Tag Archives: paul mccartney

In Defence of Wonderful Christmastime

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

(Before we start, a note: I just googled to check a fact about this, and on the first page of the Google results for “Wonderful Christmastime” is a piece on Salon with the same title as this, published two hours … Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney, Liverpool Echo Arena, 29/05/15

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

Liverpool is an odd city, in many ways. It’s a post-industrial Northern city where people live and go about their lives, with Disneyland — or rather, Beatleland — plonked right down in the middle of it. A huge chunk of … Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney, MEN Arena 19/12/11

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

I sometimes think Paul McCartney can’t win. One of the big complaints I’d read from reviewers after the previous shows on this tour was “He’s doing too many hits. Why doesn’t he do some more obscure stuff? It’s just the … Continue reading →

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Spotify playlist: John Lennon

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Andrew Hickey

You’d have thought that after spending much of the last month finishing writing a book on the Beatles which required listening and relistening to every track they ever recorded multiple times, that I’d have had enough John Lennon for a … Continue reading →

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The Beatles Mono Reviews 11: The Beatles (The White Album)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Andrew Hickey

An edited version of this essay is now included in my book The Beatles In Mono. Hardback paperback I’ve gone a week without posting because this is going to be a huge one, and I wanted to make a big … Continue reading →

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