Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow are back to talk about the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge, which happens to star Nicole's favorite actor, Ewan McGregor. We talk about how the film has aged 20 years later and we discuss whether all the "jukebox" medleys in this film still hold…
Reverend Kevin Doi is our guest this week to talk about Albert Magnoli’s 1984 film, Purple Rain. Kevin, who was a big Prince fan back in 1984, talks about his skepticism over Prince crossing over into film, how he originally discovered Prince’s music and how the film / soundtrack brought…
Dr. Alaina Rajagopal, one of the hosts of the Emergency Docs Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-emergency-docs/id1514065367) , is our guest this week as we discuss the 2000 Grammy Album of the Year recipient, O Brother, Where Are Thou? We discuss how the soundtrack connected us to bluegrass music for the first time and…
It’s Part 2 of our breakdown of the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film, Moulin Rouge, with Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow. In this half of the episode, we break down the film’s mashup of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lady Marmalade, some other singing roles that Ewan MacGregor and Nicole Kidman…
MJ from the Menage with the MariJayne Maven Podcast (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-marijayne-maven/menage-with-the-marijayne-maven-podcast) is our guest this week as we talk about the classic 1993 Richard Linklater film, Dazed and Confused, which launched a bunch of acting careers and is known for having one of the best film soundtracks of all time. We…
Damon Gross returns to the podcast to talk about the 2001 Richard Kelly film, Donnie Darko, which Damon saw in its original theatrical run! We chat about the 80s songs that Kelly and soundtrack composer/supervisor, Michael Andrews chose for the film including “The Killing Moon” by Echo and the Bunnymen.…
Kaytie Ohashi of The Wonderful World of Disney Villains Podcast is our guest this week to talk about Aladdin, the Broadway musical. We discuss the origins of the musical and compare it to the 1992 animated version of Aladdin, and the 2019 live action adaptation of the film. Kaytie shares…
It's our 25th Episode and we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Steven Spielberg's (Indiana Jones and) Raiders of the Lost Ark with actor/director/writer Peter Gardner who brings a wealth of knowledge about the film and it's soundtrack composer, the great John Williams. This is the first time this podcast…
Ryan, Brandice, and Nicole chat about the 2017 David Leitch film, Atomic Blonde and it's very 80's soundtrack. We talk how the film's use of these popular songs are used in a way that isn't too on the nose. We break down some of our favorite scenes from the film…
This week, Raymond Luu of Reel Asian Podcast and I cover the Kendrick Lamar curated soundtrack for the 2018 Ryan Coogler film, Black Panther. We talk about the vibrancy of the album and how Coogler’s request for a couple of songs evolved into an entire soundtrack and how that soundtrack…
Actor/Director/Writer, Peter Gardner returns to the podcast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Mel Stuart film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which while technically not a musical, it boasts such classic songs as "Pure Imagination", "Candy Man", and the Oompa Loompa songs. All of these songs were…
We're back for the 2nd half of season 2! We're discussing the 1998 Todd Haynes film, Velvet Goldmine, which pays tribute to glam rock through both original songs and covers. We discuss how the movie is more or less based on David Bowie and Iggy Pop, though Haynes couldn't get…
Austin, from the podcast, I Hate Your Taste In Movies, is our guest to talk about the 1982 John Huston musical, Annie, which boasted hit songs such as "Tomorrow" and "A Hard Knock Life" as well as a loaded cast including Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, and Tim Curry.…
Brandice and Nicole are back to talk about the Stephen Frears film High Fidelity (2000), and we debate whether it really qualifies as a romantic comedy or not. We break down the soundtrack and whether all of it works or whether some of the songs are too on the nose…
Lily and Hannah return as guests to talk about Cameron Crowe's 2000 Rock'n'Roll classic, Almost Famous. We dive into the early 70s, talking about everything from Alvin and the Chipmunks to Zepplin. With over 120 songs featured in this film, we cover a lot of ground, but we make sure…
Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow are back to discuss the 2001 Wes Anderson film, The Royal Tenenbaums, and it's much celebrated soundtrack. It begins with the Mark Mothersbaugh score, and from there it ranges from Vince Guaraldi's iconic "Christmas Time Is Here" to Elliott Smith's Needle in the Hay with…
We cover our first horror soundtrack this week with JM Brandt, writer of the upcoming horror comic, Swamp Dogs: House of Crows (Scout/Black Caravan), which comes out in ashcan form this week! We talk about the 1985 Dan O'Bannon horror comedy, The Return of the Living Dead and its very…
This week we welcome Robert and Steven Sklansky, brothers, and co-hosts of The Simpsons Did It Podcast, to talk about the 1997 soundtrack, Songs in the Key of Springfield, which is the first official Simpsons soundtrack. We chat about all kinds of music from the show, from Danny Elfman's iconic…
We're almost done with Season 2 so here's our B-Sides compilation of this season. We have conversations with regulars Brandice and Nicole as well as clips from many of our many entertaining guests. From some of our favorite podcasters to a writer / actor / director triple threat and a…
Brandice is back to talk about the 1996 Joe Pytka film, Space Jam, and the blockbuster soundtrack that accompanied the film. We manage to spend our time talking about everything from The Quad City DJs "Space Jam" theme to Bugs Bunny's "Buggin", while avoiding talking about that one song by…
Our music composer, Phil Bertulfo and comic writer / horror expert-in-residence, J.M. Brandt, return to talk about Wes Craven’s 1997 slasher film, Scream 2. Why are we covering Scream 2 opposed to the original, you might ask? The soundtrack of course! This soundtrack ranges from D’Angelo covering Prince to The…
As 2020 comes to an end, we're ending our season with a B-Sides (outtakes) episode where we showcase some fun conversations that didn't make the final cut or our Season 1 episodes. We're happy to share clips from our Trainspotting, Baby Driver, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, and Life Aquatic with…
It's the holiday episode and Austin and Jenn from I Hate Your Taste in Movies stopped by to join Brandice, Nicole and myself to discuss the 2003 Richard Curtis film, Love, Actually. This holiday get together with our friends to The North turned into a bit of a holiday massacre…
We kick off Season 3 with a very special guest, John Munson of Semisonic. (Also of Trip Shakespeare, The New Standards, Munson Hicks Party Supplies, The Twilight Hours). Instead of talking about one soundtrack, we talk about the different soundtracks that Semisonic has appeared in. While John doesn't have all…