Appetite for Destruction: When Dinosaurs Roamed
Hear which actual dinosaurs Guns N Roses, Def Leppard, and the Cult would be.
Shane: Hold Back the Darkness
Two low-down Yankee liars talking the darkness and violence of an classic western.
Psychocandy: Gauzy Goodness
If it sounds like it could be in Twin Peaks, it’s probably Gauzy Goodness.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The beauty of a good stage adaptation is in short supply, and Tim takes us through three prime examples in A Streetcar Named Desire, A Soldier’s Story, and Long Day’s Journey Into Night.
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation: New Jack Swing
A cross section of R&B and hip-hop that now feels standard, New Jack Swing got the people going in the late 80s and early 90s.
Rear Window: Scopophilia
Good psychological concept and three movies interested in the horror of the everyday, you love to see it.
Rid of Me: Canon Fodder
PJ Harvey, St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, and a missed opportunity for Matt to talk about Stuart Hall’s Encoding/Decoding.
Intolerance: Film School
D.W. Griffith, odious as he was, could craft and shoot a decadent film. Tim takes us to Film School with the techniques and innovations of Intolerance, Forbidden Planet, and Night of the Living Dead.
3 Feet High and Rising: Assemblage
De La Soul that, as of now, is too illegal to be streamed. We talk Assemblage as it relates to them, The Avalanches, and Amon Tobin.
Fellowship of the Ring: Best of the 21st Century?!
The AFI is old and we talk the new hotness with Films by Peter Jackson, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Terrence Malick.
New Day Rising: “It Aggravates and It Pacifies”
Matt’s been threatening post-hardcore for awhile and finally goes all-in here with Husker Du, Cursive, and Thursday.
Deci’s Midnight Runners #5: 9/11 Albums & Remakes
Ranking albums with an unfortunate release date and talking the art of the remake.
West Side Story: Love on a Fire Escape
Star-crossed lovers abound. Stay tuned for when we probably have an angry follow up after Spielberg’s West Side Story wins the Oscar.
The Marshall Mathers LP: Check the Technique
Em, Aes Rock, and DOOM: Three titans of rap technique weaponizing their craft.
Taxi Driver: Color Cinematography
We only like gritty in Philadelphia, not in our cinematography.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Impressionistic Folk
Folk, it’s more than Mumford and the millennial whoop.
The Deer Hunter: Wedding Bells
Weddings bring out the best and worst of Vietnam vets, bumbling fathers, and nightclub owners.
The Downward Spiral: Breaking Alt Rock
Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, Faith No More, and Mike Patton appreciation hour.