Singers Who Act

We talk about legends a lot on this show, but no one writes his own legends like Tom Waits. His work with outlaw filmmakers (Jarmusch, Gilliam, Coppola) who share his unique sense of adventure have lead to some incredible cameos and performances, and in this episode we try to touch on all of 'em. 

00:00:00 – 00:01:30 Intro

00:01:30 - 00:06:01 What Nick watched this week

00:06:01 - 00:11:19 What Tony watched this week

00:11:19 - 00:12:39 Main topic: Tom Waits filmography/ discography

00:12:39 - 00:14:08 Paradise Alley

00:14:08 - 00:15:26 One from the Heart

00:15:26 - 00:25:21 The Outsiders/ Rumble Fish

00:25:21 - 00:27:07 Tom Waits filmography/ discography/ The Cotton Club

00:27:07 - 00:39:41 Down by Law

00:39:41 - 00:45:40 Tom Waits filmography/ discography/ The Two Jakes

00:45:40 - 00:53:40 Bram Stoker’s Dracula

00:53:40 - 00:58:57 Short Cuts

00:58:57 - 01:02:57 Mystery Men

01:02:57 - 01:07:02 Domino

01:07:02 - 01:11:58 Wristcutters

01:11:58 - 01:17:32 The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus 

01:17:32 - 01:22:03 Tom Waits filmography/ discography/ Twixt

01:22:03 - 01:31:15 Seven Psychopaths

01:31:15 - 01:36:16 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

01:36:16 - 01:41:27 Final thoughts/ outro

...and we're BACK for another episode talking about how Jim Jarmusch is the filmmaker who has worked with the most singers who act! This week it's all about Coffee & Cigarettes, The Dead Don't Die, Patterson, and Ghost Dog! PODCASTS! 

Table of contents

00:00:00 – 00:01:09 Intro

00:01:09 - 00:06:12 What Tony watched this week

00:06:12 - 00:19:37 What Nick watched this week

00:19:37 - 00:20:36 Main topic: Jim Jarmusch 

00:20:36 - 00:30:56 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

00:30:56 - 00:57:19 Coffee and Cigarettes

00:57:19 - 01:06:11 Paterson

01:06:11 - 01:21:30 The Dead Don’t Die

01:21:30 - 01:25:42 Wrap-up/ outro 

We're doing something a little different for the next two episodes. We're looking at the filmography of Jim Jarmusch, a writer/director/musician who has worked with more singers who act than anyone else! From Iggy Pop and RZA to Joe Strummer and Meg White, it's a great big filmography of hilarious and meditative performances from musicians. 

Table of contents

00:00:00 – 00:01:32 Intro

00:01:32 - 00:08:17 Tony on A Serious Man/ Adam Nayman’s Coen Brothers book

00:08:17 - 00:18:44 Nick on Gotham (TV Series)

00:18:44 - 00:21:51 Main topic: Jim Jarmusch and his numerous singers who act

00:21:51 - 00:39:41 Stranger than Paradise (John Lurie/ Richard Edson/ Rammellzee)

00:39:41 - 01:03:28 Mystery Train (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins/ Joe Strummer/ Rufus Thomas)

01:03:28 - 01:33:07 Dead Man (Iggy Pop/ Gibby Haynes)

01:33:07 - 01:33:45 To be concluded NEXT WEEK/ outro

Hugh Dillon has kicked ass on stage as the frontman of the Headstones, on the big screen as Joe Dick in Hard Core Logo, and on the small screen as a couple of cops on a couple of TV shows. This week, we're taking a look at his movie trilogy with filmmaker Bruce McDonald! 

Table of contents

00:00:00 – 00:01:24 Intro

00:01:24 - 00:12:09 What Tony watched this week

00:12:09 - 00:20:26 What Nick watched this week

00:20:26 - 00:21:16 Main topic: Hugh Dillon discography/ filmography

00:21:16 - 00:40:20 Dance Me Outside

00:40:20 - 01:15:26 Hard Core Logo

01:15:26 - 01:19:47 Hugh Dillon discography/ filmography 

01:19:47 - 01:28:18 Love Crimes of Gillian Guess

01:28:18 - 01:32:36 More Hugh Dillon discography/ filmography 

01:32:36 - 01:36:09 Wind River

01:36:09 - 01:39:18 Twin Peaks: The Return

01:39:18 - 01:44:07 Even more Hugh Dillon discography/ filmography

01:44:07 - 01:46:31 Outro

"You wanted a f-cking palace revolt, Michelette? Well, you got one." That's a quote from Mick Jagger talking to Jonathan Banks in Freejack. Oh, you didn't know that Jagger and Banks starred alongside Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo and Emilio Estevez in a forgotten 1992 cyberpunk action something-or-other co-written by Dan "Nightcrawler" Gilroy? It's a wild ride, and our faithful hosts ate it up with a spoon. 

Table of contents

00:00:00 - 00:00:42 Intro

00:00:42 - 00:13:57 What Tony watched this week

00:13:57 - 00:25:49 What Nick watched this week

00:25:49 - 00:28:06 Julien Temple’s Running Out of Luck

00:28:06 - 00:30:20 Fitzcarraldo (scenes not used in film)

00:30:20 - 01:00:06 Freejack

01:00:06 - 01:04:27 Vinyl/ The Simpsons/ Mick Jagger discography/ filmography

01:04:27 - 01:25:15 The Burnt Orange Heresy

01:25:15 - 01:27:05 Final thoughts

Nick grew up in a Rolling Stones house, while Tony grew up in a Kinks house. Does that make them sworn enemies?

In this episode, we dive into the first part of Mick Jagger's filmography with a look at Performance, Ned Kelly, and some of our favourite Stones needle drops. We also talked about what else we watched during the week. You know, podcasting! 

Table of contents

00:00:00 – 00:03:09 Intro

00:03:09 - 00:14:47 Tony on R. Barton Palmer’s Barton Fink essay

00:14:47 - 00:27:54 Nick on Akira, Drive, The Woman in the Window and the Dark Knight trilogy

00:27:54 - 00:34:40 Main topic: Mick Jagger discography/ filmography

00:34:40 - 00:41:10 Ned Kelly

00:41:10 - 01:01:08 Performance

01:01:08 - 01:04:43 More Mick Jagger discography/ filmography

01:04:43 - 01:27:11 Our favourite Rolling Stones “Needle Drops”

01:27:11 - 01:28:22 Preview of upcoming episodes/ outro

Laddy daddy dah - it's the one and only D-O-Double G! Snoooooop DAAAAAAWWWWWWWG!

Okay, so this week we look at a BUNCH of crazy Snoop movies, including John Singleton's underrated masterpiece Baby Boy, the fun but not funny Starsky and Hutch, and the insane horror flick Bones. Nick also tries to remember what White Boyz is about and Tony reminds him who Snoop played in Training Day. 

00:00:00 – 00:00:57 Intro

00:00:57 - 00:04:36 What Nick watched this week

00:04:36 - 00:11:10 What Tony watched this week

00:11:10 - 00:13:22 Main topic: Snoop Dogg discography/ filmography 

00:13:22 - 00:15:40 Half Baked  

00:15:40 - 00:19:18 White Boyz

00:19:18 - 00:21:23 Training Day

00:21:23 - 00:44:06 Baby Boy

00:44:06 - 00:44:30 The Wash

00:44:30 - 00:59:16 Bones 

00:59:16 - 01:02:40 Old School/ Malibu’s Most Wanted/ Soul Plane

01:02:40 - 01:26:12 Todd Phillips/ Starsky and Hutch

01:26:12 - 01:28:50 Snoop Dogg discography/ filmography SPEEDROUND!

01:28:50 - 01:31:31 What’s Snoop been up to lately? What’s next?

01:31:31 - 01:34:25 Final thoughts/ outro

Is Bette Midler the wind beneath YOUR wings? When you see her cleaning her highway in Springfield, do you exclaim, "Oh YES, Bette Midler!" Is your favourite Broadway musical Rochelle Rochelle? Well, then this is the podcast episode for you. 

00:00:00 – 00:01:18 Intro

00:01:18 - 00:10:01 Tony on David Cronenberg and A History of Violence

00:10:01 - 00:17:05 Nick on Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Wildlife, The Guest and Black Bear

00:17:05 - 00:18:44 Main topic: Bette Midler discography/ filmography

00:18:44 - 00:38:55 The Rose

00:38:55 - 00:39:36 Bette Midler discography/ filmography

00:39:36 - 00:54:12 Ruthless People

00:54:12 - 01:12:47 Down and Out in Beverly Hills

01:12:47 - 01:14:04 Bette Midler discography/ filmography 

01:14:04 - 01:16:20 The Simpsons

01:16:20 - 01:21:10 Seinfeld

01:21:10 - 01:26:37 Bette Midler discography/ filmography 

01:26:37 - 01:31:03 Final thoughts/ outro

01:31:03 - 01:35:17 Even more on Down and Out in Beverly Hills 

Earl Simmons, dead at 50. Let's look at some of his movies. 

Table of Contents

00:00:00 – 00:04:04 Intro/ notes on last week’s Henry Rollins episode

00:04:04 - 00:11:08 Nick on Ghost in the Shell, The Adventures of Tintin and Nobody

00:11:08 - 00:14:44 Tony on Haywire

00:14:44 - 00:16:25 Main topic: DMX filmography/ discography

00:16:25 - 00:24:36 “Get at Me Dog” + Roger Beebe on MTV Auteurism and Hype Williams

00:24:36 - 00:46:10 Belly

00:46:10 - 00:47:08 DMX filmography/ discography + DMX’s Sum 41 music video appearance

00:47:08 - 01:00:58 Romeo Must Die

01:00:58 - 01:03:06 More DMX filmography/ discography

01:03:06 - 01:25:59 Never Die Alone

01:25:59 - 01:28:37 Top Five

01:28:37 - 01:31:08 Even more DMX filmography/ discography

01:31:08 - 01:33:55 Final thoughts/ outro

00:00:00 – 00:00:59 Intro

00:00:59 - 00:08:13 Tony on Steven Spielberg’s 1941/ Nick’s Tim Matheson-Gary Cole theory

00:08:13 - 00:11:52 Nick on Killing Them Softly, She Dies Tomorrow and The Old Guard

00:11:52 - 00:17:24 Main topic: Henry Rollins discography/ filmography

00:17:24 - 00:21:21 The Chase/ Johnny Mnemonic

00:21:21 - 00:39:07 Heat

00:39:07 - 01:03:29 Lost Highway

01:03:29 - 01:08:22 More Henry Rollins discography/ filmography

01:08:22 - 01:20:18 He Never Died

01:20:18 - 01:25:39 Even more Henry Rollins discography/ filmography

01:25:39 - 01:26:34 Outro/ preview of next week’s episode