Things We Said Today Beatles Radio Show

This week, Steve Marinucci, Allan Kozinn and Ken Michaels welcome attorney Joey Self as their guest. If his name sounds familiar, it's because he wrote four lengthy essays on Beatles' court cases that were published on Steve Marinucci's Abbeyrd's Beatles Page site and elsewhere. He talks with us about several cases, including the George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"/"She's So Fine" suit and the John Le...

This week, your Things We Said Today hosts Allan Kozinn, Steve Marinucci and Ken Michaels are joined by University of Michigan professor and renowned Beatles musicologist Walter Everett , the author of a two-volume series of books on "The Beatles As Musicians" that covers the Fab Four's recorded music from their days as The Quarry Men through "The Beatles Anthology." Everett talks about the musica...

This week, Ken, Allan and Steve welcome the great Neil Innes, who tells us some inside stories of his career with the Bonzo Dog Band and the Rutles, talks about his upcoming live appearances and also reveals some breaking news in the later part of the show. 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...

This week, Steve, Ken and Allan give their analysis of John Lennon's "Walls and Bridges" album and go into the album track-by-track. We also report on the latest Beatles news.  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 ,...

Our discussion of the Beatles in stereo vs. mono comes to an end with this third show, which is mainly about the differences on the White Album. (You can hear the previous shows in this series as #257 and #260 .) 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  thi...

This week, Allan, Steve and Ken continue the discussion about the stereo vs. mono Beatles albums as we go from "Rubber Soul" through "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." (Look for a show about The White Album and other tracks soon.) As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. You can send your comments to our show's email address  thingswesaidtodayr...

This week, Steve Marinucci, Ken Michaels and Allan Kozinn welcome two people who have been involved with the publication of Beatles fan magazines. Al Sussman, executive editor of Beatlefan magazine, and Charles Rosenay!!!, the founder and editor of Good Day Sunshine in its early years, talk about the history of the two magazines, what it took to put out issues of each and how they saw their public...

This week, Ken, Allan and Steve welcome our very special guest Wally Podrazik, the co-author (with Harry Castleman) of a pioneering set of Beatles discographies beginning with "All Together Now," followed up by "The Beatles Again?" and "The End of the Beatles?" Wally tells the fascinating story of the history of the books and how they were compiled and published at a time when computers were much...

This week, Allan, Steve and Ken begin a comparison of the Beatles in stereo vs. mono, with a look at some of the more interesting differences in them. Plus, as we always do, we review the Beatles news of the week. As always, we welcome your thoughts about what you think about this episode of the show or any other episode. You can send your comments to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@...

This week, Steve, Ken and Allan take a special look back at 2017 -- its ups and downs -- and give our fearless predictions for what will come ahead in 2018. As always, we welcome your thoughts about what you think about this episode of the show or any other episode. You can send your comments to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com , join  our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans"...

This week, Allan, Ken and Steve take a look back at George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album, its music and history. We also take a look at some of the latest Beatles news. As always, we welcome your thoughts about what you think about this episode of the show or any other episode. You can send your comments to our email address  thingswesaidtodayradioshow@gmail.com , join  our "Things We Sa...

This week, Steve, Allan and Ken look back at the release of both the film and the album "Magical Mystery Tour," its history of release as a film, the different formats of its audio releases, how some of the outtakes left out could have improved the film had they been used and the film and album's significance in Beatles history. Plus we look at recent Beatles news, including the upcoming changes a...

On the latest show, TWST's Ken, Allan, and Steve run down all of the Beatles news of the last few weeks that we can fit in a single show, including our thoughts on the upcoming release of the Beatles Christmas messages, Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band's new video of "Yellow Submarine," the recent Record Store Day releases, the new Weeklings Christmas singles and David Cassidy's friendship with...

On this episode, Allan, Ken and Steve are very proud to present our special guest Mark Lewisohn on the occasion of the publication of the extended version of "The Beatles: All These Years: Tune In" in the United States. Mark discusses the writing and editing process that went into the book, some of the revelations in it and the upcoming books in the series.  Please be sure to let us know what you...

This week, Steve, Ken and Allan welcome very special guest Joey Molland of Badfinger, who's currently doing a series of shows featuring playing the complete Badfinger "Straight Up" album. Joey talks the story of Badfinger, and working with George Harrison and Todd Rundgren on the "Straight Up" album, and much more. Please be sure to let us know what you think about this episode of the show or any...

Renowned Beatles historian Bruce Spizer joins your TWST hosts Allan Kozinn, Ken Michaels and Steve Marinucci to remember the late great Fats Domino, who was a big influence on the Beatles. Bruce, who is from New Orleans, talks about seeing Fats Domino in concert and the day the Beatles met their music idol. Please be sure to let us know what you think about this episode of the show or any other ep...

This week, your Things We Said Today hosts Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Steve Marinucci welcome their special guest author David Bedford, who discusses his current project "Finding the Fourth Beatle,"  a comprehensive look at all those who led up to the choosing of Ringo Starr as the Beatles drummer. Please be sure to let us know what you think about this episode of the show or any other episode...

This week, after tackling the legacies of the solo Beatles in TWSTs #245 and #246, your esteemed Things We Said Today hosts Steve Marinucci, Allan Kozinn and Ken Michaels turn their attention to the Beatles and how well they've preserved their legacy as a group. This week's show also has a tribute to Tom Petty, and our usual weekly report of other recent Beatles news. Please be sure to let us know...

This week, we pay a tribute to the Oct. 9 birthday of John Lennon with a special show in which the TWST lads Allan Kozinn, Ken Michaels and Steve Marinucci pick their favorite Lennon songs that weren't singles. (That means leaving out songs such as "Imagine," "Power to the People" and "#9 Dream.") What did we pick? Tune in and find out. We also talk about the passing of Tom Petty, which was a brea...

In a follow-up to  Things We Said Today #245 in which we discussed how John and Ringo's solo Beatles legacies have been preserved, we turn to George Harrison and Paul McCartney in part 2. We also talk about the latest Beatles news, including the early reports on the day we taped the show about Tom Petty's health. Be sure to let us know what you think about this episode of the show or any other epi...

This week, Steve, Allan and Ken begin the first in a series of programs discussing how well the Beatles are preserving their legacy, both as a group and as solo artists, evaluating the releases of John Lennon and Ringo Starr. Plus we bring you up-to-date on the latest Beatles news from around the globe including our throughts on the "What Goes On" demo being sold on eBay and Ken reviews another Pa...

This week, your TWST hosts Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Steve Marinucci discuss three Beatles-related films that didn't star them, but were about them -- "Backbeat," "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "The Rutles." Also on this week's agenda: Ken reviews seeing Paul McCartney and we also have a report on the early version of "What Goes On" coming up for auction. Be sure to let us know what you think a...

This week, your esteemed TWST hosts Steve, Allan and Ken give their reviews of Ringo's brand new "Give More Love" album. Also, this week, we feature clips of Steve's interview with Giles Martin about the recent "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" reissue in which Giles talks about the whole project and why "Carnival of Light" and "Only a Northern Song" weren't included. And we discuss some new...

This week, your TWST hosts Ken, Allan and Steve welcome Kenneth Womack, Dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Monmouth University, where he also serves as Professor of English. Ken is also the author of the first book in a multi-volume series on the life of Sir George Martin. The first book is titled "Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin (T...

This week, your TWST hosts welcome their very special guest Vivek J. Tiwary, author of "The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story," to discuss Brian Epstein, his life, both public and private, his legacy in the world of popular music, and the latest news about the limited-run TV series about Epstein he's involved with. As always, be sure to let us know what you think about this episode of the show...