Podcasts by The Beatles Naked

Buskin with The Beatles #74 excerpt - Paul's Iconic 'Maybe I'm Amazed' Solo from 2023-11-30T19:33:29

A few minutes from the episode 'Paul on Lead Guitar Pt. 2' with special guest Craig Bartock.

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Buskin with The Beatles #73 excerpt - Paul's Indian Flavouring of 'Taxman' and 'Good Morning Good Morning' from 2023-11-23T19:01:26

With special guest Craig Bartock.

© Richard Buskin

Buskin with The Beatles #72 excerpt - Big Mal, Lovable Rogue from 2023-11-16T13:17:57

A few minutes from the episode 'The Untold Story of Mal Evans'.

Buskin with The Beatles #72 excerpt - Goo Goo G'Joobed from 2023-11-09T15:02:54

From the episode 'For You Red and Blue'.

Buskin with The Beatles #71 excerpt - 'Now and Then' Instant Reviews from 2023-11-02T23:20:31

With Mark Lewisohn and Allan Kozinn.

Buskin with The Beatles #70 excerpt - George's Aggressive Guitar from 2023-10-31T16:41:21

A few minutes from the episode 'George on Guitar - The Devil's in the Details' with special guest Craig Bartock.

Buskin with The Beatles #69 excerpt - The Instantly Engaging 'Hey Jude' Video from 2023-10-10T20:45:44

Featuring writer/director/producer David Leaf.

Buskin with The Beatles #68 excerpt - An Hour Alone with the Anthology Threetles from 2023-09-28T10:32:09

From the episode 'Threetling with Mark Cunningham'.

Buskin with The Beatles #67 excerpt - Cold Turkey for Christmas? from 2023-09-03T02:58:06

A few minutes from the episode 'September '69: Planning New Hits, Then John Quits, Caught on Tape'.

This focusses on a couple of meetings, recorded a week apart, just before the rel...

Buskin with The Beatles #66 excerpt - Macca's Very Distinctive Thumb from 2023-08-13T14:16:25

A few minutes from the episode 'Threetling with Mark Cunningham, Pt. 1'.

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Buskin with The Beatles #65 excerpt - Busting the myth that John's guitar was tuned like a banjo the day he met Paul from 2023-07-25T13:53:26

From the episode 'Quarryman Rod Davis Recalls the Birth of The Beatles (Part 2)'.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #64 excerpt - Rod Davis Recalls the Quarrymen Rehearsals from 2023-07-15T19:13:38

A clip from the episode 'Quarryman Rod Davis Recalls the Birth of The Beatles (Part 1)'

Buskin with The Beatles #61 excerpt: Now and Then - AI, AI, Oh! from 2023-06-25T18:26:16

A clip from the latest episode with special guest Craig Bartock.

Buskin with The Beatles #56 excerpt - The Movies The Beatles Never Made from 2023-05-04T21:17:22

A few minutes from the episode 'Act Naturally - The Beatles on Film' featuring author Steve Matteo. © Richard Buskin

For more info about Steve's book: https://www.amazon.com/Act-Nat...

Buskin with The Beatles #48 excerpt - Paul and Linda from 2023-03-02T17:56:14

A few minutes from the episode 'The McCartney Legacy Pt. 2', featuring author Allan Kozinn.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #47 excerpt - Paul's James Bond Themes from 2023-02-28T18:48:03

Here's a clip from the new episode in which Allan Kozinn talks about 'The McCartney Legacy - Volume 1: 1969-73', the gripping, definitive, must-read new book he's co-authored with Adrian Sinclai...

Buskin with The Beatles #45 excerpt - Lennon's Last Interview from 2023-02-06T03:28:38

A few minutes from the episode 'Laurie Kaye & Dave Sholin: Interviewing John on his Last Day'.

© Richard Buskin.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #43 excerpt - Hooks, Lines and Zingers: Those Beatles Choruses (Pt. 1) from 2023-01-22T16:03:47

Here are a few minutes from my chat with guitarist, composer and producer Craig Bartock about Beatles song choruses - including what does or doesn't comprise a chorus. Feel free to air your own ...

Buskin with The Beatles #41 excerpt: Classic Beatles Bridge Sections from 2023-01-01T16:23:30

From the episode 'Building Bridges - Beatles Middle Eights Pt. 1' with Heart's lead guitarist Craig Bartock.

© Richard Buskin.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #39 excerpt - Chaos and Creation in '74 from 2022-12-15T20:12:38

From the episode 'Beatles '74: The Most Chaotic, Controversial, Action-Packed Year Among the Ex-Fabs (Pt. 1)', co-hosted with Erik Taros.

© Richard Buskin.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #38 excerpt - Fab Four Fun in Toronto from 2022-12-05T16:37:27

From the episode 'Things We Said Today- The 1965 and 1966 U.S. Press Conferences'.

© Richard Buskin.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #37 excerpt - Things We Said Today: The 1964 U.S. Press Conferences from 2022-11-27T22:48

From the new episode, with my 'Beatles Naked' co-host Erik Taros.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #33 excerpt - Remixing Those Revolver Outtakes from 2022-11-04T14:01

Buskin with The Beatles #32 excerpt - Giles Martin's Revolver Remix.mp3 from 2022-10-30T11:37:44

'Buskin with The Beatles' #31 excerpt - Ken Scott's Great Time Recording the White Album from 2022-10-23T20:28:56

'Buskin with The Beatles' #30 excerpt - Chas Newby Recalls the Birth of Beatlemania.mp3 from 2022-10-16T16:26:37

Buskin with The Beatles #29 excerpt - Neil Aspinall discusses the Anthology from 2022-10-13T14:26:25

'Buskin with The Beatles' #28 - Derek Taylor on George's Aversion to Publicity from 2022-10-03T11:49:38

From Allan Kozinn's 1995 interview with Derek Taylor for the New York Times.

Interview © Allan Kozinn.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #27 excerpt - Derek Taylor talks about The Beatles being interviewed for 'Anthology'. from 2022-09-26T13:43:36

From Allan Kozinn's 10/11/95 interview with The Beatles' legendary publicist.

© Allan Kozinn.

'Buskin with The Beatles' #26 excerpt - Brian Wilson and The Beatles from 2022-09-21T12:29:50

'Buskin with The Beatles' #24 excerpt -"Ringo Slams the Hamburg Tapes" from 2022-09-10T13:14:12

'Buskin with The Beatles' #23 excerpt - Ringo Explaining Why The Threetles Wouldn't Keep Working Together.mp3 from 2022-09-07T16:13:10

'Buskin with The Beatles' #22 excerpt - Ringo compares his drumming to Pete Best's from 2022-09-03T19:48:24

Buskin with The Beatles #21 excerpt - Ringo talks about Beatles outtakes and bootlegs from 2022-09-01T22:20:46

'Buskin with The Beatles' #19 excerpt - Paul Goresh talks about photographing Lennon with his killer from 2022-08-23T03:25

'Buskin with The Beatles' #18 excerpt - Recreating John's Rhythm Guitar on 'All My Loving' from 2022-08-19T14:40:28

'Buskin with The Beatles' #15 excerpt - George as Elton's therapist, Elton as Dylan's dresser from 2022-08-07T18:42:08

'Buskin with The Beatles' #14 excerpt - Elton and Lennon Behind the Scenes from 2022-08-04T15:52:41

A few minutes from the first installment of the two-part episode 'Elton and The Beatles', featuring my interview with Elton John superfan Wayne Martin.

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'Buskin with The Beatles' #13 excerpt - Peter Brown doesn't give a fuck from 2022-08-01T00:08:50

Buskin with The Beatles #10 clip - Nowhere Man's Twin-Lead Guitar Solo from 2022-07-21T16:59:49

From the Buskin with The Beatles episode 'Fab Four Double Tracking'

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Buskin With The Beatles Ep. 9 clip - Norman 'Hurricane' Smith's missed opportunity with The Beatles from 2022-07-19T13:46:23

Recorded 6th April 1998. Interview © Richard Buskin. To hear the full 43-minute episode: www.patreon.com/BWTB

BWTB #8 - My 1980 Victor Spinetti interview from 2022-07-16T11:22:22

A few minutes from the 8th ‘Buskin with The Beatles’ episode - ‘Victor Spinetti: The Man Who Could make the Clouds Disappear’ - featuring the first interview I ever conducted, never heard by anyone...

Buskin With The Beatles - Ep. #7 excerpt - ‘Flying’ with the Mellotron from 2022-07-14T02:46:43

Here’s a clip from the 7th ‘Buskin with The Beatles’ episode - ‘The Sounds Behind the Songs’ - featuring Heart’s longtime guitarist Craig Bartock.

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'Buskin with The Beatles' Ep. 5 excerpt - Paul on why he strains his voice from 2022-07-08T04:26:25

Want to know why Macca suffers for his art by insisting on singing in the original key? Check out this clip from the new BWTB episode, featuring Allan Kozinn's May 2007 NYT interview.

Buskin With The Beatles - Episode 3 - Allan Kozinn's 10/3/95 NY Times interview with Paul from 2022-06-29T10:47:22

Here’s a clip from the third BWTB episode, now available on Patreon - with Paul discussing Threetles disagreements during The Beatles Anthology.

* To hear 'Buskin with The Beatles',...

Buskin With The Beatles - Episode 2 - Allan Kozinn's 10/19/90 NY Times interview with Paul from 2022-06-25T03:47

Here’s a two-minute clip from the second BWTB episode which is now available on Patreon - illustrating what happens when Paul isn’t asked the same old questions.

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Buskin With The Beatles on Patreon from 2022-06-21T04:40

I know a lot of you have been waiting for the next 'Beatles Naked' episode. So have I - while Erik's been overloaded with assorted work and family-related issues. Which is why, with the number o...

Episode #40 – ‘Stu Sutcliffe – The Abstract Beatle’ from 2022-04-19T05:02:21

The Beatles’ diminutive co-founder, man of mystery, king of cool, abstract artist, fragile angel, tragic hero.

Stuart Sutcliffe’s short life has been well documented, based on the ...

Episode #39 – ‘Get Back—A Deeper Dive Pt. 2’ from 2022-03-07T04:48

Having immersed ourselves in the ‘Get Back’ intra-band dynamics—the politics, the personalities, the nuanced behaviours, the trivia—we now analyze this remarkable docuseries from the respective, re...

Episode #38 – ‘Get Back – A Deeper Dive Pt. 1’ from 2022-02-14T03:28

A discussion about what we’ve learned—and what’s still missing—from the eight-hour release. When it comes to unseen Beatles material, greed is good. Like Peter Jackson, we want to see a 12-hour Di...

Episode #37 – ‘Get Back – Pt. 3 Review’ from 2021-11-27T17:15:50

The final installment of our trilogy, recorded immediately after Part Three of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+ channel at three in the morning on November 27, 2021. Only ...

Episode #36 – ‘Get Back - Pt. 2 Review’ from 2021-11-26T05:02

The second of our three review episodes, recorded immediately after Part Two of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+ channel at three in the morning on November 26, 2021. After G...

Episode #35 – ‘Get Back - Pt. 1 Review’ from 2021-11-25T03:28

The first of three review episodes, recorded immediately after each part of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+ channel… at three in the morning on November 25, 2021. Finally, ...

Episode #34 – 'Let It Be 2021 Review - Take a Bad Film and Make it Better' from 2021-10-26T16:08

In the run-up to the premiere of the three-part ‘Get Back’ documentary on the Disney+ TV cable channel, we decided to give the original ‘Let It Be’ quasi-documentary yet another watch. At this p...

Episode #33 – ‘The Beatles Live! Great Recorded Performances 1963-1966’ from 2021-08-12T04:28

Whereas, according to John in 1970, The Beatles “used to jump around and do all the things they’re doing now, like going on stage with toilet seats and shitting and pissing” when they were in Ha...

Episode #32 – ‘Girl – Anatomy of a Song’ from 2021-05-09T05:22:56

Lennon the storyteller, the cynic, the victim—of his own insecurities and desires, controlled by the woman of his dreams…and nightmares.

The last song recorded for The Beatles’ Rubber Sou...

Episode #31 - 'Sex, Love and Misogyny - The Beatles in Song' from 2021-01-10T07:26

The Beatles' songs often have such creativity, depth and nuance. Lyrics open to multiple interpretations, married to music that simultaneously captures and conveys the 'feel' of those lyrics. Listen

Episode #30 – ‘It’s All Too Much - David Stark, the Beatles Zelig’ from 2020-12-01T03:49:11

Episode #29 – ‘Paul McCartney’s Vocal Journey’ from 2020-11-09T03:55

It’s one of the greatest rock voices of all time: alternately melodic, raw, sweet and supercharged while also extremely versatile and infused with different characters. Paul McCartney’s lead, ha...

Episode #28 — ‘Along for the Ride - Barry Chang’s Memories of The Beatles' First Trip to Hamburg’ from 2020-08-15T04:10:01

When, on Monday, 15th August, 1960, The Beatles left Liverpool en route to their first stint in Hamburg, West Germany, the five of them—John, Paul, George, Stu and the newly recruited Pete—were ...

Episode #27 – 'Post-Fab Frolics - The Beatles on TV 1967-1970' from 2020-08-10T07:33:54

After they transitioned from a performing group to a more experimental, studio-based band, The Beatles also changed how they utilised television. No longer needing to appear on variety shows—and...

Episode #26 - 'Some Other Guys – The Beatlesque Recordings' from 2020-06-16T05:12:14

There have been fakers and imitators, tributes and rip-offs, but no one sounds like The Beatles on record—including the ex-Beatles. Nevertheless, some efforts have come closer than others, the m...

Episode #25 – ‘Help! - The Beatles’ Seminal Pop/Pot Movie’ from 2020-04-17T05:54:07

The Fab Four’s second film, shot in vivid colour, captured a very different group demeanor to that in A Hard Day’s Night. For that first effort they’d been pumped up on pills; this time around, ...

Episode #24 – ‘Walking on Thin Ice – Did Yoko Really Help to Break Up The Beatles?’ from 2020-02-18T03:11:32

50 years after The Beatles’ demise, Yoko Ono is still portrayed online and by the media as the quintessential witch who broke up a famous relationship and ruined a great thing. But did she reall...

Episode #23 - 'Crying, Waiting, Hoping - The Beatles' Decca Audition' from 2020-01-15T16:55:04

The music, the inspirations, the motivations, the performances, the reservations, the fallout... as well as the cloak-and-dagger story behind how the session tape was bootlegged. Here’s what ...