Beatles Tribute Album Available from Former Dream Theater Member

Mike Portnoy, until recently the drummer with Dream Theater, has a new album available and it’s a Beatles tribute affair.

One More Night in New York City is Portnoy’s first CD since leaving Dream Theater and features his Beatles tribute band, Yellow Matter Custard – guitarist Paul Gilbert, guitarist/keyboard player Neal Morse and bass player Kasim Sulton – recorded live.

The live set was recorded this past February at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.

One More Night in New York City tracklist:

CD One:
1. “Intro”
2. “Back in the USSR”
3. “I Got A Feeling”
4. “And Your Bird Can Sing”
5. “Day Tripper”
6. “Getting Better”
7. “Taxman”
8.” It Won’t Be Long”
9. “You Really Got a Hold on Me”
10. “Lady Madonna”
11. “We Can Work it out”
12. “I’m a Loser”
13. ”I Don’t Want to Spoil The Party”
14. “Penny Lane”
15. “The Fool on the Hill”
16. “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”
17. “Things We Said Today”
18. “If I Needed Someone”
19. “It’s Only Love”
20. “Request Time/Too Many People”

CD Two:
1. “She’s a Woman”
2. “The Word”
3. “Any Time At All”
4. “Paperback Writer”
5. “Don’t Let Me Down”
6. “I’m So Tired”
7. “Savoy Truffle”
8. “Glass Onion”
9. “Yer Blues”
10. “Helter Skelter”
11. “Flying”
12. “Because”
13. “You Never Give Me Your Money”
14. “Sun King”
15. “Mean Mr. Mustard”
16. “Her Majesty”
17. “Polythene Pam”
18. “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”
19. “Golden Slumbers”
20. “Carry that Weight”
21. “The End”

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Arctic Monkeys Member Loses £40,000 When Ancient Rum Accidentally Opened

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders lost an estimated 40,000 pounds when staff at the Sheffield, England, watering hole that he owns – Bowery Bar – accidentally opened a 215-year-old bottle of Henry Jefferson of Whitehaven. Helders’ staff had purchased the bottle of rum for 70 pounds but didn’t realize its value until they’d already popped the bottle, and spilt some of its contents onto the bar.

Helders and Arctic Monkeys bandmate Alex Turner were among those who sampled a few shots.

A source told The Sun this week, “The bar staff were mortified when they found out what they had done. Later on that night everyone was talking about it including Matt, Alex, and former Arctics member Andy Nicholson. Everyone was shocked but found it pretty funny – except the manager who runs the pub for Matt.”

The Bowery Bar posted a message on their Facebook page acknowledging, “The industry experts seem to agree that we’ve opened a bottle of booze potentially worth about 40 grand. [Expletive]. It was a stupid mistake but it made a lovely dark ’n’ stormy cocktail. Now we’ve got some of the country’s leading rum experts investigating and coming to see us.”

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