See Hear Podcast episode 27 - Hard Core Logo

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04/26/16 • 63 min

Episode 27 of See Hear Podcast is ready for your aural consumption. So Tim, Bernard and Maurice are discussing a film about a band who go on the road and...well...shit happens. Could be any number of films? It’s a mock-documentary. Hmmm....still leaves a couple of choices. Okay, it’s been cited as one of the greatest ever films out of Canada. Okay, now you just have to know that we’re talking about Hard Core Logo. Bruce McDonald released this gem in 1996 about a punk band that reform to do a benefit gig, then follow up with five gigs through western Canada. Different ambitions and egos collide, medications go missing, goats get sacrificed, and home truths get told. The film is about friendships, trust, putting on a macho face to cover insecurity, and investigates whether you should be able to have the same ambitions and life at 35 year old, as when you were a 17 year old. Not without humour, but it is certainly a darker film than the one it’s frequently compared to, “This Is Spinal Tap”. The See Hear crew really enjoyed recording this episode for you. They even make links to some other films you would not obviously think to compare HCL with. What were they? Tune in and find out If you dig what we do, could you please rate us at iTunes or even better, spread the word that the show exists so more folks can tune in. You can download the show by searching for See Hear podcast on iTunes or download fromhttp://seehear.podbean.com/ Please join our friendly Facebook discussion group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/seehearpodcast/ You can send us emails at [email protected]

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Previous Episode

See Hear bonus episode - Interview with Darian Sahanaja (Brian Wilson's band and musical consultant for Love And Mercy)

Back in February, Bernie and Maurice were joined by Frank Santopadre and Tish Grier to discuss Bill Pohlad's 2015 biopic on Brian Wilson, Love And Mercy for episode 25 of See Hear. In April, Maurice interviewed Darian Sahanaja (Wondermints and Brian Wilson Band) for Love That Album episode 89 on the final day of Brian's 2016 tour of Australia. The last part of the interview featured a discussion about Darian's work as musical consultant on Love And Mercy.With Tim and Bernie's blessing, Maurice thought it would be a good idea to present this segment as a bonus episode of See Hear. Darian coached the brilliant Paul Dano to play piano in a style similar to Brian, and came up with the idea to use real musicians rather than actors to play The Wrecking Crew as they recorded Pet Sounds. Listen to Darian discuss the creative process in his work on the film. If this short discussion has you interested to hear more, look out for episode 89 of Love That Album podcast to hear a whole lot more about Darian and his activities. You can download the show by searching for See Hear podcast on iTunes or download from http://seehear.podbean.com/ Please join our friendly Facebook discussion group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/seehearpodcast/ You can send us emails at [email protected] Enjoy the show? Please consider giving us a write up at iTunes or recommend us to your friends.

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See Hear Podcast Episode 28 - Alice's Restaurant

Welcome to episode 28 of See Hear Podcast. It's Bernie's selection this month, and he's gone for a film based on a song. It's the Arthur Penn-directed "Alice's Restaurant" based on the song of the same name by Arlo Guthrie. The original song / monologue was a funny (allegedly true) tale about how Arlo gets arrested for dumping garbage away from the city dump and then gets rejected from being drafted to fight in the Vietnam war. He's not moral enough to kill people because of his "criminal record" as a litterbug. The film tells this tale, but (by necessity) fleshes out the story into an episodic series of events concerning Arlo, his friends Ray and Alice, the hippies they become surrogate parents to, and conservative America at war with itself as well as being at war on the world stage. The music connection? Well it is based on a song, but music was a huge part of the counter culture of the period. Arlo is caught up in the values and the music of his predecessors as well as his contemporaries. Hear what Bernie, Tim and Maurice thought. If you dig what we do, could you please rate us at iTunes or even better, spread the word that the show exists so more folks can tune in. You can download the show by searching for See Hear podcast on iTunes or download fromhttp://seehear.podbean.com/ Please join our friendly Facebook discussion group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/seehearpodcast/ You can send us emails at [email protected]

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