And we are back once again with our ever expanding series on Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. In this episode we will be covering everything surrounding Nigel Godrich, the producer of the album. We will go through his history and his pedigree, before than going through (and hopefully challenging) the various legends surrounding his time with McCartney. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in co...
Jun 09, 2025•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 237
Yes everyone, it is finally time for us to tackle another of "the big ones"... In this part #1 we will be exploring, in detail, everything that happened to our Paul between the releases of Driving Rain (2001) and Chaos in Creation in the Backyard (2005). From this tumultuous period, yet pivotal period, we will cover... The death of George Harrison. Paul's Marriage to Heather Mills. The Heather Mills Media Circus. McCartney at the Superbowl (twice)! Both the Driving World Tour & the 04' Summe...
May 25, 2025•3 hr 28 min•Ep. 236
In this new side series, we will be going through every instance of a solo Paul McCartney song appearing in either TV or film. Come join us as we analyse Paul's progression as a composer for hire, as well as the use of his back catalogues in soundtracks. We will cover such works as... Live and Let Die The Zoo Gang The Ramones' - Rock and Roll High School Diff'rent Strokes Twice in a Lifetime Spies Like Us Only Fools and Horses And much, much more... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam (P.S. The ne...
May 11, 2025•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 235
Me and friend-of-the-show Max Comeau talk about some of our favourite McCartney Cold Cuts via the very loose concept of an official "Hot Hits and Cold Cuts" vinyl release. We're gonna do a double album with 24 minutes a side. Come join us to see which obscure tracks/would-be-classics make our track list. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartn...
Apr 20, 2025•3 hr 7 min•Ep. 234
Once again, the last time we did one of these was 2023! We're getting there folks. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcuhC1jm1wqhUTWhVS-r6A If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www...
Apr 11, 2025•59 min•Ep. 233
Holy shit, the last one of these we did was in 2022!!! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcuhC1jm1wqhUTWhVS-r6A If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress....
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 232
Is there a song that you are still waiting to hear Paul perform live? Well, we are here to share your pain. Join me and friend-of-the-pod, Max Comeau, as we create our respective ULTIMATE McCartney setlists for a tour that will never ever happen... As far as hypothetical episodes go...this is a good un'. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartn...
Mar 19, 2025•3 hr 27 min•Ep. 231
Me and the wonderful Ed Chen return for another analysis of the videography of Paul McCartney. This week we are getting VERY 90's indeed, as we cover the videos from Off the Ground through Flaming Pie. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our You...
Mar 09, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 230
Me and Luca Perasi catch up once again to discuss ANOTHER new McCartney book release. This time it is the sequel to the massively successful, "Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas (Vol 1) 1970-1979", and it is titled..."Paul McCartney: Music is Ideas (Vol 2) 1980-2012". As per the usual, we will be discussing the book itself, his writing process, interviewees, and maybe, just maybe...a little Paul McCartney! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page ...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 229
Remember that "Listen with Sam - The 7" Singles" side series we started? No, I didn't either, but by gum are we back to continue it! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcuhC1jm1wqhUTWhVS-r6A...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 228
Despite being sworn enemies, two podcasters come together to break down two McCartney gigs from the Got Back Tour. My guest today is one half the unfortunately excellent "2:Legs" podcast, aka Andy Nicholes, and his two gigs were at the controversial Manchester Co-op Stadium. Lots to discuss, and yet we actually kept it under 90 mins...somehow... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 227
Depending on who you ask, this is my Got Back 2024 gig review with either Simon Rogers or Roger Simons. Don't ask why. All you need to know is that this episode covers the last two gigs of the entire Got Back Tour (including a soundcheck)!!! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by se...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 226
Yes, everyone we are getting back to Got Back! The never ending tour finally has come to an end so me and one of my longest listeners discuss his experience of seeing Paul twice in a row on this tour in Paris, the city of love (once with his missus, and once without!). Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 225
Me and Andrew Brookes (aka the original MPL scruff) dissect and discuss McCartney's non-album singles, obscure oddities and unreleased material of the early 1980's. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam Check out Andy's YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBrooks If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching...
Jan 23, 2025•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 224
To quote Elton John, the bitch is back! Me and Phoebe from the benchmark "Another Kind of Mind" podcast discuss, dissect and delight in the 2001 companion "Wingspan" documentary film, starring Paul and Mary McCartney. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. C...
Jan 16, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 223
Me and Max Comaeu move from the Hits to History, as we conclude our analysis of McCartney's 2001 compilation album, Wingspan. If you thought we were needlessly nit-picky on the last episode, you ain't seen nothing yet!!! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod...
Jan 09, 2025•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 222
Me and Max Comeau tackle the hits section of the Wingspan: Hits and History compilation album. This was recorded earlier in the year, so if there are any out of date reference...I can only apologise. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTu...
Jan 02, 2025•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 221
It's time to spread our Wings everyone...by taking a look at an album comprised almost entirely of content that we have already discussed before. Yes, it is time for us to look at Paul McCartney's first compilation album since the last one, aka Wingspan (2001)!!! If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mcc...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 220
Join me and the elusively named JR Moores as we discuss his new book, "Off the Ground - Paul McCartney in the 1990's". It's in-depth look at the decade itself, how it shaped Macca, and how he shaped it in kind. WARNING: we are both digressers. If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 219
The one time I actually have a properly scheduled episode, those b*****ds at the Blotto Beatles Podcast go and give me an extra one for free. Take this a bonus, and the regular ep with be up tomorrow ;) Please enjoy this roundtable conversation that I was blessed to be a part of... Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter ...
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 218
Get your deck of cards ready, grab an espresso, and wish us good luck babes! This is part two of my Grammy's conversation with singer/songwriter Max Comeau! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam Check out Max's music here - https://soundcloud.com/user6359744 And here - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kP9MgCjaJAIFH96wi6tvc If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Fol...
Dec 03, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 217
Right everyone, it is time for us Beatle fans to do the one thing we struggle with the most...discuss modern music. Join me and enigmatic raconteur singer/songwriter Max Comeau as we break down all of the nominees for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Rock Record, including (but not limited to) The Beatles final single, "Now And Then"!!! Check out Max's music here - https://soundcloud.com/user6359744 And here - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kP9MgCjaJAIFH96wi6tvc If you want to support the show, ...
Nov 24, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 216
Oh gosh, was the last episode really also another Luca interview? Well, get ready cus there is another one just around the corner! You can find all of Luca's books here at - https://www.lily-publishing.com/ And you can find "The Beatles After The Beatles" both parts #1 and #2 here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+beatles+after+the+beatles+luca+perasi&crid=1IBANMNDYESKQ&sprefix=the+beatles+after%2Caps%2C178&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_17 If you want to support the show, check out our Pa...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 215
The original "BIG GUEST" of Paul or Nothing returns (a lot sooner than expected) with another brilliant book on McCartney. However, rather than a giant book that covers loads of albums, we have a single, laser-focussed text on everything you need to know about Band on the Run. You can find Luca's book here, or from at reputable book seller - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-McCartney-Wings-Story-Classic/dp/B0D26VPJRB?crid=2EJUEJXTCF8TM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ns7es8Ttri-FLTFTmh9sUHNN5_uiRnqN_JlCnYO4-J...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 214
Grab your popcorn folks; as this week I am kindly joined by the brilliant Steve Matteo, the author of the new cinematic Beatle book, "Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film"!!! You can find Steve's book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Act-Naturally-Beatles-Steve-Matteo/dp/1493059017#:~:text=In%20this%20comprehensive%20deep%2Ddive,of%20Get%20Back%20in%202022 . If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an em...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 213
Also: yes I do call him DJ Hellraiser at the start, and no he didn't mention it! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam (P.S. It's good to be back!) If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcastTo get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcuhC1jm1wqhUTWhVS-r6A If you haven't seen the...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 212
Me and instagram gramophone man, Vinyl Benji, discuss the new "Underdub" (aka stripped down) mixes of Band on the Run that were released alongside the 50th Anniversary/Half-Speed Remaster thingymuhbob that came out recently! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam Check out Vinyl Benjy's page (@vinylbenjy) here - https://www.instagram.com/vinylbenjy/?hl=en-gb If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcastTo get in contact with the show, drop us an email...
Mar 17, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 211
Me and a couple of right old toe-rags discuss Paul McCartney's final gig at the Cavern Club (not the real Cavern Club) of the 20th Century...oh and it's also still related to Run Devil Run... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcastTo get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTube page a...
Mar 10, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 210
Me and T.J. Shanoff Try Not To Cry, cry cry...it is What It Is...join us as we shoot the shit over Paul's 1999 covers (kinda) album, Run Devil Run. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcastTo get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod. Check out our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXcuhC1jm...
Feb 15, 2024•3 hr•Ep. 209
Welcome back everyone. This week, we're going through the recording sessions for Run Devil Run, as well as a but of background on the original songs they were covering. In addition we cover Paul's extensive promotional push behind the album, it's album artwork, and a sprinkling of critical reception! Somehow I've managed to release a 3+ hour episode whilst actively trying to reduce my workload... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www...
Feb 02, 2024•3 hr 16 min•Ep. 208
