Elliot Roberts

[Early Access] Midas Man: The biopic about the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein | A Post Mortem

Hello everybody!

Well, Midas Man is finally here (sort of), and after years of waiting I've made my full video on the film, both in terms of the disastrous behind the scenes and my review of the movie itself.
I realise there's a weird glitchy moment or two in the eleventh minute of the video, which I will clear up before it goes live, but otherwise, please enjoy the video up early on Patreon days before everyone else gets to watch.
Comments in the Patreon post :)

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Bonus Video: Rock Operas & Concept Albums

Hey everyone!
Sorry this was a day late, February really is SHORT and this one got away from me. Plus I had a lot I wanted to cover in this video! Rock operas turned out to be a fairly meaty topic.
Hope you enjoy it and let me know your thoughts in the Patreon comments.
E.

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - February

Hi everyone,

This month we've got a sensible poll with just five topics for you to choose from.
You will have four days to vote.

Hope you've all been well!

E.

We are living in an all-time great era for Pop Music - Shooting Script

Hey everybody,

Thanks for the lovely feedback on the pop music video. I really appreciate you all allowing me to try something different and expand my channel into new areas.
I'll be getting back to the crowd favourites for the next few vids though!

Here's the full shooting script of the video. Thanks again.

E.

[Early Access] We are living in an all-time great era for Pop Music

Hey everybody!

My latest YouTube video is up early for Patrons! I'm talking about an area of music that I've not talked about in a video before; modern pop.
I know it might seem odd for the Beatles guy to be talking to you about Chappell Roan and Charli XCX, but this is a subject matter that I'm quite passionate about (especially this past year), so please give this video a chance.
I've been working very hard to make sure it's one of my best, and I think it is.

And don't wor...

Bonus Video: Wings - An assessment of every band lineup

Hello Patrons!

Well, the topic that's come second in every poll since October of last year has finally been selected as the top choice this month! Congrats to all involved.

This was fun for me! Made me want to re-do my McCartney Album ranking video haha.
Let me know your favourite lineup/band iteration in the comments to this post.

Hope you've all had a fab start to the new year,

E.

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - January

Hey everybody!

Got some great topics for you all this new year.
I received another good Beach Boys one so I temporarily retired the previous BB topic so as to not split the vote between them.

I wanted to ask though... is this too many topics? I was concerned about the paradox of choice and am considering lowering the max number of topics to vote on (ironically, as a way of calculating this amount I may use another poll that you can also all vote on).
Let me kn...

Bonus Video: Beatles Documentaries - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Happy new year, everybody!

To close out 2024 I'm going to be talking about some of my favourite (and not so favourite) documentaries on the Beatles, both as a band and as individual members.
Great topic suggested by Andriy, it was fun, if slightly overwhelming to write about a dozen or so documentaries so I hope you all enjoy it.

Also, if you're wondering why the Beatles '64 hasn't been uploaded to YouTube yet, I'm still awaiting on approval from Beatle camp so it'll s...

Beatle Documentaries

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everybody!

'The Beatles Documentaries: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' was the winning topic for this month's bonus video.
With that in mind... What are all of the major documentaries about the Beatles? I have some obvious ones in mind (Anthology, Get Back, Eight Days a Week) but what are the others?

Leave your suggestions in the comments and I'll start watching and evaluating!

E.

[Early Access!] Beatles '64 + U.S. Albums Boxset | Review

Hello Patrons!!

I am so delighted to be sharing this early access link to my latest Youtube video!
In it I cover the two recent releases that celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles' debut arrival in America: the documentary 'Beatles '64' and the boxset release of their U.S. albums from this same period.

I hope you're excited to watch a video from me (I know I haven't released much lately but I've got some great videos coming in the first quarter of next year).

Oh, ...

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - December

Hello everyone!

Here are the topics for the December Bonus Video. Quite a few suggestions this month and of course I made sure to put the popular picks from the past couple of months at the top but vote for whichever you like.

You'll have four days to vote.

I hope you've all been having a lovely end to the year.

E.

Bonus Video: Elliot's 2024 trip to the USA

Hey everybody, I'm back!

And I'm so delighted and touched that the topic that received the most votes was a rundown of my recent 3-week trip to America where I share my thoughts on the country (my fifth time there overall).
I did a mini Beach Boys pilgrimage in California, I visited the Dakota in New York, plus a tonne more.

Hope you enjoy this more personal, but no less fun bonus video.

Happy Thanksgiving!

E.

November's bonus video was tied!

With less than a minute left, the poll was tied with two entries at 33%.

In these circumstances my choice becomes the tie-breaking vote and I selected the USA trip instead of Wings because my trip was more recent and Wings will be relevant forever (plus I think it'll be funny to keep putting this topic in until it's chosen).
I will also keep the Beach Boys topic in for the following month as well because people were VERY eager for that one.
This video will be up sometime before th...

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - November

Hey everybody,

I have returned from my 3-week trip to the USA!

Some of you suggested a video about what I did there and what I thought of America in this current moment. I do have a few stories from my time there so why not; let's pop it in as a topic :)
But as usual, choose what interests you the most.

You will have FOUR days to vote.

Happy voting!

E.

Bonus Video: The Beatles in Animation

Hello from the USA!

I have finished the bonus video from October. It's fairly extensive and comprehensive if I do say so myself. But if I missed any major references, please let me know in the comments to this Patreon post!

Hope you're well,

I'm going to sleep now,

E...

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - October

Hey everybody,

I know this poll usually comes out towards the end of the month but I'm heading to America on the 18th so I need to work on most of this video before then!

Btw, if you're wondering what the 'Beatles in Animation' topic is, it would be me showing clips and commenting on the different references to the Beatles in shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, Animaniacs, Powerpuff Girls etc.

Regarding the last two options, these will be submitted by the people in the 'Vot...

Bonus Video: Blur, Oasis, and Britpop

Hello hello!

I present to you the Bonus Video for September 2024 where I explore the history of Britpop and how two bands called Blur and Oasis battled for the title.
I also share my own thoughts about the band and reveal whom I think is the better overall act.
I was having too much fun editing this (we keep getting closer to these being full-blown YouTube videos 🙃)

So please enjoy because I think this is one of the best I've published on Patreon!

E.

Why you'll be Charmed by Clairo - Shooting Script

Hey everyone,

Here's the full shooting script for the Clairo video.
Hope you've been enjoying it so far!

E.

[Early Access!] Why you'll be Charmed by Clairo

Hey everybody!

Here is my latest Youtube video uploaded early to Patreon.
This one will only be up about two days early due to a very busy month.

It's another modern album! This one about an album I've been obsessed with this year; Charm by Clairo.

I hope you enjoy.

Elliot

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - September

Hey folks!

And a warm welcome to everybody who has just recently been granted access to this great perk.

Every month (usually around the middle or the 17th/18th/19th) I release a poll for patrons in the $6.50 tier (and up) to vote on the monthly Bonus Video which is released at the end of each month.
This September and October I'm releasing the poll a few days early because I've got a busy end to these two months and need more time to make the video.

And we've got some gr...

Discord Link!

Hey everybody, I'm going to leave this up here in a 'Collection' so it's always accessible to Patrons if you've had trouble joining the Disc

Hey everybody,

I'm going to leave this up here in a 'Collection' so it's always accessible to Patrons if you've had trouble joining the Discord.

Cheers,

E.

I'm making Patreon benefits cheaper

Hello my wonderful Patrons,

I've been thinking a lot about this Patreon page and I'm considering lowering the cost of the benefits (for every tier).
I know it seems like everything's getting more expensive at the moment, so instead, I want to make this less expensive.

Below is an outline of my planned update for this Patreon.
(Important note: I can't change the price of published tiers, I can only create new ones).
These are not final and ...

Bonus Video: Elliot's Favourite Music of the 1960s (sans Beatles & Beach Boys)

Hey folks!

Had a really fun time making this one where I dig into my favourite songs, artists, and albums of the 1960s. I work through the decade chronologically so as to add some structure and it's a real trip, man!

I'd love to hear your favourites from the decade in the comments to this Patreon post.

Thanks for being patrons, and I hope you enjoy :)

E.

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - August

Hey everybody,

I've got a some tasty topics for August's Bonus Video!

And just to let you know that for September and October I'll be taking submissions and creating the poll around the middle of the month as opposed to the end so keep those suggestions coming!

You have four days to vote.

Can't wait to see what wins!

E.

Discord connection issue has been fixed!

Hey everyone,

If you're in the 'Discord Access' tier or above you should now be automatically joined up to the exclusive Patreon discord server.

Apologies if that's been a benefit you haven't been able to access (I know many of you had to message me for an invite). But you should now have no problem in that department.

Hope you enjoy and thank you for your patience!

E.

Discord connection issues

Hey everybody,

Apologies to anyone who's had trouble connecting with the Patreon Discord server. I know many of you have asked for an invite because of the broken connection.

Don't worry, I'm in the process of getting it fixed through Patreon and it should hopefully be resolved within the next day or so!

Thanks for your patience,

E.

Bonus Video: Elliot predicts future Beatles releases

Hey everybody!

I loved making this video!
It was really fun to share my deepest hopes and most likely predictions for upcoming Beatles releases.
Let me know what yours are!

I hope you're all doing well. Thanks for sticking with this silly Patreon.
You're all just the best :)

E.

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - July

Hello wonderful Patrons!

I'm keeping it simple in July with four solid options.
A rather film-heavy month!

I was going to include the 'Brian Epstein Influence/Legacy' topic but didn't want to split the Eppy-vote.

I'll give you all FOUR DAYS to submit your preference.

Cheers,

E.

Bonus Video: Paul McCartney & Wings 'One Hand Clapping' - Review

Hey everybody,

I hope you will all enjoy June's bonus video which is a deep-dive into the new release by Paul McCartney and Wings One Hand Clapping.
When I say 'new' I mean it's actually a 50-year-old live album but was only just officially released for the first time this month.

I worked pretty hard on this one and fully consider the quality of this to be up to the standard of my YouTube videos.

I hope you dig it!

E.

Vote on topics for Bonus Video - June

Hello everyone!

Got some excellent topics for you this month. A couple of new picks plus some popular ones from the last two polls.

You have FOUR DAYS to vote.

Hope you're all doing well,

E.