Untitled Beatles Podcast
Gen X ex-cruise ship comedians T.J. Shanoff and Tony Mendoza celebrate the Fab Four without taking anything too seriously. Roll up for the long and rambling road. More at untitledbeatlespodcast.com
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Saturday Feb 24, 2024
"The Birth of the Beatles" (1979)
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
Saturday Feb 24, 2024
1979. It was the Pete best of times, it was the Pete worst of times. In the 9 long years since the break up, there'd yet to be a major bio-pic about the Fabs, not counting than the rather obviously "Magical Mystery Tour"-influenced, "Jaws".
Enter Dick Clark, long before he was regenerated into Ryan Seacrest. Dick, with a little help from Pete Best, and a director who'd later work with Jabba The Hutt, created "Birth Of The Beatles"; basically the "Tune In" of its time. (Related: please don't sue us, Mr. Lewishon!)
The film aired repeatedly on American television for many years. T.J. grew up with it, via a VHS tape from ABC's Summer, 1980 airing. Tony discovered a different edit altogether, one which played in U.K. cinemas. Which begs the question: is this movie any bloody good?? We just might answer that, and also:
đ„ What's the best technical drumming in a film: the last scene of "Whiplash", or Pete Best's Cavern solo in "Birth Of The Beatles"?
đ° Which is the more controversial TV performance: Sinead O'Connor on SNL, or Eddie Money on "Fridays"?
đ» (Angry Chicago Guy:) How come Channel 9 don't play "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" weekdays at 2 no more? And how come woke WGN let Tom Skilling retire when he's all I got left?
The drama, the humor, the excitement of (the great Wilco album) "Being There"; it's the #Untitled #Beatles #Podcast.
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Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Paul McCartney and Wings "Band On The Run" Underdubbed Mixes (2024)
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Hereâs an actual e-mail from The Untitled Beatles Podcast to M.P.L., sent on The Fifth of November, 2023:
Hi Sir Paul or Freda! We are the Untitled Beatles Podcast, Americaâs foremost discussion of profound, focused Beatles scholarship. With the holidays around the corner (AMERICAN ONES, LIKE CHRISTMAS! USA! USA! USA!) we wanted to represent all Beatles and Macca fans with this wish list for 2024:
First off, please, absolutely do not deliver long-delayed remasters of âLondon Townâ and âBack To The Eggâ. Who needsâ em! The most ârecentâ ones from 1993, with their harsh compression and lack of any meaningful bonus tracks, have held up JUST GREAT.
But, please do make us buy âBand On The Runâ again! Only this time, change things up. Maybe put the songs in a different order? Take away all of the beautiful arrangements that are baked into this albumâs legacy? Just one thing: please, do not include âHelen Wheelsâ. Feel me, holmes?
We at the UBP - the home of Producer Caseyâs exclusive re-mix of your old bandâs most famous single, âThe Movie Medleyâ, as youâre well aware from your cruel lawsuit - guarantee that even the most skeptical fan will find this to be a stunning reissue we never knew we needed. Your skilled team can give this album an intimacy and rawness that somehow elevates the these already great songs. What do you think? Are you in? And while we have a minute with you Sir Paul, or Freda:
đ©ââ€ïžâđâđ© Whatâs your favorite old porno rag: Screw? Naked? Stripped? Underdubbed? Cracked? Stacked? Smothered? Covered? Or Chunked? #TruffleShuffle
đ»Â Is Tony Visconti the Phil Spector of producer/arrangers who donât kill people?
đâ Is the BTS K-Pop smash âDyno-miteâ a fitting or, quite frankly (#StephenASmith) insulting tribute to âGood Timesâ legend Jimmie Walker?
Thank you, Sir Paul, or Freda, for liking and subscribing to our show like decent/non-awful people do! And, because weâre writing this on Sunday, 11/5/23 (Remember??), and itâs Daylight Savings Time, itâs probably already Meat Free Monday where you are. As they say at NEMS, Mazel Tov!
With Kisses On Your Bottom,
Tony, T.J., Producer Casey, and P3Z-Nutz
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Saturday Feb 10, 2024
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan 60th Anniversary (1964)
Saturday Feb 10, 2024
Saturday Feb 10, 2024
On February 9th, 1964, Paul McCartney With The Beatles (per the TV audio mix) exploded onto The Ed Sullivan Show, and into the hearts and souls of 73 million viewers. And many of their pets, which resulted in the incredibly soulful LP, âBeatle Barkersâ. Thereâs a rooster on there!! - Howlinâ Woof.
By October 13, 1974, a mere 10 years later, Sullivan was dead.
No podcast has yet to explore the possible- no, plausible - connection between the two incidents.
INCLUDING THIS ONE, MY FRIENDT!
Because today, the obviously millennial hosts of the Untitled Beatles Podcast take a look at a historic moment in both Beatlemania and American television, from the perspective that only two vibing, digital natives/naives can provide. I mean this is from when people watched shows on TELEVISION? LOLOLOL, OK, BOOMER. Ageism is cool! And, our young bucks also daringly ask:
âïž Are you more of a fan of Tessie OâShea, the performer? Or Tessie OâSheaâs, a likely Irish restaurant in many mid-size American towns without much of an Irish population, where they treat Notre Dame football as if theyâre some kind of hometown team even though theyâre clearly not? And WTF with Notre Dame fans? Theyâre like the f**king Dallas Cowboys fans of college football! Cheer, cheer MY ASS.
đč Are you more of a fan of Fred Kaps, the dutch magician? Or Fred Kaz, the longtime, legendary Second City music director (Angry Chicago Guy:Â and sea captain!) who was missing multiple fingers on his left hand?
đ Are you more of a fan of âOliverâ, the charming British musical? Or The Olive Garden, an actual Italian restaurant in many midi-size American towns without much of an Italian population, where they treat you like youâre family even though youâre clearly - BIOLOGICALLY - not? And WTF with forcing you to eat endless breadsticks and salad? Theyâre like the f**king mafia of Darden-owned Italian sit-down casual chains! Five cheese ziti al forno MY ASS.
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Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Fab Grammys
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Itâs the dead of winter! So toss them [sic, intentional] wet towels on yer [sic, unintentional] space heater, serve your guests a hearty slice of calico flaming cat, and cozy up for the biggest awards show this side of the regional Tonys - the Fab Grammys! This week, Tony, T.J., Sizzle Chest Casey, and the increasingly ill-behaved P3Z-Nutz, tackle - powder puff âfootieâ style - the complicated history of the Beatles and the Grammy Awards.
The (Lou) Gram Two get into the electric moog mood groove (#Madonna) and also demand to know:
đȘ If it donât rain in Indianapolis in the summer time, why does Schneider ALWAYS carry a plunger in tool belt? And how come said plunger is in the upright position every time Ms. Romano walks by, guy? Go on, answer the question.
Is Gary Sinise a true natureâs child?
đ» (Angry Chicago guy:) How come Ryne Sandberg didnât win no Grammy for the 1984 novelty Cubs hit âMen In Blueâ?
đ€ (P3Z-Nutz:) Hey, you Malört-soaked jagbag, that 45 only featured Rick Sutcliffe, Jody Davis, Leon Durham, Keith Moreland, and Gary Woods.
đ (Angry Chicago guy:) (begins weeping, cries out for someone named âJoan?â)
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Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Ringo Starrâs âRingoâ (1973) Side Two
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Is it possible that Side Two of Ringo Starr's seminal 1973 self-titled album could be the finest piece of plastic ever committed to the work of the Fab Four? Or even second finest, after 2007's Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur" ...?
I know just the two guys for this job. (#CallAhead)
This week, T.J. and Tony step lightly into the album packaging and closing side of "Ringo", and along the way examine:
đž What's EMI got against count-offs, and what else might they be hiding?
đïž Maybe the 1974 live-action/animated short "Harry and Ringo's Night Out"? (#ReleaseTheBrucknerCut)
đš How many "Oh My My" verses will Ringo cut before guy just owns it and Pelotons his ass back into playing shape? (#WeLoveYouRingo #PeaceAndLove #NotSponsored)
Warm up your winter with a bowl of Klaus Voorman's famous Zoup, and a second sumptuous serving of our Deep Dish into "Ringo".Â
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Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Ringo Starr's "Ringo" (1973)
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Is it possible - merely possible - that Ringo Starrâs 1973 album, âRingoâ is the best solo Beatles album of that incredible year of classic solo Beatles albums? And while weâre at it, does Ringoâs 1978 entry âBad Boyâ still run circles - from a sheer rock & roll perspective - around the flaccid, weak-ass âSome Girlsâ? To be discussed on our final episode, stay tuned! Because, todayâs episode is dedicated to 50 years of the closest thing to a Beatles reunion album this side of the Threetles, and maybe even The Ladders. Tony and T.J., with a little help from our friends, Producer Casey and P3Z-Nutz, deep dish Side 1 of the greatest album (sorry, Liverpool 8) from the greatest drummer (sorry, Andy White) of the greatest band (sorry, Korn) of all time. And they also find (Morris Day and the) time to ask:
đ How in G-dâs name does the Skokie, IL, Buffalo Big Wingz (TM) stay open? Like, what uniquely moronic morons repeatedly pay to eat there?
đ» (Validly angry Chicago guy:) How come coach Ditka let âRingoâ producer Richard âThe Fridgeâ Perry score a touchdown in Super Bowl XX (âex-exâ) but not Sweetness?
đ Is it too late to cancel the actor Tom Skerritt, for taking the starring role in the 90âs CBS dramedy, âWilson Pickett Fencesâ?
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Saturday Jan 13, 2024
A Tribute to Denny Laine (1944 - 2023)
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Denny Laine is in our ears and in our eyes. And since December 2023, also, sadly, in the skies. As Maccaâs most consistent post-Beatles collaborator, Denny Laineâs imprint on Wings and Sir Paul's overall legacy is unquestionably secure. This week, Tony & T.J. look at some of Denny Laineâs greatest moments with Wings and beyond, and also ask:
đ Would the Florida State Seminoles still have acted like straight bi**hes had they been invited to the Kenny Rogers Roasters Bowl?
đ (Angry Chicago Guy) How come Jim Caviezel didnât make no movie when Denny Laine wrote multiple songs about children on âLondon Townâ? And how come Lauren Bobert donât give me no lap treats when I watch Beatlejuice on VHS?
đč Is repeatedly discussing specific Chicagoland record stores that closed in the 1990âs the key to making millions of dollars hosting a podcast? (Out of nowhere, man, angry Chicago Guy callback:) And how come the Rose Records on Wabash donât carry no Nancy Faust??
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Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Why We Love The Beatles
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Ding Dong, Ding Dong! Itâs a New Year! And all we are saying is, itâs about time we open a universal can of Beatles whoop-ass on 2024! Our first show of â24 gets to the heart of why the UBP crew - and a good many listeners! - all passionately love this incredible band and their magical story; album after album, song after song, year after year, reissue after reissueâŠ
But a few other major Beatles-related question remain, such as:
đș In the fall of 1988, Sundays at 7p Eastern/6p Central and Mountain, did you watch ABCâs âIncredible Sundayâ or FOXâs â21 Jump Streetâ? (*For our younger listeners, there were only two channels in 1988.)
đ€ (Angry Chicago Guy) How come Lapidos donât got no Fest-branded jet packs for sale at the TWA hotel? (Tearing up:) And how come no lady wonât be the Rosie to my George Jetsons [sic]? And how come that jagbag P3Z-Nutz donât return no fan mail? And why ainât Magglio Ordóñez (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
đž Itâs totally normal for late 40-somethings to consider the stage and movie musical âBeatlemaniaâ their âEd Sullivan Showâ, yes?Â
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Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Paul McCartney and Wings, âBand on the Runâ (1973) Part 2
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Live from Meigs Field, itâs the final Untitled Beatles Podcast!
Of 2023, that is! Unless you know something we donât? What is you [sic], a cop? If so, are you as effortlessly bouncy as the cop in "Hot Cop", the Village People's #2 Billboard Disco Charts smash from '78? #HotCop
Anyhoo, itâs onto Side 2, as we continue to deep dish âBand On The Runâ, Paulâs most beloved album that doesnât feature the word âOratorioâ. And because Tony, T.J., Producer Casey, and Sir Paul are all obviously Americans, weâll consider the US version that includes the powerhouse single, âHelen Wheelsâ, not to mention much more memorable Macca music. Plus, weâll examine this albumâs rough beginning in Lagos and unmatched legacy within Paulâs recorded catalog, the celebrated cover and packaging, and also:
đ Do some copies of â1967-1970â (2023 Remix) include the creepy 2000âs Subway jingle instead of âNow & Thenâ?
đ Is the pronunciation of âMamuniaâ the audio equivalent of Blue Dress vs Gold Dress?
đšđŽThe poster of Polaroids that came with the vinyl is fine, but is albumâs most exquisite feature the massive UPC barcode on the front cover of the Columbia Records cassette?
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Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Paul McCartney and Wings, âBand on the Runâ (1973)
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Many Macca fans would argue that Paul McCartneyâs best post-Beatles album is the German 12â Maxi-Single of âAll My Trialsâ. (#WixTrumpetSolo) But others just might suggest that itâs 1973âs still-beloved landmark, âBand On The Runâ.
This week, Tony & T.J. celebrate 50 years of this true (and, maybe, ultimate) Macca classic with a deep dish on Side 1, which features some of Paulâs most celebrated, iconic mega-hits. Along this Journey (#LyingBesideU), the Soft Beatle Boyz also ask:
đŒđŒÂ Did the BOTR robbers in Lagos inspire the most iconic line in âGive My Regards To Broad Streetâ?
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(Angry Chicago Guy:) âHow come there ainât no âA.M. Magazineâ? (Threateningly) And how come Oprah never gave me no car?â
đȘđ„Ș Did Sha Na Naâs Screaminâ Simon really eat a camel sandwich at the sock-hop in âGreaseâ? And if so, why didnât Bowser yip-dip-dip-dip-dip-dip-dip-dip stop him?
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