PaulMccartney-related stories
Posted Jul 11th 2009 1:04PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Paul McCartney will
be the special guest on The
Late Show with David Letterman this coming Wednesday night. Supposedly he's going to perform as well as be interviewed.
This is significant for two reasons. First, despite the fact that Dave's been on CBS since 1993, McCartney has never appeared on the show. Second, Letterman broadcasts out of the Ed Sullivan Theater, which is the same theater the Beatles played in during their famous appearance 45 years ago on
The Ed Sullivan Show.
Given the significance of the event, I'm surprised McCartney hasn't appeared on the show before. I guess he had nothing to promote (this time around he's promoting some American shows he'll be performing at). Ringo Starr appeared on the show in 1995, making McCartney the last of the two surviving Beatles to put in an appearance. It would be kind of trippy and nostalgic if both of them could put in an appearance together. One can hope.
Posted Jun 26th 2009 6:12PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: News, OpEd, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Reality-Free
The stunning news yesterday about the death of
Michael Jackson conjured up many memories of the singer for me, as I'm sure it did for most people. For many of us, there was never a time when the Jackson Five and Michael were not part of pop culture. Little Michael and his brothers on
The Ed Sullivan Show, their funky outfits when they sang on
The Flip Wilson Show (much cooler than the Osmond Brothers!), Michael as the Scarecrow in
The Wiz (a hideous movie, but he was quite good).
Well after leaving his brothers to become Michael Jackson, solo superstar, Michael hooked up with
Paul McCartney for a couple of songs, "Say, Say, Say" and "The Girl is Mine." The latter was okay, but the former was terrific. They co-wrote it and it reached #1 on the charts in 1983. Those were the times when
MTV really showcased music videos and the artists and labels invested in top-notch productions. It was, if you will, the golden age of music videos!
Continue reading Memories of Michael Jackson: Collaborating with Paul McCartney
Posted Mar 19th 2009 2:30PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, American Idol, Contestants
If you tuned in last night -- and before the overnight ratings are even announced, I'm thinking that a lot of you did (taping
Lost, like I did) -- you know now that we are down to the
American Idol Top 10. These are the ten who will be touring the country doing
American Idol concerts later this year and one of these contestants will be the next big
AI winner. The next Kelly or Carrie or Clay (oh, wait, he didn't win).
So, who has the best chance and what does he or she have to do to get to the winner's circle? I've a prescription for each one of them -- free, unsolicited advice based on how the judges' view them and, more importantly, how the American public might be rating them.
Continue reading Advice to the American Idol Top 10
Posted Jun 21st 2008 2:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Video, Psych, Reality-Free
So, I'm minding my own business the other day, watching one of last season's
Burn Notice episodes in anticipation of the new season, when I see a commercial that made me laugh out loud. It was a
promotion for the new season of Psych. Gus and Shawn (Dule Hill and James Roday) in a familiar-looking black and white set, at a grand piano, sitting side by side singing "Ebony and Ivory." It was hilarious. So funny that I decided you had to see it. (below)
James Roday laying on a Paul McCartney accent. The giant keyboard with the title
Psych where Steinway should be. Dule Hill in the Stevie Wonder part, with impossibly wide collar flaps and a toothy grin.
Continue reading Psych does Ebony & Ivory - VIDEO
Posted Jan 13th 2007 11:32AM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, FOX, Programming, OpEd, American Idol, Celebrities
Part of the excitement of
American Idol is the anticipation over who will or won't be making an upcoming guest-star appearance. Last year, Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder stopped by, bringing star power and increased legitimacy to the show. Simon Cowell recently told
Entertainment Weekly that there is a chance that ex-Beatle Paul McCartney may be making a guest appearance on
American Idol this season. And Randy Jackson said he might be able to persuade Mariah Carey to get "in this game."
Continue reading Will Paul McCartney or Mariah Carey visit American Idol?
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