Dig! with Daniel Berger

On this week’s episode, we revisit Tom Hank’s snappy, directorial ditty That Thing You Do! We discuss the realities of being a one hit one-der, rose-tinted 60s nostalgia in the 90s, band dynamics as dramaturgy, and how when it comes to the theatrical cut, sometimes less is more!

On this week’s episode, we dive into the story of legendary Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in Anton Corbijn’s 2007 film Control. We discuss the film’s tonal contrast with 24 Hour Party People, the legacy of post-punk’s prophet of urban decay, and Samantha Morton’s powerhouse finale.

This week we examine the phenomenon of Kane Parson’s Backrooms through a musical lens. We discuss the history of Vaporwave and its influence on liminal space horror. Could the internet’s decade long obsession with ‘hauntology’ be traced back to the early internet musical genre? And how did Boards of Canada wind up on the soundtrack of this indie horror runaway hit? Tune in as we uncover all this and more!

On this week’s episode, we switch things up and dive deep into film director Alan’s Moyle obsession with musical misfits. We discuss youth in revolt, radio shock jocks, Christian Slater being a Residents fan, Samantha Mathis’ dreamy bob cut, unexpected porn star cameos, and bloated 90s movie soundtracks. Film Discussed:Times Square (1980)Pump Up The Volume (1990)Empire Records (1995)

On this week’s episode, we have some of mom's spaghetti with vomit on our sweater already and watch Curtis Hanson’s 2002 rap battle epic 8 Mile. We discuss the film being so much more than a soundtrack vehicle, Eminem’s live-wire performance, misused southern accents in movies, Brittany Murphy short but sweet cinematic run, and TMI as a battle tactic.

On this week’s episode, we are joined by Oscilloscope Labs' Daniel Berger to daytrip the twentieth anniversary remix of Ondi Timoner’s 2004 legendary rock doc Dig!. We discuss the real Dandy Warhols/Brian Jonestown Massacre band feud, Gen X’s bygone notions of selling out, musicians being the absolute worst, and checking back in on the psyche rock revival at 2022’s Levitation Fest. 

We dive into the varied but tragically short filmography of rap icon Tupac Shakur - who, by the age of 25, had not only released four seminal studio albums, but had acted in six feature films. The best known of them were released in his lifetime - gritty, realistic portraits of life on the streets, but his posthumous releases might be even more interesting.Films Discussed:Juice (1992)Poetic Justice (1993)Above The Rim (1994)Bullet (1996)Gridlock’d (1997)Gang Related (1997)

On this week’s episode, Chadd punishes Alan for his Daft Punk worship by inflicting Clint Eastwood’s 1982 dustbowl film Honkytonk Man on him. We discuss Clint’s bluesy guitar licks, boomers trying to get their nephews laid, the real life tragedy of country legend Jimmy Rodgers, and the film’s depiction of the Beale Street Memphis scene. 

On this week’s episode, we strap in for zero G with a Daft Punk double serving of Interstella 5555 and Electroma. We discuss the French robots’ god-tier brand of musical marketing, childhood obsession with anime turned music video rock opera, making slow core cinema in leather pants, riding the launch wave of MTV’s embryonic split into MTV 2, and recasting Jeff Bridges as the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Tron.Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)Electroma (2006)Tron: Legacy (2010)

We’re back to finish off Cher’s iconic 1980s output. In 1987 alone, she released a gonzo fantasy sex romp, a chilling courtroom drama snoozefest, and a classic romantic comedy that won her an Oscar.Films Discussed:The Witches of Eastwick (1987)Suspect (1987)Moonstruck (1987)