Fans On The Run: A Podcast Made By, For And About Beatles Fans

Hey-hey it’s Fans On The Run! And people say we… Fans-On-The-Run around? Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it?   In this episode, I’m joined by musician, Grammy nominee, music historian, king of the reissues, host of ‘Come To The Sunshine’ on WFMU, and author of 'The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story', Andrew Sandoval! We talk Monkees, Bee Gees, Zombies, Madness, Nuggets, Kinks, and of cour...

Surprise! After spending four months in a cryogenic freezer, I have returned to make new episodes of Fans On The Run! Anything interesting happen when I was gone?   In this very special “back from the dead” show, I am joined by author, music reviewer, and Beatles fan Eoghan Lyng! We go all over the place, but don’t worry, we still do talk about The Beatles! If you want specifics, you’re just going...

Groovy baby! It’s time for another episode of Fans On The Run, the thinking man’s Beatles podcast (please do NOT fact check that)   Joining me today for a conversation covering more areas of music than I can even remember writing this summary, is Matt Williamson of the wonderful ‘Pop Goes The 60s’ channel over on YouTube!   This episode is available to stream wherever good podcasts can be heard!  ...

Beware of darkness, because it’s time for another new episode of Fans On The Run! Joining me today is a writer/photographer, he’s the brains behind the ‘Producing The Beatles’ pod, and he and friend of the show Ken Womack recently co-wrote ‘All Things Must Pass Away – Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Love Songs’, Jason Kruppa!   We talk about big misconceptions about ATMP, old music trade pape...

Welcome back to another fab, gear and [insert hyperbole heree] episode of Fans On The Run! Joining me today is music journalist, internet personality, "CD Junkie" and my friend, Steve Schnee!    We cover so much ground in this episode that I don't think I'd even be able to do my usual recap blurb here. Just listen to the show, it's a good one!   This episode is available to stream wherever good po...

It’s time for another mysterious episode of Fans On The Run! Joining me today is the “Rock And Roll Detective” and author of books like ‘Black Market Beatles’ and the instant-classic ‘The Beatle Who Vanished’, Jim Berkenstadt!   We talk about intriguing research around the 1964 Toronto concert, being recommended by George to the rest of the surviving Beatles at one of his last Apple meetings, a ni...

Pardon the week-and-a-day delay, but Fans On The Run is here once more! Joining me today is the Associate Editor at the ‘Octopus’ Garden’ fanzine, and who has contributed to many great Beatle books with her “red pen”, Janet Davis!   We talk about 1970s New York radio, cheap little Beatle books as gateway drugs, the Beatlefest of old compared to the Fest of new, a big rambling rant about the constr...

It’s time for another fab episode of Fans On The Run! This episode is a bit of a reunion of sorts, with special guest Lonnie Peña! We talk Beatles promotional items, the lost joys of Beatle flea-market hunting, working on new music, working in his dad’s car shop to buy 45s, paying tons for bootlegs before somebody else can buy ‘em, Lonnie’s poster collection, an interpretation of my theme song, bu...

Knock knock! Who’s there? A new episode of Fans On The Run, that’s who! Joining me today is the brains behind the @cynthialennondaily Instagram page, and the host of the ‘She Loves You’ podcast: Natalia Cardenas!   We talk about the differences between older Gen Z Beatle fans and younger Gen Z Beatle fans, Beatle authors I’m afraid of, our fathers giving us both thumbsticks with the same set of Be...

What's better than a normal episode of Fans On The Run? An unexpected episode of Fans On The Run!   In a bit of a change of form, Max Comeau (FoTR, Ep. 57) and I go track by track through the album that just celebrated it's 50th birthday (RAM!)   This bonus episode is available to stream wherever good podcasts can be heard!   Max’s links: https://maxcomeau.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ma...

Friday doesn’t only mean the start of the weekend; it means it’s time for another new episode of Fans On The Run! My guest today is the co-host of ‘BC The Beatles’, Erika White!   We talk about being in the audience of the ‘Get Back’ concert film, the mystery of the paper bag that housed the ‘Two Virgins’ album, a cherished doll head, imagining a parallel universe where the butcher cover was never...

Welcome back to another fab, gear (and all the other pimply hyperboles) episode of Fans On The Run! Joining me today is history professor and author of the book ‘Joy and Fear: The Beatles, Chicago and the 1960s’, John F. Lyons!   We talk about some of the underground magazines in Chicago, WLS (the World’s Largest Store/World’s Loudest Station) and it’s role in Beatlemania, the origins of the infam...

To borrow a TV term welcome to a "spin-off"! This is a monthly installment where two music geeks (Andy & Ethan) discuss their favourite albums by artists other than the Beatles. (What a refreshing idea!)  As we are both hardcore Who fans (Ethan = 60s Who, Andy = 70s Who) we decided our first show should center in on the Who's 3rd studio LP "The Who Sell Out". Tying in with the recently released Su...

It’s Friday, so it can only mean one thing, it’s time for another episode of Fans On The Run!   Joining me today is a longtime music journalist, and author of the ‘Let It Be’ installment of the 33 1/3 series of books, Steve Matteo! We cover a lot of topics including the joys of Graham Nash, the age old fear of the tape recorder not working during an important interview, lavish box sets from John M...

No rest for the wicked, Fans On The Run is back! Joining me as my guest for today is a fan, an author and one of very few outsiders to appear on a Beatle record, Lizzie Bravo! We talk about camping out in the cinema to watch a Beatles film clip over and over, moving to London in February of 1967 because of the fabulous foursome, spending her free time hanging around EMI Studios, being in the audie...

I recently had the opportunity to sit down again with my friend “Whispering Bob” Harris for another wonderful chat! We talked about the sixties British pirate radio stations, the last radio performance of Syd Barrett, the origins of the Time Out magazine, the vinyl release of Stand By Me 2020, a trivia game about Bob’s favourite record label, and much more! Check it out, why don’t you? This interv...

It’s time for another episode of Fans On The Run, and sadly it’s gonna be the last for about a month! I’ll be taking a much needed break, and not use my vocal chords the entire duration of it (or something like that). That being said, today’s (should have been yesterday, but oh well) episode is a great one. Joining me is the host of New England’s Breakfast With The Beatles, Cha-Chi Loprete! We tal...

Oh, hey there, it’s time for another episode of Fans On The Run! Joining me today is singer/songwriter/fellow Canadian, Max Comeau! We talk about a re-introduction to The Beatles thru “Reel Music”, memories of the hype surrounding “Free As A Bird” and “Anthology”, Sam The Record Man, ruining a concert experience with setlist websites, the influence of Paul on Max’s music, getting to know yourself...

It’s time for another groovy episode of Fans On The Run! Joining me today is the co-host of BC The Beatles, the fabulous Allison Boron! We’re all over the place here talking about the 1993 fatboy jewel-case versions of the Red and Blue albums, old Angelfire domain names, getting into The Beatles through The Monkees, the early Beatles internet fan community, the everlasting appeal of the story of B...

Woohoo, it’s Friday! Time for a new episode of everybody’s favourite (citation needed) Beatles podcast, Fans On The Run!    Joining me today for what is now the longest single part episode of the show, is a member of the tribute band BeatleBeat, and veteran of the Floridian Beatles tribute scene, Charlie De Cosa! We talk about a lot of things in this episode, like we really cover a lot of ground....

Friday is here once again, and so is Fans On The Run. Joining me today is the author of the long-awaited forthcoming book “Little Wing: The Jimmy McCulloch Story”, Paul Salley, and much like Jimmy himself, this episode is short but sweet! (by FoTR standards) We talk about some notorious Jimmy myths including “that photo from that one book”, the paradox of owning a Beatle calendar before listening...

It’s time for another episode of the show that doesn’t stop, Fans On The Run! Joining me today is a veteran of YouTube’s “vinyl community”, Marvin Gee, also known as Beatlevinyl85! We have an absolute vinyl-geek-fest today talking about everything from the social dynamic of the local record store, seeing the Free As A Bird video for the first time, the allure of imports, the absolute anomaly that...

It’s time for another “fab” episode of Fans On The Run! It is Friday, after all. I’m joined by my co-host over on “When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About The Beatles”, Ed Chen! (Although, this episode was recorded before I was officially announced as a co-host)   In this episode we talk about the supply and demand of Rutles 8 Track Tapes, the Bee Gees’ Sgt. Pepper “selling gold, and returning...

It’s the first proper episode of Fans On The Run of 2021, and this time I have the right year in the episode graphic! Joining me today to chat co-wrote the legendary books “LENNONOLOGY – Strange Days Indeed” and “Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium”, Chip Madinger! We talk about the last few Beatles deluxe editions, “The Beatles At The Beeb” series, Chip’s involvement with The Capi...

As the clock strikes twelve, a new year dawns. As the new year approaches, so does this very special celebratory 50th episode special of Fans On The Run! Friend of the show (and "queen of all Beatles media" Kit O'Toole joins us once again, but to flip the script of the show and ask me about my Beatles story! We talk about being mesmerized by the track number changing on my CD player during my firs...