Podcasts by Screw It, Were Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles

Now And Then: The "Last" Beatles Song from 2023-11-04T16:54

We discuss our feelings about the new "last" Beatles song - "Now and Then." Based off a demo John Lennon left on a cassette tape, Paul McCartney led the creation of this new single. We've got dr...

Revolver - Super Deluxe 2022 Remix from 2022-11-12T19:15

The panel goes over the new Revolver Super Deluxe remix (2022).

Topics covered: Revolver's importance in the Beatles' history and discography, Ray Davies' contemporary review of the album...

Will Went To Liverpool from 2022-03-09T06:15:07

Will went to Liverpool and he wants to tell the panel about the many Beatles things he did and what he thought of them.  THINGS DISCUSSED: The Beatles Story museum at the docks, the "Beatles Disney...

Get Back (2021 film) - Discussion from 2021-12-06T17:34:50

In this two hour discussion, the panel gets into the amazing tour de force Beatles documentary "Get Back." Directed by Peter Jackson, released as three 2.5+ hour episodes on Disney+ over America...

JM DeMatteis: Meeting John Lennon from 2021-11-23T22:58:36

As all Beatles fans wait the release of Peter Jackson's documentary "Get Back," here's a fun "meeting a Beatles in real life" story.

Will Hines asks special guest J.M. DeMatteis (writer: ...

EMERGENCY EPISODE: "Get Back" Trailer Drops from 2021-10-15T22:12:22

This week, Peter Jackson released the trailer for his upcoming "Get Back" documentary, the much-anticipated reworking of all the footage recorded while the Beatles made their second-to-last albu...

McCartney 3,2,1 from 2021-08-08T06:52:24

The panel discusses the recent Paul McCartney documentary "McCartney 3,2,1." We love it, of course. We get into these topics: Paul's canned anecdotes, the way he's evolved into his job as Primar...

Beatles Bonding: Keep It In The Family from 2021-06-20T02:06:33

A special episode about how the Beatles can bond family members! The panel takes a break and host Will talks to his youngest brother Brian about their lifelong love of the band, and how it is a ...

Beatles Grab-Bag Part 2: Gone Troppo, Paul Walks Around His High School from 2021-04-26T10:00

Part 2 of our grab-bag of topics!

We continue with a quick look at George Harrison's 1982 album Gone Troppo (our take: hey, there's good stuff here) and also a choice video in which Paul ...

Beatles Grab-Bag Part 1: Anthology 1, the new Beatlesesque from 2021-04-19T04:39:20

The panel missed each other and hence, here is a new episode. We each picked a Beatles topic. But Will talked forever, so this is now the first of two parts.

In this episode we touch brie...

McCartney III from 2020-12-23T09:40:11

The panel discusses Paul's latest album, McCartney III. We go over how he's adapted his songs to his voice, his ambitious lyrical choices, his cool drumming, the modern heavy sound of Slidin', h...

McCartney II from 2020-10-29T21:46:08

In honor of the upcoming album "McCartney III," the panel discusses the 1980 album "McCartney II."

Just like its predecessor, 1970's "McCartney,"" McCartney II is a completely solo projec...

"Fab Bag" Part II: More Beatles Games from 2020-04-15T15:29:02

A noble attempt to recapture the fun of the previous Beatles Games episode. 

Some discussion: Which songs would you most like to have said you wrote? What would Paul say about Klaus? Whic...

Fab Bag Volume 1 (Beatles Games) from 2020-04-03T22:14:23

The panel plays a variety of games: F**k Marry Kill, Would You Rather, Listener Questions, Who Are the Beatles of X?, Which X is Which Beatle and perhaps regrettably: Klaustalk.

We call i...

With the Beatles - A Second Look from 2020-03-27T01:52:13

The panel takes a look at the Beatles second album "With the Beatles" (going by the British releases). It seems ot be overlooked in favor of Please Please Me and A Hard Day's Night, but we throw...

Please Please Me (album) - A Second Look from 2020-03-19T05:57:35

Recorded on March 18, 2020 while the panel members were trapped in their homes because of the Corona virus! Consider this a bonus episode, or unreleased track, or a momentary change of heart -- ...

Final Episode / Let It Be (film) from 2020-01-30T14:00

We go over the film Let It Be, the documentary that lets us see the Beatles... be quietly annoyed with each other. But also lets us see the glorious rooftop performance!

It's also the FIN...

Jake Fogelnest's Twelve Song White Album from 2020-01-23T09:07:22

Comedy writer/producer Jake Fogelnest comes on the podcast and announces his opinion of what a 12 song White Album should be. This was an unsolicited opinion that Jake brought on, and it's inter...

Abbey Road 2019 Giles Martin Remix! from 2019-10-04T02:22:49

The panel heads to Brett Morris' underground lair, where we all listen to the new Abbey Road 2019 remix in 5.1 sound on his superb system. We love the album, of course, and geek out on all the s...

Playing Pepper for Eugene from 2019-08-30T06:18:33

We return to our series where host Will Hines plays Beatles albums for his Beatles-neutral friend Eugene Cordero, to see what Eugene thinks!

Eugene largely liked Sgt. Pepper! Interesting ...

Across the Universe (film) from 2019-08-03T16:11:28

We discuss the 2007 film Across the Universe, a musical which used Beatles songs to tell its story. Host Will Hines joins Across the Universe superfan Alex Lewis (Lewberger) and moderate appreci...

Seeing Paul McCartney with Ringo! from 2019-07-22T04:10:56

Host Will Hines and panelist Joel Spence (and Brett Morris via text message) talk about their experience seeing Paul McCartney live at Dodger Stadium July 13, 2019 --- featuring an appearance by...

Yesterday (Film Review) from 2019-07-06T02:07:07

The panel reviews the movie "Yesterday," in which a struggling singer-songwriter comes out of a coma to find he's the only person on earth who knows Beatles songs. Will loved this movie and was ...

Solo Beatles: Double Fantasy from 2019-06-26T23:33:13

We go over the last John Lennon released while he was still alive: Double Fantasy, which came out November 1980. John had not released music for five years. Then he announced he and his wife Yok...

Solo Beatles: Band on the Run (album) from 2019-04-03T18:14:50

After a long-ish break, the podcast returns! We talk about plans for the future of the podcast, the upcoming Beatles-centered movie "Yesterday" and then settle in for an in-depth talk about Paul...

The Beatles (White Album) 2018 Remix! from 2018-11-16T07:33:23

The panel discusses the 2018 remix of the beloved double album: The self-titled The Beatles, better known as the White Album. Giles Martin's remix has all of Beatledom discussing this beloved al...

The Rutles from 2018-10-15T13:00

The panel watched The Rutles: a 1978 mockumentary / parody of The Beatles done by Eric Idle (of Monty Python) and Neil Innes (of many cool art/music/comedy credits , among other things, the Magi...

Ringo Episode: We Saw The All-Starr Band from 2018-10-09T22:15:02

Some of us saw Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band in Los Angeles (Sep 29, 2018 - Greek Theatre) and we talk about it!

Panelists: Will Hines, Jackie Johnson, Adam McCabe,  Katie Plattner, ...

New Paul album: Egypt Station from 2018-09-15T07:09:23

A mammoth look at the new Paul McCartney album (Sep 2018), "Egypt Station." The main point: WE LIKE IT.

Things we get into:

--the wide variety of songs

--Paul's use of his n...

Mark Lewisohn's "Tune In" from 2018-08-31T21:09:48

We discuss Mark Lewisohn's 1000-page (ish) bio of the Beatles, which hilariously only covers through the end of 1962 (i.e. before the group finished any albums). WE STILL LOVE THIS BOOK!

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Beatles Solo Albums: Imagine from 2018-08-22T03:12:34

The panel discusses the incredible 1971 John Lennon solo album Imagine. Topics discussed: how great this album is, how amazing the song "Imagine" is, how amazing the song "Jealous Guy" is, how p...

Unsolicited Help! Commentary Track from 2018-08-16T23:22:56

The panel does an unsolicited and unnecessary commentary track for the Beatles second movie Help! Heather knows a ton, and the rest of us know less, but not nothing.

Panelists: Will Hines...

Who's the Twentieth Beatle? from 2018-07-14T18:22

Beatles fan and obsessive list-maker Wayland McQueen picks Beatles 5-20. 

Also, we plug the current theatrical release of Yellow Submarine!

Playing Revolver for Eugene from 2018-06-18T16:27:54

I play Revolver for Eugene, who's never heard it. This is the fifth in a series of "playing albums for Eugene." Regular panelist Brett Morris heard I was playing Revolver, and asked to come by, ...

Solo Beatles: Ram from 2018-06-14T13:00

We go over Paul McCartney's second post-Beatles album, RAM. Criticized upon its release, it's now considered one of his best solo albums! Brett Morris in particular doesn't want to hear you peop...

Solo Beatles: Plastic Ono Band from 2018-06-07T13:00

The panel goes over John's first post-Beatles solo album: PLASTIC ONO BAND. Not enough Beatles fans have heard this, and it's one of the best solo Beatles albums out there. The bleakness, the ra...

Playing Rubber Soul for Eugene from 2018-05-31T13:00

Continuing the series of "playing Beatles albums for Eugene" (this is the 4th installment) we do Rubber Soul! Hear Will try hard not to influence Eugene's opinion! Luckily he doesn't have to as ...

BONUS: Playing A Hard Day's Night for Eugene from 2018-05-31T12:00

In the 3rd episode of "Playing Albums for Eugene," host Will Hines plays "A Hard Day's Night." HOWEVER due to a recording error, the levels are off and so it's hard to hear us talk when the musi...

John Loves Paul: Evidence from 2018-05-24T13:00

Beatles fan Amy walks us through the evidence of John's affection for Paul. Sure, we know Lennon cared about Macca, but he sure was stubborn about showing it when journalists were around, especi...

Playing The White Album For That Same Friend from 2018-04-26T08:36:15

We loved playing a Beatles album for someone who'd never heard it last week, so let's try it again. With the same person! but a different album. We play "The White Album" for Eugene Cordero and ...

Playing Abbey Road For A Friend from 2018-04-19T13:00

Sure, the album Abbey Road is a favorite of Beatles fans -- but what does someone think of it if they're not a particular fan of the band, and have never really heard the album? We find out as B...

Solo Beatles: All Things Must Pass from 2018-04-12T13:00

Here's a major one: We go over George Harrison's first solo album, the triple-album All Things Must Pass.

After having lots of his songs passed up for the later Beatles albums (e...

Solo Beatles: Beaucoups of Blues from 2018-04-05T13:00

The second post-Beatles solo album is the you've-probably-never-heard-it Beaucoups of Blues, a country album by Ringo Starr released July of 1970. It is quite solidly okay, which is hon...

Solo Beatles: McCartney (album) from 2018-03-29T13:00

The first true Beatles solo album: McCartney. Recorded almost entirely by himself, including many sessions done alone in his apartment -- this was a sad and lonely time for Paul. The Beatles wer...

Beatles Women from 2018-03-15T13:00

We take a break from going over the solo stuff to discuss BEATLES WOMEN. An all-female panel discusses the wives and girlfriends of the fab four, with a German photographer and British journalis...

Solo Beatles: Before the Breakup from 2018-03-01T14:00

We're back for season 3! And now we're going over SOLO BEATLES. First, a massive episode that goes over all (well, most) of the solo projects they did before the breakup. And we get into the bre...

Songs the Beatles Stole from 2017-10-27T01:21

We talk about stuff - lyrics, music, licks, moods -- the Beatles stole for their songs!

Wait, are we really saying the Beatles are thieves? Well, no. Not usually. Sometimes we're just int...

Nowhere Boy / Backbeat from 2017-10-20T14:07:03

On this episode we talk about two less-often-discussed Beatles movies: Nowhere Boy (2009) and Backbeat (1994). These are not Beatles movies as in the Beatles were in them, but that are Beatles m...

Recorded at ABBEY ROAD! Pt. 3 - We Do Cover Songs! from 2017-10-12T13:00

For our third episode recorded in the vaunted facilities of actual Abbey Road recording studios, we perform our own cover versions of Beatles songs.

They start weird, and get weirder. We ...

Recorded at ABBEY ROAD! Pt. 2 - Nicola Hogg from 2017-10-05T19:21:45

Musician/subway busker Nicola Hogg (@nicolahoggmusic), with her terrific voice and great songs, saved the day in this episode!

To re-cap: podcast host Will Hines along with temporary co-h...

Recorded at ABBEY ROAD! Pt.1 - Our Engineer, Stefano from 2017-09-28T13:00

HOLY CRAP THIS EPISODE RECORDED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS.

Is this an act of hubris? Or a fulfillment of a destiny? We may never know, but the fact is: THIS EPISODE, and the two that will fol...

Beatles Vocals - Live at the UCB from 2017-09-07T13:00

Our panel does a live show at the UCB Theatre on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles to talk about BEATLES VOCALS.

Panel regulars and brilliant singers Ariana Lenarsky, Jackie Johnson and Heather ...

Personal Memories of Every Beatles Song from 2017-08-31T13:00

PLUG: Live show coming up Monday Sep 4th 10:30pm at UCB Sunset in Los Angeles! Singing Beatles songs! Come out!

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Good idea gone terribly wrong? Brilliant art project? O...

Beatles Guitar Playing (4 Guitars) from 2017-08-24T13:00

Beatles guitars! We have four guitarists on to talk about Beatles songs in terms of the guitar parts in this plus-sized episode! 

Topics include:

The ninth chords that ends a lot o...

Covers of Beatles Songs I from 2017-08-10T13:00

There are so many great covers of Beatles songs and we talk about some of them!

Including these:

With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
Taxman - Black Oak Arkansas Listen

Ringo's Drumming (4 drummers) from 2017-08-03T13:00

Our silliest idea yet? We got 4 drummers, each with his own drum kit, into a recording studio to talk about Ringo Starr and his drumming. Surprise: we love him and it. 

Was it necessary t...

George Martin from 2017-07-27T13:00

We talk about the Beatles longtime producer George Martin. He's one of the most common nominees for the informal title of "Fifth Beatle" for his contributions to their sound.

Whether it w...

Beatles Questions II from 2017-07-20T13:00

Friend of the Podcast Wayland McQueen is back with more hypothetical Beatles questions:

• What is your favorite song where Ringo sings lead?
• What is your favorite closi...
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Dreaming the Beatles from 2017-06-29T13:00

We discuss "Dreaming the Beatles," a new collection of essays by Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield, for no other reason than podcast host Will Hines recently read the book and liked it.

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Paul McCartney's Bass Lines (4 Basses) from 2017-06-22T13:00

This episode is possibly a bad idea: we got four bass players gathered around our recording setup, and then our panelists spent an hour raving about Paul's bass playing. Slides, counter melodies...

20 - Beatles Questions I from 2017-06-15T13:00

Friend, comedian and Beatlemaniac Wayland McQueen asks the panel fun "which song" questions:

• Which is your favorite side 1/track 1?
• What is your favorite that has a first n...
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19 - John vs. Paul, Part 2 from 2017-06-08T13:00

Part 2 of the JOHN VS PAUL discussion!

What songs are examples of true collaborations of the JOHN and PAUL sensibility? We each pick an OBVIOUS one and an NON-OBVIOUS one! Will forbids ch...

18 - Sgt. Pepper's Remix from 2017-06-01T13:00

EMERGENCY EPISODE (er, kind of): We review the new remix of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band! We get deep into audiophile things, talking about where the instruments are panned in terms of ...

17 - John vs. Paul, Pt 1 from 2017-05-25T13:00

The start of season 2 of the podcast! We discuss JOHN songs vs PAUL songs. The panel each plays examples of:

--an OBVIOUS John song

--an OBVIOUS Paul song

--a NOT OBVIOUS Jo...

16 - BONUS: Seeing The Beatles Live from 2017-05-04T13:00

Another special bonus episode in which the guest is my Aunt Sue, who saw the Beatles live on their first American tour when she was in the sixth grade. We talk about this momentous event, whethe...

15 - BONUS: Paul McCartney and TLC's "Waterfalls" from 2017-04-27T13:00

Bonus emergency episode! Ariana Lenarsky and Will Hines are here to alert the Beatles community about this question: which TLC song lifted from Paul McCartney?

14 - Abbey Road from 2017-04-13T13:00

Abbey Road. How did we ever think there was an album better than this? Our panelists enter into a state of transcendental bliss as they listen to the entirety of this, the last album the Beatles...

13 - Let It Be from 2017-04-06T13:00

Our panel dissects the strange album that is Let it Be. Part live album, part throwback, part new songs, part movie soundtrack - what IS it? Something like 10 producers worked on it (2 mostly) a...

12 - Yellow Submarine / Stuff We Missed from 2017-03-30T13:00

We get into the half-album Yellow Submarine. Not so much the movie -- more the album that came out with the movie which had a bunch of re-releases (title track, All You Need Is Love), some fun d...

11 - The White Album - Disc 2 from 2017-03-23T13:00

We continue on to the second disc of the White Album (or sides 3 and 4 to those preferring vinyl). We go over: is "Birthday" a great song (we say yes)? How great is "Everybody's Got Something To...

10 - The White Album - Disc 1 from 2017-03-16T13:00

The Beatles double album, officially titled "The Beatles" but better known as "The White Album" because of its iconic white cover, is to many people the most special Beatles album of all. This i...

9 - Magical Mystery Tour from 2017-03-09T14:00

MMT is one of the orphan albums -- not quite a full album, but certainly way more than an extended single. The presence of "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" alone make this a must-hav...

8 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from 2017-03-02T14:00

At this point, we are just listening to these amazing albums and going "Wow." Sgt. Peppers was not just another amazing album, it was a transformative cultural milestone that officially cemented...

7 - Revolver from 2017-02-23T14:00

After doing one of the best albums of all time with Rubber Soul, the Beatles follow with yet ANOTHER one of the best albums of all time: Revolver. The songwriting quality is just as high, and no...

6 - Rubber Soul from 2017-02-16T14:00

One of the greatest albums created by any band to this point, Rubber Soul is yet another peak for the Beatles. It was the first album where they set aside time in the studio to finish writing an...

5 - Help! from 2017-02-09T14:00

Help!, in addition to being an amazing album, is also representative of a transitional time for The Beatles: part "early" with songs like "The Night Before" and the title track, and part "middle...

4 - Beatles for Sale from 2017-02-02T14:00

The last of the truly "early" Beatles albums. Our panel of Will Hines, Joel Spence, Adam McCabe and Brett Morris get into it: the brilliant original songs ("No Reply" "Eight Days A Week" "I'll F...

3 - A Hard Day's Night from 2017-01-26T14:00

Holy crap. Just three albums in and we are already at a masterpiece: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT. Spoiler alert: We love it. This is the first "all killer, no filler" album. It's so happy! But wait, it's...

2- With the Beatles from 2017-01-19T14:00

We get into the Beatles' second studio album "With the Beatles." We talk about how this album is a sort of B-side to the entire first album, and how amazing the song "All My Loving" is, and the ...

1 - Please Please Me from 2017-01-12T19:32:36

We talk about the Beatles' first album: the incredible "Please Please Me." Recorded in a stunningly short 9 hours, this is the album that announced what would quickly become the greatest band in...

0 - Meet the Podcast from 2017-01-12T19:28:26

Welcome to "Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About The Beatles." Creator/host Will Hines, a dude from the Los Angeles improv comedy scene, introduces the podcast, which is easy because the title ...