Things We Said Today Beatles Radio Show

In this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo welcome back Laurence Juber – lead guitarist in the last incarnation of Wings and a superb fingerstyle guitarist whose latest album is “The Fab 4th,” his fourth collection of Beatles arrangements for solo guitar. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments...

In this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo welcome back bassist John Montagna for a chat about Paul’s bass work, particularly on his post-Beatles (Wings and solo) recordings. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradio...

In this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrateYoko Ono’s 87th birthday with a discussion of her importance in John Lennon’s life, and in the culture generally. And we  celebrate what would have been George Harrison’s 77th birthday by each choosing a single go-to Harrison album.  As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We inv...

In this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have an off-the-cuff back and forth about the different (and various) ways they listen to the Beatles music, group and solo, and how their approaches to listening to the music have changed over time. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or...

In this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo look at the history of Beatles compilations, and discuss whether there’s much point to them, whether they were well done, what the Beatles’ attitude toward them was, and whether they have a future in the era of Spotify. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your co...

In this first episode of 2020, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo look back at what they considered the Beatles-related highlights of 2019 and discuss what they hope to see in 2020. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradiosh...

In this final episode for 2019, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo talk to Peter Asher – mainly about his new book, “The Beatles A to Zed,” but also about his SiriusXM radio show, Peter & Gordon, the Beatles, Apple and his career as a producer these past 50-plus years. Wishing everyone Happy Holidays.  As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episod...

The assignment this week was to each select the best year – whether for recordings, live appearances or other aspects of their careers – collectively for two or more of the former Beatles. That is, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each chose a single year that they regard as the best for the solo (former) Beatles. Which, as it turns out … well, hear for yourselves! As always, we welcom...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo review Ringo Starr’s latest album, “What’s My Name.” As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com , join  our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page  and com...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the September 1969 meeting at which the Beatles planned a possible future – and at how and why everything unraveled less than two weeks later. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswes...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss their favorite Beatles and solo album covers, and have a chat with John Kosh, who in 1969 was Apple’s creative director, and designed the front and back covers of “Abbey Road.” As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other sho...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo offer their impressions of the Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, which is out on Sept. 27.   As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com , join  our "T...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each pick a solo album that they had some reservations about – or in some cases, actively disliked – when it was released, but have come to appreciate over the years. Plus news, of course – and Darren’s overview of the Abbey Road listening session he attended in New York. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or a...

  This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss Ringo’s post-1989 albums, and the differences between those produced by Mark Hudson, and those produced after Ringo and Mark parted ways (during the making of Liverpool 8) And of course, there’s plenty of Beatles news, including Ken’s and Darren’s impressions of Ringo concerts they both saw during the previous week. As always, we we...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo pay tribute to the Revolver album – and the seemingly perennial question of whether it was the Beatles’ best work – to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of its release. And of course, there’s plenty of Beatles news, including information about McCartney Legacy, the series of books Allan is writing with Adrian Sinclair. As always, we welcome yo...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo, as well as former hosts Steve Marinucci and Al Sussman, celebrate the show’s 300th episode with a discussion of a few of our favorite shows from among the first 299, as well as the Beatles experiences – group or solo – that have meant the most to us. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a chat with Terry Crain about “NEMS and the Business of Selling Beatles Merchandise in the U.S. 1964-1996” his new book about vintage Beatles memorabilia.  As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address ...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a chat with Ken McNab about “And in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles,” his new book about 1969, the Beatles’ final year as a functioning band. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingsw...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the ways the Beatles influenced each of them -- not only musically, but also politically, socially and in matters of style -- when they were growing up and first came into contact with the Beatles and their work. And in the show's news section, they discuss Paul's next batch of reissues, and Ken brings some news about a new tour that...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo revisit George Harrison’s first solo project, the soundtrack score for Wonderwall, released in 1968 as his Wonderwall Music LP.  As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmai...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo revisit Ringo Starr’s debut solo album, the Standards collection Sentimental Journey. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com , join  our "Things We Said Today Bea...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss their favorite standalone singles – that is, songs the Beatles, as a group and individually, released independently from their latest albums. Also known as non-LP singles. (If they were later released on a compilation, they still count.) As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo commemorate the 50th wedding anniversaries of Paul and Linda (March 12, 1969) and John and Yoko (March 20, 1969), and ruminate on what Linda and Yoko – two uncommonly strong women - brought to the relationships. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about t...

This week, Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo (Allan Kozinn was off lecturing somewhere)  have a chat with Brian Southall about his new book, “The White Album – Revolution, Politics & Recording: The Beatles and the World in 1968.” As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our emai...

This week, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a chat with bassist John Montagna (who, besides leading the John Montagna Band, has toured with the Alan Parsons Project and played with several Beatles tribute bands) about Paul’s work as a bassist John focuses particularly on Paul’s work on “Abbey Road,” which will be the subject of his presentation at the Fest for Beatles Fans at the...