Paul McCartney Makes Fun Of Bush at the White House

Oh snap!

Coachella Line Up Announced

Some first thoughts.
1. Holy shit Leonard Cohen and My Bloody Valentine!!
2. What are the chances of Amy Winehouse showing up?
3. Yes, Superchunk!
4. What will Shepard Fairey be doing there?
5. Will Paul McCartney be doing his Firman thing?
6. The Killers, eh.
7. The Cure were kinda bad when I saw them in 2004.

Coachella 2009

The word on the street (Internet) is that the schedule for this years Coachella Festival will be released this coming Monday on Twitter(?!). Rumored acts include a reunited Blur, Animal Collective, Paul McCartney and yes Britney Spears.

The Real Political Beatle

In an English magazine this week Paul McCartney claims that it is in fact he and not John Lennon who was the real political member of the Beatles. Most Beatles fans would probably say that Lennon who wrote "Revolution" and "Give Peace A Chance" was the true liberal in the band. Lennon also conducted his "bed in" with wife Yoko to protest the Vietnam War and was a noted enemy of Richard Nixon. Paul however claims that after a meeting with Philosopher Bertrand Russell it was he who talked to John about what a bad war Vietnam was. It seems to me that Paul may have introduced these ideas to John but did not have the same courage and conviction to vocalize these beliefs as John Lennon did. It comes down to the old saying that "actions speak louder than words."

The Fireman

The Fireman is a on again off again project between Paul McCartney and Producer Youth who also played bass in Killing Joke. After a ten year break their new album Electric Arguments comes out on November 24. Below is a video of song Lifelong Passion being used in the awesome BBC Documentary Planet Earth.