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Martin Bandyke Under Covers for September 2018: Martin Bandyke interviews Robert Hilburn, author of Paul Simon: The Life.
For more than fifty years, Paul Simon has spoken to us in songs about alienation, doubt, resilience, and empathy in ways that have established him as one of the most beloved artists in American pop music history. Songs like “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years,” and “Graceland” have moved beyond the sales charts and into our cultural consciousness. But Simon is a deeply private person who has resisted speaking to us outside of his music. He has said he will not write an autobiography or memoir, and he has refused to talk to previous biographers.
Finally, Simon has opened up—for more than one hundred hours of interviews—to Robert Hilburn, whose biography of Johnny Cash was named by Michiko Kakutani of the New York Times as one of her ten favorite books of 2013. The result is a landmark book that will take its place as the defining biography of one of America’s greatest artists.
Over the past three years, Hilburn has conducted in-depth interviews with scores of Paul Simon’s friends, family, colleagues, and others—including ex-wives Carrie Fisher and Peggy Harper, who spoke for the first time—and even penetrated the inner circle of Simon’s long-reclusive muse, Kathy Chitty. The result is a deeply human account of the challenges and sacrifices of a life in music at the highest level. In the process, Hilburn documents Simon’s search for artistry and his constant struggle to protect that artistry against distractions—fame, marriage, divorce, drugs, record company interference, rejection, and insecurity—that have derailed so many great pop figures.
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Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents #2 - Premonition
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, Al Sjoerdsma delves into "The Trouble With Harry," Hitchcock's sense of humor, and "Premonition," the second episode.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 11 - "Film Noir with Connie and Jay"
Nick is joined by Connie Crump and Jay Simrod for a discussion on Film Noir in anticipation of the arrival of Eddie Muller, the 'Czar of Noir', and a special film series dedicated to the Femme Fatale.
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Fellow Youths: An Apa A Day
Get out your pom-poms and suspend your disbelief! This week we visit the town with PEP in CW's teen drama, Riverdale, a show that takes our favorite animated town and packs it with pink neon, pouty redheads, evil schemes, adults being creeps, teens being creeps, gangs, MURDER, and so much kissing it'll make you say, "AGAIN? Gross."
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 10 - "More MoviePass and the Theater Experience"
Nick, Makenzie, Tyler, and Nadeem discuss the recent news surrounding MoviePass, what Art Houses are trying to preserve in theater exhibition, their ideal movie-watching environments, and always, their Movie Magic Moments of the Week
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Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents #0
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this initial installment, Al Sjoerdsma explores the details behind the series' creation.
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Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents #1 - Revenge
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a podcast dedicated to examining each episode of the original "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television series, show by show in chronological order. In this installment, Al Sjoerdsma delves into "Revenge," the first episode. Amy Cantu later joins Al for a discussion of "Revenge," "Vertigo," and Hitchcock's treatment of women.
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Behind The Marquee: Bonus - Bo Burnham LIVE From Cinetopia 2018
After the Opening Night screening of 'Eighth Grade' at the Cinetopia Film Festival, Writer/Director Bo Burnham joined Shelley Schulz on-stage for a live Q&A. Recorded May 31, 2018.
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Behind The Marquee: Episode 9 - "Eighth Grade"
Nick, Sarah, and Makenzie discuss their reactions to seeing Bo Burnham's 'Eighth Grade', their own 8th Grade memories, favorite movies from Middle School, and as always, their Movie Magic Moments of the Week.
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Martin Bandyke Under Covers for August 2018: Martin Bandyke interviews Robert Gordon, author of Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music’s Hometown.
From the publisher of Memphis Rent Party - "The fabled city of Memphis has been essential to American music--home of the blues, the birthplace of rock and roll, a soul music capital. We know the greatest hits, but celebrated author Robert Gordon takes us to the people and places history has yet to record. A Memphis native, he whiles away time in a crumbling duplex with blues legend Furry Lewis, stays up late with barrelhouse piano player Mose Vinson, and sips homemade whiskey at Junior Kimbrough's churning house parties. A passionate listener, he hears modern times deep in the grooves of old records by Lead Belly and Robert Johnson.
The interconnected profiles and stories in Memphis Rent Party convey more than a region. Like mint seeping into bourbon, Gordon gets into the wider world. He beholds the beauty of mistakes with producer Jim Dickinson (Replacements, Rolling Stones), charts the stars with Alex Chilton (Box Tops, Big Star), and mulls the tragedy of Jeff Buckley's fatal swim. Gordon's Memphis inspires Cat Power, attracts Townes Van Zandt, and finds James Carr always singing at the dark end of the street.
A rent party is when friends come together to hear music, dance, and help a pal through hard times; it's a celebration in the face of looming tragedy, an optimism when the wolf is at the door. Robert Gordon finds mystery in the mundane, inspiration in the bleakness, and revels in the individualism that connects these diverse encounters."