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Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Four new Beatles biopics are coming, and we're obsessed! Oscar- and TONY-award winning director Sam Mendes will direct the films, slated for 2027, with full life rights for all four Beatles.
We break down what we know so far, speculate on what's to come, and opine on our dream casts.
Plus, we look at Pattie Boyd's upcoming auction full of memories of her time with both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, and congratulate Paul on being reunited with his original Hofner bass.
- Beatles Get a Biopic. A Fab Four of Them, Actually (NY Times)
- The Pattie Boyd Collection at Christie's Auction House
- Paul McCartney's First Hofner Bass is Finally Returned (Bass Magazine)
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
This week marks what would have been George Harrison’s birthday… or is it birthdays? So we pulled one of our most popular episodes out of the archives in his honor. We’re looking at George’s early life in Liverpool, his all-encompassing guitar obsession, and the talent that even impressed the much-older John Lennon. Plus, we attempt to get to the bottom of the age-old question: what is George’s actual birthday?
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Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
This Valentine's Day, we're reading some of the love letters fans sent to the Beatles 60 years ago this year, published in 1964's Love Letters to the Beatles. Plus a recap of the 2024 Fest for Beatles Fans at the fabulous TWA hotel!
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Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
It’s the 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ first American visit and their groundbreaking appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. We’re tracing the twists and turns that brought the Beatles to America, and opened the doors to a cultural revolution in the process.
And we tell the story of Erika’s grandfather, the jazz guitarist who met the Beatles, got his picture taken by none other than Paul McCartney, and maybe… overdubbed George Harrison on The Ed Sullivan Show?
- Rebeat’s interview with Louise Harrison
- More about Erika’s grandfather, Hy White, and his encounter with the Beatles
- “Take My Break, Please:” McCall and Brill’s opportunity of a lifetime—an appearance on Ed Sullivan—became a disaster, thanks to being on the bill with the Beatles (This American Life)
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Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
This week, we welcome Dr. Richard Mills, author of the book The Beatles and Fandom: Sex, Death, and Progressive Nostalgia, as we discuss the intricacies of Beatles fandom in all its glory. From sex and death to slash fanfic and tribute bands, join us for this fun trip down the rabbit hole of the quirky, creative, and sometimes freaky fan world.
Read the AMAZING “Into My Life” fanfic: https://www.alsfrombothsides.org/intomylife/index.html
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Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
The infamous "Butcher" cover inspired near-universal shock and disgust when it appeared as the original cover of The Beatles' Yesterday...and Today album. It was recalled after a single day, and albums with a butcher cover hidden underneath the replacement photo became one of the most highly-sought-after Beatles collectibles. But how much do you really know about the butcher cover?
We go through all the twists and turns of this fascinating story, including:
- The incredible way the photographer, Bob Whitaker, entered the Beatles' orbit;
- The wild photo session that produced the butcher images (along with some even crazier photos);
- The struggle between The Beatles and Capitol over using the Butcher image as an album cover;
- Capitol's panic and the herculean efforts they undertook to recall (and even bury) 750,000 albums;
- The cover's legacy as a collector's item; and
- What this chapter in The Beatles' story tells us about their evolution as the 1960s progressed.
We also discuss whether the recall was necessary in hindsight, and one of us reveals a lifelong fascination with doll heads.
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Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
This week, we're exploring the Beatles' fashion sense and influence with Deirdre Kelly, author of the new book Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks that Shook the World.
Deirdre is a Canadian journalist, author and arts critic. Other books include the best-selling Paris Times Eight and Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection.
Deirdre previously served as dance critic, pop music reviewer, and fashion reporter at The Globe and Mail, Toronto’s flagship newspaper. In 2017, she was appointed Editor and principal writer of the The York University Magazine, where she currently works. She has also been published in Marie Claire in London, Elle in New York, Vogue in Australia and is a writer for the arts e-zine, Critics At Large, in Toronto.
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Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
The Beatles’ Anthology yielded more than an audio trip through the group’s history, it also produced the first “new” Beatles song since the band’s breakup in 1970. Utilizing a demo recorded by John Lennon in the 1970s, “Free As a Bird” became a sensation, with many fans likening its premiere to the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. This is the story of how that track came to be, its reception, and the history behind its iconic music video.
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Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
For our last holiday hiatus episode, we’re going back to our archives again, to look at a New Year's day that may have been one of the most pivotal moments in the Beatles’ career.
After just one month of being their manager, Brian Epstein arranged something that was unthinkable even weeks before — an audition with Decca, one of the UK’s top record labels.
So on a freezing New Year's Day in 1962, the Beatles made a treacherous trip down to London, playing an eclectic mix of rock, standards, and Lennon-McCartney originals. It didn't go so well—the Beatles lost that contract to a competitor group, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.
But that first rejection may have been a key to the Beatles' whole story going forward. And not only the Beatles’ story, but Brians, George Martin’s, and possibly even the entire British Invasion movement. So on this New Year’s week, we discuss a pivotal New Year's in the Beatles' history and ask the question: Would the Beatles have been the band we know today if they had passed the audition?
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Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
For the last episode of 2023, we're re-living the most exciting thing to happen in the Beatles world this year: the release of "the last Beatles song," 'Now and Then.'
When 'Now and Then' was released in November, Allison joined a roundtable discussion with friends from two other Beatles podcasts: Tommy, Becker, and RB from Blotto Beatles; and Jonathan from Ranking the Beatles. They talked about everything — the arrangement, the song’s history, Peter Jackson’s video, the Red and Blue releases, and that controversial cover art.
And if you don’t know these other two podcasts, pop over to their feeds and give them a listen afterwards—they're both fantastic.
Enjoy, and happy new year!
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