Something About the Beatles

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Hosted by award-winning author Robert Rodriguez, Something About The Beatles is an intelligent but entertaining examination of The Beatles' music and career. Smart, funny and surprising - just like the Fab Four.

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233 episodes
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Episodes233

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Jan 24, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
296: The Beatles and Fandom with Richard Mills
with Richard Mills
Dec 24, 2024 · 1 hr 47 min
298: May the Second - The Found Weekend with May Pang
with May Pang
Dec 24, 2024 · 2 hr 26 min
297: All I Want Is The Truth with David Whelan and Robert Rosen
with David Whelan and Robert Rosen
Dec 10, 2024 · 38 min
FEED DROP: Crime Capsule
Staten Island is known as the mystifying borough, and it is home to numerous ghosts and eerie tales. The Alice Austin House was once home to a pioneering photographer, but ghostly images of a different sort now appear among the beams. The Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp holds tales of supernatural echoes, while over at the Old Bermuda Inn, the specter of Martha Mersereau, waiting for the return of her dead husband, appears at candlelit windows each evening. On some of the island’s most desolate roads, a spectral hitchhiker appears, vanishing from the car mid-ride, leaving only an eerie chill. Countless travelers have encountered her, a haunting reminder of the thin line between the living and the dead. Local author Marianna Randazzo uncovers the secrets behind Staten Island’s haunted houses, spectral sightings and enduring legends. Purchase the BOOK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 2, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
295: Beatles '64 with David Tedeschi and Margaret Bodde
with David Tedeschi and Margaret Bodde
Nov 26, 2024 · 2 hr 3 min
294: White Album Olympiad with Gary Wenstrup
with Gary Wenstrup
Nov 13, 2024 · 1 hr 53 min
293: Macca's 80s with Glenn Greenberg
with Glenn Greenberg
Oct 23, 2024 · 1 hr 46 min
292: The Comedy of The Beatles with Jeff Martin
with Jeff Martin
Oct 10, 2024 · 1 hr 53 min
291: December 8, 1980 with David Whelan
with David Whelan
Sep 24, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
290: "Hey Jude" Reconstructed
with Walter Everett, Jack Petruzzelli and Cameron Greider
Sep 13, 2024 · 1 hr 31 min
289: A Hard Day's Night At 60
with Sarah Pleydell, Moya Luckett, Sibbie O'Sullivan, Carol Tyler and Debbie Gendler
Aug 31, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
288: Band On The Run (Hand Clapping) with Luca Perasi
with Luca Perasi
Aug 10, 2024 · 1 hr 51 min
287: The Historian and Get Back with Erin Weber
with Erin Weber
Aug 8, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min
286: Nowhere Man '24 with Robert Rosen
with Robert Rosen
Jul 21, 2024 · 1 hr 28 min
285: Sixty Years Ago in America with Lee Abrams, Dennis Diken, and Elliot Easton
with Lee Abrams, Dennis Diken, and Elliot Easton
Jul 12, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
284: Sixty Years On with Ivor Davis
Returning guest (episodes 130 and 174) Ivor Davis is a British journalist who, in 1964, went on tour with The Beatles for the Daily Express, covering their North American dates while ghost-writing a column for George Harrison (having taken over the assignment from Derek Taylor). He did similar duties for the following year, and after which, he settled in California as west coast correspondent. His job saw him cover the Warren Commission findings, the gubernatorial campaign trail for Ronald Reagan (governor) and in 1968, Bobby Kennedy (whose murder Ivor was a witness to). The following year, Ivor was at the center of the Manson Family case when he became the first journalist to visit Spahn ranch, as well as the first writer to publish a book on the Tate-LaBianca murders, Five To Die. (We discussed this in the two previous shows.) Ivor was there when Bob Dylan introduced The Fabs to weed; he was also there when they met Elvis. In short, he's been around. He first published his memoir of The Beatles' experience as The Beatles and Me On Tour ten years ago for the 50th; it's now been expanded and republished for the 60th anniversary. In his conversation, Ivor offers his observations from the current perspective, post Get Back and "Now and Then," as well as inner-circle personas he came to know along the way. He also has a new true crime book out, The Devil in My Friend about a 1980s double murder in Malibu. You can find info on all at his website, https://ivordavisbooks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 5, 2024 · 1 hr 33 min
283: Giles on Trial - The Reissues Critiqued with John Leckie and Jerry Hammack
Beginning with the 2017 Sgt. Pepper 50th anniversary release, a series of deluxe reissues (The Beatles, Abbey Road, Let It Be, Revolver, 1962-1966, 1967-1970) featuring remixing and the application of MAL (“machine-assisted learning”) to deconstruct and re-assemble the master recordings have hit the streets. Supervised by engineer Sam Okell and Giles Martin, these issues have met with mixed reactions from fans, especially those who hold the original recordings sacrosanct. For some they are revelatory; for others, an abomination. I convened a 2-man panel of returning guests with expert ears to assess them. John Leckie (Abbey Road engineer for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pink Floyd and producer for Radiohead, XTC, The Stone Roses, The Verve, New Order) has one of the finest sets of ears in the business, as does producer/engineer/author Jerry Hammack (https://www.beatlesrecordingreferencemanuals.com/), whose newest work, The Beatles’ Recording Techniques: Recreating The Classic EMI Studios Sound In Your Home Studio, has just been published. This conversation is front-loaded with techie-talk, but soon finds its level with an analysis of the work done for these new sets and whether or not they achieved a clear-cut goal. For Jerry’s newest: https://www.beatlesrecordingtechniques.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2024 · 47 min
We Didn't Start The Fire - British Beatlemania with Mark Lewisohn (Part I)
YEAH YEAH YEAH, we’ve been waiting 88 episode for this and it’s finally here!! In the 60s, The Beatles’ rise to fame would change the landscape of pop music and fandom forever. People were so excited to watch them, they’d urinate and scream so loud you’d struggle to hear the music. No one had ever seen fan culture or heard music like it. So it’s no surprise that we’re absolutely ecstatic to chat to Mark Lewisohn, arguably the world’s LEADING authority on the Beatles! So ecstatic that we’ve made a two part episode, so make sure you listen to that once you’re done with this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
282: The Women’s Revolution (Or: The Beatles’ Effect)
First generation fans share their stories.
Apr 28, 2024 · 1 hr 23 min
281: The Beatles and The Cars with Elliot Easton
Elliot Easton was the lead guitarist in The Cars, but he was put on a path to music as a livelihood at the tender age of three; The Beatles merely codified the trajectory he was on.

Something About the Beatles

296: The Beatles and Fandom with Richard Mills

298: May the Second - The Found Weekend with May Pang

297: All I Want Is The Truth with David Whelan and Robert Rosen

FEED DROP: Crime Capsule

295: Beatles '64 with David Tedeschi and Margaret Bodde

294: White Album Olympiad with Gary Wenstrup

293: Macca's 80s with Glenn Greenberg

292: The Comedy of The Beatles with Jeff Martin

291: December 8, 1980 with David Whelan

290: "Hey Jude" Reconstructed

289: A Hard Day's Night At 60

288: Band On The Run (Hand Clapping) with Luca Perasi

287: The Historian and Get Back with Erin Weber

286: Nowhere Man '24 with Robert Rosen

285: Sixty Years Ago in America with Lee Abrams, Dennis Diken, and Elliot Easton

284: Sixty Years On with Ivor Davis

283: Giles on Trial - The Reissues Critiqued with John Leckie and Jerry Hammack

We Didn't Start The Fire - British Beatlemania with Mark Lewisohn (Part I)

282: The Women’s Revolution (Or: The Beatles’ Effect)

281: The Beatles and The Cars with Elliot Easton