’Paul Or Nothing’ Podcast

Hey there everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Paul or Nothing "Catch-Up" side series, where we have been going over all the stuff I should have covered the first time around. This time we're gonna be looking at Macca's first post-Beatles compilation, 1978's Wings Greatest! This week I am joined by the new kid on the. podcasting block, Ethan Alexanian. Ethan hosts the wonderful "Fans on...

Hello there everyone, from the depths of the UK's second lockdown I bring you a rather lighthearted film review episode of Paul or Nothing. Join me and veteran friend of the show Matt Phillips, as we explore the 1973 film, "Live and Let Die, starring Sir Roger Moore as James Bond. Don't worry though, we don't forget about Paul or his title track! Poor impressions of Bond, and crude humour are both...

Greetings Paul bearers, and welcome to another episode of Paul or Nothing! Today we shall once again be laying down our arms (albeit briefly) to once again welcome the 2:Legs podcast on the show. This time it is cohost and Beatles scholar Andy Nicholes. Please join us for our discussion, amongst other things, the 1986/7 Phil Ramone recording sessions, and the unreleased Macca album, Return to Pepp...

Hey everyone. You know why I am here. I am why I am here. Let's just cut to the chase shall we?  McCartney III is officially coming out, Dec 11th! This is a quick episode I threw together in the waking days following this titanic announcement where I go through all the material that has come out about McCartney III. This is everything we (I) know compiled into one handy podcast episode. McCartney...

Hey there everyone, and welcome back to the second instalment of my conversation about Paul McCartney album covers (and loads more) with Diana, Phoebe, and Thalia from the superb "Another Kind of Mind" Podcast.  Obviously, as you can see from the existence of this episode, the "single" episode that I envisioned with the AKOM crew didn't pan out, and now we have another FAB side series instead. Man...

Hello there everyone, and welcome to another episode of Paul or Nothing. Today we are celebrating the legend that will last a lunchtime. Yes, this is our official Rutcast and you better be prepared to learn everything there is about the Rutland sound, Rutlese, and who, just who the Rutles were! In this episode I start off with an extended solo segment where I go through the so-called "real world"...

Hello everyone, and welcome to a very special episode of Paul or Nothing! Today I am joined by power-trio that isThalia, Phoebe and Diana from the excellent "Another Kind of Mind" podcast. AKOM is one of, if not the, hottest Beatles podcasts going right now, and y'all better have check them out by now!!! This time we will be going through every single album cover ever released by Paul McCartney, w...

Belated greetings everybody out there!  This time on Paul or Nothing we will be continuing our journey through Paul McCartney's music videos. This time thankfully, I will not be alone, and instead I am kindly joined by Ed Chen from the fabtastic, "When They Was Fab" podcast! How will Paul McCartney fair in his transition into the MTV age/the 80's? Let's find out... In this episode we cover... Wond...

Hey there everyone, and welcome back to another proper episode of "Paul or Nothing". This time we will be concluding our examination of McCartney's 1989 studio album, Flowers int he Dirt, and thankfully I will not be alone as there is much to talk about. I am once again joined by Ken Michaels, aka the Godfather of Beatles media broadcasting/radio/podcasting, and veteran guest of this show. He has...

Hello, hello, hello, and goodbye, goodbye, goodbye! Welcome everyone to another official, primary episode of "Paul or Nothing". Today we will be going through all of the contextual background information surrounding Macca's 1989 release, Flowers in the Dirt. This episode includes... The McCartney/McManus writing sessions. Paul's new band. The Anti-Heroin Project. The Phil Ramone sessions. Rock and...

Greetings one and all, to another installment/episode/chapter of "Paul or Nothing", where we will be picking where we left off at the end of our last episode. Of course, this means me, and my devilishly funny guest Dylan Sevey, will be chitting the chat about both "Let It Be" (dir, by Michael Lindsay-Hogg), and "The Beatles: Get Back" (dir, by Peter Jackson). If you are typically someone who skips...

Welcome Paul Bearers to another film review edition of the "Paul or Nothing" podcast.  This time we will be discussing both documentary films that focus on The Beatles Let It Be sessions. Firstly, we will be talking about "Let It Be (1970)", dir by Michael Lindsay Hogg, and secondly, we will be discussing the upcoming remake/reboot/white wash, called "The Beatles: Get Back", dir by Peter Jackson (...

Hello there everyone, Just as we all predicted, the Flowers in the Dirt episode/s are taking absolutely forever to put together, so thankfully my good friend MR. Antony Rotunno has decided to come and bail me out of my poor upload schedule. Whilst we do eventually get around to covering the infamous bootleg, A Toot and a Snore in 74' (1992), be prepared for a patented "Paul or Nothing" digressiona...

Hey folks, and welcome to another bonus episode of "Paul or Nothing", the place to get all of your Paul all of the time. Thank you once again for joining us during the apocalypse, and I hope you are all in the best of health!!! As before, we're gonna keep it simple, as we inspect another motley crew of Paul McCartney covers. This means covers of songs written by Paul, not the other way around! Man...

Hey everyone, this episode was recorded during a period where I have been (mostly) without a computer to work on. Thankfully, good friend of the show, Mr. Tom Kwei arrived with a mac, a mic, and big book of Beatles-based trivia questions. Nothing too complex, just a little tidbit to tide you over till "McCartney Covers 2" and both parts of Flowers in the Dirt are completed. This was completely imp...

Welcome everyone to another bonus episode of "Paul or Nothing", the place to get all of your Paul all of the time. Thank you for joining us yet again, and I hope you are all in the best of health!!! We're gonna keep it simple today, as we take a look at a semi-random mix of Paul McCartney covers. That being covers of songs written by Paul, not the other way around! Of course, with Paul's Beatles c...

Hello everyone and welcome to the second of our "Catch Up" side series, where I've been going back and reviewing anything I may have/certainly missed during the original chronological run of the podcast. This time, we are talking about Thrillington (1978), but as many fo you know, Thrillington is not just an album, but also the mysterious individual who made it. Come join me as I detail not only t...

Hello everyone and welcome to the first of (yet) another side series on this podcast where I will be going back and reviewing anything I may have missed in the original chronology of the show. Today we will be talking about The Family Way, both the film and the soundtrack "by" Paul McCartney. Later on in the ep, I will be joined by long-time-friend-of-the-show, Mr. Tom Kwei to chip in his two cent...

Hello everyone, and welcome to what is (I guess) another instalment of "A Conversation with...". Is it a regular bonus episode? Is it its own side series? Who knows? If you remember our last bonus episode on "Hey Grandude", then you will recall the bonus audio from a man who, for legal reasons, I can only refer to as "Friend of the show" Andy, or just Andy. For those who may not have heard that au...

Greetings everyone! It's time to forget that the world is one fire and enjoy another instalment of "Listen with Sam". This is one of our many side series where I revisit an album I've previously reviewed and listen to it, live, with you! This time we will be listening to Wings difficult second album, Red Rose Speedway. If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at  www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.c...

One upon a time, or maybe twice there was an unearly paradise called..."Paul or Nothing". Yes folks, today Paul or Nothing goes blue as we travel through the sea of Monsters, Time and Holes all whilst trying to make sense of anything going on... Come and join us for another one of our film reviews where we will focus on The Beatles third cinematic feature, and fourth film overall, the spectacular...

Hey there chillers, and welcome to another episode of Paul or Nothing.  Today we will be reading out loud and looking at pretty pictures as we explore Macca's latest foray into children's literature, "Hey Grandude" (2019). This book and/or picture picture book features the adventures of the magical, titular Grandude who whisks his four chillers (grandkids) off on some very whimsical adventures. Wi...

Buongiorno, and welcome to a very special episode of Paul or Nothing. In a break from the regular format, where we have someone who actually has something to do with the McCartney or The Beatles, but today I am going to abuse to format and my abilit yto book guests as I interview one of my own personal podcasting heroes, Vik Singh. Vik hosts "Podabing", which is the definitive companion podcast to...

Hello there everyone, and welcome back to another episode of Paul or Nothing! If you haven't already guessed from the title, this will be the second instalment of our analysis of Paul McCartney's 1986 album Press to Play. As per usual, this second part will focus (mostly) on the songs featured on the album as we go through them one by one. This is an interview I have had in the can for a while now...

Greetings fellow Paul bearers and welcome to the first of two instalments that explore Paul McCartney's 1986 album, 'Press to Play'. This is an album that, apparently, is the worst effort that Macca has ever put to print. Well, let's put that to the test shall we? In this episode we cover...  McCartney's Decline in Popularity  Linda's Drug Bust Live Aid Eric Stewart vs Hugh Padgham, aka "The Produ...