Something About the Beatles
Hosted by award-winning author Robert Rodriguez, Something About The Beatles is an intelligent but entertaining examination of The Beatles' music and career. Smart, funny and surprising - just like the Fab Four.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 82 minutes
- Episodes
- 208
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
149: No Obvious Title – A Conversation with Vinnie Zummo
You may know his name from his years on tour and in the studio with Joe Jackson; possibly from his series of solo projects (Swinging Guitar Sounds of Young America Vol 1-3, plus The Coyote and two Ch…
01:09:12 |
Mon 05 Nov 2018
148: Nothing But Today – A Conversation with the Mona Lisa Twins
If all you know about this sister act out of Austria is an array of Beatles covers on Youtube, then you don’t know the Mona Lisa Twins. They are the present-day embodiment of the ripples of waves beg…
01:03:27 |
Thu 25 Oct 2018
147: The ‘Perfect’ Beatles Album – A Hard Day’s Night vs. Sgt. Pepper
There is no real perfection, a much-loved artist once sang. But in Beatle world, where excellence is the common consensus, the act of assessing how well they executed their art as distinguished by in…
01:13:35 |
Thu 18 Oct 2018
146: Fab 4 Mania with Carol Tyler
Ever wonder what the lives of those screaming legions of fans were like? Wonder no more: today, I speak with award-winning cartoonist, Carol Tyler, whose memoir of her Beatles adoration, Fab 4 Mania:…
01:26:44 |
Tue 09 Oct 2018
145: Something About The Rolling Stones (and The Beatles)
At last: SATB takes on a long-requested topic, comparing and contrasting two of the biggest acts out of the UK during the 1960s. Quantifying art is a fool’s errand, yet here we are because we can’t h…
01:26:46 |
Sat 29 Sep 2018
144: Seeing The Beatles
As an end-of summer two-fer, SATB presents a double bill: two different ways of “seeing” the Beatles.
First, on the 50 years since the Mad Day Out, my guest is photographer Tom Murray; author of the…
01:16:40 |
Wed 05 Sep 2018
143: Yellow Submarine at 50
In this expanded episode, I speak with Dr. Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner. The two have worked together for decades researching a number of topics, but in this instance: the Yellow Submarine film; …
01:46:46 |
Thu 09 Aug 2018
142: Truth and Beauty…and Keyboards (with Jeff Martin)
Television writer Jeff Martin makes his third appearance on the show, this time focusing the conversation on one of his vocations – playing keyboards in a band – and how The Beatles (Paul mainly) uti…
01:29:43 |
Fri 20 Jul 2018
141: The Historian and The Beatles
In which we welcome back to the show historian Erin Torkelson Weber. In this episode, we pick up where we left off; this time discussing older canon works like Ian MacDonald’s Revolution in the Head …
01:13:46 |
Mon 09 Jul 2018
140: John Lennon: The Boy Who Became A Legend with Michael Hill
It isn’t often that we are given a firsthand account from somebody who set in motion events that literally changed the world. But there we are and here it is: Michael Hill was a classmate and friend …
00:51:19 |
Tue 19 Jun 2018
139: As Time Goes By with Derek Taylor
It was 45 years ago that Beatle confidant and Apple Press Officer Derek Taylor published his first memoir, As Time Goes By. Long out of print, it has recently been re-published, this time with a cont…
01:04:43 |
Fri 08 Jun 2018
138: A Is For Apple
50 years: in the first of what will be a series throughout this year and next, we examine The Beatles’ Apple enterprise; focusing here on the start-up and in articular on Apple Publishing and the arr…
00:53:34 |
Tue 22 May 2018
137: With Billy Preston
To call the stunningly-talented musician/singer/songwriter a “Beatles sideman” is to sell short his tremendous gifts and the tangible effect he had on the group when they most needed a spark plug. Bi…
01:10:07 |
Thu 10 May 2018
136: The Beatles in the Studio with Jerry Hammack (part 2)
Ben Rowling and I resume our conversation with the author of The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals series. In this episode, we talk gear (amps and guitars), as well as examine some long-held belief…
00:38:52 |
Thu 03 May 2018
135: Ranking The Beatles
Even if we don’t write them down, we all make lists (if only mentally). Back in June 2017, rock journalist Bill Wyman boldly committed his ranking of every Beatles canon recording from worst to best.…
01:02:00 |
Sat 28 Apr 2018
134: The Beatles in the Studio with Jerry Hammack (part 1)
In which we (Ben Rowling and I) discuss the Beatles’ approach to their work in the studio – their creativity, work ethic and use of technology to push the boundaries of their art – with author/produc…
00:48:21 |
Sat 21 Apr 2018
133: Rutles I – A Conversation with Director Gary Weis
In the first installment of what will, over time, serve as a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the All You Need is Cash TV film, I spoke with director Gary Weis. In addition to his career as a…
01:08:52 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
132: John and Paul – Truth and Beauty
Returning as a SATB guest is Jeff Martin, whom you will remember from 122 – The Simpsons episode. In addition to his writing on that show as well as Late Night with David Letterman beginning in the 1…
01:33:21 |
Tue 27 Mar 2018
131: The Beatles and Randy Bachman, By George!
Yes, he’s the guy who sang “Takin’ Care of Business” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” but if that’s all you know about this accomplished artist, then you are missing out on a lot. Randy has penned #…
01:25:51 |
Fri 09 Mar 2018
130: The Beatles and Charles Manson
Now that there’s been an ending to the story, it seems like a good time to examine the intersection between artists who stood for love and peace and a career criminal/sociopath who will forever be ti…
01:14:56 |
Fri 23 Feb 2018
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