See Hear is ready to start the new year with a musical sci-fi road film….but nothing like Hope / Crosby / Lamour films.Bernard, Tim and Maurice are once again joined by Mike White of The Projection Booth to talk about Cory Mcabee’s feature f

Interview with Rob Curry, director of Southern Journey Revisited and The Ballad of Shirley Collins

Oct 27th, 2020 58m 45s

An English woman and an American man drive through the American south in 1959. Their mission is to record folk songs for the Library of Congress, but they also record what peoples' lives are like at that time. How did this bode for the future?

See Hear Podcast Episode 72 - Hedwig And The Angry Inch

Apr 28th, 2020 59m 57s

Tim, Bernie and Maurice are back to celebrate Hedwig And The Angry Inch.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Hear Podcast Episode 47 - Interview with Jeff Krulik, director of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot"

Dec 18th, 2017 54m 44s

See Hear Podcast comes to the end of its fourth year of existence. Slowly but surely, we’ve been bringing you discussions about all manner of music-related films since January 2014.To celebrate, Tim, Bernard and Maurice want to party like it

See Hear Podcast Episode 46- - Streets of Fire (with special guest Steve Berlin)

Nov 28th, 2017 1h 29m

Do you like wearing leather overalls?Do you know what it means to be young tonight?Have you ever blown up a motorcycle by shooting a cap gun at it?Are you a one man stud?Have you ever been in a sledgehammer fight?If you answered yes, no, m

See Hear podcast Episode 45 - Interview with Matt Schrader, director of "Score: A Film Music Documentary"

Oct 21st, 2017 1h 8m

Welcome to See Hear 45.We all love movies and we all love music in movies (it’s partly why you listen to this podcast, right?) Film scores can be bold and bombastic or quiet and subtle. Either way it’s a strong part of the film watching experi

Conversation with Daniel De Vise' about The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

9 days ago 1h 39m

Back in 1980, I recall going to the cinema to see a new film, The Blues Brothers. Music and car chases…..what wasn’t there to love? The critics hated it because….ya know….that’s what they’re paid to do. A few years after initial release, it bec

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

1 month ago 1h 23m

There's a song performed by Peter Allen that seems to be more relevant than ever: Everything Old Is New Again. Film plots are recycled, songs are recycled (through covers or the same chord structures).....and the media we use to play those film

Interview with Denny Tedesco, director of Immediate Family and The Wrecking Crew

Jan 24th, 2024 1h 31m

Back at episode 110 of See Hear, Tim, Kerry and I had a round table discussion (Broadway Danny Rose style) about Denny Tedesco's 2015 documentary, The Wrecking Crew. That film was about the session musicians of the 1960s LA scene that made the

A Mighty Wind

Dec 25th, 2023 1h 8m

When you think of American folk songs of the 60s, you'd think of political injustice, civil rights, hardships due to economic burdens, and war, right?Or do you think about the comforts of food always being laid out on the table, boundless opt

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 8m

Musicians, artists, actors and authors (and any other creatives I haven’t nominated) have long taken pseudonyms. Maybe a more exciting name will sell an image, maybe it’s to have some semblance of privacy, maybe it’s to separate themselves from

The Wrecking Crew

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 24m

Most working people have that day gig – accountant, engineer, admin, hospitality. The job pays the bills and puts food on the table. We don’t tend to think of being a musician as a day job category.Welcome to episode 110 of See Hear Podcast.

Interview with Steve Matteo about Act Naturally: The Beatles On Film

Sep 27th, 2023 1h 41m

There was a time when the rock and roll star appearance in a film ostensibly as themselves (or a variant) was a given. Think of the films of Elvis Presley or Cliff Richard. Before the Warholian expression of 15 minutes of fame became a thing, t

Saturday Night Fever

Aug 24th, 2023 1h 41m

Disco music had been a thing from the early 70s on, but not so much in the mainstream. Parts of the African-American, Latino and gay communities had been cherishing the music as an event - going out to dance in discotheques was the thing. There

Free The Jazz

Jul 30th, 2023 1h 4m

To some people, Ornette Coleman represents the adventurous spirit of jazz. To others, Kenny G is as exciting as it gets. This episode is more dedicated to the former.....Welcome to episode 107 of See Hear Podcast.This month, Tim has selecte

Hilary and Jackie

Jun 27th, 2023 50m 42s

The history of cinema is loaded with films about siblings and the problems that go with loving and competing with your flesh and blood: The Godfather, A Simple Plan, Hannah and Her Sisters, Eat Drink Man Woman.....and Hilary & Jackie.Welcome

Sound of Noise

May 23rd, 2023 50m 45s

Do you remember when you were a kid and you liked to make percussive sounds on biscuit tins, cushions, the neighbour's fence, or your own stomach? Of course you do!!!! No matter whether you took up an instrument or not, percussion is always fun

Tapeheads

Apr 27th, 2023 1h 8m

We've all seen 'em....films about people with a “dream”. They start out poorly, but triumph by the third act. Usually, they're comedic with a serious lesson to be learned.Then there's Tapeheads.Welcome to episode 104 of See Hear Podcast.J

Coal Miner's Daughter

Mar 27th, 2023 1h 6m

Biopics about contemporary musicians have been a very common thing in cinema, particularly over the last 40 to 50 years. As we've often discussed on the show, they often follow a familiar pattern – a grocery list, if you will, with all the know

Tender Mercies

Feb 18th, 2023 1h 10m

After a hiatus of several months, See Hear podcast is back to fill your earholes with discussion of music-centric films and interviews with directors of such films.For episode 102, the focus is on Tender Mercies, the 1983 film starring Robert

Interview with Amit Itzcar, director of "Furious And Fast: The Story of Fast Music And The Patiphone"

Sep 28th, 2022 58m 15s

I'm lucky to live in a town with a great music scene. Notwithstanding the tough times that both bands and venue operators are facing in the wake of the pandemic (and the rip-off merchants who believe that their bottom line is more important tha

Amadeus

Aug 29th, 2022 1h 35m

Back in January 2014, Wendi Freeman, Tim Merrill and myself started a monthly podcast to look at the world of films about music and musicians (or any tenuous link to that world). Occasionally, we would talk about musicals that weren't actually

Interview with Kevin Hosmann, director of "The Album"

Jul 15th, 2022 1h 19m

We're so used to the idea of art being hung in museums or on our walls, that we forget that we have may have hundreds or thousands of pieces of art hiding in plain sight – on shelves in our record or CD collections.Welcome to episode 99 of S

Interview with Skizz Cyzyk about "Sound Mechanic"

Jun 28th, 2022 1h 6m

When you were a kid, did your parents ever ask you to do your Wiggler practice? How about getting to your room and playing your Vibrowheels? Surely there were repercussions if you didn't practice your Melocipede????Welcome to episode 98 of S

Interview with Brent Wilson, director of Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road

May 24th, 2022 1h 21m

The story of Brian Wilson has been heavily documented through literature and film. There are a couple of perspectives that continuously get focus:Brian's brilliance as songwriter and harmony arranger.His troubled life and mental breakdown t