A last-minute Happy #GlobalBeatlesDay, everyone. This rehearsal take of All You Need Is Love is joyous. #TheBeatles youtu.be/0FpOLuFTovM?...

Hydration break. #WorldCup

Viva les #NIRds

The NIRds are in London tonight. So sorry to be missing the listening party! #DungeonLane

Just the small matter of 43 years in the difference, and I still have a penchant for a pink top. A pleasure to be back inside Studio 2 at Abbey Road last night, in the company of the best of Beatle pals. A magical experience. #TheBeatles #AbbeyRoad

Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann. #PaulMcCartney #HappyBirthdayPaul

I’m pretty sure @stevenc63.bsky.social fits this description.

Agree. Also - I’ve been pulled up on my use of the term ‘soccer’ but in Ireland ‘football’ is Gaelic Football, one of our national sports. ‘Soccer’ is the other type of football, and the word differentiates it from Gaelic. #GAA #WorldCup2026

Qat amongst the pigeons? #FIFAWC2026 #WorldCup26

This is a lovely piece by Pete Paphides and like all the best writing it manages to put its finger on something that you realise you’ve been trying to explain yourself.

I like how all the tourists in Dublin have adopted our custom of shouting “Thank you!” at the driver as they alight from the bus.

New EggPod Express online! Available anywhere you pod! This, then, is part 1 of @petepaphides.bsky.social discussing the 8 April 1967 issue of Record Mirror with Chris Shaw

The Boys of Dungeon Lane is number one in the UK. Paul now has a 63 year span of number one albums. However it is wild that there is a 31 year gap in solo albums from Flowers In The Dirt to McCartney III.

Congratulations Paul McCartney! Dungeon Lane is number 1 in the UK!

There’s also this - for Dublin-based Beatle folk. The reviews are good. #PaulMcCartney

Now LIVE from the LWT Tower in 1988, it's our episode on George Harrison and Ringo Starr's interview with Michael Aspel. 🕶️ Is Ringo OK? (Spoiler: not really, but he gets better soon.) 🕶️ How uncomfortable is George about the sue me, sue you blues on show? 🕶️ Was Paul McCartney in the walrus costume?

The Leslie speaker added a layer of distortion to many of the Beatles' most famous records. Although impressive at first sight, a closer look revealed a surprisingly hollow interior with poor connections. Repairing them resulted in nasty shocks and a stern reprimand from the manufacturer.

The description by @quantick.bsky.social of the letter from Mrs Beryl Drew of Luton was genuinely hilarious. I got such a fit of the giggles listening to this. Great to have @eggpod.bsky.social back in action again.

I think this is lovely (and quite moving) from Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone this week. #PaulMcCartney

This episode is a lot of fun. Chris has had a brilliant run of guests & the early @quantick.bsky.social is on very good form here. (Why hasn't he had a book released in the last 6 days?). Chris's enthusiasm for Sixties culture really comes across & David sensitivity breaks the news about Jim Reeves.

Given all the *check notes* … ballyhoo … about this new album I thought I might repost this podcast episode from the very generous Jeremy Dylan where he invited me to help him review Paul McCartney’s previous albums of this century. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

@nirdy.bsky.social Hello there! 👋

Plus! New Patreon-only EggPod Express online! Available at patreon.com/eggpod @petepaphides.bsky.social discusses the 8 April 1967 issue of Record Mirror with Chris Shaw

New EggPod Express online! Available anywhere you pod! This, then, is part 2 of @quantick.bsky.social discussing the 14 May 1966 issue of DISC and Music Echo with Chris Shaw

On Monday, get your sunglasses and your shiny grey suits on as we discuss George Harrison and Ringo Starr's 1988 appearance on Aspel & Co.

Happy Boys of Dungeon Lane day everybody!

An extraordinary achievement. Memory Almost Full level compositions - every one of the 14 songs (a nod to The Fabs!) is fascinating. I can hear so many moments from Macca’s career seeded in every song. Faves so far: Never Know, As You Lie There & Momma Gets By. But they’re all fab Extraordinary!

Just heard this on the radio and it’s gorgeous - @ronsexsmith.bsky.social. youtu.be/Mo23vvRYH8A?...

This. It’s great, it’s Ringo, and he’s almost bloody 86. He’s a marvel and an absolute treasure. #longlongroad #RingoStarr

Lots of Beatley references in Choose Love so of course it’s good. #longlongroad

Paul Franklin on steel guitar is fab. #longlongroad

I’m riding on a wave of love, you’re the one I’m thinking of. Lovely. 💜 #longlongroad

There’s been a lot of discussion about contemporary Beatle voices lately. Ringo’s voice is in good shape so far. #longlongroad

I really like this opener .. Molly Tuttle has a great voice and complements Ringo really well. #longlongroad

A chronological, as complete as Spotify allows, Quarrymen to Threetles, Beatles playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/6Wp...

Walking to work music. What an album. #TheBeatles

These episodes are fascinating. Chris & @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social are so knowledgeable, funny, and easy to listen to. Great point about the Fabs being at least 3 years ahead of everyone around them, and this becoming even more obvious when you read the magazines. And there’s Cilla. So much Cilla.

Interesting – I've not noticed this before. You could be right. John was no football fan, and I don't think he ever publicly mentioned England's World Cup victory, but maybe someone gave him the charm and he felt like hanging it there.

@coreensteinbach.bsky.social Coreen, this is an article about the advert that hooked me in to the sound of The Beatles .. @nemonihil1664.bsky.social found it for me, just when I thought I had imagined the whole thing! headpress.com/blog/2020/03...

"An interesting little curio." (Jason) Indeed. Why on earth did The Beatles record & release this EP? It's not that their 1964 was boring and they were very busy beatling away. Steven and Jason try to answer the question. Listen to find out whether or not they can come up with an answer. #NIRAGAIN

Looking forward to recreating this iconic moment. #TheBeatles #GetBack

3 Savile Row is being opened to the public? #TheBeatles #GetBack

Aiming to forget my working week with a bit of John and Yoko. @paviliontheatre.bsky.social #JohnLennon #YokoOno #OnetoOne

A fantastic first episode! From gag classfied ads to "this then is" in-jokes to Birthday theories, it has the kind of exquisite detail only @marklewisohn.bsky.social & @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social can provide. The accompanying Mersey Beat Popularity Poll playlist is excellent too!

‘It’s a bit emotional’ .. Paul McCartney plays new songs to fans at Abbey Road. #PaulMcCartney #TheBeatles www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

I’m happy and honoured to be the first guest in this new show (welcome back, Chris) and to pay due respect to Bill Harry for creating Mersey Beat, now 65 years ago.

Thanks @theguardian.com !

Out in December! From @kennethwomack.bsky.social . Can't wait to read it! #Beatles

"In the UK we called it 'Boss Cat' because we had a cat food brand called 'Top Cat' which, of course, was problematic for a publicly-funded BBC. However, it was lost on nobody that, whatever it was called, it was basically just Sergeant Bilko with cats, and that is what unites our countries today."