Today we celebrate the birthday of the amazing, astonishing, and world changing life of George Harrison,who would have turned 66 today, February 25th. His influences are still felt today. The Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil Show in Las Vegas would not have happened without George. The Benefit in NYC in April with Paul and Donovan (by the David Lynch Foundation) to teach a million kids transcendental meditation, is happening because of  his original fascination with Indian Music and culture. The Benefit concert idea to have rock musician’s play for a cause was started by George in 1971 at the Concert for Bangla Desh. We could go on and on, but we can never forget that it was his music that touched us all so much and will be remembered the longest. When The Beatles conquered America in February, 1964, George was still ONLY 20 YEARS OLD!!! Who could forget that first Ed Sullivan Show. The very first song was  All My Loving and George nailed the lead then the harmonies on the last verse with Paul. It was very obvious to us viewers that it wasn’t a two man group. It was total package with each member contributing 25% of the essence of The Beatles. Add it all up and it came to much more than 100%. Happy Birthday George. We miss you, your family misses you, and the world misses you. Listen to your favorite George music today and hear why, once again, he will never, ever be forgotten. Peace and Love and Hari Krishna.

[Note: When the details for the Benefit in April at Radio City Music Hall are made public we will announce them immediately.]

Fireman Radio to give listeners unprecedented access to Paul McCartney.

Paul to host “fireside chats”

SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will launch a limited-run channel devoted to the music of Paul McCartney, in celebration of his new critically acclaimed album recorded under the guise of his alter ego, The Fireman. Paul McCartney’s Fireman Radio, and will premiere tomorrow, Valentine’s Day, February 14 and will air through Friday, March 13 on The Bridge, SIRIUS channel 33 and XM channel 27.

The channel will feature a rare in-depth and revealing interview with Paul. During the interview, Paul shares his inspiration behind his secret Fireman projects. Paul’s Fireman Radio is an exclusive commercial-free channel, completely devoted to McCartney’s legendary and expansive post-Beatles music-making and will include music from his solo records, tracks from every Wings album, the three Fireman albums, 1993’s Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, 1998’s Rushes and 2008’s Electric Arguments as well as musical surprises from Paul’s vault.

Additionally, Paul will host exclusive “fireside chats” where he will discuss music, politics, news and any other topic he feels compelled to discuss. Paul, on Fireman Radio, will take SIRIUS XM listeners on an in-depth exploration of each song from The Fireman’s latest album, Electric Arguments. He will speak candidly and openly about every track and will shed new light on this acclaimed music project, which for years has been shrouded in secrecy. On Paul’s Fireman Radio, he pulls back the curtain to reveal the creative process behind The Fireman. Never before has Paul shared so many personal insights into this fascinating chapter in his musical legacy.

“Paul’s Fireman Radio allows all of us the privilege to hear a revealing side of one of the world’s biggest artists, sharing his work in a way that is unprecedented in its scale, unduplicated in its intimacy, and completely unique to SIRIUS XM,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio.

It has been ten years since Paul and Youth, the bassist in British post-punk rock band Killing Joke and a respected producer, have collaborated on their experimental side project, The Fireman. In November of 2008, The Fireman released their third album, Electric Arguments.

I (Mark) have been asked to record a Guest DJ segment for Fireman Radio, and I am honored to be part of the programming. You will have to check www.sirius.com/firemanradio to find out when it will run. This dedicated web page for Paul McCartney’s Fireman Radio, includes video clips of an exclusive Macca interview conducted at our  SIRIUS XM studios on January 14.

For more information, please visit www.sirius.com orwww.xmradio.com

On the eve of the 45th Anniversary of the greatest entertainment moment in television history (The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964 of course!), Paul McCartney took the stage on the Grammys and he showed why there is only one ‘best’ in the business. He looked and sounded great performing his Grammy nominated Live version of I Saw Her Standing There from the Amoeba’s Secret recording. Unfortunately, he didn’t win (John Mayer did), but the other performers and presenters couldn’t stop referencing Sir Paul.

Yes, it is hard to fathom that a majority of the country was watching The Beatles that night, and the world was never the same. It was a night that we will never forget. If you were not around, we suggest you buy a copy of the DVD of all The Beatles Live Ed Sullivan appearances. You may get a taste of what that moment felt like. (In our webstore, it is item #2190).

On Valentine’s Day, Sirius/XM Satellite Radio begins a month long All Paul McCartney Station, with numerous new interviews with Paul and many Guest hosts playing nothing but Paul’s music from 1970 through his Fireman Electric Arguments CD.

If you live in the New York area or are planning a visit, we strongly recommend checking out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex New York, on Mercer Street in Soho. It has some very neat state of the art features.