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Ep. 64 | McCartney 3,2,1 (2021) Part 3

What type of Macca apprecionado are you… a “Live and Let Die”-harder, a casual “Maybe I’m Amazed” fair-weather type, or an ironically distanced, “Check My Machine” troll?

In this, the final installment of our “McCartney 3,2,1” deep dish, T.J. and Tony discuss episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Rick Rubin’s “Hulu and chill” with Sir Paul, covering both his modern standards and less-celebrated obscurities.

Chock-full of Beatle conspiracies and high noon standoffs, this episode will have you wondering:

  • Which hit 80s sitcom theme did Julian Lennon secretly sing?

  • How much did T.J. pay for a Spanish copy of McCartney’s Unplugged LP at Sound Warehouse in June of 1991?

  • Did Hulu use AI to make Paul sing “Got My Mind Set On You”?

Polish your anvil and set your Moogs to fab, this episode is worthy of the Sledge-O-Matic!

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Ep. 59 | Deep Dish: RAM (1971) 50th Anniversary Part 2

Our RAM 50th Anniversary Deep Dish Part 2 is finally here! Whether remastered, half speed mastered, mono mastered, or mastered-mastered, RAM is top-flight Macca and and a near-perfect listen. Tony and T.J. pick-up with Paul’s first U.S. #1 single (no, not “Back in Brazil”) and take us through the Archive Collection bonus tracks. They also find time to address:

  • Tony’s love of the lovely, long haired lady, Linda McCartney

  • Why nothing inspires confidence quite like 1980’s deodorant commercials

  • And which is better: Damn Yankees, the baseball musical, or Damn Yankees, the Nugent-fronted “supergroup”?

If you love this record (and who doesn’t?), you’ll love this episode. We believe that we can’t be wrong!

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Ep. 58 | Black Music and The Beatles

Hey it's Juneteenth! In honor of the holiday, let's take a minute to reflect on the Black artists who inspired, wrote, or originally recorded SO MUCH of the Beatles' music we know and love. T.J and Tony pick some of their favorite songs that the Beatles covered, including some of the lesser-known originals.

There's a ton of great music throughout the show. We loved getting to dig into some groundbreaking R&B artists we already knew a little bit about—and some we're just getting to know for the first time—and we hope you do too.

"I was given back my body in the 1950s by Black music. I appreciate it, and I’ll never stop acknowledging it – Black music is my life." John Lennon, JET Magazine, October 1972

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Ep. 57 | Deep Dish: RAM (1971) 50th Anniversary Part 1

1970-71 was a prolific period for Beatles solo releases, and so last month we were blessed with yet another 50th anniversary edition of an iconic album: Paul and Linda McCartney's RAM. Tony and T.J. use the occasion to deep dish their favorite solo Paul work. And while they're at it:

  • T.J. and Tony reminisce about their old radio days and the technological marvel of audio cartridges

  • Tony does his best Magic Alex impression, explaining the technological marvel of half-speed mastering.

  • And the guys debate whether "Too Many People" can knock off "Motor of Love" and "Ou Est Le Soleil" for the top spot on the all-time greatest solo Paul charts

As usual, there's a lot of great music to talk about, so this one's going to be a two-parter. And also as usual, there might be a little bit of salty language. Though T.J. insists he's just saying "piece of cake."

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Ep. 55 | Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Collection Part 1

This week, the guys finally get to dig into the COVID-delayed 51st anniversary edition of what is arguably the greatest post-Beatles Fab Four solo album: John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band (1970).

The Ultimate Collection contains far more than can be covered in a single podcast, so in Part 1, T.J. and Tony tackle the first two discs of the sprawling boxed set, including the Ultimate Mix collection of the original album tracks, as well as the Ultimate Mix outtakes.

The long-awaited compilation may be exhaustive, but does it include any of the long rumoured (and some might say fictional) rarities like:

  • An alternate take of Remember with Paul on bass

  • The lost O’Jays contribution to Fiddler on the Roof

  • Or the Jeff Lynne + Threetles “My Mummy’s Dead”

Tune in to find out!

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Ep. 49 | Give My Regards to Broad Street (Film Review)

At long last, T.J. and Tony review Sir Paul's magnum opus: Give My Regards to Broad Street. Starring and written by Paul McCartney, the 1984 movie was panned by critics and audiences alike, but brought us some of Paul's best music of the decade ("No More Lonely Nights"), and some of his worst remakes of his best music from decades past (lookin' at you, "Long and Winding Road").

This long and rambling podcast leads to all the usual goofs and giggles, and—as far as we're able to ascertain—what we believe to be the first reference to the theme music from NBC's "The Days & Nights of Molly Dodd" in podcasting history. And what movie review is complete without also covering the Commodore 64 video game adaptation?

Movie viewing recommended (you might be able to find it on YouTube), but certainly not required. Good times guaranteed either way, or your money back.

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BONUS Ep. 47 | "Look at Me" Ultimate Mix, Joe Strummer on Dark Horse

It's another BONUS EDITION to cover some breaking news from the Beatlesverse. Tony and TJ tackle the first album release in a decade from George Harrison's Dark Horse Records—Joe Strummer's posthumous Assembly—and another sneak peek Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Mix of one of John's sweetest tunes, "Look at Me."

But really, the guys are just using these new releases as an excuse to talk about musical theater, John Lennon's love of cats (and Cats), TJ's love of Tucker, Tony's blasphemous lack of love for Prince, and a whole lot more.

We're back with a full episode Saturday morning, but in the meantime, send your hate mail over to our Facebook page

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Ep. 44 | Ringo’s “Zoom In” EP (2021)

It's rare that TJ and Tony get the chance to deep-dish about NEW RELEASES from the Fab Four, but last week, Ringo Starr dropped his new "Zoom In" EP.

Could it be his best work since "Vertical Man"? Will Tony etch another record into his Solo Beatles Mount Rushmore? (Spoiler: NO.)

We also check out the newly released Plastic Ono Band bonus track "It'll Be Me" featuring John, Ringo, Klaus Voorman, and Billy Preston, as well as a couple of early George Martin experimental synth tracks slated for a remix and reissue in May.

As always, things get a little wacky.

  • TJ geeks out about 1990's Live from Knebworth

  • Tony gives Ringo the Pete Best cold shoulder

  • And have you heard Ringo's long-rumored Nine Inch Nails collaboration?

Here's to the songs we might not remember,
With a podcast we won't forget.

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Ep. 43 | “Mother” Ultimate Mix and Beatles Streamers

We are back from our hiatus with a brand new episode! In which TJ and Tony evaluate some brand new Fab Four content! (OR IS IT?)

This week, we dig into:

  • The newly released version of "Mother" from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: Ultimate Mix, or Ultimately Uneventful?

  • The mysterious new "Beatles EPs" popping up on streaming services like Spotify—All About the Girl, New Years Workout, Meditation Mix, and so on

  • The baffling inclusion of "Here Comes the Sun" on The Beatles For Kids - Animals compilation

  • Our own proposals for some unique new streaming Beatles EPs

And, of course, all the usual shenanigans, tangents, needle drops, Bernard Purdie mythology, classic TV sitcom talk, and JUST MAYBE... the debut of a never-before-heard Olivia Newton John collaboration.

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Ep. 42 | Deep Dish: Brainwashed (2002)

It seems almost unfathomable, but this past week would’ve been George Harrison’s 78th birthday, almost 20 years after his body exited the material world. In honor of that melancholy milestone, Tony & T.J. do a deep dish into his last album of new material, 2002’s Brainwashed; much of which was recorded as George knew he was dying. It’s a poignant, beautiful record, which gets its proper due here, but of course doesn’t stop the Untitled Duo from their usual insane diversions; including, but not limited to:

  • The not-so Quiet Beatle taking on those perpetual #prannies, Oasis

  • Thinkin' about girls at church

  • The Grammys’ favorite band (and #prannies favorite band, too): Toto

  • And, a hot take on blues legend Robert Cray: COVID denier? (Disclaimer: he’s not. Unless he is. Oh shit is he?)

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