Welcome to Another Kind of Mind: A Different Kind of Beatles Podcast. We’re a collective of artists, musicians, and professionals who challenge established narratives about the band with irreverent commentary, educated criticism, and original, thought-provoking analysis.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
SYNOPSIS: No Greater Buddy examines how Tune In handles the naughty behavior of its resident Bad Boy, John Lennon. This is a study of Lewisohn’s coverage of John’s bad behavior (rather than the behavior itself).
PLAYLIST
Bad Boy LARRY WILLIAMS
Let the Good Times Roll LOUIS JORDAN
Jim Dandy LAVERN BAKER
Handful of Keys FATS WALLER
Undecided ELLA FITZGERALD
Angel Baby ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS
Night Train DAVID ROSE
Devil or Angel THE CLOVERS
I’ll Be on My Way THE BEATLES
SOURCES
The Beatles by Hunter Davies (1968)
The Other Side of John Lennon By Sandra Shevey (1990)
Beatles Anthology (1995)
Living in the Material World by Martin Scorcese (2011)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
SYNOPSIS: Spanner in the Works shows how Paul is portrayed as uniquely difficult to manage and unjustifiably obstructive, even to the point of sabotaging the band.
We use Tune In’s reporting of the early friction between Paul and Brian Epstein as a case study to illustrate how Tune In guides the reader to distrust and second-guess Paul whenever he comes into conflict with other major players in the Beatles’ story.
PLAYLIST
Maybe THE CHANTELS
Oop Shoop SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS
Tequila THE CHAMPS
I’m Walkin FATS DOMINO
Lucille THE BEATLES
Devil in His Heart THE DONAYS
Baby It’s You THE SHIRELLES
Slippin and Slidin LITTLE RICHARD
Too Much ELVIS PRESLEY
Fast Freight RITCHIE VALENS
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
SOURCES
“Portrait of Paul” Mike McCartney Woman Magazine, 1965
McCartney the Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz, 1986
John Lennon Interview w/ Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, May 14, 1970
John Lennon Interview w/ Lisa Robinson for Hit Parader, 1975
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Interview at St Regis Hotel by Peter McCabe and Robert Schonfeld, September 5th, 1971
Lennon Remembers by Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, 1971
In My Life by Pete Shotten, 1983
Interview w/ Pete Best in Music Legends The Beatles Special Edition by The Rock Review Music Legends Library Sept 2, 2019
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
SYNOPSIS: Phoebe talks with Vivek Tiwary, author of “The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story,” a graphic novel celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a new edition!
https://thefifthbeatle.com/graphic-novel/
https://twitter.com/fifthbeatle
https://www.instagram.com/the_fifthbeatle/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/TheFifthBeatleTV/
PLAYLIST
It’s For You CILLA BLACK
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
SYNOPSIS: In A Prolonged Jealousy, we tackle one of Tune In’s main talking points: that Paul McCartney is a fundamentally jealous person whose obsessive, one-sided jealousy of and over John Lennon was brought to a boil by the presence of Stuart Sutcliffe in the band.
Is Tune In’s unforgiving portrayal of Paul’s jealousy fair? Or is it over the top? We’ll discuss!
*This episode was originally posted on Nov 17, 2023 and subsequently re-uploaded on Nov 21, 2023 to add a few minutes of additional information relative to the topic. In the interest of full transparency, we haven’t edited or deleted anything from our original episode, just added the additional info to the discussion around the 1:36:45 mark.
PLAYLIST
Frenzy SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS
Woo-Hoo ROCK*A*TEENS
Raunchy BILL JUSTICE
What’d I Say RAY CHARLES
Lucille LITTLE RICHARD
Flamenco Sketches MILES DAVIS
Sleepwalk SANTO AND JOHNNY
Let it Be Me THE EVERLY BROTHERS
Just Walking in the Rain THE PRISONAIRES
Go! Go! Go! ROY ORBISON
Duck Tail JOE CLAY
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
SOURCES
The Beatles by Hunter Davies (1968)
The Beatles by Bob Spitz (2005)
“The Beatles’ Shadow: Stuart Sutcliffe” by Pauline Sutcliffe (2002)
“The Lost Beatle: The Stuart Sutcliffe Story” BBC (2005)
John Lennon The Life by Philip Norman (2005)
Paul McCartney The Life by Philip Norman (2016)
Beatles Book Monthly Magazine (May 1994)
Beatles Anthology (1995)
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
SYNOPSIS: Phoebe Lorde and Allison Bumsted talk with Kenneth Womack about “LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND: the Mal Evans Story.”
We discuss several of the amazing topics raised in this wonderful book; Elvis, cowboys, Allen Klein being horrible, the tougher-to-write moments in the book, interpersonal relationships within the Beatles' circle, and of course the fascinating life of the incomparable Mal Evans.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
SUMMARY: Leader Lennon examines Tune In's major thesis, that John Lennon was and is the leader and implicit owner of The Beatles forever.
We take a hard look at Tune In’s obvious affection for hierarchy and dominance and how this pervades its storytelling. We'll discuss the deficiencies of this framework, why it is a problem, and how it distorts the Beatles’ story.
PLAYLIST
Tiger Man RUFUS THOMAS
Lovin’ Machine WYNONIE HARRIS
Honey Don’t CARL PERKINS
Besame Mucho TRIO LOS PANCHOS
Crying, Waiting, Hoping BUDDY HOLLY
C’mon Everybody EDDIE COCHRAN
Soldier of Love THE BEATLES
Rip it Up ELVIS PRESLEY
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
SOURCES
The Beatles by Hunter Davies (1968)
Pre-Fab by Colin Hanton (2018)
The Beatles by Bob Spitz (2005)
John by Cynthia Lennon (2005)
Alan Williams from Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle, BBC (2005)
Lennon Remember Interview w/ Jann Wenner (1971)
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
SYNOPSIS: This episode explores Tune In’s unequal treatment of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's childhoods, with particular attention paid to the disparate coverage of their childhood stressors and the deaths of their mothers, Julia and Mary.
We go pretty deep into what we know of John and Paul's boyhoods and how those experiences shaped their personalities and affected their adult behaviors,
Does Tune In do the same? For both? We’ll see!
SOURCES
Thank You Very Much by Mike McCartney (1981)
“Portrait of Paul” by Mike McCartney for Woman Magazine (1965)
Howard Stern Interview w/ Paul McCartney (2001)
Rolling Stone Magazine w/ Ringo (2015)
The Macs Family Album Mike McCartney (1981)
Many Years from Now Barry Miles (1997)
McCartney: the Definitive Biography Chris Salewicz (1986)
The Beatles: the Authorized Biography Hunter Davies (1968)
PLAYLIST
In the Still of the Night THE FIVE SATINS
Boys THE BEATLES
Stairway to the Stars ELLA FITZGERALD
Five Long Years EDDIE BOYD
Love Hurts THE EVERLY BROTHERS
Peter and the Wolf (SERGEI PROVOFIEV) NEW YORK STADIUM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Please BING CROSBY
I’m Wishing SNOW WHITE
Blue Moon ELVIS PRESLEY
Are You Lonesome Tonight? ELVIS PRESLEY
Crying in the Chapel THE ORIOLES
Crying in the Rain THE EVERLY BROTHERS
Sorrow PETER PAUL & MARY
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
SYNOPSIS: In Creative Whirlwind, we take a look at how Tune In reports and characterizes young Lennon and McCartney as budding artists.
We’ll show that Tune In significantly downplays and shortchanges (and sometimes even ignores) crucial aspects of McCartney's artistic development and identity. On the other hand, Lennon’s creative development is shown from all angles in loving detail and with unbridled admiration.
Our discussion will be divided into three major sections: Visual Arts, Literature and Musical Self-Expression.
PLAYLIST
Sh-Boom THE CHORDS
Mona Lisa NAT KING COLE
Let’s Have a Party WANDA JACKSON
Blueberry Hill FATS DOMINO
New Day SUN RA
Woo-Hoo THE ROCK-A-TEENS
Blues in Orbit DUKE ELLINGTON
What is This Thing Called Love DAVE BRUBECK
Bloodnock Rock n Roll Call THE GOONS
Aint’ Misbehavin’ FATS WALLER
Sleepy Lagoon HARRY JAMES
Rocket 88 JACKIE BRENSTON
Come Go with Me THE DEL VIKINGS
Money BARRETT STRONG
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
SOURCES
Remember by Mike McCartney (1992)
The Beatles by Bob Spitz (2005)
Mike McCartney “Portrait of Paul,” Woman Magazine (1965)
Early Liverpool by Mike McCartney (2021)
The Guardian “The Long and Winding Ode” by Nicci Gerrard, (Sat 10 Mar 2001)
Many Years From Now by Barry Miles (1997)
Beatles Book Magazine (“Young Paul”), Issue 27
BBC Interview (October 4, 1997)
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2023/06/15/happy-birthday-paul-mccartney-2
Melvyn Bragg Interview, Southbank (1977)
Donovan Leitch Interview w/ Rolling Stone (April 30, 2012)
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
SYNOPSIS: This is a look at Tune In’s most positive descriptions of John and Paul respectively. All examined passages will be from the text, i.e. the author’s own depictions of John and Paul.
By comparing how Lewisohn chooses to describe John versus Paul, we will reveal many undeniable discrepancies in word choice, enthusiasm, depth, and tone.
What do these discrepancies mean? We’ll discuss!
SOURCES
Beatles Anthology (2000)
Beatles Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies (1968)
John, Paul and Me: Before the Beatles by Len Garry (1997)
PLAYLIST
Side By Side RAY CHARLES and BETTY CARTER
Personality JOHNNY MERCER
Deed I Do PEGGY LEE
Young at Heart FRANK SINATRA
Clarabella THE BEATLES
In Spite of All the Danger THE BEATLES
Twenty Flight Rock EDDIE COCHRAN
Crazy Man Crazy BILL HALEY & THE COMETS
Lawdy Miss Clawdy ELVIS PRESLEY
They Can’t Take That Away From Me ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
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Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
SYNOPSIS: Welcome to Fine Tuning, an Examination of Mark Lewisohn’s Tune In.
This episode presents an overview of our 11-part series including its impetus, our objectives and summaries of the upcoming installments.
PLAYLIST
Johnny B. Goode THE BEATLES
Carol THE BEATLES
Some Other Guy THE BEATLES
Too Much Monkey Business THE BEATLES
Thank You Girl THE BEATLES
Baby It’s You THE BEATLES
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
Lewisohn Quoted from Podcast Fab4cast Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkrFSnGnriQ