Things We Said Today Beatles Radio Show

Things We Said Today #442 – The 45th Annual John Lennon Tribute, a Chat with Joe Raiola

            In Episode 442 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Joe Raiola, the founder, president and artistic director of the annual John Lennon Tribute concerts in New York – this year at Town Hall on December 12. (We also discuss aspects of the new archival set, “Power to the People,” since Joe t...

            In Episode 441 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Chip Madinger, the author of “Eight Arms to Hold You” and “Lennonology,” for a discussion of the newly announced Fall releases from John Lennon and The Beatles, both of which have controversial aspects. [The discussion begins after the news, at 17’07”; the news also includes Darren’s report on the New York Mets’ commemorati...

            In Episode 440 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Steve Matteo - whose most recent book, “Act Naturally,” covers the Beatles’ film career in depth – for a discussion of “Help!” on its 60th anniversary. (The discussion begins after the news segment, at 24’40”.)

            Steve was previously on Things We Said Today in 2020 to discuss his book about “Let It Be” (Episode 31...

            In Episode 439 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each choose our three favorite performances from among the shows we’ve seen by the solo Beatles, in anticipation of the upcoming tours by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. (The discussion begins after the news segment – which includes a short debate about Billy Joel, occasioned by his comments on the White Album – 28 minutes in.)

As always...

            In Episode 438 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Bruce Spizer and Al Sussman to talk about the Beatles’ second film, “Help!” (or more specifically, the two related albums) in anticipation of its 60th anniversary, and about Bruce’s new book (to which Al contributed), “‘Beatles for Sale’ to ‘Help!’” – the ninth and last in his series devoted to the making and marketing of t...

            In Episode 437 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each choose their 20 favorites from the music Paul McCartney has released so far in the 21st century. (The discussion begins after the news segment, at 18’55’.)

            In his news segment, Ken mentioned a tribute to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys on July 3. Here is the link for more information: https://alerttheglobe.com/content/68...

            In Episode 436 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate the 50th anniversary, this year, of Wings’ “Venus & Mars,” by walking through some of the research on the context and the sessions that Adrian Sinclair and Allan assembled when they were working on “The McCartney Legacy Vol. 2 1974-1980.” (The discussion begins after the news segment, at 15’.)

As always, we welcome your tho...

            In Episode 435 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Chris O’Dell, who worked at Apple (and then for George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, and a long list of musicians that includes Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Earth Wind and Fire and Linda Ronstadt, among many others), had songs written about her by both George Harrison and Leon Russell, and is now the subject of the new documentary...

            In Episode 434 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Alan G. Parker, the prolific British director and writer, about “Borrowed Time,” his new documentary about John Lennon’s last decade. No news segment this time – just right into the chat.

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 a...

            In Episode 433 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the powerful new documentary, “One to One: John & Yoko,” with co-director and editor Sam Rice-Edwards. The interview begins after the news segment, at 11’05”. 

            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...

            In Episode 432 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn, Darren DeVivo and Beatlefan Executive Editor and former TWST co-host Al Sussman take up the perennial debate about whether Wings was a true band, or simply Paul McCartney-plus-sidemen. The discussion follows the news segment at 29’48”.           

            As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invit...

             In Episode 431 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Seth Rogovoy about “Within You Without You – Listening to George Harrison,” his excellent new book about George Harrison’s music and guitar work. The discussion follows the news segment at 15’14”.  

             In his news segment, Ken mentioned Let’s Get L.Aid, a concert to benefit victims of the Los Angeles fires. Here is ...

     In Episode 430 of Things We Said Today Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Ron Griffiths, an original member of the Apple band the Iveys (which became Badfinger) about the band’s history and the newly released collection of demos, “How Much Is the Sky.” There is also plenty of news (and discussion): the news segment runs from 2’20” to 33’32”; our chat with Ron follows.

     Here are links to some things Ken...

            In Episode 429 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels and Darren Devivo explore Ringo Starr’s new country album, “Look Up,” and Ken offers a report on the two Nashville shows, which he attended. The news segment runs until 30’ (hey, it’s been a few weeks….) followed by the announcement of the McCartney Legacy Vol.2 contest winners, Ken’s Nashville report (at 37’09”) and our discussion of the album (at 57’24”).

          ...

             In Episode 428 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels and Darren Devivo continue the discussion with Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair about the second installment of their monumental biography of Paul McCartney, “The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 2 1974-1980.” The discussion of the new volume begins at 6’55”, after Ken’s news report.

            As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other ep...

In Episode 427 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels and Darren Devivo speak with Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair about the second installment of their monumental biography of Paul McCartney, “The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 2 1974-1980.” The discussion of the new set begins at 13’00”, after Ken’s news report. At the end of the interview, Darren announces another contest --  we're giving away three copies of "The McCartney Legacy, Vol....

            In Episode 426 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren Devivo discuss the 50th anniversary (one year late) archival release of George Harrison’s “Living in the Material World.” The discussion of the new set begins after Ken’s news segment, at 17’05”.

            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 o...

             In Episode 425 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren Devivo discuss “The Beatles US Albums in Mono” box set with Bruce Spizer, who – in his capacity as an expert on the US releases and the legal, technical and aesthetic considerations behind them – wrote the liner notes for the seven albums in the box. Bruce’s enlightening comments and observations follow the news segment, at 26’50”.

          ...