When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles


Latest Episodes

2023.44 A Life in Lyrics podcast (review, overview, summary)
October 29, 2023

Lonnie Pena and I go through the first four episodes of the Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon podcast "A Life in Lyrics". Paul goes through Eleanor Rigby, Back in the USSR, Let It Be, When Winter Com

2023.43 Ringo (Side B)
October 22, 2023

The record is flipped as we travel through "Devil Woman", the how's why's and extended versions of "Six O'Clock", right through to a bit more of the legend of Jack Nitzsche, Klaus Voorman, Vini Poncia

2023.42 Ringo (side 1)
October 15, 2023

Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Harry Nilsson, Klaus Voorman, John Lennon and Ringo Starr join together to answer the question "What Shall we do with a Drunken Sailor"? Tune in as Marv and I discuss and

2023.41 - Fashioning the Beatles
October 08, 2023

Jon Stone co-hosts as we chat with Deirdre Kelly, author of "Fashioning the Beatles: The Looks that Shook the World." The topic is John Lennon as influencer, both inside and outside of the Beatles.

2023.40 The Space Within Us Commentary Track, Pt.2
October 01, 2023

Lonnie and I return to talk more about 2005, as we finish up our "Space Within US" commentary track. More about the crowd and families, a little bit of Steve Jobs (before the iPhone took him to the

2023.39 The Space Within Us Commentary Track, Pt.1
September 24, 2023

Lonnie and I celebrate the (separate) returns of the twotles to the concert stage by looking back to 2005/6, and the US (pronounced "us", not "U.S.") tour from 2005, as represented by the 2006 concert

2023.38 Brian and NEMS acts
September 17, 2023

Brian Epstein and NEMS were frequently viewed as the "golden ticket." A shiny new record contract, a song from Lennon-McCartney, and a hit record was assured. Or was it? Tune in this week a

2023.37 Stowe School Show - part2
September 10, 2023

More from the "Gab Four" as we continue our look at April 4, 1962 - The Beatles at the Stowe School. George Harrison's guitar comes through loud and clear, but a bout with the cold or flu has limit

2023.36 Stowe School Show - part 1
September 03, 2023

The "Gab Four" come together (and join the party). Lonnie Pena, Jon Stone and Marv Quibell join me for the first of a two-parter where we go in depth on Ringo's new release ("Rewind Forward"), his

2023.35 Kent Blazy - From the Beatles to the Bluebird
August 27, 2023

This week, Lonnie Pena and I are joined by Nashville Hall of Fame songwriter Kent Blazy. We discuss his recent trip to Liverpool, and how visiting the Beatles sites inspired him to write and recor