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BONUS: The ā€œPurdieā€ Sound of Music (Trailer)

Itā€™s 1964. The Beatles have conquered America. But beneath the screams and the hysteria lies a secretā€”a 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 rollā€™s most bizarre conspiracy theories. Along the way, he encounters a rogueā€™s 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 Musicā€”an exhaustive 87-part true (or false?) crime docuseries. Coming April 1, 2026, only on The Untitled Beatles Podcast.

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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. 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 musicā€™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 Americaā€™s most acclaimed podcasts.

Inspired by an inspiring suggestion from longtime listener, Patreon supporter, and singer/songwriter, Montrealā€™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 1970ā€™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  - youā€™ll thank us for the two drink minimum, folks - but donā€™t fret; neither will these:

šŸš«šŸ‘– (Angry Chicago Guy:) How come Frankie Goes To Hollywood instead of Sheridan when heā€™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. 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 itā€™s a bad one, because thereā€™s no special news. There is, however, a rarely-heard Tony Mendoza production, crafted exclusively for Beatlefest 2024, seamlessly bringing together the worldā€™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 Tonyā€™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. Heā€™s drunk, sad, and very, very cold) ā€œIf Nobama was such a great president, how come I canā€™t retire off my Beatles Reel Music 8-track tape no more? And how come Sarah Palin ainā€™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 todayā€¦ The world was thrown into chaos by a pandemic that real scientists, like the bumbling, mediocre, former host of a largely stupid, 2000ā€™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 couldnā€™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 musicā€”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 Tonyā€™s long lost, desert rock bandā€™s Beatle covers this generationā€™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 DONā€™T SPELL ā€œCOMPLETEā€ LIKE AN AMERICAN IN ā€œTHE COMPLEAT BEATLESā€? ANā€™T MCDOWELL IN CHARGE OF DAT KIND OF STUFF, THE SAME WAY AJ PERZINSKI WAS IN CHARGE OF KICKING THAT JAG CUBS CATCHER MICHAEL BARRETTā€™S ASS BACK IN 2006? LETā€™S GO WHITE SOX! DIANE, Iā€™M WET AGAIN HONā€¦. NO, BAD WET, SWEETIE.

šŸ¦šŸ’° Is ā€œCan You Feel Deloitte Tonightā€, T.J.ā€™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 youā€™re an OG listener, or youā€™ve tuned in exclusively for a review of Ringoā€™s new country LP (coming soon!), weā€™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 hereā€™s 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 itā€™s 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:

šŸ§Šā€œNow and Thenā€ Then and Now Commemorative Scrapbook Vault. A crafty 12ā€™x12ā€™ cube to warmly display all of your ā€œNow 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 ā€œNow and Thenā€œ ephemera!

šŸ«˜ The Royal Mint in conjunction with Heinz Beans presents: Ringo Starr Edible Schilling Legumes in a deliciously ā€œrichā€ tomato sauce. Make your farts work for you!

šŸŒ§ļø ā€œRain/ 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 Mintzā€™s new  book about John Lennon!

Fabby Holidays from the Untitled Beatles Podcast!

T.J., Tony, Producer Casey, and P3Z-Nutz

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Ep. 193 | ā€œProblematicā€ 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!!! šŸ„°

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:

šŸ¤” Is Matt Gaetz's favorite song, "I Saw Her Standing There"? Because, she was just 17? #GaetzyPuckett

šŸ‘ø (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??"

šŸ„›šŸŽ™ļø 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 ā€œpaying someone lip serviceā€ is when someone talks about you. For example, ā€œDonald T****p once paid his daughter šŸ’‹IvankašŸ’‹ lip service when he literally joked about wanting to date her on the Howard Stern showā€. But itā€™s not usually that creepy or gross, in fact itā€™s 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 itā€™s a podcastā€¦

šŸšØ Would ā€œKids Incorporatedā€ have been a more interesting show if it was called ā€œKids Incarceratedā€?

šŸ˜“ Are Rod Rogers and Rick Astley the Dream Academy and Beatles of their respective eras? And why are you acting like you donā€™t know what that means, are you ok?

ā›µļøWho 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; ā€œ12 Bar Originalā€ and ā€œSie 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 oneā€™s political leanings, itā€™s a stressful time ā€˜round 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 donā€™t are probably d-bags, and itā€™s 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 NBCā€™s ā€œThe Apprenticeā€!), this weekā€™s 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, thereā€™s many insider-y, beltway-adjacent questions posed by our own Nate Silver and Nate Gold (#YukonCornelius #SoulTrain), as we also ask:

šŸ¤  How many voters will be swayed by the effects of inflation on the pre-order price of Ringoā€™s new country + western cassette tape?

šŸ¦‹ Is there a better chance MPL will release a Deluxe Archive Collection reissue of Ringoā€™s two versions of ā€œWingsā€ before actually reissuing Wings ā€œLondon Townā€ or Wings ā€œBack To The Eggā€? And will there ever be two versions of ā€œTwo Virginsā€?

šŸ’‰ Is the $80 vinyl of Seanā€™s ā€œMind Games: The Meditation Mixesā€ the RFK Jr. of Beatles re-issues? 

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