Ringo Starr

I don’t care what anyone says, I like Ringo Starr. What is there not to like, he was a Beatle, he is talented, and he seems like a genuine nice guy. Starr continues to release albums for the love of music and he does it with class, and other musicians. On his new release, the closest thing we all have to a Beatles’ reunion comes true with a Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr duet which will certainly require a listen. Also featured on the album are musicians like Joe Walsh and Ben Harper. Link: http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/starr-duets-with-mccartney-on-new-album_1123072 You know who I also like, The Talking Heads. ... Read Full Story

These days, ‘cultural relevance’ has as much to do with product placement as anything else. ‘Product placement’, that is, as in ‘The ability to place – or recognize – a product.’ Call it one of the joys of consumerist capitalism. I was reminded of that when I read another column by the ever delightful Caitlin Moran, of the Times, in which she mentioned a sweet, called Haribo. Originally from Germany – but a disgrace to the taste buds wherever it travels – it seems particularly (and inexplicably) popular in England. (I could have understood it if this loathsome sweet had been a hit in ... Read Full Story

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JOHN CARUCCI | Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr perform at the Change Begins Within Concert, Saturday April 4, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin) NEW YORK — An all-star concert on meditation brought Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr together for their first performance together in seven years. The reunion of McCartney and Starr, the surviving members of the Beatles, was the highlight of the "Change Begins Within" concert on Saturday night. The event was held at Radio City Music Hall to benefit the David Lynch Foundation, which aims to teach at-risk youth meditation techniques. "Ladies and gentlemen, Billy Shears," McCartney told ... Read Full Story

Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appeared on stage together for the first time in seven years on Saturday night at “Change Begins Within,” a benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The pair appeared on the show headlined by McCartney in aid of the David Lynch Foundation , a charity fronted by the filmmaker, which promotes transcendental meditation among schoolchildren. The 66-year-old singer-songwriter played several Beatles tunes as well as some from his solo career before bringing Ringo onstage to perform “With a Little Help from My Friends”. McCartney also paid a tearful tribute to the late John Lennon ... Read Full Story