I’ve Got a Beatles Podcast!

Check out the diverse Beatles-related books, CDs, DVDs, merchandise, and more! We go through some of the major items like "Beatles 1+" and the McCartney reissues, and we also share a couple of non-Beatles recordings you might like. Happy shopping!!

Check out this episode where we discuss the history of the Beatles' 1965 album "Rubber Soul." We discuss each Beatle's contributions to the album, the cover, the recording background, and whether or not it we think it deserves to be #5 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

In this episode Dave interviews music scholar John Covach, a professor of music theory at the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music. We talk about John's background, his online courses, three of his favorite Beatles songs, and more. If you want to know more about him, check out these sites:https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-beatleshttp://rochester.edu/popmusic/

We dig deep into the new reissued/remastered/remixed Tug Of War, Paul McCartney's acclaimed 1982 album. Hear about each track, the album's background and context, as well as our take on the bonus tracks included with the "deluxe" edition. It was released on the same day as the Pipes of Peace deluxe edition that we'll discuss in our holiday episode.

We dig deep into the new reissued/remastered/remixed Tug Of War, Paul McCartney's acclaimed 1982 album. Hear about each track, the album's background and context, as well as our take on the bonus tracks included with the "deluxe" edition. It was released on the same day as the Pipes of Peace deluxe edition that we'll discuss in our holiday episode.

In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday today, we go back into the lab to dissect his 1971 song "How Do You Sleep?" from the album Imagine. Hear about the background, the music, and lyrics of the song written as a dig against Paul McCartney. Thanks as always for listening!

In honor of John Lennon's 75th birthday today, we go back into the lab to dissect his 1971 song "How Do You Sleep?" from the album Imagine. Hear about the background, the music, and lyrics of the song written as a dig against Paul McCartney. Thanks as always for listening!

In this episode, hear about the Beatles' 1965 American tour that took them across the country (and even into Canada a bit). We'll discuss the opening acts, the venues, the setlist, some of the special people they met along the way, and make the argument that this tour was the last real gasp of Beatlemania.

In this episode, hear about the Beatles' 1965 American tour that took them across the country (and even into Canada a bit). We'll discuss the opening acts, the venues, the setlist, some of the special people they met along the way, and make the argument that this tour was the last real gasp of Beatlemania.

Everyone knows that Paul McCartney is one of the world's great bass players. Nowadays you only see him playing his iconic Hofner bass, but a look into his career reveals that he played several other types of basses that each sound quite different. We discuss Paul's five most used basses and play musical examples of each, touching on the Hofner, the Rickenbacker, and others. We hope you listen closely not only to the amazing bass playing, but the different sounds Paul gets from each instrument!