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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Jan 1, 2022 · 51 min
225B: Beatles Olympiad II
In which returning guest Gary Wenstrup and I continue our ranking conversation of faves, discussing A Hard Day's Night and Beatles For Sale. Along the way, we analyze their vocals and blendings, as well as what personal experiences may...
Dec 25, 2021 · 1 hr 7 min
225A: Beatles Olympiad
In which we pull away from the Get Back film for a while and converse about something completely different. Returning guest Gary Wenstrup and I conduct a conversation going through the first four Beatles albums, selecting our picks for Gold,...
Dec 20, 2021 · 1 hr
224C The Making of Get Back part three with Peter Jackson
In the third and final hour, Dan Rivkin (They May be Parted blog) and I explore more of the Get Back project with its director. Among the subjects discussed: ~ Coordination between the Get Back book, the Let It Be album reissue and...
Dec 13, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min
224B: The Making of Get Back part two with Peter Jackson
Dan Rivkin (They May Be Parted blog) and I continue our conversation with director Peter Jackson about the innovation used to create the film - some technique used to advance the story - and a number of other observations gleaned from viewing so...
Dec 2, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min
224A: The Making of Get Back
Well, it's finally here. Worth the wait? Oh, we think so! But before we get into discussions on SATB about what we thought about it, we thought it would be worthwhile to discuss the making of it - the intent behind it; the goals; the challenges; the...
Nov 15, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
223: The Beatles 1971 - 1973
We have all made compilations of Beatles solo material, but within this large group, a smaller group has imagined taking some of this material and arranging it as The Beatles might have, had they recorded this material and issued it as "Beatles," the...
Oct 3, 2021 · 2 hr 8 min
222: On Pepper
SATB has touched on the Sgt. Pepper album in the past, but never like this. My guests, Pat Sansone (of Wilco and The Autumn Defense) and Luther Russell (Those Pretty Wrongs) are each accomplished...
Aug 29, 2021 · 1 hr 33 min
221: Lennon in Montreal
In 1969, was Regional Managing Director with Capitol Records in Quebec when he received word that John and Yoko were coming. As label rep, it was his job to see to it that John's needs were met; ultimately this included securing recording gear...
Aug 2, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
220: Get Back to Peter Jackson
In June and again in July, the director of the upcoming The Beatles: Get Back series gave interviews - in and in - holding forth on what to expect from his re-tooling of the Beatles Let It Be project. Though there was a certain amount...
Jul 17, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min
219: John - George - Eric & Layla
In late summer 2020, my guest Kyle Driscoll penned this wonderful analysis of the three 1970 releases by three artists whose paths had intertwined and who, as it happened, all found themselves at similar crossroads at the time. You can read it (which...
Jul 3, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min
218: Beatles on Guitar
You may recall my returning guest from his first appearance in late 2020: is an accomplished jazz guitarist and recording/performing artist, as well as a major Beatles fan. His series of popular videos deconstruct Beatle songs and show each guitar...
Jun 25, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
217: It's All In The Mind
Back in 2018, I had a conversation with Dr. Robert Hieronimus and Laura Cortner, authors of Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic - the definitive history of the 1968 film. But they are back with a sequel,...
Jun 5, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
216: Dear Friend
There's been loads of speculation as to the exact nature of the friendship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney; during and after The Beatles. And when I say "loads," it runs the gamut from former bandmates who recalled each other fondly from a...
May 4, 2021 · 1 hr 36 min
215: Four Sides of a Square
In this discussion, Dr. Duncan Driver (, Fab4ConJam, One Sweet Dream podcast) springboard off of the title Paul McCartney quote, in which he asserted that each Beatle was as important as another to the group's success. We explore the...
Apr 25, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
214: Beatle Production
In this episode, we examine the process of a song becoming a record, as heard through the ears of those in the producer's chair. Luther Russell, previous SATB guest and Fab4ConJam star, has operated as a composer, performer, collaborator, engineer and...
Mar 31, 2021 · 55 min
213: John Lennon's 1980 Playlist
My guest Tim English (Sounds Like Teen Spirit, Popology) discuss his newest book, examining the artists that John was listening to in the last few years of his life and how certain artists and records influenced the recordings he (and Yoko) made...
Mar 12, 2021 · 1 hr 28 min
212: Countdown To Break-Up II
Back in , Dr. Duncan Driver (showcased 2+xs at ) and discussed his on the timeline to The Beatles break-up. In this episode, returning guest Gary Wenstrup and I dissect the subject further: when exactly did The Beatles - or individual members...
Feb 2, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
211: Meeting Paul Saltzman in India
It was in 1968 that a young Canadian filmmaker, seeking solace in TM for a broken heart, was befriended by The Beatles in Rishikesh during their immersive study with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 2000, Paul Saltzman published his wonderfully immediate...
Jan 24, 2021 · 2 hr 45 min
210: The Beatles 1962 - 1970
Big things take much time to execute: both this episode and the long-awaited event I've been teasing for the last few months.... First: the new show. SATB 210 features n guests and no host; instead, it depicts in rigid but scaled down time, the...
Dec 22, 2020 · 1 hr 43 min
209: The Wish List
In which Luther Russell and myself detail our picks for the things in the vault known to exist, group and solo, that we one day hope for Apple to release, in well-presented packages. This episode was the live round-the-world broadcast we did from...

Something About the Beatles

225B: Beatles Olympiad II

225A: Beatles Olympiad

224C The Making of Get Back part three with Peter Jackson

224B: The Making of Get Back part two with Peter Jackson

224A: The Making of Get Back

223: The Beatles 1971 - 1973

222: On Pepper

221: Lennon in Montreal

220: Get Back to Peter Jackson

219: John - George - Eric & Layla

218: Beatles on Guitar

217: It's All In The Mind

216: Dear Friend

215: Four Sides of a Square

214: Beatle Production

213: John Lennon's 1980 Playlist

212: Countdown To Break-Up II

211: Meeting Paul Saltzman in India

210: The Beatles 1962 - 1970

209: The Wish List