With the new year underway, we’re very excited to announce the premiere of our new show This Podcast Should Be Played Loud; an exploration of cinema through a musical lens hosted by musician Alan Palomo and filmmaker Chadd Harbold. 

They say every actor wants to be a rockstar and vice versa! “This Podcast” is about the cinematic careers of iconic musicians, as well as the greatest films ever made about music. Every week, we discuss the filmography of your favorite artists lending their talents to acting, directing, producing, or composing. From gonzo ride-alongs, biopic blockbusters, musicals, soundtracks, and everything in between, This Podcast Should Be Played Loud is a music lover's cinematic dream. 

This week, we’re kicking things off by examining the cinematic life and times of Prince. Check back tomorrow for the premiere episode!

For our premiere episode, we explore the cinematic life and times o’ Prince. We discuss his humble beginnings as an R&B wunderkind, the meteoric rise of Purple Rain and its much maligned sequel, as well as his bizarre foray into directing on the French Riviera, and quite possibly the best concert film of all time (sorry to Jonathan Demme).

Film discussed:

• Purple Rain (1984)

• Under The Cherry Moon (1986)

• Sign O’ The Times (1987)

• Graffiti Bridge (1990)

On this week’s episode, we take a hit of pure, uncut boomer psychedelia with Oliver Stone’s 1992 film The Doors. We discuss Val Kilmer’s uncanny portrayal of the lizard king, Stone’s obsession with Native American folklore, Nico’s real life relationship with Jim Morrison, and deconstructing the cliches of the ‘rockstar biopic.’

On this week’s episode, we revisit an overlooked Ralph Bakshi 1981 classic: American Pop. We discuss the film’s multi-generational interrogation of the great American Songbook, pioneering use of rotoscope in cinema, timelessly tripped out visuals, and the strange tale of Bob Seiger’s “Night Moves.”

On this week’s episode, we play the ballad of Robert Zimmerman & his wacky tryst with cinema. We discuss his generation defining portrait by D.A. Pennebaker, cosplaying as an outlaw alongside Kris Kristofferson, teaming up with Larry David’s right hand man for a misunderstood classic (?), and proto-trolling the fans with Scorsese. 

Films Discussed: 

Dont Look Back (1967)

Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid (1973)

Hearts of Fire (1987)

Masked and Anonymous (2003)

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019 but really 1975)

On this week’s episode, we rewatch the Coen Brothers’ 2013 sad sack masterpiece Inside Llewyn Davis. We discuss Oscar Isaac as the Sisyphean antihero, how the Coens' saved their movie by putting a cat in it, and the maddening minutia of the business of music.

On this week’s episode, we unmask Brian De Palma’s 1974 answer to the rock opera, Phantom of The Paradise. We discuss the origins of Daft Punk’s helmets, the coinky-dink of the band Phoenix’s name with Jessica Harper’s protagonist, Martin Amis’ run-in with the genre bad boy himself, and the film’s overall incalculable influence on French Touch.

On this week’s episode, we are joined by Marie Bardi-Salinas (Blank Check Podcast) to talk about the mononymous icon herself: Cher, and her prolific cinematic run in the 1980s. In this epic two-parter, we discuss her hippie-chic beginnings, unstoppable run of collaborations with 70s new school directors, bagel boys, age gap tabloid baiting before it was cool, and going from award season regular snub to Academy Award-winning rockstar. 

Films Discussed:

Come Back To The Five and Dime Jimmy Dean (1982)

Silkwood (1983)

Mask (1983)