This month George Harrison would’ve turned 83. The “quiet Beatle” holds the record for THE most streamed Beatles song, his 1969 composition, “Here Comes The Sun,” but to the general public (and not the hardcores), he may remain in the shadow of Lennon and McCartney, despite his key contributions to songs bearing their names. Musician/podcaster …
The Beatles’ Olympiad series of shows is nearing its end point, with Gary Wenstrup and myself assessing their final group project for Olympic honors. Where will the bronze, silver and gold land among the 17 tracks? You’ll have to tune in to find out (and discover some unexpected developments). This episode is brought to you …
If you don’t know the name then you certainly know his work: writer/director Oliver Murray was responsible for giving us that twelve-minute making of “Now and Then” video in 2023 that got everyone up to speed (and teary) about the “last” Beatles song. In 2025, he wrote and directed the 9th episode of the re-launched …
Returning to the show today is the RPM School trio: Walter Everett (The Beatles As Musicians book series) – Cameron Greider – Jack Petruzzelli. They run the Beatles-centric online school which will be launching the winter 2026 semester with a deep dive into The Beatles’ fifth long player, released in the summer of 1965. In …
Presented here is an analysis of the current streaming version of the Beatles documentary first produced 30 years ago. This is less a conversation comparing a cut by cut A/B comparison so much as an overview of some changes that HAVE been made, and much discussion into what the intent behind the new presentation may …
Rob has dug deeper into the magic of Macca’s bass lines than anyone and has the website and videos to prove it. We went down the rabbit hole of influences and evolution. Also on board: bassist Arion Salazar, musician extraordinaire and Beatles geek. Be sure to check out Rob’s site and YouTube channel. (And look …
315: Beatles Bass – An Appreciation with Arion Salazar and Rob Collier Read More »
Thirty years after the first Anthology collection was released, several years after the Special Deluxe Edition (SDEs) series commemorating individual albums became a thing, and on the eve of an unexpected 4th Anthology series installment, we take stock. Are The Beatles (or Apple or otherwise those overseeing these re-packages) doing as good a job as they can be? There are plenty voices …
314: Anthology 4 and The Beatles’ SDEs – A Critique Read More »
The story of Badfinger is bookended with The Iveys as prequel and the Head First album on the other end, months before the tragic suicide of Pete Ham. We explored the latter with Bob Jackson earlier this year but this time it’s the pre-history we examine, with Ron Griffiths, bassist and vocalist. He was recruited by Pete …
Back in May 2025, two hardcore Beatle historians haling from down under came on the show for an analysis of the conventional wisdom regarding Beatles instrumental credits and how, in certain instances, it was found to be lacking. They’re back again, and this time we examine: “Long Tall Sally” “I Don’t Want To Spoil The …
312: Contentious Credits 2 – This Time It’s Personal Read More »
Most Beatles fans are generally familiar with the story of their UK fan club, managed by Freda Kelly and depicted throughout the 2013 documentary, Good Ol’ Freda. But the story of their North American fan clubs is, if anything, even more fascinating: their set-up was treated nearly as an afterthought upon the group’s 1964 arrival here, and …
311: Dear Beatle People with Sara Schmidt and Allison Bumsted Read More »
