As the Hillsborough tragedy was brought into light again this summer, the ache and pain will forever remain despite the bit of justice that was served this year when Prime Minister David Cameron announced to the world that Liverpool's fans were not at fault.
After 23 years of being made the culprits, the focus has finally shifted as people begin to truly see that Liverpool's fans and most importantly the families of the 96 that lost their lives are the victims.
Today, two of The Yanks Are Coming's longtime readers serve up reasons Dan should pick Liverpool as
his English Premier League team. The red team, from Merseyside is the third of the big four
represented in the contest, and although they are in turmoil, their rich history is surely worth
strong consideration.
Exactly Eleven years ago, Liverpool entertained Blackburn in what was to be a pointless premier
league encounter. Liverpool won 2-0, courtesy of goals from Ince and Owen. That was all about that
match. Eleven years hence Blackburn reciprocated the gesture in yet another pointless league
encounter.
Last night ex-Beatle Paul McCartney headlined the London Olympics opening ceremony with a rousing
and occasionally shaky rendition of Hey Jude. Another equally classic song in his considerable
repertoire is Live and Let Die an appropriate title when you consider his resentful outburst at
Stuart Pearce at the end of last week.
As these articles are required to begin: "It was thirty years ago today..."
Thirty years since John Lennon was killed in New York.
Football and Music has more on the relationship between The Beatles and football - turns out they
weren't all that bothered. Although there is also a suggestion that Brian Epstein told them not to
make their allegiances clear to avoid upsetting the red or blue sides of Liverpool.
Every so often, on my perambulations around the footballing part of the internet, I come across
a discussion of the Beatles and football: they were Scousers, in their sly way, after all. Were
they Liverpool fans? Old Evertonians? Was the Walrus really Dave Hickson? Etc.
The story that usually emerges is that none of the Beatles (George Best included) was
particularly devoted to football.
Maybe you have heard of the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was secretly
replaced by a look-alike.In September 1969, American college students published articles claiming
that clues to McCartney's death could be found among the lyrics and artwork of The Beatles'
recordings.
A suscpiciously similar conspiracy theory about Paul the Octopus is now going to be made into a
movie.
My favorite episodes of NPR's All Songs Considered are when Bob Boilen, Steven Thompson, Robin
Hilton and Carrie Brownstein get together. Like the Popdose Podcast and my favorite WFW episodes,
it's friends sharing their love of music and gently poking fun at each other's eccentric tastes and
guilty pleasures.
Last year, Tim tried valiantly to chronicle the downfall, but gave up a week in. He hadn't yet
even gotten to this one, but I don't know if any of them hold a candle to this one, Ode To A Koala
Bear.
Yes, you read that correctly. Ode To A Koala Bear. Proceed with caution.
What's even scarier is that this piece of crap is the B-side to his hit duet with Michael
Jackson, Say Say Say.
Alleged Everton fan Sir Paul McCartney once sang about 'the ever-changing world in which we live
in' and how it might make one 'give in and cry'. Now it is a rare occasion when I disagree with the
true King of Pop, but soccer fans the world over can take comfort in the fact that there are some
things that simply never change.
Really rad, really random time-lapse video of Rio Tinto Stadium being converted for concert use
ahead of Paul McCartney's first-ever show in Utah. Surprising decent canned music in
this...although this would have been an amazing choice as well.
Even though I've seen some incredible concerts in my lifetime, I've never been to one of those
shows where something so amazing happens that it makes national news, that everybody in attendance
knows that they saw something that will probably never be repeated again. Usually those come in the
form of a "Hey, look who just stopped by, our good friend Mr.
When it was first announced earlier this year the Football Association of Singapore's Strategic
Plan to help develop and improve football in the city state was warmly received in all quarters.
FIFA head Sepp Blatter called it the most comprehensive document of its type he had ever seen while
US President Barack Obama said at last here was a plan that could bring a lasting peace to the
Middle East within a generation.
I gotta say, the folks who designed Rio Tinto Stadium got it right. Nailed it in fact. The way
they do concerts there is genius for MLS-sized stadiums. Why? There isn't a permanent stage
taking up room like at Crew Stadium, Pizza Hut Park and other stadiums around the league. It may be
more work to do a concert like this one with Sir Paul McCartney but man does it ever look much
better like this.
"Might go see Paul McCartney, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crowded House and Elvis Costello this
weekend at Hard Rock Calling Festival. Thirty quid ought to be enough."
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Sir Paul McCartney is undoubtedly one of the biggest musicians in the world.
Paul McCartney puts on an energetic live show, but there are some side effects.
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Sir Paul McCartney played his first concert in Scotland for over twenty years on Sunday night,
and it was a glorious occasion. The ex-Beatle included some of his band's classic hits such as
Hey Jude, Wings favourites like Nineteen Hundred and Eight Five, and solo greats
including Live And Let Die.
We're not sure if Pearl Jam have ever met Louie Spence, but we're beginning to think they
have.
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Pearl Jam will be headlining the Friday night of Hard Rock Calling festival on 25th June, and
will be supported by The Hives, The Gaslight Anthem and Ben Harper & Relentless 7.
We prefer Paul McCartney's new girlfriend already.
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Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated of British musicians, and with his former band the
Beatles he made a staggering impression on worldwide audiences. Indeed, aside from their musical
influence, the incredible phenomenon that was Beatlemania probably had a hand in the celebrity
obsessed culture of today.
This picture only makes us wonder what Pamela Anderson, Chrissie Hynde and Paul McCartney talk
about besides fur.
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Paul McCartney is set to perform three more UK shows this month. The former Beatle will appear
at Hampden Park Glasgow on Sunday 20th June, Cardiff Millennium Stadium on Saturday 26th June and
at Hyde Park as part of the Hard Rock Calling Festival on Sunday 27th June.
Whilst Hard Rock Calling tickets are available for all days of the festival, the Sunday of the
festival is the only one headlined by a knight of the British Empire.
Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney tops the bill on June 27th alongside rock legends Crosby, Stills &
Nash, Crowded House and Elvis Costello, as well as many others.
Stevie Wonder: "For Hard Rock Calling ticket prices this good, I'll eat my piano."
With headline acts of Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney, Hard Rock Calling in
London's Hyde Park offers something different to other festivals this summer.
There are still Hard Rock Calling tickets available for each of the three days, and Saturday's
lineup including Stevie Wonder, a rare live appearance from Jamiroquai, James Morrison, Corinne
Bailey-Rae and many more.
Pearl Jam, Ben Harper & Relentless 7, the Hives, the Gaslight Anthem and Gomez for £35? Yes
please!
Hard Rock Calling festival takes place on June 25th, 26th and 27th in Hyde Park in London, close
to Marble Arch tube station.
The stellar lineup will feature Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder and ex-Beatle Paul McCartney as
headliners, but there are still Hard Rock Calling tickets are selling from £35.
It's been a fair while now that English Football has seen this much of a flurry of activity, in
the league, in the Carling Cup and in their draw for the World Cup. Considering we've already
referenced Paul McCartney on this blog recently, I think it's only fair to continue on a general
Beatles trip.
Adebayor decided to remind us all of why we sold him today ahead of the game by saying that any
fans who booed him during his tenure with Arsenal are "not real fans" and "tomorrow they will
support Liverpool." He just doesn't get it, does he? The relationship between supporters and
players is just that a relationship.
Al enterarme que el árbitro designado para el juego de ida ante el América era
Mauricio Morales, inmediatamente me vino a la mente aquellos garrafales
errores que tuvo en el encuentro entre las mismas Águilas y el Cruz Azul, aunque es cierto que ya
dirigió antes el Clásico Regiomontano y lo llevó a buen puerto, no está de más dudar de
él.
I initiated contact with Georg Süss who writes for AIKBloggen.se to continue the tradition of
answering questions for the upcoming match. Geoff and Ryan were kind enough to let me ask the
questions.
The answers are fantastic. I asked a mixture of the usual report on the team but also asked
about the organization, its history and traditions.
And in the end The love you make Is equal to the love you take — Paul McCartney A terrific season
comes to an end. Manchester United has deservingly won the Championship. We saw tremendous
soccer at times from Arsenal and Chelsea and Manchester...
I'm sure you've heard by now. The King of Pop will have a statue outside Craven Cottage.
Tonight is opening night for a play here, so I don't have the time to fully gather my thoughts.
Maybe Rich can post something witty or insightful.
But for now let's enjoy my favorite song of his (coincidentally another duet with Paul
McCartney): the criminally overlooked "The Girl is Mine" off Thriller.
Isle of Wight tickets have sold well but the festival is not yet completely sold out with
multiple vendors still holding tickets for any latecomers.
The Isle of Wight Festival is only a week away but there are still tickets available for those
who have been too busy or too lazy to get round to buying some.
This week FIFAVice PresidentJack Warner said some pretty mean
things about England's "lightweight" proposal to host the 2018 World Cup, sending the
bid's organizers into a defensive tizzy. Forget for a moment how some bureaucratic hack from a
small Caribbean country could push the bid to the brink of defeat.
