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BONUS: The āPurdieā Sound of Music (Trailer)
Itās 1964. The Beatles have conquered America. But beneath the screams and the hysteria lies a secretāa mystery so audacious, so rhythmically complex, that it has remained hidden for decades. Could it be true that Bernard Purdie, legendary session drummer, played on Beatles records?
Join hard-hitting investigator Tony Mendoza as he dives headfirst into one of rock and rollās most bizarre conspiracy theories. Along the way, he encounters a rogueās gallery of underground insiders whose stories paint a picture of deception, syncopation, and a janitor with a mop that could shuffle harder than a Reno croupier.
Did Bernard Purdie really lay down the beat for the biggest band in the world? Or is this just another myth in the long, strange history of Beatles lore?
Find out in The Purdie Sound of Musicāan exhaustive 87-part true (or false?) crime docuseries. Coming April 1, 2026, only on The Untitled Beatles Podcast.
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".
#š_ššø
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:
šļøš¼š¦ (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?
š¶1ļøā£2ļøā£ Is 12 Bar Original actually 12 bars and/or original?
š£š°š¤ 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. 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 musicās 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 Americaās most acclaimed podcasts.
Inspired by an inspiring suggestion from longtime listener, Patreon supporter, and singer/songwriter, Montrealās own Max "Como" Comeau (which translates loosely in āMurican to "Max, how"?), Tony and T.J. dare to dream: what would have a Beatles reunion concert been like in the late 1970ās? 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 - youāll thank us for the two drink minimum, folks - but donāt fret; neither will these:
š«š (Angry Chicago Guy:) How come Frankie Goes To Hollywood instead of Sheridan when heās getting off the outer drive? And how come Wix got a problem with America's hottie, Sister Jean?
š«šš»āāļø Why is it literally impossible to find out how/where Keith Moon died? Nobody has this information?
š«ā¾ļø Sox Fest was hella sad, right? More like, Konerk-NO!
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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 itās a bad one, because thereās no special news. There is, however, a rarely-heard Tony Mendoza production, crafted exclusively for Beatlefest 2024, seamlessly bringing together the worldās two most important proper nouns.)
While reflecting on the future of UBP, and also preparing for the past, the UB3 (#Cantaloop?) also ponder:
š§ļøšŖ© Was it (metaphorically) raining on Tonyās prom night, and how many of you would get and/or appreciate a āGreaseā reference here?
š«š Does Charles Barkley calling T.J. āshort 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.
šļøšµ (Our Chicago Friend. Heās drunk, sad, and very, very cold) āIf Nobama was such a great president, how come I canāt retire off my Beatles Reel Music 8-track tape no more? And how come Sarah Palin aināt 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 todayā¦ The world was thrown into chaos by a pandemic that real scientists, like the bumbling, mediocre, former host of a largely stupid, 2000ās 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 couldnāt 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 musicāas well as the much anticipated sequel to āAll The Bestāābrought them together. They answer pointedly personal, potentially problematic questions from some loyal listeners, and also consider:
šļøš„ Is the discovery of cassettes featuring Tonyās long lost, desert rock bandās Beatle covers this generationās āLive At The Star Clubā? But the 2 LP Pickwick version, not that lame 16-track Sony Music CD from 1991?
šŗšøš§¦ Angry Chicago Guy: HOW COME MALCOM MCDOWELL DONāT SPELL āCOMPLETEā LIKE AN AMERICAN IN āTHE COMPLEAT BEATLESā? ANāT MCDOWELL IN CHARGE OF DAT KIND OF STUFF, THE SAME WAY AJ PERZINSKI WAS IN CHARGE OF KICKING THAT JAG CUBS CATCHER MICHAEL BARRETTāS ASS BACK IN 2006? LETāS GO WHITE SOX! DIANE, IāM WET AGAIN HONā¦. NO, BAD WET, SWEETIE.
š¦š° Is āCan You Feel Deloitte Tonightā, T.J.ās āLion Kingā parody about noted consulters (?) Deloitte, arguably the best corporate āLion Kingā parody about Deloitte of 2000? No? Cool. Cool.
Whether youāre an OG listener, or youāve tuned in exclusively for a review of Ringoās new country LP (coming soon!), weāre grateful for all of you, and especially those with the stones to demand that we āget rid of the pianoā. THANK YOU, and hereās to the next 200!
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Ep. 198 | Our Fab Holiday Wishlist
Since Xmashanukkwanza has been an ongoing celebration since late September, we here at the UPB have already spent all of our allotted giving spirit for 2024 (#ThanksObama). Therefore itās time to focus on what we WANT to RECEIVE from The Beatleverse in the years to come. So this week, Crimbledee and Crimbledum list off all the major contenders on their fab wishlists, while leaving these remaining items for future wishlists:
š§āNow and Thenā Then and Now Commemorative Scrapbook Vault. A crafty 12āx12ā cube to warmly display all of your āNow and Thenā 100+ coloured 7ā, 10ā, 12ā vinyls, posters, t-shirts, keychains, beach towels, cuckoo clocks, handcuffs, luxury camping gear (including bug zappers!), weather balloons and other assorted āNow and Thenā ephemera!
š« The Royal Mint in conjunction with Heinz Beans presents: Ringo Starr Edible Schilling Legumes in a deliciously ārichā tomato sauce. Make your farts work for you!
š§ļø āRain/ Paperback Writerā Reversible Drizzle Parka* and Bookmark**
*not recommended for rain
**wait 12-36 hours after drizzle for bookmark use
***Parka will not work as a bookmark
****Bookmark will not work as a parka
Plus a pint-size review of Elliot Mintzās new book about John Lennon!
Fabby Holidays from the Untitled Beatles Podcast!
T.J., Tony, Producer Casey, and P3Z-Nutz
Ep. 193 | āProblematicā Beatles Fantasy Albums
You got a problem with me, guy?
What about The Beatles, you don't got a problem with them, right? Because some of their songs, depending who you ask, are pretty darn problematic. Where's Jerry Falwell when you need him? Oh, yeah, dead! He Gone!!! š„°
Tony and T.J. attempt very hard to get cancelled as they debate which Beatles songs are, to quote Lindsey Buckingham, Trouble; as they discuss their unique and very real compilations of Problematic Beatles Songs.
Along the way, Tony, T.J., and stone cold early 90s Miami DJ legend - nepotism alert! - DJ Double DJ, discuss these dirty, Murica hatin songs and also ask:
š¤” Is Matt Gaetz's favorite song, "I Saw Her Standing There"? Because, she was just 17? #GaetzyPuckett
šø (Our Chicago friend at the bar. It's 3pm, he hasn't showered in a bit, and he just called the RC Cola delivery guy "Ozzie Guillen, Jr.") "How come Queen and Fred McMercury stole that big butts song from the Beatles and then Sir Mix A A Lot made a rap song about it? And how come rap music don't go away, so I can feel comfortable again??"
š„šļø If one man makes another man "spit on his microphone", is it probably at Matt Gaetz's house?
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Ep. 192 | Fab Lip Service
Not everyone gets lip serviced. Like, have you ever been lip serviced, pal?Being lip serviced, also known as āpaying someone lip serviceā is when someone talks about you. For example, āDonald T****p once paid his daughter šIvankaš lip service when he literally joked about wanting to date her on the Howard Stern showā. But itās not usually that creepy or gross, in fact itās often a compliment, like the many songs that feature a direct mention of The Beatles, in every generation and genre of music.
This week, Tony & T.J., as reproduced for podcast by Producer Casey, delve into some of their favorite (and least favorite) songs that mention The Beatles. They also wonder, aloud, because itās a podcastā¦
šØ Would āKids Incorporatedā have been a more interesting show if it was called āKids Incarceratedā?
š“ Are Rod Rogers and Rick Astley the Dream Academy and Beatles of their respective eras? And why are you acting like you donāt know what that means, are you ok?
āµļøWho can say where the road goes? Where the day flows? And who can say if your love grows, as your heart chose? And, is this a joke or just lazily quoting Enya?
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Ep. 191 | Songs for Times of Trouble
For anyone with a pulse - and/or a mint copy of the Pink Floyd CD with a still-functioning blue light - Beatles music makes life better. The Fab 4 (or 5, depending where one sits with Sir Jimmie Nicol) were imperfect men, who created mostly perfect music; ā12 Bar Originalā and āSie Liebt Dichā, notwithstanding. Despite their very human flaws and contradictions, they sought to communicate light and love through their remarkable music, lyrics, and an unmatched accessibility to every generation and background.
In mere hours, America [F**K YEAH!] will decide our next president. Regardless of oneās political leanings, itās a stressful time āround here. And, when we find ourselves in times of trouble, many of us rely on Beatles music to soothe, entertain, inspire, and fulfill us. Those who donāt are probably d-bags, and itās best to cancel them. #PeaceAndLove
Even though entertainers should absolutely stay in their lane and SHUT THEIR PIE HOLES about politics (looking at you, Chachi! And especially you, longtime host of NBCās āThe Apprenticeā!), this weekās UBP focuses on favorite, optimistic music from the Beatles world that serves to inspire Tony & T.J. on the eve of this precarious moment in American history. Plus, thereās many insider-y, beltway-adjacent questions posed by our own Nate Silver and Nate Gold (#YukonCornelius #SoulTrain), as we also ask:
š¤ How many voters will be swayed by the effects of inflation on the pre-order price of Ringoās new country + western cassette tape?
š¦ Is there a better chance MPL will release a Deluxe Archive Collection reissue of Ringoās two versions of āWingsā before actually reissuing Wings āLondon Townā or Wings āBack To The Eggā? And will there ever be two versions of āTwo Virginsā?
š Is the $80 vinyl of Seanās āMind Games: The Meditation Mixesā the RFK Jr. of Beatles re-issues?
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