Episode 5: Du Blonde

Carl's special guest is Jason Lytle, the iconic frontman and all-round good dude behind legendary Californian indie-group, Grandaddy. Jason tells us all about his passion for cycling and mountain-biking, being a ratbag semi-pro skater in his youth, surviving corona times and his exciting new concert film. Carl and Jason then discuss his recent fascination with obscure Aussie films, including the 1971 cult classic, 'Wake in Fright'. Enjoy! 

Trans garage-rocker Beth Jeans Houghton, aka Du Blonde, speaks to Carl about Newcastle, her friendship and recent collab with Ezra Furman, the impact of first seeing 'The Rocky Horror Show' as a kid, almost dying on a plane with the Red Hot Chili Peppers (!), and why she used to watch Cameron Crowe's 'Almost Famous' on repeat. Beth then scares the crap out of us with a bunch of personal ghost stories that will send shivers down your spine. Enjoy!  

Carl speaks to award winning Danish cinematographer, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.  Topics include: how she got into film, recreating 'Black Narcissus', her work on Thomas Vinterberg's movies 'Submarino' and 'The Hunt', going toe to toe with Denzel Washington and making 'Fences', women in the film biz, shooting 'Molly's Game' with Aaron Sorkin and juggling a Hollywood career with 3 kids! Great chat. Enjoy

Carl speaks to multi-talented Copenhagen musician Emma Acs, about her career so far and how she’s staying sane through lockdown life. They then take a deep dive into the life and work of her favourite auteur, David Lynch. Other topics include: living in LA, Emma’s infatuation with XXXTENTACION and the emo-rap scene, Eraserhead, and the power of sunshine!

Carl speaks to Norwegian folk sensation Jonas Alaska about his new album 'Roof Came Down', skateboarding, Liverpool, his favourite film Fucking Åmal by Lukas Moodysson, Cast Away, The Square by Ruben Östlund, Larry David, Ariel Pink and heaps more! Carl also shares his thoughts on Pixar's latest masterpiece 'Soul', and the brilliant Danish mini-doc series 'The Mole - Undercover in North Korea' by Mads Brügger. 

Carl speaks to acclaimed Australian actor Dan Henshall, and shares his thoughts on The Mandalorian, David Fincher's new film Mank and Disney's 80's fantasy film, Return to Oz.