’Paul Or Nothing’ Podcast

The final piece to the four piece is finally here. Nearly 30 years after the original three Anthology albums were released, The Beatles have returned with the long-sought after, and long-debated Antho...

Me and author/poet Marcus Benjamin Ray Bradley discuss his new Beatles-inspired poetry book titled, "Imagining All The People: Poetry Inspired By The Characters In The Lyrics Of The Beatles". If you ...

Me and Denny Seiwell, aka an original Wings lineup member, as well as the drummer for RAM, sit down to talk about his incredible life in music. Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to s...

The bitch is back!!! Me and the incandescent Phoebe Lorde, cohost of the "Another Kind of Mind" podcast, sit down to completely gush over one of the most essential solo Beatle concert film thingymuhbo...

Me and Pod-father extraordinaire Maurice Bursztynski embark on a three hour conversation that is SUPPOSED to exclusively be about Paul McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard. However, in addi...

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. W...

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 albu...

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/...

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 c...

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 se...

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...

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 sh...

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 Nic...

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 ...

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...

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 an...

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...

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....

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 fir...

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 i...

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...

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 Chec...

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...

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-publish...

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 sing...

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 ...

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 Pat...

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...

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...

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 t...

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 ext...

So Run Devil Run (1999) is just a simple rock and roll covers album right? The background behind it can't be that complicated, right? WRONG!!! Also...I've definitely caught "Robert Rodriguez" syndrom...

This one took a long time to come out...but only cus I had to make sure I was truly doing the best I could to detail the life and works of a fellow Brummy.  There is A LOT of music in this one folks....

Vinyl is Red. Vinyl is Blue. I fucking love The Beatles. And I know you do too... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mc...

Right, we've had a week to process all of this...What do I mean? You know what I mean.  Yes everyone, we are here today to give the full rundown on The Beatles latest (and "last" ever) song to be rel...

Right everyone it's a very collaborative one this week... The main focus of this episode is my swapcast with the Baa Ram Ewe podcast. They are a unique conspiracy and skepticism podcast, and they were...

It's been a while, but it's time to once again indulge in some more non-album Macca material. This covers singles, bonus tracks, unreleased songs and bootlegs. There's some really obscure curios in hi...

Me and musician Max Comeau discuss (amongst other things) his awesome new album Play McCartney (2023), aka his album of piano-based, Paul McCartney covers! Yes. He went there... Please enjoy. Peace a...

Guess who's back...back again? Paul or Nothing is back...tell a friend! Yes folks, after our brief hiatus we are back with a proper, three-plus-hour podcast, so buckle up! Join me, as we explore Rush...

Am I needlessly going to call this album "underrated" again? Only one way to find out... Please enjoy. Peace and love,    Sam   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www....

Skylar is back with both a vengeance, and a whole load of moody reports! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   Here's the link for the Stanley Tucci conversation - https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-...

And now the conclusion of mine and Dylan's deep dive into The Concert for George, aka one of the best things ever! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam     If you want to support the show, check out ou...

Right, after a very serious and educational episode, it is now time to begin a two-part conversation between me and ma boi, Dylan Sevey. As you might expect, this is a song-by-song affair with a healt...

I'm not saying I started this podcast more than half a decade ago to specificially as an excuse talk about this concert...but it was certainly a leading factor! In this part one we will be going thro...

The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. ...

Right everyone, it is time to continue our journey through McCartney's (totally not overpriced) box set of 7-inch singles! Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam If you want to support the show, chec...

So Skylar is basically the young, hip person who goes to all the cool Beatle events (that I cannot attend), whom I shamelessly live through, and whose perspective I exploit for content.  Thankfully s...

Returning triumphantly to the podcast we have our very first guest, Luca Perasi, who is here to discuss his newer and even more all-encompassing McCartney song-by-song book, Paul McCarrtney: Music is ...

Being that we were doing so well with the regular "Listen With Sam" side series, of course it is time for us to start a new sub-side series... Please enjoy. Peace and love, Sam   If you want to supp...

Once again I get to sit down and discuss a bloody good book that I have read. Today, that book is Love and Let Die: Beatles, Bond and the British Psyche, by John Higgs. Come join us as we discuss the ...