OK, OK, we got all our April foolishness out of our systems… now back to the VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS at hand. This week T.J., Tony, and Casey pick up right where they left off in their pursuit to crown the undisputed SIXTH BEATLE. Join as we narrow the field down from our Sweet XVI, see whether any Cinderella stories stretch through the Final IV, and find out: 🍳 What’s Tony’s deal with Mel from Mel’s Diner? 👖 What’s Brian Epstein’s deal with trousers? 🤖🍑 What’s T.J.’s deal with robutts? To alm...
Apr 08, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 156
Episode description courtesy of FabGPT Embark on a mind-bending journey into the Untitled BeaDles Podcast with your fearless hosts, Tony Menodza and T.J. Shanoff! In this brain-tickling episode, we whirl through a kaleidoscope of strange and surprising topics that defy logic, reason, and perhaps even good taste. Hold on tight as we: 📀🦘 Unravel the enigmatic Dave Dexter’s zany influence on the Beadles’ American records, including his integration of the fads and crazes of the times 📺🐬 Reminisc...
Apr 01, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 155
Have you filled out your 2023 Beatles Brackets yet? WELL, HAVE YA? Because this week, we begin a two week journey (#AnyWayYouWantIt) - as seen on CBS/TBS/TNT/truTV/TNN/WOR(What is it good for?)/and your local PAX affiliate - to crown the VIth BEATLE! Get ready for shocking upsets, cinderella stories, and a special appearance by our own Brad Nessler, Casey Baker! (Casey was also briefly handed NBA on ABC broadcasting coverage back in 2003 and was just also not ready for the limelight… Or the Medu...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 154
In preparation for this year's tournament to claim the title of Official Sixth Beatle, this week we're revisiting our famed 2022 tourney to crown a Fifth Beatle. Download your own copy of the Fifth AND Sixth Beatle Brackets to play along at home: www.untitledbeatlespodcast.com/bracket ----- EPISODE LINKS: Like and subscribe! NEW! Please support our scrappy show. Score some sweet merch or find us on Patreon Come hang with us on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram ! Drop us a review on Apple Podcasts! ...
Mar 18, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 153
It’s like Mark Bolan and T. Rex once said: "Get it on! Banger, Gong! Get it, Gong!” We’re not certain who Gong is - according to Lewisohn, it's longtime Lennon idol Chuck Barris - but we’re sure fans of Beatle Bangers. And in Part Two of Part Two, we hear some killer listener-suggested Bangers, and also ask: 🤲 Would “Hans Zimmer Across America” have been more successful if came after “Rain Man”? 🎻 Is “Andrew Black Bird” really about civil rights? 🏈 And why, exactly, is longtime NFL referee Ed...
Mar 11, 2023•35 min•Ep. 152
Most of the great American sitcoms were based on British telly shows! And “Bangers & M*A*S*H” - which, of course, in America was simply known as “Benson” - is no exception. So in belated honor of Boxing Day (“I know…I know…” - Bored Limo Driver, “Give My Regards To Broad Street”), Tony, T.J., and fact-checkin’ overlord P3Z-Nutz present Part Two, Part One of their favourite Beatle-esque Bangers: songs not by the Beatles that are clearly influenced by the music of the Fabs. The two “Great Mome...
Mar 04, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 151
"They're gonna put Ringo in the movies!" - Rush, Moving Pictures It's a Tony & T.J. Marshall Field trip to the cinema, as they bravely brave a warm, late-fall Chicago day to see Tyler Perry's Mary McCartney presents, "If These Walls Could Sing". Spoilers, the movie and Mrs. McCartney are both delightful. Five freaking fabs!!! Plus: 🏊🏻♂️ Did T.J.'s famous faux friend, Todd Bridges, have similar or diff'rent strokes? 🚽 Hey, is Tony still in the john? ⚾️🍆⬇️ If Elton John is Derek Jeter, do...
Feb 25, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 150
A long, cold, lonely winter’s month of the UBP Deep Dish on the White Album comes to a ceremonious close this week! Today, we focus on Sides 3 + 4 of the most landmark double album since the forthcoming Record Store Day 2-LP (da fuq?) version of Ringo’s “Stop And Smell The Roses”. (“Private Property” > “Honey Pie”, anyone? #LoveMonopoly) In addition to analyzing the classic, punchy pop tunes (“Revolution 9”), clubby dance jams (“Good Night”), and other hits shamefully left off of Tony’s copy ...
Feb 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 149
RUN! To your local White Hen Pantry. STEAL! The free 3-D glasses sponsored by WFLD-32 LISTEN! To the aural delights (cream your coffee with that, fella) of the UBP White Album Deep Dish Part 3-D! Besides generously deep dishing on Side 2 and a teeny bit of Side 3, the 2 White Album Crew (#Daring1991Jokes) also ask: 🦝 Was Bob Hope merely a comic, or was he also one of the great (Rocky Rac)crooners of his era, the late 1890's? 🐀 Is it just a Q-incidence that neither NYC nor London had rats until...
Feb 11, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 148
It’s Part 2 of the Untitled Beatles Podcast White Album Fabstravaganza! This week T.J. and Tony deep dish Side One, going track-by-track and getting off-track-by-off-track, just like the 1987 CD did with the track separation on “Wild Honey Pie” into “Bungalow Bill”. Along the way, they ask the important questions, such as: 👅 Which part of the body is the balalaika? Is it a uvula, a female breast, or a Beatle growth? Please get that looked at! 🛏 What is A.C. “Iron Man” Green’s definition of the...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 147
It was great! It sold! It's the bloody Beatles' White Album! And, no, Paul; we won’t shut up. Because part one of the UBP Deep Dish on “The Beatles” is finally here! Tony and T.J. are sniffer-level giddy to discuss this album-unlike-any-other. And in part one, the Two Little Piggies delve into the history and packaging (#DingDongDingDong) of one of only two official Beatles-canon albums to be known, colloquially, by two names. (The other is “Tomorrow Never Knows”, which most first-gen fans know ...
Jan 28, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 146
Fire up your (Gloria) DeLorian(ing) because we’re going back in time! Back, through the mists of time, to a time we call November, 2022, for a special one night only screening of “Concert for George” on its 20th anniversary. Tony and T.J. road trip to Tony’s hometown—Addison, IL—on a blustery Chicago early winter’s eve to see the film and also ask: 🐅 Has the intro to the Cougs’ “I Need A Lover Who Won’t Drive Me Crazy” ended yet? 🧀 Would Radio Shack still be around had corporate followed their...
Jan 21, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 145
We asked 100 Untitled Beatles Podcast (only)fans what comes to mind when they hear the words “1973 Fantasy.” Show me, Tattoo! (Buzzer sfx.) Show me, Seven Years Pre-“Double”! (Louder buzzer sfx. Too loud, even.) Show me, 1973 Fantasy Solo LP! Survey says? (Ding ding ding ding!) (Dong dong dong dong!) Yes, it’s the 50th anniversary of one of the great solo Beatles years. And listener Beatle Dave suggested that we honor ’73 by compiling a fantasy Beatles island/album culled from that year’s releas...
Jan 14, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 144
As they say on “Rent: Original Broadway Cast Recording”, "it’s gonna be a happy new year!” They also say “Joanne, which way to the stage?”, and who the fuck is Joanne? #NeverSeenRent #ChangeMyMind It’s already a been a ding-dong-ding-dong, merry goo year for Tony, T.J. and Producer Casey. This week, they celebrate the 60th anniversary of “Please Please Me”, and also (#9 #9 #9) dream about what Beatles goodies and re-re-re-re-re-re-re-reissues (#nowwithmoregnomes) await us in The Jordan Year! As ...
Jan 07, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 143
Hey pal. Yeah you, wearing that thing. You may think you’re a Beatles fan. Or that you’ve been to Cleveland’s Rock Hall. But ask yourself this question: are you Steve Vai? In Part 2 of our journey to the ‘Land to see the “Get Back” exhibit, we address this strange old question, and also tell no Vai’s about: Are the good ‘ol boys in Don McClean’s way-too-brief hit “American Pie” drinking Agave and Rye? What torchy Beatles songs will “Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas! The Musical” include? Will the Ga...
Dec 31, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 142
This week, we're taking a break to be with our families for the holidays. (Or, potentially stranded in the snow in South Bend, Indiana, for the holidays.) Either way, it's the it's the most wonderful time to revisit our Christmas records deep dish! -- Originally released December 25, 2021 It’s been a real gear year for the Untitled Beatles Podcast and it’s all due to you! ‘Spect some of you are getting out a 50¢ piece to weigh down your rare out of print Beatles Christmas Flexi Discs. For those ...
Dec 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 141
If you're a real patriotic American, you spent the early hours after Thanksgiving waiting in a frigid-ass line at Best Buy at 4am to get a $199 microwave for $192.97. In fairness, it's one o'them microwaves with a built in VCR, so HELL YES. Or, maybe, like us libz at the UBP, you made your way to your local record store at a more humane hour to pick up some Beatles-related Black Friday Record Store Day vinyl? On this episode, Tony & T.J. review their RSD experience, the limited Ringo and Dar...
Dec 17, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 140
At long last (and maybe against the terms of their parole?) the guys take the show across state lines as they hit the highway on their pilgrimage to see "The Beatles: Get Back to Let it Be" at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Tony made the mistake of letting T.J. map the trip, so there might've been a couple detours to various record stores involved. Join the Madmen of Mishawaka as they crate-dig their way across the midwest, and take some time to ponder: 🏠 Who's got the more impr...
Dec 10, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 139
It’s another Super Deluxe Reissue of one of our classic Zoom-era episodes from 2020, remixed by our very own T.J. Shanoff! Back when going to the supermarket was a death-defying stunt, Tony and The Shandog explored The Beatles post-breakup compilations, from highly-revered curated collections to cheap, historically inaccurate cash grabs. Wash your vegetables with soap and nestle into this lo-fi blast from the wretched recent past. ----- Originally published August 22, 2020 This week T.J. and Ton...
Dec 03, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 138
Were The Beatles at the very first Thanksgiving? We may never know, but we do know they wrote some great Thanksgiving-style songs throughout their career. It’s Fabsgiving on the Untitled Beatles Podcast! Gather round the UBP piano, sing along and wonder: ☕️ Did T.J. use the remaining points on his 2007 Paul McCartney Starbucks® Card to get a discount on the forthcoming 7” Box Set? 🦃 If deep frying a turkey, should one avoid listening to "Norwegian Wood"? What about the BBC track "Set Fire To Th...
Nov 24, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 137
It’s part 2 of George Fest! It rhymes with Pete Best, Bird’s Nest, Math Test, Chest Crest, Crest Chest, and of course—and most importantly—Breast Fest, only at Kenny Rogers Roasters. Yeah, it’s a chicken joke, perv. Sorry! “Merv”. This week, T.J. and Tony break down the second half of the film and record, and along the way consider: 🌿 Does Perry Farrell need more ginkgo biloba? 🏄 Could Al Bundy front a Beach Boys tribute band? And if so, would they be called the Married… With Siblings, Cousin ...
Nov 19, 2022•47 min•Ep. 136
Many moons ago, back in 2014, an enterprising young chap named Dhani Harrison assembled a mighty crew of musicians in Los Angeles, CA, to pay homage to his late, great father George. And ho boy did the musicians turn out. We're not quite sure who they are, since none of us owns a physical copy of the 2016 DVD and CD release of "George Fest", but they sure sound good. Join T.J. and Tony as they dish deep on Dhani's All-Star (but no Starr) Band and their broad-ranging performances of some of Georg...
Nov 12, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 135
We're back! Our super deluxe vinyl box sets arrived in the mail, and Tony and Teej are ready to dish even deeper on the sparkling new Revolver remixes, bonus tracks, and beautiful accompanying 100-page book. At least Tony is. T.J. might've taken one too many edibles and spent the week listening to Eddie Murphy's 1993 Motown Records sensation Love's Alright. TUNE IN TO FIND OUT! ----- Episode links: Give Robert Freeman's rejected cover art a spin . Check out the Beatle lyric manuscripts at Northw...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 134
HOLY MOLY IT'S HERE. And Tony and T.J. want to talk about it. Join the Fab Fellas as they go Full Culkin™ on the latest (and perhaps greatest? LISTEN TO FIND OUT!) Super Deluxe Special Edition reissue of the Beatles' groundbreaking 1966 LP "Revolver". This is just part one—more to come once we get to spend some time with the vinyl box set. WHAT DO YOU THINK? We'd love you to share all your cheers, jeers, and hot takes too. Shout at us on Discord, Facebook , Twitter , Instagram, or now on Eater.c...
Oct 29, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 133
In anticipation of THE BIG DROP coming this week, T.J. and Tony (a.k.a. The Tab Two #sponsored #by #nutrasweet) dig into some of the teaser tracks already released, and then present the Super Replayable Super Re-Run Edition of our 2020 Deep Dish of Revolver. Be sure to follow our socials for details about our LIVE REACTION TWITCH & SHOUT coming soon! ----- Originally released November 14, 2020 It's time to serve up a deep dish of The Beatles most colorful LP with a b/w cover. In this episode...
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 3Ep. 132
At The Untitled Beatles Podcast, we’re as ‘Murican as basebrawl, hawt hogs, and Snapple Pi. And because our ethos has and always will be “Spyak Anglish”, we (fine, one of us) know(s) the correct way to pronounce Capitol’s seventh Beatles album is “Beatles VEE EYE”. Like “Vee Jay”, only instead of Jay, it’s a different word (than where you come from. #JealousJasmineGuy) Anyone who calls this record “Beatles Six” has a deep hatred for either “The Beatles Story”, or rightfully, one of the least pop...
Oct 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 131
Beatles fans all over the globe celebrate John Lennon’s birthday the same way: eating a tasty Filet-O-Shaved Phish sammy while listening to the Untitled Beatles Podcast. In honor of what would have been Lennon’s 82nd birthday (woah), we break down the first solo-Beatles hits comp, and along the way ponder(osa): 🍆 Are Tony & T.J. more “radio edit” or “full length” fellas? 🧛♀️ Would there be a Led Zeppelin without the Hollywood Vampires? 🥒 If Jimmie Nicol was a tasty dill pickle, would Jim...
Oct 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Before there was streaming, dreaming, or creaming (#KramerVsCreamer), Americans were legally forced to watch the same shows at the same time. THANKS, OBAMA. There were two ways to know what to watch: boozing all day with the TV on as a dangerously hungry baby cries endlessly, or - BORING ALERT - consulting your handy TV Guide. And no issue of this once-ubiquitous weekly was more enthralling than the annual, overstuffed Fall Preview Guide. So, longtime TV Guide-devotees Tony & T.J. chose this...
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Since 1974, Beatlefest aka The Fest For Beatle Fans has been a safe space for Beatle nerds, kooks and sniffers to gather, celebrate and inhale everything fab. On this magically mysterious tour, Tony spends two days reporting to T.J. from the 2022 festival in Chicago. Posing as a journalist, Tony asks the hardest-hitting questions in order to get to the bottom of this whole “Beatles” thing. Such as: 📸 How many tambourines were used by the people under the stairs jam band? The correct guess wins ...
Sep 24, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Don’t know about the future - that’s anybody’s guess - but exclusive b-sides are, shamefully, a thing of the past. Well, in our opinionation, the solo Fabs all released some killer exclusive-to-45 b-sides. And in part two of 70’s solo B-sides, we look at 397 Macca tracks, and maybe show some love to sixth Beatle Yoko and her husband gah can’t think of his name rn! Obligatorily, the Side Two’s tackle these topics: 🇯🇲 Which Raggae legend do you prefer: (Thunder) Bob Majerle or Spaggy? 🏴...
Sep 17, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 127
