Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles

The panel goes over the new Paul McCartney album "The Boys of Dungeon Lane." Spoiler: we like it. Panel: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com to support the show and for bonus episodes.

The panel reviews and discusses last year's hit Beatle book John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs, by Ian Leslie. We loved this book. For those who haven't read it, it's a "biography of a relationship" - telling the story of John and Paul's partnership through their songs. Each chapter is named after a song which means even the table of contents tells a story. For the casual fan, this book is a pretty thorough summary of all the major events of their lives. For the Beatles experts, Ian underlines facts you might not have noticed (John and Paul both use "I" even when they trade lead vocal on "A Hard Day's Night", the album Rubber Soul took just 14 days of studio time to record?) as well as thoughtful connections you might not have considered (You can see "Tommorrow Never Knows" as an answer to "Yesterday"). His description of the songs themselves captures what it feels like to listen to them. He rightfully points out that any Beatles fan has listened to "Hey Jude" so many times it's ironically tough to ACTUALLY hear. They he describes the gradual build of the song that it pops into your head, fresh for the first time in years! It's a best seller so many of you will have read it. If not, we think you'll love it if you do.Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com to support the show and for bonus episodes.

Today (March 26, 2026), Paul McCartney announced that he finished a new album that will come out in May, called The Boys of Dungeon Lane. He also released the first single, which is called "Days We Left Behind." We listen to it and talk about! And we also talk about what it felt like to hear Paul was releasing another album. Also, some of the panel won tickets to the McCartney concert happening in LA tomorrow (March 27) and so... we are excited! Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence -------------------------------- Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck

The panel goes over the newest episode of the Beatles Anthology - Episode 9! Released last November (2025), this episode shows interviews of Paul George and Ringo at the time they were filming the Anthology in the mid-90s. We see their thoughts and feelings about looking back on the Beatles. We also get extended looks at the recording the John Lennon Demos "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love." We get a surprisingly happy George, Ringo warmly telling Paul to quit horsing around and a generally sunny time. We also quickly discuss the upcoming Sam Mendes Beatles biopics, Ethan Hawke's Beatles take and a Mark Lewisohn ... er, power point presentation? Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck

The panel goes very deep on Anthology 4, the "new" volume of rare tracks released as a sequel to the 1994 documentary / music release Beatles Anthology. I put "new" in quotes since many of these tracks were included on the re-mixes of Revolver, White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road. It's a fun listen. We spend a lot of time going track by track to give our thoughts on it. Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com

The panel watches the 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour. Originally a television special for the BBC on Boxing Day (day after Christmas, Americans) it is now seen as the Beatles third movie. A largely improvised film led by Paul, the film is seen as.... a mixed bag! A lot of the sequences are kinda, how do I put this, boring? But we also have a great music video for I Am The Walrus and some comedy(ish) sequences that are fun! Watch along with us! Panelists: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence ------------------ Subscribe for our full back catalog and monthly bonus episodes at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com

This is an abridged episode. For the full version, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com -------------------------------------------------- We go over the 1974 John Lennon album Walls and Bridges! This was John's 4th solo album, and the final one he recorded before going on a nearly 5 year hiatus from recording. It's got the hits "#9 Dream" and "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" but of course has a lot of great songs besides. The panel gets into it! ------------------ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com ------ Subscribe at screwitpocasts.com to support the podcast and to get monthly bonus episodes! This month we are doing an episode on Billy Joel, inspired by the new HBO documentary And So It Goes.

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our tribute episode to Brian Wilson, the leader of the Beach Boys, who died on June 11, 2025. We talk briefly , in our usual "mostly informed" way, about the relationship and influence between the Beatles and the Beach Boys. We talk in general about the incredibly transformation the Beach Boys' music went through over time. We talk about Brian's mental health struggles. And then we take turns sharing a bunch of great Beach Boys songs! The music sharing starts at around 25 minutes in. CORRECTION: For some reason we (I?) keep saying the Brian Wilson biopic/ song is called "Love and Fear" but the correct title is "Love and Mercy." ---------- Our bonus episode this month (coming a few days after this one) for subscribers is a thought experiment in which we pitch what artists it would have been especially fun to see collaborate with either the Beatles or any of them in their solo careers. -------- Send us your thoughts at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com You can also join our free Discord channel at screwitpodcasts.com

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: although Midas Man is not available on major streaming platofmrs, you can buy and watch it at this link: https://bit.ly/4jQmYGa This supports the creators of the movie better than watching it on streaming does! ------------------------- In this episode, we do a watchalong to the 2024 film Midas Man, which tells the story of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. This movie currently not available for streaming in America, just Europe. But we believe it will be available for streaming soon! The movie watch starts at about 21 minutes in. We were inspired by director Sam Mendes planned FOUR Beatles biopics, one for each member. It's a very ambitious goal for a genre -- Beatles biopics -- in which there currently almost no success stories. Portraying the Beatles is really hard! We're so familiar with the real thing! Getting the rights to the songs is tough! Midas Man is a respectable film in many ways: the actors are really good, the production is professional. Epstein is a fascinating guy. In the end, the panel of this podcast that despite it's strengths, it doesn't pull off the job of giving us the feeling of the Beatles' world. Also, Jay Leno plays Ed Sullivan, which is something we did not know going into this. --------- Our bonus episode this month for bonus subscribers is a 40 minute look into session drummer/genius Bernard Purdie's claims that he did overdubs on 21 Beatles tracks. This claim has been debunked, but Purdie sure seems to think it happened. What's the story? It's interesting and we get into it. To get our bonus episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com You can also join our free Discord channel at screwitpodcasts.com

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The panel goes over Look Up, the 21st studio album from Ringo Starr. Largely written and produced by T-Bone Burnett, this album features a bit more of a country flavor, though still unmistakably Ringo, maybe because he's one of the most famous people on the planet. We like this album because we like Ringo, and it's a pleasure to spend time with his voice. We go over positive and negative reviews for the album. We talk about the phenomenon of Ringo in general, and what makes him so likable. We speculate on why he is so prolific, and how we're glad he still does so much. -------- You can subscribe to support the podcast and get full access to our back catalog. See details at screwitpodcasts.com You can also join our Discord, a free chat service, by clicking on the invite link at screwitpodcasts.com

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The panel discusses the new documentary Beatles '64, released November 2024 on Disney Plus. Using a lot of behind the scenes footage from the Beatles first U.S. visit, which includes their landmark appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. Although this is not the landmark event that Peter Jackson's Get Back doc was, it's still really fun for Beatles fan. A lot of the behind the scenes footage is from the journalists Albert and David Maysles. As Will points out, a lot of it was featured in a VHS tape called The First U.S. Visit. But the doc add a lot of interviews with Paul and Ringo, as well as journalists, musicians (Smokey Robinson) and some of the original Beatles fans captured on film at that time. Will was a bit grouchy -- he'd seen a lot of this footage in an old VHS tape called The Beatles First U.S. Visit and wasn't into the talking heads interview. The other panelsts enjoyed it a lot! What do you think? Email us at beatles@screwitpodcasts.com with your thoughts. ---- Subscribe for access to full back catalog of podcast episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Use code HOLIDAY24 for 20% off of annual plans through the end of 2024.

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The panel had never seen this 1972 concert film of George Harrison's seminal fundraising concert. We watched and it and, of course, loved it. The Concert for Bangladesh was the first celebrity concert fundraiser, at least in the rock and roll space, and it's a great one. You've got incredible musicians on stage: George, Ringo, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Badfinger and more. You've got George doing live versions of While My Guitar Gently Weeps (trading solos with Clapton), Something and Here Comes the Sun. You've got Ringo doing "It Don't Come Easy" to raucous applause. Even the disorganized moments (so many guitars? George forgetting lyrics to Something?) and the notable absecnes (no Paul, no John) do not take away from the overall joy of this terrific concert. We get into it! For full access to all of our back episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com!

(This is an abridged version - subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for the full version) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The panels takes a look at what essentially is a live Paul McCartney solo album: One Hand Clapping. Done as part of a television special for the BBC in the 1970s, this album are some songs Paul recorded with a lineup of Wings shortly after he'd (they'd?) done their amazing album Band on the Run. Although passed around as a bootleg for years, a well mixed and professionally mastered version was released this past June with some extra tracks. We got a lot of live, loose, energetic Paul McCartney. Some of the versions of songs here, like Live and Let Die, surpass the studio versions. Some are just as good (Jet). And the ones that don't (Band on the Run) are still so fun to hear. Paul's confidence and joy come through in every track. There's also several unfinished songs that end up on future Paul projects (like I'll Give You A Ring). We also listen to the "Backyard Sessions" which is a recording of an impromptu solo acoustic performance Paul did on lunch while the main album was being recorded. No lunch for the recoring engineer when Paul is around! We love it! Tell friends they can subscribe to get our full back catalog at screwitpodcasts.com And join our (sometimes busy?) free Discord chat service there also! And email us at: beatles@screwitpodcasts.com