Last night, at Ringo Starr's 70th birthday party/concert at Radio City Music Hall, the house nearly came down when Paul McCartney appeared to sing some Beatles tunes. And not just that—Yoko was singing along to "I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends." Here are two videos from attendees—we can't imagine what the shrieking must have been like during the height of Beatlemania: more ›

As we noted last week: Ringo Starr is turning 70 years old tomorrow, and his golden drum will be on display at the Met in tribute. The former Beatles drummer will be celebrating the milestone birthday right here in NYC, but you aren't invited. He'll be at a private event in the morning at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, and later that night he'll perform at Radio City Music Hall (a public event, but alas, sold out). more ›

On July 7th, former Beatle Ringo Starr will turn 70 years old—and starting on that day the Metropolitan Museum of Art will display his gold-plated snare drum in a special exhibition running through December. more ›

Saturday night Radio City Music Hall housed a lot of big names for a benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation (which "provides funds to teach students how to meditate so they can change their world from within"). Lynch hosted the show, and although the evening was billed as Paul McCartney & Friends, USA Today reports that the Beatle didn't show up until three hours into the affair. Once he did, however, he played a lengthy set (watch "Can't Buy Me Love" below). more ›

Is this even surprising? The Daily News reports that the April 4th reunion of surviving Beatles Paul and Ringo sold out in record time, and now organizers are apologizing to angry fans who can only find tickets through scalpers for inflated prices (up to $9,000!). The performance is part of a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation, and the director of the organization told fans, "We were alarmed [to see] that tickets were listed on the scalping sites days before they went on sale." The 1200 remaining tickets (after a fan club pre-sale) were available through Ticketmaster starting Monday at 11 a.m., and allegedly sold out in nine seconds (the Vegas show sold out in 7). Tickets can now be found on eBay and Craigslist, as well as the aforementioned scalper sites. more ›

The remaining Beatles will be regrouping for one night only this spring to headline a benefit concert in NYC. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will take their two-man act to Radio City Music Hall on April 4th in the name of the David Lynch (yes, that one) Foundation, which "provides funds to teach students how to meditate so they can change their world from within." Rolling Stone points out this is right up their alley, or at least it would have been decades ago when the Fab Four traveled to India to visit with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Discussing the benefit, McCartney touched on his meditation practices, saying “In moments of madness, it has helped me find moments of serenity." Joining them in the transcendentalfest are Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Moby and many more (including appearances by Russell Simmons and Laura Dern). Tickets on sale starting March 9th. more ›

In terms of English language filmmaking from the late '60s and early '70s, it's easy to focus on the output from American auteurs but directors from the UK, like Ken Russell, were also amazing innovators. more ›