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Alan Palomo is a musician, and Chadd Harbold is a filmmaker. “This Podcast” is about the cinematic careers of iconic musicians, as well as the greatest films about music. Once a month, each free main feed episode will focus on the filmography of musicians lending their talents to acting, directing, producing, or composing. We will discuss the detours, and sometimes full-blown parallel careers of these musicians working in film. And then on Patreon, for just five bucks a month, we will cover two great music movies as standalone episodes. They say every actor wants to be a rockstar and vice versa! So join us for an exploration of cinema through a musical lens.
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- Jun 18, 20261h 36m
That Thing You Do!
On this week’s episode, we revisit Tom Hank’s snappy, directorial ditty That Thing You Do! We discuss the realities of being a one hit one-der, rose-tinted 60s nostalgia in the 90s, band dynamics as dramaturgy, and how when it comes to the theatrical cut, sometimes less is more!
- Jun 11, 202659 min
Control
We discuss Anton Corbijn's 2007 black and white opus Control, about Joy Division front man Ian Curtis.
- Jun 4, 20261h 15m
Backrooms
This week we examine the phenomenon of Kane Parson’s Backrooms through a musical lens. We discuss the history of Vaporwave and its influence on liminal space horror. Could the internet’s decade long obsession with ‘hauntology’ be traced back to the early internet musical genre? And how did Boards of Canada wind up on the soundtrack of this indie horror runaway hit? Tune in as we uncover all this and more!
- May 28, 20261h 31m
Allan Moyle’s Pop Rebellion Trilogy
On this week’s episode, we switch things up and dive deep into film director Alan’s Moyle obsession with musical misfits. We discuss youth in revolt, radio shock jocks, Christian Slater being a Residents fan, Samantha Mathis’ dreamy bob cut, unexpected porn star cameos, and bloated 90s movie soundtracks. Film Discussed:Times Square (1980)Pump Up The Volume (1990)Empire Records (1995)
- May 14, 20261h 11m
8 Mile
On this week’s episode, we have some of mom's spaghetti with vomit on our sweater already and watch Curtis Hanson’s 2002 rap battle epic 8 Mile. We discuss the film being so much more than a soundtrack vehicle, Eminem’s live-wire performance, misused southern accents in movies, Brittany Murphy short but sweet cinematic run, and TMI as a battle tactic.
- May 9, 202659 min
Dig! with Daniel Berger
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Oscilloscope Labs' Daniel Berger to daytrip the twentieth anniversary remix of Ondi Timoner’s 2004 legendary rock doc Dig!. We discuss the real Dandy Warhols/Brian Jonestown Massacre band feud, Gen X’s bygone notions of selling out, musicians being the absolute worst, and checking back in on the psyche rock revival at 2022’s Levitation Fest.
- Apr 30, 20262h 28m
Tupac Shakur
We dive into the varied but tragically short filmography of rap icon Tupac Shakur - who, by the age of 25, had not only released four seminal studio albums, but had acted in six feature films. The best known of them were released in his lifetime - gritty, realistic portraits of life on the streets, but his posthumous releases might be even more interesting.Films Discussed:Juice (1992)Poetic Justice (1993)Above The Rim (1994)Bullet (1996)Gridlock’d (1997)Gang Related (1997)
- Apr 23, 20261h 7m
Honkytonk Man
On this week’s episode, Chadd punishes Alan for his Daft Punk worship by inflicting Clint Eastwood’s 1982 dustbowl film Honkytonk Man on him. We discuss Clint’s bluesy guitar licks, boomers trying to get their nephews laid, the real life tragedy of country legend Jimmy Rodgers, and the film’s depiction of the Beale Street Memphis scene.
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Alan Palomo is a musician, and Chadd Harbold is a filmmaker. “This Podcast” is about the cinematic careers of iconic musicians, as well as the greatest films about music. Once a month, each free main feed episode will focus on the filmography of musicians lending their talents to acting, directing, producing, or composing. We will discuss the detours, and sometimes full-blown parallel careers of these musicians working in film. And then on Patreon, for just five bucks a month, we will cover two great music movies as standalone episodes. They say every actor wants to be a rockstar and vice versa! So join us for an exploration of cinema through a musical lens.
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