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Ep. 209 | Macca Snacks Finale / Paul McCartney’s The 7ā€ Singles Box (2022)

It’s the end of an error, as Tony & T.J. conclude their three years/one day saga of binging reissued Macca 45s with a couple of absolute late-era McCartney gems; and an exclusive, world-wide/WorldStar, legally dubious debut of T.J.'s "Liverpool Oratorio" test pressing!

We’ll be back next week with an all new episode where we get in the March Madness spirit; and by that we mean point-shaving, baby!! In the meantime, go ahead and grab a Macca snack; they’re meat free and it’s not even Monday. Unless it is!

 

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Ep. 207 | Beatles U.K. Singles That Could Have Been

Move over, "Cloud 9". 1987's biggest release, at least for fans of the kind of hard, f rock that Appleton's legendary WFUK made famous, is Tiffany's "Could've Been".
#šŸ“_šŸ†šŸŽø

But what was ol Tiff singing about? We interpret her lyrics as a listing of songs the Beatles could've (been) released in their real-time, U.K. discography. For those of you for whom Tiffany rocks just a wee too hard, the Untitled Two dream up some of their choices most amazing fantasy Fab singles.

So come on down to fantasy land - no yoga toe spreaders required, which is arguably Phil Collins best album - as we also wonder:

šŸŸļøšŸ“¼šŸ’¦ (Angry Chicago guy, in line for opening day at Comiskey, which is 6 weeks away. It's dangerously cold.) How come that hollyweird lib Dana Carvey don't do no impressions of John Lennon beating up Bob Wooler? And how come I'm wet when I VCR "Gutfeld" but not Diane?

šŸ“¶1ļøāƒ£2ļøāƒ£ Is 12 Bar Original actually 12 bars and/or original?

šŸŸ£šŸ’°šŸ¤‘ Why haven't any of you so called "fanz" opened up an Etsy shop where you sell T.J. customized/hypmotized fantasy 1988 Purple Capitol label 45's? #ForJukeboxesOnly

 

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Ep. 206 | The Beatles ā€œLive at the BBCā€ (1994)

In what many scholars consider one of the most revelatory album releases of 1994 (perhaps second only to Sade's "Best of Sade"), the Beatles' "Live at the BBC" provides a portal back to the early 60s, when the Beatles weren't yet quite as popular as the big J.C.

This week, T.J and Tony dust off their CD collections to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 30th anniversary of some of the Fab Four's fines live studio recordings, and in the process, answer the timeless questions:

šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§šŸŽ™ļø Who was the superior BBC presenter: Lee Peters, Pee Litres, or Step By Step's Patrick Duffy?

šŸŒšŸ‘½ How come Ringo doesn't want us throwing bananas at him anymore, and when was he planning to warn us (with peace and love)?

šŸŒ­šŸŽµ Whaddyou want when you're hungry for somethin' that you really got to have? #LikeHotDogs

 

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Ep. 205 | Beatles Fantasy Reunion Setlists

Have you ever had a Rock & Roll Fantasy? The Kinks did. So did Bad Company. And nobody hated Bad Company more than rock music’s Stephen Sondheim. #FireElaineStritch

Some Rock & Roll fantasies are quite dangerous, like the troubling, cancel-worthy ones Rick Rubin has about feet. ALLEGEDLY. But others are healthy enough to dream out loud, on, by any reasonable metric, one of America’s most acclaimed podcasts.

Inspired by an inspiring suggestion from longtime listener, Patreon supporter, and singer/songwriter, Montreal’s own Max "Como" Comeau (which translates loosely in ā€˜Murican to "Max, how"?), Tony and T.J. dare to dream: what would have a Beatles reunion concert been like in the late 1970’s? Would George wear his silly stache from his self titled LP? Would Paul arrive on a laconic boat from London Town? Would John bake bread as Yoko verbally assaults Chuck Berry? And would Ringo be sober enough to zug-zug his way from Monte Carlo to the venue?

These questions will NOT be answered in this fairly insane excursion in to fantasyland  - you’ll thank us for the two drink minimum, folks - but don’t fret; neither will these:

šŸš«šŸ‘– (Angry Chicago Guy:) How come Frankie Goes To Hollywood instead of Sheridan when he’s getting off the outer drive? And how come Wix got a problem with America's hottie, Sister Jean?

šŸš«šŸŠšŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø Why is it literally impossible to find out how/where Keith Moon died? Nobody has this information?

šŸš«āš¾ļø Sox Fest was hella sad, right? More like, Konerk-NO!

 

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Ep. 204 | Beatles For Sale (1964) Side Two

The fab four’s fourth fab album, Beatles for Sale, isn’t just absolutely freaking underrated. It offers perhaps the last of their comparatively-less-ubiquitous knockout tunes. Side 2 illustrates this point perfectly, where just about Every Little Thing is magical*. (*May not include cover songs!)

And yet, the UBP’s very own Tony ā€œDave Dexter Junior, Juniorā€ Mendoza wants to make this album even better. How will he do this you may ask? That’s why you literally have to listen! (No, really this time we’re not f**king around.) Spoiler alert: just when the ā€œlawyersā€ said Rush and The Beatles was too legally sick of a collab, The Spirit of Hard Rock Radio on WFUK - Your Home for Appleton Foxes Baseball - proves that in Tony’s world, the timeless wavelengths remain, well, timeless. And also, wavelengths.

You can’t spoil a UBP ā€œBeatles For Saleā€ party, because a UBP ā€œBeatles For Saleā€ party don’t spoil! Oy, unless it’s too hot at this meshugana picnic! Which one of you shcmucks brought egg salad, it’s a thousand degrees out here!? And also:

šŸ‡«šŸ‡· Is Queen Latifa’s best song about a French record pressing plant ā€œU-N-R-T-Iā€?

šŸŒŽšŸ’ØšŸļø (Angry Chicago guy:) How come nobody ain’t calls Earth Wind and Fire reverse racists* for not hiring Erik Estrada to sing ā€œCelebrate Good Times, Come Onā€ on their tours? (*Not a thing)

šŸ“šŸ›– Why does T.J. think the random, current Sheriff of the Norwalk Republican Town Committee played Arnold Horshack on ā€œWelcome Back Kotterā€?

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Ep. 203 | Beatles For Sale (1964)

It’s one of the more unique and perhaps under-appreciated albums in the Beatles otherworldly catalog: ā€œBeatles For Saleā€. Recorded in the eye of the Beatlemania storm, with the making of  what would become ā€œHelpā€ right around the corner, this is one of the few Beatles albums that, to quote TLC’s tribute to Zach Braff (NBC’s ā€œNo Scrubsā€), ā€œBeatles For Saleā€, sadly gets no love. It’s occasionally dismissed as a creative and energy step down from the album which preceded it, ā€œA Hard Days Nightā€. BY MORONS, AM I RIGHT? Because this is a damn fine album, however exhausted and transitional the boys may have been, and it’s long past time it gets an authentic, patented UBP deep dish. Hold the sausage, it’s almost Meat Free Monday, you jagbag!

In addition to dishing Dylan, The Beatles, and the age old political battle of mono vs. stereo, the Now On Sale Two also ponder:

šŸ” Is Tony a first time grunter, a longtime grunter, or a R.J. Grunter?

🌈 Marvin Gaye ganked the riff and feel of ā€œGot To Give It Upā€ from longtime, actual soul legend Robin Thicke, yes? Like, obviously?

🄁 Is Bernard Purdie, scientifically, the world’s only drummer?

 

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Ep. 202 | Ringo Starr's "Look Up" (2025) and Our Country Music Favorites

Sure, in 1982, George may have ā€œGone Troppoā€ … but who could’ve guessed that some 43 years later, his old pal Ringo would have ā€œGone Conttroā€?

That’s right! Buckle your buckles, scoot those boots, and pour out’cher ten gallon hats, because this week the Twangin’ Two dish deep not just on Ringo’s new Nashville-infused release, ā€œLook Upā€, but they Look Back on their own Americana and country music roots.

Join us as we hit the open highway with our radios tuned to Tom T. Hall, Dave ā€œCurleyā€ Dudley, and Dick Butkus, and along the ride we ask:

 šŸŒæ Who got higher at Poplar Creek in the 1980s: Willie Nelson, or T.J.’s mom?

šŸ‚ True or False: Tony’s first concert was Alvin and the Chipmunks at the opening night of Coyote Ugly Saloon?

 šŸ‘Æ Is Ringo’s ā€œCan You Hear Me Callā€ featuring Molly Tuttle the greatest solo Beatle duet since Macca’s ā€œIvory and Ivoryā€ with Hamish Stuart?

 

(hat tip to Patreon supporter ChossoMosso for episode art inspiration 🤠)

 

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Ep. 200.5 | Episode CC.V (Our 200th Episode Part 2!)

The rager of an anny party continues over at the UBP, as the team celebrates their 200th (200-point-fifth?) episode! With the help of some fab listener questions, Tony, T.J., & Casey dish deep on all things Beatles - and some exciting news that may be revealed for 2025! (This is called a tease, but it’s a bad one, because there’s no special news. There is, however, a rarely-heard Tony Mendoza production, crafted exclusively for Beatlefest 2024, seamlessly bringing together the world’s two most important proper nouns.)

While reflecting on the future of UBP, and also preparing for the past, the UB3 (#Cantaloop?) also ponder:

šŸŒ§ļøšŸŖ© Was it (metaphorically) raining on Tony’s prom night, and how many of you would get and/or appreciate a ā€œGreaseā€ reference here?

šŸš«šŸ† Does Charles Barkley calling T.J. ā€œshort and uglyā€ make up for him, shamefully, never winning an NBA title? T.J., I mean. B**ch a** coward can't win when it matters.

šŸŽžļøšŸŽµ (Our Chicago Friend. He’s drunk, sad, and very, very cold) ā€œIf Nobama was such a great president, how come I can’t retire off my Beatles Reel Music 8-track tape no more? And how come Sarah Palin ain’t wearing no skirts no more on the reruns of that one SNL with John McCain?"

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Ep. 200 | Episode CC (Our 200th Episode!)

It was 200 episodes ago today… The world was thrown into chaos by a pandemic that real scientists, like the bumbling, mediocre, former host of a largely stupid, 2000’s NBC reality show, knew could be cured with basic medical know how; like injecting bleach. #NegativeCreep #FileHimUnderARock

From this weird, wild world of alternative facts and despair came The Untitled Beatles Podcast, and we couldn’t be more proud to share our 200th sojourn into the vast, beautiful world of Beatles music and culture. In this special episode, Tony, T.J., and Producer Casey take the rare step of making things about themselves, and discuss how a deep love of Beatles music—as well as the much anticipated sequel to ā€œAll The Bestā€ā€”brought them together. They answer pointedly personal, potentially problematic questions from some loyal listeners, and also consider:

šŸŽ™ļøšŸ„ Is the discovery of cassettes featuring Tony’s long lost, desert rock band’s Beatle covers this generation’s ā€œLive At The Star Clubā€? But the 2 LP Pickwick version, not that lame 16-track Sony Music CD from 1991?

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øšŸ§¦ Angry Chicago Guy: HOW COME MALCOM MCDOWELL DON’T SPELL ā€œCOMPLETEā€ LIKE AN AMERICAN IN ā€œTHE COMPLEAT BEATLESā€? AN’T MCDOWELL IN CHARGE OF DAT KIND OF STUFF, THE SAME WAY AJ PERZINSKI WAS IN CHARGE OF KICKING THAT JAG CUBS CATCHER MICHAEL BARRETT’S ASS BACK IN 2006? LET’S GO WHITE SOX! DIANE, I’M WET AGAIN HON…. NO, BAD WET, SWEETIE.

šŸ¦šŸ’° Is ā€œCan You Feel Deloitte Tonightā€, T.J.’s ā€œLion Kingā€ parody about noted consulters (?) Deloitte, arguably the best corporate ā€œLion Kingā€ parody about Deloitte of 2000? No? Cool. Cool.

Whether you’re an OG listener, or you’ve tuned in exclusively for a review of Ringo’s new country LP (coming soon!), we’re grateful for all of you, and especially those with the stones to demand that we ā€œget rid of the pianoā€. THANK YOU, and here’s to the next 200!

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