No one on the planet knows more about the contents of The Beatles’ Nagra reels than Beatle scholars Doug Sulpy (Drugs, Divorce and A Slipping Image) and Dan Rivkin (They May Be Parted blog). We convened to review the Get Back film and discuss how well it depicted the events revealed by the extant audio. …
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Returning guest Glenn Greenberg (216 Dear Friend; 223 The Beatles 1971 – 1973; 235 Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson at 80) is back for another discussion, this one examining the complex relations between George and Paul – the longest running friendship in the band. This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to betterhelp.com/satb for 10% off your …
This show was taped a month ago, in conversation with Yardbirds/Renaissance/Illusion founding member Jim McCarty, in an effort to widen the lens exploring the world of 60s British rock that The Beatles operated in.
Author Susan Shumsky first appeared on SATB in 2019, upon the publication of her memoir, The Maharishi and Me, which detailed her twenty years living at his ashram (including six years working directly for his organization). We discussed her knowledge of The Beatles’ Rishikesh sabbatical then, but with her new book, The Inner Light, she goes deep …
Musicologist Walter Everett joins professional musicians Cameron Greider and Jack Petruzzelli in a return visit to discuss the latest Beatles reissue set. Revolver is analyzed through the prism of its poetry as well as its musical maturity and what the new set reveals in terms of The Beatles’ major artistic advance. Check out the upcoming Revolver class here: http://www.rpm-school.com …
Between 1963 and 1969, The Beatles issued ephemeral holiday greetings to members of their fan club on flexidiscs.
Returning SATB guest favorite Ray Connolly (journalist, Beatles insider, screenwriter) penned what remains the finest Lennon bio in print, Being John Lennon: A Restless Life. On this, Ray’s 82nd birthday, we celebrate John’s life and Ray’s as well as we discuss a wide array of topics with someone who knew John well: a journalist friend and …
An entire book dedicated to a single song may strike some as bewildering, but not if the song in question is both The Beatles’ longest single (in length) as well as one of their most successful (quadruple platinum): 1968’s “Hey Jude.” Deceptively simple and universally appealing, the Apple Records debut marked an astonishing launch to …
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In which the worlds of three returning guests collide to discuss 1) is there (or should there be) a common starting point for all critiques of art and 2) the world of rock criticism generally – what’s the purpose and where does it go wrong?
Are you Get Back-ed out yet? No? Good, because there are still plenty of avenues to explore within the scope of January 1969. Featured today is something from the vaults: the conversation reuniting three witnesses to the events on Savile Row on 30 January, 1969: Apple press office deputy Chris O’Dell, Beatles equipment manager Kevin …
