Something About the Beatles

270: Top Ten Most Important/Influential Beatles Sources with Erin Weber

Nov 16, 2023

The first half hour+ was taped live at The Fest in August 2023, as you can doubtless tell. The rest was done in the usual way, and you'll note we didn't necessarily cover everything we listed in great detail, but that's showbiz.

Here's Erin's list:

1. A Hard Day's Night film

2 and 3. The Internet. Two slots...

269: George Harrison in the 70s with Eoghan Lyng

Nov 1, 2023

Between 1970 and 1979, George issued six studio albums (plus one triple-live one), followed by a second draft of his 1980 album the following year. Rock scribe Eoghan Lyng and I re-examine these works with fresh ears - we hope you will too.

Eoghan's book:

268: Buddy Holly and The Beatles with Luther Russell

Oct 20, 2023

The Beatles were the end result of an array of confluences, circumstances and influences. On the short list near the very top (if not THE top) was American rocker Buddy Holly. In his short career, he wielded his influence on the budding Liverpool rockers in an array of ways, which returning guest Luther Russell and...

267: Sgt. Pepper's Guitars

Sep 21, 2023

Conversations about a familiar subject with guys who know what's what are invaluable, because the depth of knowledge shared will always shed new light and get you to listen with fresh ears. My guests are the returning trio of pro musicians and musicologists: Cameron Greider (Sean Lennon), Jack Petruzzelli (Fab Faux) and...

266: Nowhere Man '23 with Robert Rosen

Sep 17, 2023

The author of Nowhere Man (2000) returns for a conversation prompted by the book's recent re-publication, augmented with an array of new material and appendices. Robert will also be making a rare personal appearance in St Louis on October 4th in St. Louis - details here.

Among the subjects we talked about this time...