Looking Through the Glass Onion: A Beatles Song Podcast
1) Carpenters Christmas Portrait
This week on The McGuigan Brothers Podcast, we unwrap Christmas Portrait. The Carpenters’ 1978 holiday classic that didn’t just soundtrack Christmas… it became part of it.Billy, Matthew, and Ryan dig ...Show More
2) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - Part 2
We flip the record and finish the journey. In Part Two of our Sgt. Pepper deep dive, we take on Side Two. The spiritual turn, the music-hall detour, the suburban meltdown, the hard-charging reprise, a...Show More
3) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - Part 1
For our 25th episode, we’re diving into the first half of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The moment the Beatles stopped being a touring band and became something completely different. We walk ...Show More
4) Plastic Ono Band
This week, The McGuigan Brothers dive deep into John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The groundbreaking 1970 album that launched Lennon’s solo career after the Beatles breakup. Featuring raw vocals, primal s...Show More
5) The Cars
The McGuigan Brothers dive into The Cars, the debut album that showed up sounding like a greatest-hits record on day one. Released in 1978, this chrome-shiny blend of new wave, power pop, and rock del...Show More
6) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
The McGuigan Brothers dive headfirst into David Bowie’s cosmic masterpiece - the album that turned a kid from Brixton into an alien rock messiah. From the apocalypse countdown of “Five Years” to the f...Show More
7) Full Moon Fever
Tom Petty steps out on his own and somehow sounds freer than ever. The McGuigan Brothers dive into Full Moon Fever, Petty’s bright, effortless solo debut packed with “Free Fallin’,” “I Won’t Back Down...Show More
8) Some Girls
The Stones go punk, disco, and full swagger. Billy, Matthew and Ryan drop the needle on The Rolling Stones’ Some Girls, the album that dragged classic rock into the late ‘70s with grit, groove and a w...Show More
9) Help!
The McGuigan Brothers dive into Help! - the album that changed everything. From Lennon’s first honest breakdown to McCartney’s melodic precision and George’s guitar pedal revolution, this is The Beatl...Show More
10) The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording
This week, the brothers put on the suits, the shades, and the seat belts because we’re on a mission from God. Billy, Matthew and Ryan dive into the 1980 Blues Brothers soundtrack, where comedy meets R...Show More