Covers Challenge Vol. 2 with Johnny White Really-Really
It's our belated Christmas special! Friend of the show, comedian and musician Johnny White Really-Really returns to take part in our second Beatles Cover Challenge.We pick a Beatles track for each other, have one month to record it, and reunite to discuss the results and what we've learned about the songs by recreating them.You can find the full versions of the songs at https://www.personalbeatles.com/episodes/cover-challenge-vol-2. Thanks for listening, and we'll be back later in the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ed Dowie's Personal Beatles
Musician and songwriter Ed Dowie joins Jack and Robin to discuss his Personal Beatles. Ed chats about emotive music (notably She's Leaving Home), songwriting techniques and processes, and what makes music good - there's an easy one. There's also some Weekly Wings and Robin gets a preview of the re-release Concert for George.Find out more about the Concert for George here: https://www.concertforgeorge.com/Interview with the She's Leaving Home harpist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhC4imHiJUM&tKBO! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Max Tundra's Personal Beatles
Musician, Ben Jacobs AKA Max Tundra joins Jack and Robin this week to share his personal Beatles. Under the name Max Tundra, Ben's critically acclaimed and influential solo records have recently been reissued on Domino, and he has worked with an array of artists from Arca to Daphne and Celeste.Ben chats about the Beatles influence on this solo work, early Beatles memories, his unique approach to writing and recording, and providing a song for video game sensation, Trombone Champ, amongst many other things. Please find some Tundra-esque links below.Reissues: https://maxtundra.ffm.to/reissuesBandcamp:https://maxtundra.bandcamp.comDaphne & Celeste Save The World:https://daphneandceleste.tvTrombone Champ:https://trombonechamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Andrew O'Neill's Personal Beatles
Occult, cult comedian, Andrew O'Neill joins Jack & Robin this week to reveal their Personal Beatles. We also chat about Andrew's Heavy Metal-influenced stand-up, The Beatles' influence on heavy music and 70's counter culture, and Paul's monumental set at Glastonbury 2022. There's also new Weekly Wings and a new feature: Robin's Fascinating Breakdown, in which Robin spews forth on the different reversed guitar solos on the different versions of Revolver.Recorded at Soho Radio: https://sohoradiolondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Doc Brown's Personal Beatles
Rapper, comedian and actor Ben Bailey Smith AKA Doc Brown joins Jack and Robin this week to share his personal Beatles. Ben chats about growing up with Abbey Road, this eclectic formative music tastes, and how his career has seen him navigate the different worlds of comedy, music and acting. You can currently see Ben is the new Star Wars series, Andor, on Disney+.You can hear the track by Saigon which samples The Beatles' Girl, here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkvWj9E4CnQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We chat to amazing guests about their personal relationship with The Beatles, and discover how their lives and work have been influenced by the greatest band of them all.Guests include Adam Buxton, Jon Ronson, Mae Martin, Elis James, Josh Widdicombe, John Robins, Matthew E White, Kevin Eldon, Shaparak Khorsandi, Nish Kumar, Field Music and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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