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Tag Archives: Al Sussman
Seeing McCartney Up Close at the Garden Remains a Thrilling Memory
Beatlefan Publisher Bill King looks back at Paul’s 1989 return to touring. … As I write this, I’ve spent the evening trading memories with my brother Tim and my buddy Al Sussman about where we were 30 years ago Wednesday … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989-90, Al Sussman, Beatlefan, Bill King, brad hundt, Chris Whitten, Dick Lester, Flowers in the Dirt, Hamish Stuart, Linda McCartney, Madison Square Garden, McCartney Fun Club, Paul "Wix" Wickenns, Paul McCartney, Robbie McIntosh, The Beatles, the Paul McCartney World Tour, Tim King, Wings
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A Big Day in the Big Apple and the Beatleworld
Beatlefan Executive Editor Al Sussman looks at how John Lennon and Paul McCartney made headlines recently on the same day In New York City … Friday, Sept. 7, was quite a day for Beatles fans, especially in New York, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sussman, Beatlefan, Big Apple New York City, Billy Joel, Bob Gruen, Central Park, Dennis Elsas, Egypt Station, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Grand Centeral Terminal, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Sean Lennon, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, USPS Lennon stamp, Walls and Bridges, Whatever Gets You Thru the Night, Wings, Yoko Ono, YouTube
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Macca’s 25 Best of the Past 25 Years
Bill King recently gave a fresh listen to all of Paul McCartney’s mainstream albums released since 1993, in order to compile a list of the 25 best of Macca’s latterday tracks. He had an assist in this project from some … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 best from the past 25 years, Al Sussman, Beatlefan, best of Paul McCartney, Bill King, Brand New Boots and Panties, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Diana Krall, Driving Rain, Electric Arguments, Eric Clapton, Flaming Pie, Ian Dury, jorie gracen, Kisses on the Bottom, Kit O'Toole, Linda McCartney, Memory Almost Full, New, Off the Ground, Paul McCartney, renato facconi, Rip Rense, Run Devil Run, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Blockheads, Tom Frangione
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Reassessing Paul McCartney’s ‘Off the Ground’ 25 Years Later
Bill King takes a fresh look at a 1993 album that once was a mainstay on his stereo, but which he hadn’t listened to in years until recently. Twenty-five years ago, in the spring of 1993, Paul McCartney’s “Off the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993, Al Sussman, Back to the Egg, Beatlefan, Ben Lindbergh, Bill King, Blair Cunningham, Carl Davis, Chuck Berry, Flowers in the Dirt, George Harrison, George Martin, Grantland, Hamish Stuart, Hope of Deliverance, John Lennon, Julian Mendelsohn, Linda McCartney, New World Tour, Off the Ground, Paul "Wix" Wickens, Paul McCartney, Robbie McIntosh, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, The Complete Works, Wix
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Screw It! A Beatles Podcast Without the Pontificating
Beatlefan Executive Editor Al Sussman looks at a refreshingly unassuming Beatles podcast that a group of young fans are doing. If you’re a regular or even occasional listener of the more popular and long-running Beatles podcasts available online, you may … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam McCabe, Al Sussman, Ariana Lenarsky, Beatlefan, Beatles podcasts, Ben Rodgers, Brett Morris, Connor Ratliff, Curtis Gwinn, Facebook, George Harrison, Heather Woodward, Jackie Michele Johnson, James Bachman, Jen Krueger, Joel Spence, John Lennon, Katie Plattner, Lynsey Bonell, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Screw It! We’re Just Gonna Talk About The Beatles, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, TLC, Tom Hunyady, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Wayland McQueen, Will Hines
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First Impressions: Sirius/XM’s Beatles Channel
Beatlefan Executive Editor Al Sussman offers some random observations on the early days of Sirius/XM’s channel devoted to The Beatles. By now, you probably know the trivia. “All You Need Is Love” was the first song played on The Beatles … Continue reading
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Tagged " Apple Corps, "Sgt. Pepper, Al Sussman, All Starr Band, Beatlefan, Bill Flanagan, Breakfast With The Beatles, Chris Carter, Chuck Berry, Dennis Elsas, George Harrison, Jeff Jones, Joe Johnson, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Peter Asher, Ringo Starr, satellite radio, Sirius/XM, Something New: The Beatlefan Blog, The Beatles, the Beatles Channel, Tom Frangione
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Kanye-Rihanna-Gaga: What’s at the root of negative fan reaction?
Did you think some of the negative fan reaction to Paul McCartney working with Kanye West and Rihanna and even Lady Gaga was a bit over-the-top? Why do you think that was? Al Sussman addresses that question in this thought-provoking … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sussman, Beatlefan, Dave Grohl, Ed Sullivan Show, Foo Fighters, FourFiveSeconds, Grammys, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Macca, Michael Jackson, musical racism, Nirvana, Only One, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Something New, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Things We Said Today
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PLAY IT AGAIN: ‘Flowers in the Dirt’
We’re pleased to present the second installment in a new series of articles exclusive to the SOMETHING NEW blog, in which some of our writers re-evaluate solo Beatles albums from the past. This issue, Beatlefan Executive Editor Al Sussman takes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989-90 mccartney world tour, Al Sussman, Beach Boys, Beatlefan, Beatlefan magazine, Bill King, Brian Wilson, David Gilmour, Distractions, Don't Be Careless Love, Ebony and Ivory, Elvis Costello, Figure of Eight, Flowers in the Dirt, How Many People, Let Me Roll It, McCartney-Costello, Motor of Love, my brave face, Nicky Hopkins, Ou Est Le Soleil, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Play It Again, Press to Play, Put It There, reggae, Rough Ride, Something New, That Day Is Done, This One, Tripping the Live Fantastic, Tug of War, We Got Married, Wings, You Want Her Too
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L.A. Fest a Hit With Beatles Fans
The granddaddy of Beatles fan conventions, the Fest for Beatles Fans (formerly known as Beatlefest), returned recently to Los Angeles for the first time in 14 years. Correspondent Peter Palmiere was on hand and filed this report. … John Lennon … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain't That a Shame, Al Sussman, All Starr Band, Apple Records, Beach Boys, Beatlefan, Beatles, Bernard Purdie, Billy J. Kramer, Bob Eubanks, Bruce Spizer, Chris Carter, Chuck Gunderson, Cliff Yamasaki, Come on Christmas, Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, drummer, Ed Sullivan Show, Fab FourBeatlefest, Fats Domino, Fest for Beatles Fans, Freda Kelly, Gordon Waller, Hal Blaine, Jim Hansen, Joey Molland, John Lennon, KLOS, L.A., La De Da, Laurence Juber, Los Angeles, Mark Hudson, Mark Lapidos, Mark Rivera, Pat Boone, Peter and Gordon, Peter Asher, Peter Palmiere, Phil Spector, ringo, Rockaway Records, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Tom Frangione, Vee-Jay Records, Vertical Man, Wally podrazik, What in the World, Wings, Winter Wonderland
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The Sunday Night That Changed My World
This memoir by Bill King originally was published in Beatlefan #87, February 1994. A slightly reworked version of it serves as the foreword in Al Sussman’s new book “Changin’ Times: 101 Days That Shaped a Generation.” … There was something … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sussman, American Bandstand, Beatlefan, Beatlemania, Beaver Cleaver, Beverly Hillbillies, Big Daddy Ed Roth, Bill King, Burke's Law, CBS, Changin' Times, Christine Keeler, Doctor Kildare, Ed Sullivan, Elvis, Fab Four, G.I. Joe, Hootenanny, Jimmy Hoffa, Marshal Dillon, My Favorite Martian, Opie Taylor, Patty Duke, Pebbles Flintstone, Rat Fink, Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, Swamp Fox, The Beatles, The Fugitive, Three Stooges, Walt Disney, Wizard of Oz
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