and Bones

Yet Again – Grizzly Bear

Fireworks – Animal Collective

No One Does It Like You – Department of Eagles

Animal – Miike Snow

Suburban War – Arcade Fire

Dark Eyes – Iron & Wine and Calexico

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist