Swinging Through The Sixties: The Beatles and Beyond

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A pop-culture podcast focusing on the music, films, TV shows and socio-political events of an unforgettable decade. Hosted by Erik Taros and Richard Buskin.

Richard Buskin & Erik Taros


    • May 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 109 EPISODES

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    The Swinging Through The Sixties: The Beatles and Beyond podcast is a must-listen for any Beatles fan who wants to take a deep dive into the band's history and beyond. Hosted by Richard Buskin and Erik Taros, this podcast offers an engaging and informative look at all things Beatles, with a focus on the 1960s era. With their extensive knowledge of the band and their passion for the subject matter, Buskin and Taros deliver an entertaining and insightful listening experience.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the hosts' thorough knowledge of all things Beatles. They bring in primary sources such as interviews and excerpts that can't be found in other podcasts. This adds a unique depth to their analysis and allows listeners to truly understand the context behind each song or moment in the band's history. Additionally, I appreciate that they play entire songs during episodes, allowing fans to fully immerse themselves in the music that made The Beatles legendary.

    The banter between Buskin and Taros is another highlight of this podcast. Their discussions are smart, witty, and respectful of each other's opinions. It's clear that they have a deep love for The Beatles, which shines through in every episode. This passion creates an engaging atmosphere that keeps listeners hooked from start to finish. Furthermore, each episode is a professional production that provides quality content throughout.

    However, one downside of this podcast is its focus mainly on The Beatles. While it's understandable given their immense popularity and influence, it would be interesting to see Buskin and Taros explore other artists or genres from the same time period. This could add variety to the show and attract listeners who may not be die-hard Beatles fans but still enjoy music from the 1960s.

    In conclusion, The Swinging Through The Sixties: The Beatles and Beyond podcast is a fantastic listen for any fan of The Beatles or 1960s music in general. The hosts' extensive knowledge, engaging banter, and deep love for the subject make each episode a joy to listen to. Whether you're a long-time Beatles fan or just discovering their music, this podcast offers a comprehensive and entertaining exploration of the band's history and beyond.



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    Buskin with The Beatles #105 excerpt - George Martin, Orchestrating The Beatles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 4:25


    With New York Times classical music critic/Beatles expert Allan Kozinn.

    Buskin with The Beatles #100 excerpt - Ringo's September '64 Indianapolis Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 4:16


    A few minutes from the episode 'Truth or Lie? Behind the Scenes on the North American Tours Pt. 1' with special guest Chuck Gunderson, author of 'Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How The Beatles Rocked America'.https://www.somefuntonight.com/

    Buskin with The Beatles #98 excerpt - Wings' Wino Junko: The Firing of Jimmy McCulloch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 5:54


    A few minutes from Buskin with The Beatles episode #98 - 'The McCartney Legacy 1974-80' - with the book's co-authors Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair.

    Buskin with The Beatles #97 excerpt - Beatles '64 Instant Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    With special guest Erik Taros, who was a consultant on the film.

    Buskin with The Beatles #96 excerpt - The Greatest Fab Three Guitar Solos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024


    Featuring ex-Heart lead guitarist, Craig Bartock.

    Buskin with The Beatles #94 excerpt - Peter Sellers Turns Fab

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024


    A few minutes from 'Buskin with The Beatles #94 - Anarchic Humour: The Beatles and The Goons Pt. 2' with Peter Sellers biographer and classic British radio comedy expert Mark Cousins.

    Buskin with The Beatles #93 excerpt - Anarchic Humour: The Beatles and The Goons

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


    From the episode 'Anarchic Humour: The Beatles and The Goons Pt. 1'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #89 excerpt - Blackpool Night Out '64

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024


    A few minutes from the episode 'Beatles on TV Pt. 3, 1964'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #88 excerpt - A Lousy Trick on Juke Box Jury

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024


    From the episode 'Beatles on TV Pt. 2, Oct - Dec 1963'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #87 excerpt - The Lost Live 1962 TV Performances

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024


    Featuring rare audio captured by astute viewers.

    Buskin with The Beatles #86 excerpt - May, Yoko and John

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024


    From the episode 'May Pang, Loving John 2024 Pt. 2'.© Richard Buskin

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    Buskin with The Beatles #85 excerpt - May Pang Sets the Record Straight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024


    A few minutes from the episode 'May Pang, Loving John 2024 Pt. 1'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #86 excerpt - Deconstructing Dear Prudence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024


    With special guest Craig Bartock.© Richard Buskin.

    Buskin with The Beatles #83 excerpt - Fresh, Not Nesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024


    From 'Buskin with The Beatles #83 - DC, Carnegie and Miami' with guest Erik Taros.

    Buskin with The Beatles #82 excerpt - Ronnie Gets an Eyeful

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024


    From the episode 'Rilly Big Shoos: Feb. 9, 1964'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #81 excerpt - February 7, 1964

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024


    With Erik Taros

    Buskin with The Beatles #80 excerpt - If I Fell Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024


    From the episode 'Best of the Bloody Tribal Rites'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #79 excerpt - 'Now and Then Reimagined'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024


    With Craig Bartock

    Buskin with The Beatles #78 excerpt - "Live and Rocking '63"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024


    A few minutes from the full-length episode.

    Buskin with The Beatles #76 excerpt - The Beatles in the Black Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023


    From the episode 'Narada Michael Walden - the Artistry and Influence of George Martin and The Beatles'.© Richard Buskin.

    Buskin with The Beatles #75 excerpt - Revisiting My 1987 Interview with George Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 4:51


    Central London, 3rd March, 1987.© Richard Buskin

    Buskin with The Beatles #74 excerpt - Paul's Iconic 'Maybe I'm Amazed' Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 2:02


    A few minutes from the episode 'Paul on Lead Guitar Pt. 2' with special guest Craig Bartock.© Richard Buskin

    Buskin with The Beatles #73 excerpt - Paul's Indian Flavouring of 'Taxman' and 'Good Morning Good Morning'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 4:01


    With special guest Craig Bartock.© Richard Buskin

    Buskin with The Beatles #72 excerpt - Big Mal, Lovable Rogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 5:04


    A few minutes from the episode 'The Untold Story of Mal Evans'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #72 excerpt - Goo Goo G'Joobed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 4:02


    From the episode 'For You Red and Blue'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #71 excerpt - 'Now and Then' Instant Reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 5:19


    With Mark Lewisohn and Allan Kozinn.

    Buskin with The Beatles #70 excerpt - George's Aggressive Guitar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 3:23


    A few minutes from the episode 'George on Guitar - The Devil's in the Details' with special guest Craig Bartock.

    Buskin with The Beatles #69 excerpt - The Instantly Engaging 'Hey Jude' Video

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 3:51


    Featuring writer/director/producer David Leaf.

    Buskin with The Beatles #68 excerpt - An Hour Alone with the Anthology Threetles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 4:28


    From the episode 'Threetling with Mark Cunningham'.

    Buskin with The Beatles #67 excerpt - Cold Turkey for Christmas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 4:39


    A few minutes from the episode 'September '69: Planning New Hits, Then John Quits, Caught on Tape'.This focusses on a couple of meetings, recorded a week apart, just before the release of "Abbey Road". In the first, there's a general agreement that The Beatles will record a new album or at least a Christmas single; in the second, John says he wants a "divorce"."McCartney Legacy" co-author Allan Kozinn and I discuss what's on the tapes and why there was such an about-turn within just seven days.© Richard Buskin

    Buskin with The Beatles #66 excerpt - Macca's Very Distinctive Thumb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 2:52


    A few minutes from the episode 'Threetling with Mark Cunningham, Pt. 1'.www.patreon.com/BWTB

    Buskin with The Beatles #65 excerpt - Busting the myth that John's guitar was tuned like a banjo the day he met Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 5:15


    From the episode 'Quarryman Rod Davis Recalls the Birth of The Beatles (Part 2)'.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #64 excerpt - Rod Davis Recalls the Quarrymen Rehearsals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 3:28


    A clip from the episode 'Quarryman Rod Davis Recalls the Birth of The Beatles (Part 1)'

    Buskin with The Beatles #61 excerpt: Now and Then - AI, AI, Oh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023


    A clip from the latest episode with special guest Craig Bartock.

    Buskin with The Beatles #56 excerpt - The Movies The Beatles Never Made

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 3:59


    A few minutes from the episode 'Act Naturally - The Beatles on Film' featuring author Steve Matteo. © Richard BuskinFor more info about Steve's book: https://www.amazon.com/Act-Naturally-Beatles-Steve-Matteo/dp/1493059017

    Buskin with The Beatles #48 excerpt - Paul and Linda

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 4:41


    A few minutes from the episode 'The McCartney Legacy Pt. 2', featuring author Allan Kozinn.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #47 excerpt - Paul's James Bond Themes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 6:02


    Here's a clip from the new episode in which Allan Kozinn talks about 'The McCartney Legacy - Volume 1: 1969-73', the gripping, definitive, must-read new book he's co-authored with Adrian Sinclair.https://www.mccartneylegacy.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8zaPoY45IxDZKRMf2Z6VyA

    Buskin with The Beatles #45 excerpt - Lennon's Last Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023


    A few minutes from the episode 'Laurie Kaye & Dave Sholin: Interviewing John on his Last Day'.© Richard Buskin.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #43 excerpt - Hooks, Lines and Zingers: Those Beatles Choruses (Pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 5:00


    Here are a few minutes from my chat with guitarist, composer and producer Craig Bartock about Beatles song choruses - including what does or doesn't comprise a chorus. Feel free to air your own opinions on the 'Buskin with The Beatles' Facebook page. And, if you're interested in using Craig as a musical mentor to help with your own compositions and recordings, you can either email him - yourmusicalitynow@gmail.com - or check out his website: yourmusicality.com© Richard Buskin

    Buskin with The Beatles #41 excerpt: Classic Beatles Bridge Sections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 4:01


    From the episode 'Building Bridges - Beatles Middle Eights Pt. 1' with Heart's lead guitarist Craig Bartock.© Richard Buskin.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #39 excerpt - Chaos and Creation in '74

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 4:23


    From the episode 'Beatles '74: The Most Chaotic, Controversial, Action-Packed Year Among the Ex-Fabs (Pt. 1)', co-hosted with Erik Taros.© Richard Buskin.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #38 excerpt - Fab Four Fun in Toronto

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 3:01


    From the episode 'Things We Said Today- The 1965 and 1966 U.S. Press Conferences'.© Richard Buskin.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #37 excerpt - Things We Said Today: The 1964 U.S. Press Conferences

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 5:45


    From the new episode, with my 'Beatles Naked' co-host Erik Taros.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #33 excerpt - Remixing Those Revolver Outtakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 5:23


    'Buskin with The Beatles' #33 excerpt - Remixing Those Revolver Outtakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 5:23


    Buskin with The Beatles #32 excerpt - Giles Martin's Revolver Remix.mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 5:56


    'Buskin with The Beatles' #31 excerpt - Ken Scott's Great Time Recording the White Album

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 2:11


    'Buskin with The Beatles' #30 excerpt - Chas Newby Recalls the Birth of Beatlemania.mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 4:45


    Buskin with The Beatles #29 excerpt - Neil Aspinall discusses the Anthology

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 5:08


    'Buskin with The Beatles' #28 - Derek Taylor on George's Aversion to Publicity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 4:56


    From Allan Kozinn's 1995 interview with Derek Taylor for the New York Times.Interview © Allan Kozinn.

    'Buskin with The Beatles' #27 excerpt - Derek Taylor talks about The Beatles being interviewed for 'Anthology'.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 5:38


    From Allan Kozinn's 10/11/95 interview with The Beatles' legendary publicist.© Allan Kozinn.

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