Paul McCartney to star in VR documentaryMay 26, 2016 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paul McCartney is to appear in a documentary series made for virtual reality devices, NME reveals. The six-part series was filmed in McCartney’s private home studio as the legendary musician recounts memories and anecdotes behind various tracks. PURE McCartney VR will delve into the backstories of five of the artist’s songs: ‘Dance Tonight’, ‘Coming Up’, ‘My Valentine’, ‘Mull of Kintyre’ ‘Early Days’. The VR shoot allows fans to get a 360 view of the star’s studio either by using a headset or a dedicated online video player. The project was filmed by Tony Kaye, best known for directing American History X and numerous music videos including ’Runaway Train’ by Soul Asylum and ‘Dani California’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers. The singer has previously released a VR film of his 2014 concert at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park. McCartney is due to release a new career-spanning compilation entitled ‘Pure McCartney’ on June 10. Meanwhile, McCartney has described how he was emotionally affected by The Beatles' split in a candid new interview for BBC Radio 4’s Mastertapes series. He said: "I was depressed. You would be. You were breaking from your lifelong friends. So I took to the bevvies [drinks]. I took to a wee dram. It was great at first, then suddenly I wasn’t having a good time.” The star also spoke about working with Kanye West, fondly describing him as a "monster" that "inspires" him. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |