http://www.mail.com/people/27408-paul-mccartney.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/27408-paul-mccartney.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764278-ravi-shankars-sitar-maker-legacy-lives.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Ravi Shankar was the master of the sitar — the sitar that Sanjay Sharma made. Like his grandfather and father before him, Sharma built, tuned and fixed instruments for the virtuoso, who introduced millions of Westerners to the sitar and the centuries-old traditions of Indian classical music. For years he traveled around the world with him... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764278-ravi-shankars-sitar-maker-legacy-lives.html 2012-12-13T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Call the "12-12-12" benefit show "The Concert for New York City" 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy, including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, The Who, E... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html 2012-12-13T12:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763820-short-hosting-snl-mccartney-musical-guest.html NEW YORK (AP) — "Saturday Night Live" is welcoming two prominent up-and-comers to this week's show. Guest hosting the special Christmas edition will be a brilliant Canadian-born comic, Martin Short. The musical guest? Breakout singer-songwriter Paul McCartney. "I think he's from Europe," Short ventured, tongue-in-cheek, at the mention of McCartney's name.... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763820-short-hosting-snl-mccartney-musical-guest.html 2012-12-13T12:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1554422-10-things-to-today.html Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHY NORTH KOREA'S ROCKET MAY NOT BE A THREAT YET Experts say North Korea is still years away from developing nuclear missiles that could hit targets. 2. SYRIA'S CLOSEST ALLY SAYS ASSAD IS LOSING CONTROL ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1554422-10-things-to-today.html 2012-12-13T10:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761310-music-comedy-strike-defiant-tone-sandy-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they didn't seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end. The final notes of Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" closed the star-studded show at 1:19 a.m. Thursday, nearly six hours after Bruce Springsteen set a roaring tone with "Land of Hope and Dreams." In b... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761310-music-comedy-strike-defiant-tone-sandy-concert.html 2012-12-13T07:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760186-indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92.html NEW YORK (AP) — The kids at first didn't seem to know how to respond as Ravi Shankar began his four-hour set on the final afternoon of the Monterey Pop Festival, in the fabled summer of 1967. As captured in D.A. Pennebaker's documentary, some nodded along and smiled; Jimi Hendrix listened carefully. Others dozed, or chatted. A few hippies danced wildly, a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760186-indian-sitar-virtuoso-ravi-shankar-dies-92.html 2012-12-13T00:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759658-americans-finding-dozens-ways-to-mark-12-12-12.html A Michigan sixth-grader will put aside her nerves and get her ears pierced on her 12th birthday. Two law-enforcement officials will exchange wedding vows at 12:12 p.m. in Pittsburgh's federal courthouse. And gamblers can take advantage of promotions some casinos are using to lure in patrons who want to test their luck. With a once-a-century date arriving ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759658-americans-finding-dozens-ways-to-mark-12-12-12.html 2012-12-12T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1752952-rolling-stones-rock-brooklyn-anniversary-gig.html NEW YORK (AP) — It sure didn't feel like a farewell. The Rolling Stones — average age 68-plus, if you're counting — were in rollicking form as they rocked the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for 2½ hours Saturday night, their first U.S. show on a mini-tour marking a mind-boggling 50 years as a rock band. And although every time the Stones ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1752952-rolling-stones-rock-brooklyn-anniversary-gig.html 2012-12-09T08:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said Friday would be the most widely available live concert ever. The Stones join a trio of 1960s British rock royalty on the bill, including Paul McCartney and the Who. Among the other artists s... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html 2012-12-07T19:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1740850-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-aired-34-outlets.html NEW YORK (AP) — The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents. Producers said in a Monday news release the concert will be available to 1 billion people across six continents. Eric Clapton and Coldplay have been added to an already stellar lineup on Dec.... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1740850-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-aired-34-outlets.html 2012-12-03T21:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1739362-bon-jovi-talks-charity-tour-daughters-struggle.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Bon Jovi has been with his band for more than 30 years, so he could be considered something of an expert when it comes to the durability of rock stars. Still, even Bon Jovi is mystified at how the senior set is dominating on the stage. "I can't get over it," said Bon Jovi, who will perform next week with Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1739362-bon-jovi-talks-charity-tour-daughters-struggle.html 2012-12-03T12:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1738262-young-boardwalk-benefit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young said Sunday that he couldn't see performing in the area devastated by Superstorm Sandy without doing something to help people who were affected by it. Young and his longtime backing band, Crazy Horse, will hold a benefit concert for the American Red Cross' storm relief effort Thursday at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlanti... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1738262-young-boardwalk-benefit.html 2012-12-02T18:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1726572-bon-jovi-grohl-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder are adding to the star power at next month's Superstorm Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. A news release says the three rock stars will join Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Roger Waters, Alicia Keys, The Who, Billy Joel and others on Dec. 12 to raise... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1726572-bon-jovi-grohl-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html 2012-11-27T17:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1714092-aimme-mann-turns-to-radio-hit-inspiration.html TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The musical inspiration for Aimee Mann's latest disc may come as a surprise. It certainly did for Larry Lee. Mann's "Charmer" hearkens back to the pop-rock structures of her 1990s discs "Whatever" and "I'm With Stupid," and ultimately even further, to radio-friendly hits from 30 and 40 years ago. That's her pop music, not the kind m... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1714092-aimme-mann-turns-to-radio-hit-inspiration.html 2012-11-20T16:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1704808-wrong-abbey-road-station-draws-lost-beatles-fans.html LONDON (AP) — It's a mystery tour, but it's hardly magical. More than nine miles (14 kilometers) from the striped crosswalk made famous by the Beatles album "Abbey Road," this drab transit station in east London keeps drawing confused fans of the Fab Four into unwanted jaunts through a gritty, industrial area just south of London's Olympic Stadium. ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1704808-wrong-abbey-road-station-draws-lost-beatles-fans.html 2012-11-16T09:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1703104-whats-shaking-fashion-adult-quake.html NEW YORK (AP) — This season's clothes aren't taking their cues from club kids, college students or teenage rebels. There's something grown-up about some of the most popular looks: They're a little refined and very wearable, but they've avoided being stodgy or, worse, just plain old. Some of the influence could be coming from pop culture with "The Great Ga... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1703104-whats-shaking-fashion-adult-quake.html 2012-11-15T19:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1702518-springsteen-mccartney-kanye-set-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and Kanye West will hit the stage at a Superstorm Sandy benefit concert next month at Madison Square Garden. MSG announced Thursday that Billy Joel, The Who, Alicia Keys and Jon Bon Jovi will also perform at the Dec. 12 show, dubbed "12-12-12." More performers will be announced at a lat... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1702518-springsteen-mccartney-kanye-set-sandy.html 2012-11-15T14:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1698094-collage-beatles-album-fetches-87720.html LONDON (AP) — Sotheby's says an original piece of artwork from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album has fetched 55,250 pounds ($87,720) at an auction. The auction house said the original 1967 collage for the insert to the album sold to a bidder in London on Tuesday. The sale marked the first time the collage by Sir Peter Blake was on... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1698094-collage-beatles-album-fetches-87720.html 2012-11-13T19:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1688072-msg-to-hold-benefit-concert-sandy-aid-dec-12.html NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden will hold a special concert next month to benefit those affected by Superstorm Sandy. No performers have been announced for the Dec. 12 event, dubbed "12-12-12." In a news release Thursday, MSG said more details would be available in the coming days. Proceeds will benefit those affected by Sandy in the New York-New Je... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1688072-msg-to-hold-benefit-concert-sandy-aid-dec-12.html 2012-11-08T20:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1673598-russian-pm-argues-pussy-riot-members-release.html PARTSA, Russia (AP) — Russia's prime minister said Friday the women in the Pussy Riot punk band serving two-year prison sentences should be set free, while a band member's husband tried to visit his wife in jail in a central Russian region known for its gloomy Stalinist-era gulags. Three members of the band were convicted on hooliganism charges in August ... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1673598-russian-pm-argues-pussy-riot-members-release.html 2012-11-02T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1666286-nasty-campaign-tactics-phony-voting-instructions.html MIAMI (AP) — With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone and don't need to go to a polling place. In suburban Broward County, Fla., a handful of elderly voters who requested absentee ballots say they were visited... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1666286-nasty-campaign-tactics-phony-voting-instructions.html 2012-10-30T17:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1656766-windows-8-event-subdued-affair-theatrics-absent.html NEW YORK (AP) — For a company that has launched products with Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and Jay Leno — and has even paid to light up the Empire State Building in its signature colors — Microsoft's unveiling of Windows 8 on Thursday was a subdued affair. Windows 8 is Microsoft's radical reimagining of its ubiquitous operating system. What makes it vastly... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1656766-windows-8-event-subdued-affair-theatrics-absent.html 2012-10-25T18:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639020-benefits-flow-ways-celeb-charity-galas.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom will soon be filled with flowers, chiffon, fine china and crystal stemware for a starry black-tie ball costing couples as much as $20,000 to attend. Guests such as George Clooney, Quincy Jones, Jane Fonda and Magic Johnson will mingle with business and community leaders and maybe bid on the new Mercedes-Benz offe... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639020-benefits-flow-ways-celeb-charity-galas.html 2012-10-18T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1620134-beatles-romp-latest-woodstock-film-festival.html The Beatles are finally appearing at a Woodstock festival. A restored version of the Beatles' 1967 made-for-British-TV psychedelic romp "Magical Mystery Tour" will be featured at the annual Woodstock Film Festival kicking off Wednesday. The movie and a new documentary about how it was made will be among 130 narrative and documentary films shown over five ... Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1620134-beatles-romp-latest-woodstock-film-festival.html 2012-10-10T09:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1602330-best-bond-007-categories.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the way he introduces himself to his preferred drink order to the kind of car he drives, everything about James Bond is deeply entrenched in pop culture. We like to make lists of things around here, but usually they come in fives. In honor of Agent 007's 50th anniversary, here's a seven-best list of all things Bond: BEST BOND GIRL:... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1602330-best-bond-007-categories.html 2012-10-02T13:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1602310-mid-life-crisis-007-bond-films-turn-50.html LONDON (AP) — It was a meeting of the two most famous British people on the planet: Queen Elizabeth II turned to her tuxedo-wearing guest and said, "Good evening, Mr. Bond." The pairing of these icons, the English monarch and the king of spies — in a film for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics — was a thrilling moment. It scarcely mattered that o... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1602310-mid-life-crisis-007-bond-films-turn-50.html 2012-10-02T13:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1597474-russian-church-pussy-riot-deserve-mercy-repent.html MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday asked for clemency for three jailed members of the rock band Pussy Riot if they repent for their "punk prayer" for deliverance from President Vladimir Putin at Moscow's main cathedral, a statement that came a day before an appeal hearing and appeared to reflect a desire to put an end to the case that has caused an internati... Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1597474-russian-church-pussy-riot-deserve-mercy-repent.html 2012-09-30T11:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1579252-ballet-meets-valentino-glittery-nycb-gala.html NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the ballerinas of New York City Ballet made their grand entrances in "Bal de Couture," a new work by Peter Martins, and the glittery crowd applauded in delight. But the applause, this time, wasn't for the dancers. It was for the costumes. You might have thought Fashion Week at Lincoln Center was already over. But on Thursday ni... Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1579252-ballet-meets-valentino-glittery-nycb-gala.html 2012-09-21T18:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1557942-russian-pm-calls-pussy-riot-to-freed.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday called for three members of the punk band Pussy Riot to be freed, a sign that the women's release could be imminent since their case comes up for appeal on Oct. 1. The band members were arrested for performing a raucous prayer inside Moscow's main cathedral asking Virgin Mary to save Russia... Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1557942-russian-pm-calls-pussy-riot-to-freed.html 2012-09-12T16:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1548696-ex-beatle-mccartney-french-legion-honor.html PARIS (AP) — France's Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music. On Saturday the presidential office said that seventy-year-old McCartney — who sang and co-wrote hits like "Hey Jude" and "Yesterday" — was decorated at the rank of officer by French President Francois Hollande at the El... Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1548696-ex-beatle-mccartney-french-legion-honor.html 2012-09-08T16:00:00Z