Episodes

  • 327: Jim Marshall's Beatles with Amelia Davis

    327: Jim Marshall's Beatles with Amelia Davis
    Jun 10 2026
    Jim Marshall remains one of the most esteemed photographers of the rock era, with iconic images of all the greats to his credit, as well as legends of jazz and some remarkable street photography. He was the subject of the 2019 documentary, Show Me The Picture: The Jim Marshall Story, and his work continues to be familiar to plenty of people who weren't around at the time these photos were new. His documentation of The Beatles' final concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco sixty years ago, depicted the band both onstage and backstage. He was there at their request, because they trusted him to capture the moment like an insider. Marshall's art caught the group during their final moments of one era, poised to set off into an unknown future where greater triumphs awaited. Amelia Davis worked alongside Marshall and manages his legacy today. In The Beatles by Jim Marshall: Live at Candlestick Park 1966, she has curated a collection showing not only that last show but other captivating work by Marshall, demonstrating why he was so esteemed by the band and why his work maintains the power to inspire today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • SATB SPECIAL - JANE WIEDLIN

    SATB SPECIAL - JANE WIEDLIN
    May 30 2026
    You know her as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member as a co-founder of The Go-Go's, their rhythm guitarist/vocalist whose co-written "Our Lips Are Sealed" first out them on the map. Jane was one of the band's composing mainstays, and she went on to solo success in recording as well as acting. This year she has a topical record, I Protest, coming out, as well as her self-penned story, TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go. In this talk with myself and mutual friend John Roecker, we discuss her punk roots as well as love of The Beatles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 326: Beatles (Guitars) For Sale

    326: Beatles (Guitars) For Sale
    May 20 2026
    In recent years there have been a number of Beatle-owned guitars rediscovered (sometimes in someone's attic) and put up for auction; some ended up in the collection of the late Jim Irsay and others did not. But all of these instruments have something in common: they were in the hands of George or John once, and they (mostly) ended up being heard by millions on recordings we all love. My guest Sam Popkin (Gear, There and Everywhere podcast) and I sat down to discuss the backstories of 7 of these guitars. (One of them was used by both George and Badfinger's Pete Ham.) This isn't (just) a conversation for guitar nerds: it's the stories behind these guitars that live on through the music they made. These instruments were, for a time, loved by their owners who used them to explore a sonic landscape resulting in songs that live on in our hearts. Something About The Beatles is sponsored by DistroKid and Magical Mystery Camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 325: The Beatles Playing Live with Glenn Greenberg

    325: The Beatles Playing Live with Glenn Greenberg
    May 8 2026
    Touring and performing live represented a challenge to The Beatles during their years of rapid artistic growth. Being a successful recording act necessitated touring to maintain one's status and to sell records, but when the infrastructure of the day was insufficient to support both the music they were making as well as serve the high demand for tickets in every corner of the country, the strain became too great. Still, they labored to find an alternative, first with an album that would "go on tour" (Sgt. Pepper) and later with the concept of a tightly-controlled live situation that facilitated the audience-artist interaction on a manageable scale (the "Get Back" project). My returning guest Glenn Greenberg has just published a bookazine on the three North American tours, Beatles in America: The Touring Years. See link below. We discuss the pros and cons of touring as well as The Beatles' efforts to move to an alternative path (and the what ifs). https://magazineshop.us/products/the-beatles-in-america-the-touring-years?srsltid=AfmBOoobBR-sIJ0RhyFc-4YABsH7BrEgM2keYi5wR-FcO17tWSQtTWFS&variant=41350579355706 Something About The Beatles is sponsored by DistroKid and Magical Mystery Camp. Go to www.distrokid.com/vip/satb for 30% off your annual membership. Go to magicalmysterycamp.com for details on the coming event in June 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • SATB Special: Ivor Davis Remembered

    SATB Special: Ivor Davis Remembered
    Apr 28 2026
    SATB Special: Ivor Davis RememberedLondon-born journalist Ivor Davis holds a special place in the hearts of everyone lucky enough to speak with or spend time with him. He was a charming man who could make you feel like you were old friends in a manner of minutes; a raconteur full of tales from his rich life of the famous he'd crossed paths with and the history he'd witnessed. We came into each other's orbits when he penned his first Beatles memoir in 2014, The Beatles anf Me on Tour - recalling how as a journalist for the Daily Express he'd been assigned to cover the 1964 and 1965 Beatles North American tours for the folks back home. (He also ghost-wrote a column under George's name.) He naturally became a good friend to them, and later on was based in Los Angeles, where he found himself at the center of more history, this time tragic: the assassination of RFK in 1968 and the Tate-LaBianca murders a year later. But there was more pleasant history that he witnsessed, including the legendary meetings between The Beatles and Bob Dylan as well as with Elvis Presley. I hosted Ivor on the show three times: 130: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/130-the-beatles-and-charles-manson/id1483392342?i=1000453334078 174: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/174-once-upon-a-time-with-ivor-davis/id1483392342?i=1000453334001 284: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sixty-years-on-with-ivor-davis/id1483392342?i=1000662038846 But this 2021 conversation was never heard on the podcast before and serves as a sort of Ivor's greatest hits. So if you never met Ivor, his stories will live on through his books and this is as good an introduction to a friend we'll miss as any. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • 324: Recording with Ringo with Bruce Sugar

    324: Recording with Ringo with Bruce Sugar
    Apr 18 2026
    Since 2003, Ringo Starr has been producing an incredibly prolific run of releases: albums and EPs, plus live recordings. With him on this journey of multiple producers and supporting musicians has been engineer Bruce Sugar, the one constant. Bruce comes with stories and observations about working with the world's most beloved drummer, including alongside Sir Paul McCartney in the studio (including an upcoming duet), as well as on the "last Beatles song, "Now and Then." It's a delightful dose of positivity (as well as peace and love) to hear what Bruce has to say, including work on the upcoming Long, Long Road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • SATB Special: Martin Sexton

    SATB Special: Martin Sexton
    Apr 9 2026
    Hailing from Syracuse, NY, Martin Sexton has been a performer/singer-songwriter/recording artist for over thirty years now. Of late he's been touring with a one-man presentation of the complete Abbey Road album. I had a conversation with Martin to discuss The Beatles' impact on him, and what it means to get inside this most revered album and re-present it with a complete re-think of how the songs were put together, to showcase their essence. Martin will be guest at Magical Mystery Camp in June 2026 in Big Indian, New York. You can check out his works and touring dates at martinsexton.com and the event at magicalmysterycamp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • 323: Bob Dylan and The Beatles with Jim Windolf

    323: Bob Dylan and The Beatles with Jim Windolf
    Apr 1 2026
    It may be beyond argument that the two most successful and influential pop/rock acts of the 1960s were The Beatles and Bob Dylan: one, an English ensemble from Liverpool who turned out evergreen standards and evolved seemingly without effort; the other an American from the upper midwest, initially cast as a vagabond folkie who constantly reinvented himself as he was anointed spokesman for a generation. For the most part, one could easily imagine the two acts operating in separate lanes, but Dylan and The Beatles had a much more significant and profound influence on each other that ran deeper than previously believed. Author Jim Windolf presents the results of his extensive research in Where The Music Had To Go: How Bob Dylan and The Beatles Changed The World - And Each Other. Even if you have read everything, there's plenty to learn when these two chronologies are presented side by side, revealing the ongoing dialogue between artists that shaped the cultural landscape ever onward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins