Ahead of Dune: Part 3 later this year, we look at Denis Villeneuve's beautiful sci-fi drama, ARRIVAL, as our film of 2016, and while JJ revels in its glory, Sean is not impressed! Perhaps our special guest, Manic Street Preachers producer, Arrival obsessive...and JJ's dad, DAVE ERINGA, can be the tie-breaker.*There will be plot spoilers for Arrival so be warned!*YEAR OF THE WEEK2016 FILM OF THE WEEK Arrival - dir. Denis Villeneuve NOTE: Our 2016 album is The Lemon Twigs' *Do Hollywood* , and our discussion on it will release next week, along with the reveal of our next year! ALSO MENTIONED Films/TV: - Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) - dir. Destin Daniel Cretton- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - dir. Jon Watts- Dune: Part 3 (2026) - dir. Denis Villeneuve- Project Hail Mary (2026) - dir. Lord & Miller- Prisoners (2013) - dir. Denis Villeneuve- Enemy (2013) - dir. Denis Villeneuve- Sicario (2015) - dir. Denis Villeneuve- Nocturnal Animals (2016) - dir. Tom Ford- The Dark Knight trilogy (2005-12) - dir. Christopher Nolan- The Twilight Zone (1959-64) - TV show- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - dir. Stanley Kubrick- Final Destination 5 (2011) - dir. Steven Quale- The Thing (2011) - Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.- The Thing (1982) - dir. John Carpenter- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - dir. Steven Spielberg- Interstellar (2014) - dir. Christopher Nolan- Network (1975) - dir. Sidney Lumet*FOLLOW US!*JJ Eringa - ⁠⁠instagram.com/jj_eringa⁠⁠Sean Wade - ⁠⁠instagram.com/seanwademusic⁠⁠Our IRL film club - ⁠⁠instagram.com/belgianbrewer.filmclub/⁠⁠⁠Join our mailing list⁠⁠ or follow Wired Weird on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Facebook⁠ for updates!A Wired Weird production© 2026 Wired Weird Productions LtdTIMECODESIntro - 00:00Spider-Man: Brand New Day - 00:35What Are We Doing? - 02:35ARRIVAL First Thoughts - 04:18Plot Overview - 08:07BIG Argument/Core Themes - 11:04Cinema Vs Realism - 15:47The Screenplay - 18:45Is It Unique? - 20:29GUEST: Book Vs Film - 23:08Ratings & Final Thoughts - 31:21

In part 2 of our 1981 dive, we tackle our album: post-punk masterpiece and goth rock blueprint JUJU by Siouxsie & The Banshees! A hugely influential classic, this is one of our faves so far... YEAR OF THE WEEK 1981 ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Juju - by Siouxsie & The Banshees Part 1 released last week, where we discussed our 1981 FILM OF THE WEEK , Ray Harryhausen's Clash of the Titans, alongside Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey. You can check that out on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. ALSO MENTIONED Music: - Kaleidoscope - 1980 album by Siouxsie & The Banshees - Remain In Light - 1980 album by Talking Heads - Queen - Thriller - 1982 song by Michael Jackson - Ants From Up There - 2022 album by Black Country New Road - Blondie - Wire - Gang of Four - Joy Division - The Sex Pistols - The Doors - That’s Entertainment - 1980 song by The Jam - Riders On The Storm - 1971 song by The Doors - Sister Ray - 1967 song by The Velvet Underground - Their Satanic Majesties Request - 1967 album by The Rolling Stones - Do Hollywood - 2016 album by The Lemon Twigs Films/TV: - Highlander (1986) - dir. Russell Mulcahy - Razorback (1984) - dir. Russell Mulcahy - Possession (1981) - dir. Andrzej Żuławski - Videodrome (1983) - dir. David Cronenberg - Chariots of Fire (1981) - dir. Hugh Hudson - Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) - dir. Zack Snyder - Arrival (2016) - dir. Denis Villeneuve

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Still stuck in '80s, we embark on an epic adventure this week with Ray Harryhausen's 1981 mythological Greek epic, CLASH OF THE TITANS. How does it hold up though to Christopher Nolan's latest addition to Hollywood's Greek canon, The Odyssey? And are we too far behind the trend for any of this to matter cos people only care about Spider-Man now!? Big questions that'll all be answered in this week's thrilling episode of Rock & Roll On Action!*There will be plot spoilers for Clash of the Titans so be warned!*YEAR OF THE WEEK1981FILM OF THE WEEKClash of the Titans - dir. Desmond DavisNOTE: Our 1981 album is Siouxsie & The Banshees' Juju , and our discussion on it will release next week, along with the reveal of our next year!ALSO MENTIONEDFilms/TV:

It's 1986 and, for our film, we're getting down in Brooklyn town with Spike Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT then grooving to the South African-inspired beats of one of our all-time favourite albums: Paul Simon's GRACELAND.*There will be plot spoilers for She's Gotta Have It so be warned!*YEAR OF THE WEEK1986FILM OF THE WEEKShe's Gotta Have It - dir. Spike Lee

Discussion starts at 01:32

ALBUM OF THE WEEKGraceland - by Paul Simon

Discussion starts at 22:39

We pick next episode's year at 38:58

ALSO MENTIONEDFilms/TV:- The Elephant Man (1980) - dir. David Lynch- Jules et Jim (1962) - dir. François Truffaut- Raging Bull (1980) - dir. Martin Scorsese- Persona (1966) - dir. Ingmar Bergman- There’s Something About Mary (1998) - dir. Farrelly Bros.- The Breakfast Club (1985) - dir. John Hughes- The Wizard of Oz (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Norman Taurog- She’s Gotta Have It (2017-19) - TV show- Rapture: Nimbus Reborn (2024 short film) - dir. JJ Eringa- Do The Right Thing (1989) - dir. Spike Lee- Obsession (2026) - dir. Curry Barker- Highest 2 Lowest (2025) - dir. Spike Lee- One Trick Pony (1980) - dir. Robert M. Young- The Boy In The Plastic Bubble (1974) - dir. Randal Kleiser- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - dir. Steven SpielbergMusic:- Remain In Light - 1980 album by Talking Heads- Stranger To Stranger - 2016 album by Paul Simon- Hearts & Bones - 1983 album by Paul Simon- One Trick Pony - 1980 album by Paul Simon- The Concert In Central Park - 1982 live album by Simon & Garfunkel- Band On The Run - 1973 album by Wings- Art Garfunkel - American singer and prior Paul Simon collaborator- Fela Kuti - Nigerian musician/producer- Bob Dylan - American singer/songwriter- Taylor Swift - American singer/songwriter

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Good morning! And if youuuuu cannnn believe it, it’s 1980 here on the pod. We’ve got Victorian grit galore in David Lynch’s first mainstream feature, Mel Brooks-produced icon THE ELEPHANT MAN. For our album, we talk Talking Heads’  boundary-pushing masterpiece(?), REMAIN IN LIGHT.

*There will be plot spoilers for The Elephant Man, so be warned*

YEAR OF THE WEEK

1980

FILM OF THE WEEK

The Elephant Man - dir. David Lynch

Discussion starts 01:24

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Remain In Light - by Talking Heads

Discussion starts 28:37

We pick next episode's Year of the Week at 45:17

ALSO MENTIONED

Films/TV:

• The Shining (1980) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - dir. Irvin Kershner
• Eraserhead (1977) - dir. David Lynch
• Return of the Jedi (1983) - dir. Richard Marquand
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) - dir. Shin’ya Tsukamoto
• The Straight Story (1999) - dir. David Lynch
• Dune (1984) - dir. David Lynch
• Spaceballs II (2027) - dir. Mel Brooks
• Cries & Whispers (1972) - dir. Ingmar Bergman
• Ran (1985) - dir. Akira Kurosawa
• Gone With The Wind (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Norman Taurog
• Ben-Hur (1959) - dir. William Wyler
• Young Frankenstein (1974) - dir. Mel Brooks
• Videodrome (1983) - dir. David Cronenberg
• Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2004) - dir. Quentin Tarantino
• Some Like It Hot (1959) - dir. Billy Wilder
• Withnail & I (1987) - dir. Bruce Robinson
• Mulholland Drive (2001) - dir. David Lynch
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) - TV show
• Ben-Hur (2016) - dir. Timur Bekmambetov
• Kes (1969) - dir. Ken Loach

Music:

• Fear of Music - 1979 album by Talking Heads
• Speaking In Tongues - 1983 album by Talking Heads
• Joy Division - band
• Closer - 1980 album by Joy Division
• Here Come the Warm Jets - 1973 album by Brian Eno
• Roxy Music - UK rock band featuring Brian Eno
• Psycho Killer - 1977 song by Talking Heads
• Take Me To The River - 1977 song by Talking Heads
• Take Me To The River - 1974 song by Al Green
• The Ramones - US punk band
• “Heroes” - 1977 album by David Bowie
• The Velvet Underground - US punk band
• Graceland - 1985 album by Paul Simon
• Road To Nowhere - 1985 song by Talking Heads
• Ants From Up There - 2022 album by Black Country New Road
• Kind of Blue - 1959 album by Miles Davis
• Ain’t That Good News - 1964 album by Sam Cooke
• Huey Lewis & The News - US band

Other folks we mention:

• George Lucas - film director
• Stanley Kubrick - film director
• Ingmar Bergman - film director
• Alfred Hitchcock - film director
• Mark Rothko - painter
• Rick Baker - prosthetics/makeup FX artist
• Karl Pilkington - TV/radio personality

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Hey cool cats! It's an epic episode today as we delve into both the birth of Christ and the birth of Cool...it's 1959!

Get (chariot) racy with Charlton Heston as we praise William Wyler's massive BEN-HUR then sit back, relax and spin Miles Davis' genre-defining Modal Jazz classic, KIND OF BLUE.

*There will be minor plot spoilers for Ben-Hur so be warned*

YEAR OF THE WEEK

1959

FILM OF THE WEEK

Ben-Hur - dir. William Wyler

Discussion starts 01:32

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Kind of Blue - by Miles Davis, with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Paul Chambers, James Cobb, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & Wynton Kelly

Discussion starts 37:18

We pick next episode's Year of the Week at 58:01

ALSO MENTIONED

Films/TV:

• Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - dir. David Lean
• Gone With The Wind (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming
• Cleopatra (1963) - dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
• Avatar (2009) - dir. James Cameron
• Ben-Hur (2016) - dir. Timur Bekmambetov
• The Room (2003) - dir. Tommy Wiseau
• War of the Worlds (2025) - dir. Rich Lee
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) - dir. Fred Niblo
• Ben Hur (1907) - dir. Sidney Olcott & Frank Oakes Rose
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming
• Wicked (2024) - dir. Jon M. Chu
• Gladiator (2000) - dir. Ridley Scott
• Spartacus (1960) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Star Wars franchise (1977-)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - dir. George Lucas
• Doctor Who (1963-) - TV show
• Double Indemnity (1944) - dir. Billy Wilder
• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - dir. Nilly Wilder
• King of Kings (1961) - dir. Nicholas Ray
• El Cid (1961) - dir. Anthony Mann
• Une Femme Est Une Femme (1961) - dir. Jean-Luc Godard

Music:

• Berry Is On Top - 1959 album by Chuck Berry
• Go Bo Diddley - 1959 album by Bo Diddley
• Ah Um - 1959 album by Charles Mingus
• Round About Midnight - 1955 album by Miles Davis
• Charlie Parker - jazz saxophonist
• Sketches of Spain - 1960 album by Miles Davis
• My Favourite Things - 1961 album by John Coltrane
• Lady Day & John Coltrane - 1971 song by Gil Scott-Heron
• Ants From Up There - 2022 album by Black Country New Road
• A Love Supreme - 1965 album by John Coltrane
• The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady - 1963 album by Charles Mingus

Other folks we mention:

• Ridley Scott - film director
• Robert Downey Jr. - actor
• Gal Gadot - actress
• Alfred Hitchcock - film director
• Pablo Picasso - painter

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And the year is...oh. 2022. A little underwhelming...or is it? We break tradition this week by jumping straight into heated debate, with our special guest GEORGE HOBART (Rapture: Nimbus Reborn), about whether Black Country New Road's ANTS FROM UP THERE really deserves its many 'album of the year' titles. We then cool things off with a trip to Ireland's beautiful scenery (and a few severed digits) in Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN.

*We do spoil plot points for Banshees - be warned!*YEAR OF THE WEEK2022ALBUM OF THE WEEKAnts From Up There - by Black Country New RoadFILM OF THE WEEKThe Banshees of Inisherin - dir. Martin McDonagh

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Watch BCNR play Basketball Shoes liveALSO MENTIONEDFilms/TV:Rapture: Nimbus Reborn (2024) - dir. JJ EringaDunkirk (2017) - dir. Christopher NolanTenet (2020) - dir. Christopher NolanStuart: A Life Backwards (2007) - dir. David AttwoodIn Bruges (2008) - dir. Martin McDonaghSeven Psychopaths (2012) - dir. Martin McDonaghThree Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017) - dir. Martin McDonaghF1 (2025) - dir. Joseph KosinskiTrain Dreams (2025) - dir. Clint BentleyThe Penguin (2024) - TV showThe Batman (2022) - dir. Matt ReevesSaltburn (2023) - dir. Emerald FennelWinter’s Bone (2010) - dir. Debra GranikThe League of Gentlemen (1999-2002) - TV showMusic:Pratfall - 2022 album by Jackie CohenMoments - 2022 album by Jamie WebsterFor the First Time - 2021 album by Black Country New RoadHappier Than Ever - 2021 song by Billie EilishTranquility Base Hotel & Casino - 2018 album by Arctic MonkeysDavid Bowie - singer/songwriter/MartianPink Floyd - bandMorphine - bandSuicide - bandPulp - bandNick Cave - singer/songwriterTom Waits - singer/songwriterJohn Williams - film composerHans Zimmer - film composerCharli XCX - singer/songwriterDesolation Row - 1966 song by Bob DylanRush - bandLive At Bush Hall - 2023 album by Black Country New RoadCure For Pain - 1993 album by MorphineSucker For Pain - 2016 song by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X AmbassadorsShine On You Crazy Diamond - 1975 song by Pink FloydMozart - composerBeethoven - composerOther folks we mention:Vincent Van Gogh - impressionist painterGeorge Lucas - film director

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TIMECODES

Intro - 00:00

Ants From Up There - 03:14

The Banshees of Inisherin - 27:05

What's Next? - 56:48

As the swingin' sixties hit full swing, 1964 takes us on a journey through the slapstick hi-jinx of The Beatles film, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, to Sam Cooke's soulful and civil rights-charged final album, AIN'T THAT GOOD NEWS.

Spoiler-free discussion today!

YEAR OF THE WEEK

1962

FILM OF THE WEEK

A Hard Day's Night - dir. Richard Lester

(discussion starts 02:11)

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Ain't That Good News - by Sam Cooke

(discussion starts 21:45)

ALSO MENTIONED

Films/TV:

• Dr Strangelove (1964) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Star Wars (1977) - dir. George Lucas
• The Omen (1976) - dir. Richard Donner
• Superman II (1980) - dir. Richard Donner/Richard Lester
• Superman III (1983) - dir. Richard Lester
• Steptoe & Son (1962-70) - TV show
• Let It Be (1970) - dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
• The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965) - TV Special featuring Peter Sellers’ performance of A Hard Day’s Night
• Lolita (1962) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Carry On… - British film franchise 1958-1992
• Help! (1965) - dir. Richard Lester
• Dr No (1962) - dir. Terence Young
• Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984) - dir. Peter Webb
• That’ll Be The Day (1973) - dir. Claude Watham
• Stardust (1974) - dir. Michael Apted
• The Magic Christian (1969) - dir. Joseph McGrath
• Candy (1968) - dir. Christian Marquand
• She’s Gotta Have It (1986) - dir. Spike Lee 
• Spice World (1997) - dir. Bob Spiers
• ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019) - dir. Kelly Duane

Music:

• Another Side of Bob Dylan - 1964 album by Bob Dylan
• The Times They Are A-Changin’ - 1964 album by Bob Dylan
• A Hard Day’s Night - 1964 album by The Beatles
• Elvis Presley - singer…I mean. Elvis. Come on.
• Introducing…The Beatles - 1964 album by The Beatles
• Roll Over Beethoven - 1963 song by The Beatles
• Don’t Bother Me - 1963 song by the Beatles
• All My Loving -1963 song by the Beatles
• Bob Dylan - singer/songwriter/poet
• The Soul Stirrers - gospel group
• Revolver - 1966 album by The Beatles
• Forever Changes - 1967 album by Love
• I’ve Got A Woman - 1957 song by Ray Charles
• Tennessee Waltz - 1952 song by Patti Page
• Monster Mash - 1962 song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
• Tribute - 2001 song by Tenacious D
• Another Saturday Night - 1974 song by Cat Stevens
• Mantovani - composer
• Blowin’ In The Wind - 1963 song by Bob Dylan
• Lazarus - 2016 song by David Bowie
• Dua Lipa - singer
• Aretha Franklin - singer
• Otis Redding - singer

Other folks we mention:

• John F Kennedy - former POTUS
• Dr Martin Luther King - civil rights activist
• George Lucas - film director/Star Wars creator
• The Goons - British comedy troupe
• Peter Sellers - actor/Goons member
• Pattie Boyd - model/photographer/George Harrison’s ex
• Allen Klein - music mogul and dodgy fella
• Malcolm X - civil rights activist
• Muhammed Ali - boxer/civil rights activist
• Medgar Evers - civil rights activist

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How did we ever record a podcast about LOLITA? Well...find out! Then lighten the mood a little with a look at the humble debut of folk rock icon, BOB DYLAN.

*We do spoil plot points in Lolita - be warned!*

YEAR OF THE WEEK

1962

FILM OF THE WEEK

Lolita - dir. Stanley Kubrick

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Bob Dylan - by Bob Dylan

ALSO MENTIONED

Films/TV:

• Vertigo (1958) - dir. Alfred Hitchcock
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - dir. Ronald Neame
• Revenge! (1971 TV movie) - dir. Jud Taylor
• Carrie (1976) - dir. Brian De Palma
• The Night of the Hunter (1955) - dir. Charles Laughton
• The Shining (1980) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Zazie Dans Le Métro (1960) - dir. Louis Malle
• Breaking Bad (2009-13) - TV show

• Cross of Iron (1977) - dir. Sam Peckinpah
• Lolita (1997) - dir. Adrian Lyne

• Cape Fear (1962) - dir. J. Lee Thompson
• Cape Fear (1991) - dir. Martin Scorsese
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Dr. Strangelove (1964) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Spartacus (1960) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• The Pink Panther (1963) - dir. Blake Edwards
• The Goon Show (1951-60) - radio show
• The Ladykillers (1955) - dir. Alexandra Mackendrick
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - dir. Stanley Kubrick
• A Complete Unknown (2024) - dir. James Mangold
• Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - dir. Coen Bros.
• Trapped In The Closet (2005-12 video releases) - dir. R Kelly, James Swaffield

Music:

• The Beatles - band
• Dave Van Ronk - singer
• Peter, Paul & Mary - folk group
• Bob Dylan: Folksinger's Choice - Live Radio Performance March 11th 1962 with Cynthia Gooding - 2010 Bob Dylan bootleg album
• Another Side of Bob Dylan - 1964 album by Bob Dylan
• The Times They Are A-Changin' - 1964 song/album by Bob Dylan
• The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - 1963 album by Bob Dylan
• Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1958-1963 - 2025 Bob Dylan compilation
• Maid of Constant Sorrow - 1961 song by Judy Collins
• Man of Constant Sorrow - 1928 song by Emry Arthur
• Can I Do It For You - 1930 song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy
• Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes - 1966 song by Little Richard
• Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes - 1961 song by Lightnin' Hopkins
• Mama Let Me Lay It On You - 1936 song by Walter Colman
• Baby, Let Me Lay It On You - 1964 song by Dave Van Ronk
• Baby Let Me Take You Home - 1964 song by The Animals
• Joan Baez - singer/songwriter
• A Tree With Roots - 2018 Compilation of Fairport Convention's Bob Dylan covers
• Percy's Song - 1969 live cover by Fairport Convention
• Percy's Song - 1963 song by Bob Dylan
• The Byrds - band
• Fiona Apple - singer/songwriter
• R Kelly - dodgy bloke
• Woody Guthrie - singer/songwriter
• Song for Bob Dylan - 1971 song by David Bowie
• Mermaid Avenue - 1998 album by Wilco and Billy Bragg
• All Along the Watchtower - 1968 song by Jimi Hendrix
• All Along the Watchtower - 1967 song by Bob Dylan
• Baby Blue - 1966 song by The Chocolate Watchband
• It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - 1965 song by Bob Dylan
• Bringing It All Back Home - 1965 album by Bob Dylan
• Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - 1965 song by Bob Dylan
• Motorpsycho Nightmare - 1964 song by Bob Dylan
• Blonde On Blonde - 1966 album by Bob Dylan
• Leonard Cohen - singer/songwriter/poet
• Blood On The Tracks - 1975 album by Bob Dylan
• David Crosby - singer/musician (solo/The Byrds/Crosby, Stills & Nash)
• Rough & Rowdy Ways - 2020 album by Bob Dylan
• Time Out of Mind - 1997 album by Bob Dylan
• The Clash - band
• Gang of Four - band
• Wire - band
• Mixed Up Confusion/Corrina, Corrina - 1962 single by Bob Dylan
• Planet Waves - 1974 album by Bob Dylan
• Wedding Song - 1974 song by Bob Dylan

Other folks we mention:

• Eddie Izzard - comedian
• Shelley Duvall - actress
• Vladimir Nabokov - author of Lolita
• Sam Peckinpah - film director
• James Coburn - actor
• Stephen King - author
• Martin Scorsese - film director
• Ed Norton - actor
• Mark Ruffalo - actor
• John Hammond - producer of Bob Dylan

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It's all tapes this week as 1983 brings us David Cronenberg's 'evil TV' body horror flick, Videodrome, before we head down to the basement tapes of Daniel Johnston's 'Hi, How Are You?', a collection of home recordings that mark the makings of a songwriting genius.

*We do spoil plot points in Videodrome - be warned!*

YEAR OF THE WEEK1983FILM OF THE WEEKVideodrome - dir. David Cronenberg

discussion starts 00:01:55ALBUM OF THE WEEKHi, How Are You? The Unfinished Album - by Daniel Johnston

discussion starts 00:31:15

ALSO MENTIONED

Films/TV

• Return of the Jedi (1983) - dir. Richard Marquand
• The Dead Zone (1983) - dir. David Cronenberg
• The Substance (2024) - dir. Coralie Fargeat
• Tron (1982) - dir. Steven Lisberger
• Kung Fury (2015 short) - dir. David Sandberg
• Scanners (1981) - dir. David Cronenberg
• The Fly (1986) - dir. David Cronenberg
• An American Werewolf In London (1981) - dir. John Landis
• The Fury (1978) - dir. Brian De Palma
• Rapture: Nimbus Reborn (2024) - dir. JJ Eringa
• The Thing (1982) - dir. John Carpenter
• The Howling (1981) - dir. Joe Dante
• Ringu (1998) - dir. Hideo Nakata
• The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) - dir. Michael Showalter
• The Room (2003) - dir. Tommy Wiseau
• Tetsuo The Iron Man (1989) - dir. Shinya Tsukomoto
• Playtest (2016 Black Mirror ep.) - dir. Dan Trachtenberg
• Shivers (1975) - dir. David Cronenberg
• Rabid (1977) - dir. David Cronenberg
• The Tenant (1976) - dir. Roman Polanski
• Network (1976) - dir. Sidney Lumet
• The Elephant Man (1980) - dir. David Lynch
• Eraserhead (1977) - dir. David Lynch
• The Avengers (1961-1969) - TV
• The Avengers (2012) - dir. Joss Whedon
• Big Big World (1986 video short) - Daniel Johnston
• The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005) - dir. Jeff Feuerzeig

Music

• Down Under - 1983 song by Men At Work
• Lost Recordings vols. 1 & 2 - 1983 albums by Daniel Johnston
• Johnny Dankworth
• The Beatles
• Hey Jude - 1968 song by The Beatles
• Get Back - 1970 song by The Beatles
• Fun - 1993 album by Daniel Johnston
• Smile - unfinished album by The Beach Boys
• The Rhythm Rats
• Steely Dan
• Bob Dylan
• 1990 - 1990 album by Daniel Johnston
• Jeffrey Lewis

Other folks we mention:

• John Cassavettes - actor/director
• Marshall McLuhan - modern philosopher
• Tim Bakker - televangelist
• Andrew Garfield - actor
• Roy Scheider - actor
• David Lynch - film director
• Richard Marquand - film director
• Kurt Cobain - musician/Nirvana frontman
• George Martin - record producer
• Brian Wilson - musician/Beach Boys founding member

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