Episodes

#184 – Wait with Micah McKee (singer/songwriter, host of American 100 podcast)

To finish the break-neck recording sessions for Rubber Soul, the band dug back into the archives for the song “Wait,” originally recorded and shelved during the Help! album soundtrack. A new overdubs, and voila! A fine album track, it’s a great performance from all parties, but it also has a hint of the beat-group that the band had outgrown by this album, so it’s got an interesting vibe of being a Help song in a Rubber Soul costume. One wonders if late 65 Beatles would’ve recorded this in the same style as early 65 Beatles, considering the growth they’d made personally, professionally, and musically in that year. Joining us to this week is singer/songwriter Micah McKee. Micah has been a fixture in the New Orleans scene for years, with the bands Little Maker, The Essentials, and on his own. He also hosts the American 100 podcast, a podcast that explores the music of America by way of the history of the Billboard Top 100 chart. On this episode, recorded on Inauguration Day, we discuss everything from the relief of welcoming in a new administration, getting into the Beatles via the right album at the right time, making an album on your own with total control, to Disco Duck and recording a podcast with a robot named Rando. Micah’s new album “Abundences” will be out Feb 16th, and our episode features the tracks “Your Favorite Beatle” and “Someone Lost The Map.” You can check out Micah’s music at https://micahmckee.bandcamp.com and pre-order “Abundences” at http://www.campersrule.com/artists/micahmckee.

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Reviews

Judge Timbers

Ranking the songs of the Beatles? What could possibly go wrong? But somehow this podcast gets it just right thanks to the wit and charm of the co-hosts and their guests. The listener quickly discovers the rankings are used not to incite heated arguments but rather as a starting point to spark a positive deep dive into every Beatle song. Put simply, Ranking The Beatles is a welcome addition to the Beatle podcast universe.

spazaru

Required listening if you like The Beatles at all. Great guests every week and Jonathan and Julia are fun and genuinely funny (even the tired Mike Love jokes). I listen every Tuesday morning as soon as I wake up. One week around Christmas they took the week off so I just slept the whole week until there was a new episode. It was worth the wait.

finfan64

Nice to see a truly excellent new Beatles podcast. This one is hosted by a very appealing young couple, who along with their well selected guests, have a winning combination of professional musical knowledge and the enthusiasm of fans. It’s an interesting format that by definition promises to only get better as it goes along. If they can make the “Only a Northern Song” episode good then they’re unstoppable

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