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The Blottos start with a review of the new Beatleverse trailer before diving headfirst into a full-on banger of a Beatles track with author Jack Marriott; from there we quickly dive into our day drinker, the fingerpicking murders of Donovan, cozying up to a bar on a Sunday Funday, the upcoming bangers and clangers to be tackled, having a plastered pilgrimage through Beatledom, drinking above pubs that hold 50-year-old birthday parties, Manchester Britpop, rucksacks with old cassettes, being shit faced at the end of the bar and requesting Flowers in the Dirt, if Paul knows how much a pack of cigarettes costs, Tommy marketing himself as an audiobook reader, and all the magic parts that add up to the travel-focused "Ticket to Ride."Don't forget to go to Microcosm Publishing and pick up Jack's book, Beatles Blackouts. Use code BEATLESMONUMENTS for a discount!As always, you can find Team Blotto Beatles on Instagram (@blottobeatles) and Twitter / X (@blottobeatles), by emailing us (blottobeatles@gmail.com), or on the web (blottobeatles.com). We want to hear from you!Please also take the time to rate and review us on Apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.We have a shop! Grab some merch. You can always drunk dial us at 1.857.233.9793 to share your thoughts, feedback, confessions, and concerns to be featured in an upcoming episode. Enjoying the show? Buy us a beer via the tip jar (don't forget to include a message telling us what we should drink with the money).You know we're making a list of it, see the canonical, argument-ending list of Beatles songs we are assembling here: http://www.blottobeatles.com & listen to it on Spotify here.Please remember to always enjoy Blotto Beatles responsibly.Peace and Love.Hosts: Becker and TommyGuest: Jack MarriottExecutive Producer: Scotty C.Musical Supervisor: RB (@ryanobrooks)Associate Musical Supervision: Tim Clark (@nodisassemble)In-House Artist: Colin Driscoll (@theroyal.we)
This week, T.J., Tony, Casey, and P3Z-Nutz all gather round the cornucopia at Untitled Beatles HQ to reflect for just a moment on all the fab fortunes 2024 has brought to Beatledom, while saving a little room for the requisite holiday grievances. Fun and turkey tomfoolery abound, and we are grateful to get to share the table with all of you. EPISODE LINKS Like and subscribe! Please support our scrappy show. Score some sweet merch or find us on Patreon. Come hang with us on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram! Drop us a review on Apple Podcasts!
So Skylar is basically the young, hip person who goes to all the cool Beatle events (that I cannot attend), whom I shamelessly live through, and whose perspective I exploit for content. Thankfully she was kind enough to walk me through two awesome events in recent Beatledom, those being The Music of Paul McCartney charity concert and The Fest for Beatle Fans, 2023. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam
Peter Jackson's long-awaited documentary series Get Back launches on Disney Plus in just 3 days (November 25, 2021)! Join Phoebe, Daphne, and Thalia for a deeply analytical, level-headed, and definitely not hysterical countdown to this groundbreaking event in Beatledom! They discuss the Get Back book, teasers, remixes, and other advance media. Also discussed are such hard-hitting questions as “What are George's opinions on cat food?” and “WTF is it about McBeardy, anyway?” CW: Even more swearing than usual; gratuitous d*ck jokes.
This week, Peter Jackson released the trailer for his upcoming "Get Back" documentary, the much-anticipated reworking of all the footage recorded while the Beatles made their second-to-last album "Let It Be" (second to last recorded, last one released). There's tremendous excitement in Beatledom around the trailer and we wanted to talk about it! The Beatles looking happy! The story of the album told in a clear way! Cleaned-up audio! The Beatles being, like, you know, human beings with each other! We can't wait! So we released the Official Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles falcon to gather the panel post-haste to discuss, and so we did.
In this episode, we discuss John and Brian's trip to Barcelona and the violent incident at Paul's 21st Birthday. We use this as a springboard for broader topics, including how John tends to be unfairly singled out as the only Beatle with a problematic history, the failure to look critically at Brian Epstein's behavior as it pertains to the band, how homophobia curtails discussion of the fallout from the Barcelona trip, and the absence of McCartney's perspective in the reporting of this incident. Phoebe and Thalia explore these issues, followed by a panel discussion with newest AKOM host, Iris. TW: domestic abuse, substance abuse, sexual assault, homophobia, and violence SOURCES "Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney" Howard Sounes (2010) “John Paul George Ringo and Me” Tony Barrow (2006) "Meet the Beatles with Barry Miles" for Please Kill Me (2021) https://pleasekillme.com/beatles-barry-miles/ "John Lennon: the Life" Philip Norman (2008) "Paul McCartney: The Life" Philip Norman (2016) "John Lennon: In My Life" Pete Shotton (1983) Steve Gaines, post to FB group: "Beatles in Print Together and Solo" (2020) “Loving John” May Pang (1983) "Meet the Beatles: a Cultural History of the Band that Shook Youth, Gender and the World" Steven D. Stark (2005) "Love Me Do! The Beatles' Progress" Michael Braun (1964) "Behind that Locked Door" Graeme Thomson (2013) "The Search for John Lennon" Lesley Ann Jones (2020) PLAYLIST: Three Cool Cats THE BEATLES Please Please Me THE BEATLES Keep Your Hands Off My Baby THE BEATLES Bad to Me THE BEATLES Baby it's You THE BEATLES I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You THE BEATLES Hello Little Girl THE FOURMOST Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby THE BEATLES All My Loving THE BEATLES Too Much Monkey Business THE BEATLES Soldier of Love THE BEATLES
Beatles nerds rejoice again, as synth queen Seja Vogel joins me to delve into the album that brought Paul McCartney back to the toppermost of the poppermost in 1973, 'Band on the Run'. We talk about Paul’s uneven solo trajectory after the Beatles breakup, the volatile story of how the album was made in Lagos (band members quitting, stolen demo tapes, Fela Kuti, etc), Paul’s drumming, the use of synths on the record, covering Let Me Roll It, how McCartney has become the ambassador to Beatledom, our experiences seeing Paul live, our love for Nineteen Hundred and Eight-Five and Mrs Vanderbilt and the song we think should’ve been left off the album.
We go over the film Let It Be, the documentary that lets us see the Beatles... be quietly annoyed with each other. But also lets us see the glorious rooftop performance! It's also the FINAL EPISODE of this podcast! It's been mostly dormant for about a year, and I felt like it was time to officially put it to bed. It's strange how a project occupies mental space until you really say THE END (Beatles reference). I have loved doing this podcast so much and want to thank everyone who's ever listened to any part of it! And to all the amazing panelists who have ever been on it! My final hot take on the Beatles is: they're great! Your friend in Beatledom, Will Hines
An interesting artist in popular music and a controversial figure in Beatledom, Yoko Ono has played an outsized role in crafting many of the tropes and narratives that still predominate Beatles history. Phoebe and Thalia discuss Yoko's music, art and mastery of publicity and media.
Greetings everyone, and welcome to the long overdue interview with one of Beatledom's most notorious authors. I don't want to spoil anything, but a lot of people have a lot of opinions on this Geoffrey fellow, but don't take my word for it. This episode is straight from the horses mouth. This is an exclusive interview that you will not find on any other podcast. Am I brave, or am I plain stupid? Only one way to find out.Please enjoy my chat with Geoffrey Giuliano!!! Here are some links to Geoffrey's books and merch!Audio books - https://www.audible.co.uk/search?searchAuthor=Geoffrey+Giuliano Hard copy books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Geoffrey-Giuliano/e/B000APJCZO T-shirts - https://www.etsy.com/shop/DESIGNXGIULIANO/items?section_id=24632390&fbclid=IwAR0mqO9RZmJTcNANChv4Ca7YcbghbjgnHExNYW2-F54sywL7mxga0eM3nXA If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.com where you can see loads of episodes start out life as a random blog post, before being resculpted into the quality content you are here for today! If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Hosted by Sam Whiles.
The panel discusses the 2018 remix of the beloved double album: The self-titled The Beatles, better known as the White Album. Giles Martin's remix has all of Beatledom discussing this beloved album, as well as the newly collected original demos and lots of alternate takes! Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence, Heather Woodward
Oh, thank heavens. The pretence can all come to an end... Welcome to the third and final part of our catalouging of one of the oddest fascets of McCartney's story. It has been a long time coming, as we went hrough all the "clues" in parts one and two, but now it is time to get off of the fence and cleanse my soul before I buy Egypt Station. Join us today folks as we analyse, break down, and ultimately dismantle the flat earth of Beatledom. Spoiler alert....Paul is NOT Dead. If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Check out the blog at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Hosted by Sam Whiles.
July 6, 1957 is the day that should be commemorated in Beatledom for all that sprang from it: not only in terms of the Beatles’ career, but in 1960s popular culture as well. In this special (nearly) 60-minute show, Robert and Richard discuss not the events of that day per se, but really, what it meant when the first of a series of minor miracles occurred: Paul was introduced to John.Songs include “Be Bop A Lula” and “20 Flight Rock.” Find Richard’s books here. Find Robert’s books here. The post 111: It Was 60 Years Ago Today appeared first on Something About The Beatles.
July 6, 1957 is the day that should be commemorated in Beatledom for all that sprang from it: not only in terms of the Beatles’ career, but in 1960s popular culture as well. In this special (nearly) 60-minute show, Robert and Richard discuss not the events of that day per se, but really, what it meant when the first of a series of minor miracles occurred: Paul was introduced to John.Songs include “Be Bop A Lula” and “20 Flight Rock.” Find Richard’s books here. Find Robert’s books here. The post 111: It Was 60 Years Ago Today appeared first on Something About The Beatles.
Hello & Welcome to Nerd of Paradise! Episode 9 is all about THE BEATLES and features: 4:17 Dominic & Erica Williams of thebeatlesthroughtheyears.com and the Tea & A Butty podcast. Follow them on twitter at @BeatleDom, @ericaewilliams & @TeaButty. 29:35 Rob Irwin of thdwshow.net. Follow him on twitter at @TheDWShow. 58:49 And a review/analysis of the song and movie Help! by me. Check us out on nerdofparadise.net Follow us on Twitter @NofPPod Send us an Email at hello@nerdofparadise.net Thanks for listening to Nerd of Paradise! See you next time!