The Beatles Naked
Richard Buskin & Erik Taros
The Beatles Naked
Richard Buskin & Erik Taros
Tuesday 19 April 2022 : The Beatles’ diminutive co-founder, man of mystery, king of cool, abstract artist, fragile angel, tragic hero.Stuart Sutcliffe’s short...
Monday 07 March 2022 : Having immersed ourselves in the ‘Get Back’ intra-band dynamics—the politics, the personalities, the nuanced behaviours, the...
Monday 14 February 2022 : A discussion about what we’ve learned—and what’s still missing—from the eight-hour release.When it comes to unseen Beatles material,...
Saturday 27 November 2021 : The final installment of our trilogy, recorded immediately after Part Three of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+...
Friday 26 November 2021 : The second of our three review episodes, recorded immediately after Part Two of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+...
Thursday 25 November 2021 : The first of three review episodes, recorded immediately after each part of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+...
Tuesday 26 October 2021 : 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...
Thursday 12 August 2021 : 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...
Sunday 09 May 2021 : Lennon the storyteller, the cynic, the victim—of his own insecurities and desires, controlled by the woman of his dreams…and...
Sunday 10 January 2021 : The Beatles' songs often have such creativity, depth and nuance. Lyrics open to multiple interpretations, married to music that...
Tuesday 01 December 2020 : Sitting directly behind—and chatting with—The Beatles at the Yellow Submarine premiere, also gatecrashing that for The Magic Christian,...
Monday 09 November 2020 : It’s one of the greatest rock voices of all time: alternately melodic, raw, sweet and supercharged while also extremely versatile and...
Saturday 15 August 2020 : When, on Monday, 15th August, 1960, The Beatles left Liverpool en route to their first stint in Hamburg, West Germany, the five of...
Monday 10 August 2020 : After they transitioned from a performing group to a more experimental, studio-based band, The Beatles also changed how they utilised...
Tuesday 16 June 2020 : There have been fakers and imitators, tributes and rip-offs, but no one sounds like The Beatles on record—including the ex-Beatles....
Friday 17 April 2020 : 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...
Tuesday 18 February 2020 : 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...
Wednesday 15 January 2020 : The music, the inspirations, the motivations, the performances, the reservations, the fallout... as well as the cloak-and-dagger story...
Wednesday 18 December 2019 : Physically fighting cancer and a crazed attacker while mentally preparing for his transition to the next phase of his spiritual journey, the...
Tuesday 19 November 2019 : Charming, funny, provocative, hugely talented and already seasoned stage professionals—The Beatles were perfect for television during an...
Wednesday 16 October 2019 : “I exhibited all the classic symptoms of the unemployed, the redundant man,” Paul McCartney recalled in his authorized biography Many...
Thursday 26 September 2019 : Just over a decade before his ‘Lost Weekend’ in L.A., John had a full dress rehearsal during The Beatles’ third stint in Hamburg. It...
Monday 02 September 2019 : “It's rip-roaring, infectious stuff, with the accent on beat throughout,” wrote Derek Johnson in the New Musical Express. “Beatles For...
Monday 05 August 2019 : What John Lennon described as "the most miserable sessions on earth" were recalled by George Harrison as "the low of all time". Yet, while...
Monday 01 July 2019 : Such was the growing British interest surrounding The Beatles by mid-1963 that, on 1st July, fans gathered outside the EMI Studios on Abbey...
The Beatles Naked
Richard Buskin & Erik Taros
Episode #40 – ‘Stu Sutcliffe – The Abstract Beatle’
The Beatles’ diminutive co-founder, man of mystery, king of cool, abstract artist, fragile angel, tragic hero.Stuart Sutcliffe’s short...
Episode #39 – ‘Get Back—A Deeper Dive Pt. 2’
Having immersed ourselves in the ‘Get Back’ intra-band dynamics—the politics, the personalities, the nuanced behaviours, the...
Episode #38 – ‘Get Back – A Deeper Dive Pt. 1’
A discussion about what we’ve learned—and what’s still missing—from the eight-hour release.When it comes to unseen Beatles material,...
Episode #37 – ‘Get Back – Pt. 3 Review’
The final installment of our trilogy, recorded immediately after Part Three of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+...
Episode #36 – ‘Get Back - Pt. 2 Review’
The second of our three review episodes, recorded immediately after Part Two of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+...
Episode #35 – ‘Get Back - Pt. 1 Review’
The first of three review episodes, recorded immediately after each part of the Get Back documentary began streaming on the Disney+...
Episode #34 – 'Let It Be 2021 Review - Take a Bad Film and Make it Better'
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...
Episode #33 – ‘The Beatles Live! Great Recorded Performances 1963-1966’
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...
Episode #32 – ‘Girl – Anatomy of a Song’
Lennon the storyteller, the cynic, the victim—of his own insecurities and desires, controlled by the woman of his dreams…and...
Episode #31 - 'Sex, Love and Misogyny - The Beatles in Song'
The Beatles' songs often have such creativity, depth and nuance. Lyrics open to multiple interpretations, married to music that...
Episode #30 – ‘It’s All Too Much - David Stark, the Beatles Zelig’
Sitting directly behind—and chatting with—The Beatles at the Yellow Submarine premiere, also gatecrashing that for The Magic Christian,...
Episode #29 – ‘Paul McCartney’s Vocal Journey’
It’s one of the greatest rock voices of all time: alternately melodic, raw, sweet and supercharged while also extremely versatile and...
Episode #28 — ‘Along for the Ride - Barry Chang’s Memories of The Beatles' First Trip to Hamburg’
When, on Monday, 15th August, 1960, The Beatles left Liverpool en route to their first stint in Hamburg, West Germany, the five of...
Episode #27 – 'Post-Fab Frolics - The Beatles on TV 1967-1970'
After they transitioned from a performing group to a more experimental, studio-based band, The Beatles also changed how they utilised...
Episode #26 - 'Some Other Guys – The Beatlesque Recordings'
There have been fakers and imitators, tributes and rip-offs, but no one sounds like The Beatles on record—including the ex-Beatles....
Episode #25 – ‘Help! - The Beatles’ Seminal Pop/Pot Movie’
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...
Episode #24 – ‘Walking on Thin Ice – Did Yoko Really Help to Break Up The Beatles?’
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...
Episode #23 - 'Crying, Waiting, Hoping - The Beatles' Decca Audition'
The music, the inspirations, the motivations, the performances, the reservations, the fallout... as well as the cloak-and-dagger story...
Episode #22 – ‘Leaving the Material World – The Last Years of George Harrison’
Physically fighting cancer and a crazed attacker while mentally preparing for his transition to the next phase of his spiritual journey, the...
Episode #21 – ‘When They Was Fab – The Beatles on TV 1962-1966’
Charming, funny, provocative, hugely talented and already seasoned stage professionals—The Beatles were perfect for television during an...
Episode #20 – ‘Out of My Head – McCartney’s Maneuvers Through His Post-Beatles Depression’
“I exhibited all the classic symptoms of the unemployed, the redundant man,” Paul McCartney recalled in his authorized biography Many...
Episode #19 – ‘Hamburg Spring ’62 – Lennon’s Original Lost Weekend’
Just over a decade before his ‘Lost Weekend’ in L.A., John had a full dress rehearsal during The Beatles’ third stint in Hamburg. It...
Episode #18 – ‘Beatles For Sale – Close to Greatness’
“It's rip-roaring, infectious stuff, with the accent on beat throughout,” wrote Derek Johnson in the New Musical Express. “Beatles For...
Episode #17 – ‘Twickenham Mind Games – George Walks, Yoko Wants a Mic'
What John Lennon described as "the most miserable sessions on earth" were recalled by George Harrison as "the low of all time". Yet, while...
Episode #16 – ‘She Loves You—Anatomy of a Song’
Such was the growing British interest surrounding The Beatles by mid-1963 that, on 1st July, fans gathered outside the EMI Studios on Abbey...
