Episode 092
The Beatles & The Rock and Roll Narrative W/ Tim Riley
Rock Journalist and Music Critic Tim Riley is steeped in Beatles lore and history. He’s written the definitive John Lennon bio, Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music, plus Beatles books, What Goes On: The Beatles, Their Life and Their Time and Tell Me Why: The Beatles, Album by Album, Song by Song. Tim is an NPR and print journalism Critic, an Emerson College Professor and he is this week’s guest, bringing us intriguing insights into the Beatles, their music and the intersections of their personalities.
Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Life After Death with Tyler Henry and Bad Vegan, both on Netflix.
WHAT GOES ON: THE BEATLES, THEIR MUSIC AND THEIR TIME
What Goes On Multimedia Listening Guide
LENNON: MAN, MYTH, MUSIC by Tim Riley
TELL ME WHY: A BEATLES COMMENTARY by Tim Riley
HARD RAIN: A DYLAN COMMENTARY by Tim Riley
MADONNA: ILLUSTRATED by Tim Riley
FEVER: HOW ROCK'N'ROLL TRANSFORMED GENDER IN AMERICA by Tim Riley
Tim Riley on NPR's Here and Now and On Point from WBUR Boston
Tim Riley's book reviews on Los Angeles Review of Books
Subscribe to the Riley Rock Report
Life After Death with Tyler Henry on Netflix
Between Two Worlds by Tyler Henry