Ringo interview on the BBC's Sound of the 70s

Ringo Starr guests on Johnnie Walker's "Sounds of the 70s Show." You can hear it for two more days here.

Ringo featured on NPR

Hear a 20-minute interview with Ringo on National Public Radio's World Cafe.

There'll be a new Starr on the Walk of Fame

Ringo is finally getting his due on Hollywood Boulevard.

Ringo is delighted, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will be honoring him with a star in 2010 on the Walk Of Fame.

Ringo said, "A star for a Starr - what an honor and a privilege it is to be walked on! Peace & Love."

A special evening ceremony 7:00pm on Monday, February 8th, in front of Capitol Records in Hollywood to celebrate Ringo Starr AND the 50th Anniversary of the Walk of Fame!

Ringo interviews with NPR, New York Times

Ringo chats with National Public Radio and The New York Times.

"I'll say it again: I love being in a band," Starr says. "I love playing with other human beings. I've never practiced drums unless there was another human being in the room. If you could play, I'd play with you all night. But if I'm just playing by myself, it gets boring pretty quick."

TV alert: Ringo on tap for Daily Show

Ringo Starr will guest on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on Jan. 13.

Site posts exclusive Ringo interview and rehearsal footage

From the press release:

LP33.tv (www.lp33.tv), a company devoted to the discovery, enjoyment and sharing of new music, today announced that they have an exclusive interview with Ringo Starr, with previously unreleased rehearsal footage of Starr with his band, available to fans on www.lp33.tv/ringostarr. As part of the promotion, music fans can enter to win a pair of signed drumsticks at www.lp33.tv/ringostarrgiveaway.
The interview includes new insights into Ringo's collaboration with Paul McCartney and Joe Walsh, his attempts to play Beatles Rock Band, and his final answer to who is his favorite Beatle.

Ringo previews new LP-including track with Paul

See Ringo Starr's official site for his personal video previewing his upcoming LP, YNot, featuring a new duet with Paul McCartney.

Paul helps out on Ringo's new album

A bit more detail on Ringo Starr's upcoming album:

Ringo Starr grabbed a little help from his friends for his new album Y Not, due January 12th, 2010. The Beatles drummer will be joined by his Fab Four bandmate Paul McCartney on a couple of tracks, including first single “Walk With Me,” which finds Macca and Starr sharing vocals. Other guests and songwriters on Y Not, Ringo’s first album since 2008’s Liverpool 8, include Joe Walsh, Joss Stone, Van Dyke Parks, Ben Harper and Richard Marx.

New Ringo album out Jan. 12

Here's the cover for Ringo Starr's new album, Y Not, out Jan. 12 from Hip-O. Not much additional info at the moment.

Teen Screen magazine Ringo Starr cover

Ringo admits he's a crappy drummer--on Rockband

Ringo Starr is always getting (very unfairly, in my opinion) slammed for being a bad drummer. But when it comes to playing the fake little plastic drums in the Beatles: Rock Band game, he admits himself that he's not so hot:

The drummer reckons he is barely able to play along with the computer game because he cannot concentrate on the on-screen cues.

Starr, 69, told the New York Times he had tried to play Rock Band only once: "It's impossible. I cannot watch the line going down and play at the same time."

But don't let this feed the myth that Ringo's not a great drummer. Yeah, he's no Gene Krupa. But, as the other Fabs have said, there was no better drummer for the Beatles' music. Listen to his great fills throughout the band's canon and how his drumming always serves the song. That, my friends, is what good musicianship is all about.

Ringo to release PBS Soundstage gig on DVD

Ringo Starr's 2005 performance on PBS' "Soundstage" will be out on DVD Sept. 15. You can pre-order it from Amazon now.

Tunes include “Yellow Submarine,” “With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Octopus’s Garden,” "Photograph” and more.

Ringo regaled

On the eve of his 69th birthday, musicians praise the oft-underrated drumming of Ringo Starr.

To this day, producers direct studio drummers to "play like Ringo." Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith sums it up thusly: "The greatest thing a drummer can contribute to a recorded song is the feel of it, and every Beatles song feels great."

Ringo "doesn't dazzle with flashy technique and pyrotechnics," says The Cars' lead guitarist, Elliot Easton. "What he does is so much more elusive and difficult: He plays songs on the drums. Anybody who has sat down behind a drum kit in the last 45 years owes him."

Ringo gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

"Caveman" star (and, oh yeah, Beatle) Ringo Starr is set to receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Ringo original press photo

Lynch Foundation posts official Paul and Ringo concert footage

The David Lynch Foundation has posted video highlights of Paul and Ringo's appearance at the organization's recent benefit concert. Check it out here.