Happy holidays, esteemed listeners! ‘Tis the season, and while I rushed out the last podcast episode on Beatles ’64 to get it before you while interest in the doc was high, the follow-up is taking a little longer, with a variety of attention-diverters before me, including the pending issue of my book with Jerry Hammack. …
Hey Folks, I normally wouldn’t send out something again so quickly, but: I expect to be busy tomorrow, and while the thought is in my head, I wanted to get this out… December 12, 1995 was the release date of “Free As A Bird.” I penned some thoughts and info on a hit a few …
Hey there folks! Hello everyone! Thanks to all who are continuing to sign up for this newsletter – as always, the old ones are available upon request (Subject line: old newsletters). I had mentioned that I had an upcoming conversation with May Pang on the schedule. We convened and what might have been the 90 …
Hey there folks! This one will be necessarily brief, as I was up very late (and with a cold), cutting the new show which should’ve appeared in your feed by now. For the sake of timeliness, I wanted to get my conversation with the director and the producer of Beatles ’64 done and out ASAP, …
Many of you have by now seen the new doc, re-presenting the February 1964 footage of The Beatles’ two-week jaunt in NYC, Washington and Miami, shot by Albert and David Maysles. As you know, producer Martin Scorsese has a history of music documentaries (including Living on the Material World) but this one is directed by his …
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The Olympiad series picks up again, with music scholar Gary Wenstrup on board, picking up where we left off at episode 276, the Filmtrack Olympiad. Be sure to add your name to the [email protected] Newsletter list to enter the giveaway of the vinyl Beatles ’64 Mono Capitol albums. About “(Wild) Honey Pie”
Hello all! Thanks to everyone who’s come aboard the newsletter list – I hope you are all enjoying the ride so far. I am working as fast as I can to prepare the next show for release – this will be White Album Olympiad with Gary Wenstrup, as part of that ongoing series. But I …
Hello all, Again, thanks to all who’ve signed up. If you think you are getting this by mistake or it’s not anything you asked for, just shoot me a response, subject line “Unsubscribe” and we’ll get you back to where you once belonged. I have some good news to report, some of which some of …
Hello again, I wouldn’t ordinarily bug you guys again so soon, but a couple of things to call out. First, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Vic Flick yesterday. (Apparently he departed on the 14th, but it was only just announced.) Courtesy of Bob Rush (of The Rip Chords), I was introduced …
Viewed at one level, Paul’s 1980’s career was bookended by the album triumphs of Tug of War and Flowers In The Dirt. But that would be to overlook the January 1980 Tokyo drug bust, the dissolution of Wings, John’s murder, and then a period that may best be described as uneven: duets (of varying quality), …
