Weekly Comet Highlights
Pick of the Week: The Orwells’ – Mallrats (La La La)
This week, taste-maker Jason Kramer shares his pick, indie rockers The Orwells’ are highlighted. This Chicago based group packs a punch with a sound reminiscent of The Stooges and Velvet Underground.
Read MoreKCRW DJ Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: The White Arrows
KCRW DJ Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week is The White Arrows. In fact, Jason is so excited about this one, founder and lead singer Mickey Church makes a surprise guest appearance and talks about the band’s new music and what it was like being born legally blind.
Read MoreCongratulations Hawk Koch – President of The Academy
emPOWERme.tv and Jonathan McHugh spend the day at the annual Produced by Conference on the Sony Pictures lot. We caught up with Hawk Koch, the newly named President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Congrats!
Read MoreJason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Bloc Party – Octopus
KCRW DJ Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week is Bloc Party. On August 21, the band will be releasing their new album “Four” on Frenchkiss Records after a four year hiatus.
Read MoreInterview with “The Expendables 2” Composer Brian Tyler
Composer Brian Tyler’s epic scores include “Constantine” and “Fast and Furious” as well as the blockbuster videogame, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” which grossed $775 million in its first 5 days. He talks about his current film, “The Expendables 2,” and why “windy” and “12th notes” are not musical terms.
Read More“We the Party” Director, Mario Van Peebles
Director and actor Mario Van Peebles, known for his roles in hit TV shows “Damages” and “All My Children” talks about his new film “We The Party”. He also discusses directing “New Jack City” and working with Kelsey Grammer on TV show “Boss”.
Read MoreUniversal Pictures Music Chief Mike Knobloch
Mike Knobloch, head of film music for Universal Pictures, sits on The Comet Couch and talks about working with Florence and the Machine on an original track for “Snow White and the Huntsman”.
Read More“The Possession” Composer Anton Sanko Interview
Award-winning composer Anton Sanko takes The Comet Couch to talk about his latest film, “The Possession,” which will opens August 31. The film’s soundtrack will be released on Lionsgate Records on August 28. “The Possession” was produced by horror master Sam Raimi along with Robert Tapert and J.R. Young and directed by Ole Bornedal. Sanko…
Read MoreInterview with “Vegas” Music Supervisor John Houlihan
Veteran music supervisor and music producer John Houlihan takes The Comet Couch and talks about working on the new CBS show, “Vegas,” starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis premiering September 25; his recent film “Looper” premiering September 28; and feature documentary for Sundance and A&E titled “Super Mensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon,” directed by…
Read MoreInterview with YouTube Star Kurt Hugo Schneider
Producer, singer, songwriter and video editor Kurt Hugo Schneider has taken YouTube by storm. His YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers and almost 436 million views. He has produced videos for Sam Tsui performing medleys and covers as a one man choir. The duo’s videos, notably the Michael Jackson medley, have been described by…
Read MorePost Show Chat with Kurt Hugo Schneider
In this Bonus portion of The Weekly Comet, Kurt answers your YouTube questions LIVE! Producer, singer, songwriter and video editor Kurt Hugo Schneider has taken YouTube by storm. His YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers and almost 436 million views. He has produced videos for Sam Tsui performing medleys and covers as a one…
Read MoreEmmy-Nominated Composer Miriam Cutler Interview
Emmy-nominated composer Miriam Cutler takes to the Comet Couch to talk about her new documentary “Ethel”, a full-length feature on the life of Ethel Kennedy, which premiered at Sundance 2012 and will be released on HBO this fall. Miriam is a renaissance woman. She started her career as a singer/horn player in a number of…
Read MorePerformance & Interview with Alec Benjamin
Singer & songwriter Alec Benjamin is already starting to get YouTube buzz. A freshman at USC studying music, Alec wows The Comet audience with his original song, “Beautiful Pain.” He talks to The Comet co-hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh about his songwriter process and future ambitions.
Read More“Pitch Perfect” Music Supervisors Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan Interview
Music supervisors Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan sit on the Comet Couch to talk about the upcoming film “Pitch Perfect”, which will be released October 5. Julia Michels is an independent music supervisor who has been in the business over 20 years. Her credits include “Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked”, “Sex & The City (1&2)”,…
Read MoreJason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Frightened Rabbit, Savoir Adore, The Band of Skulls and Everything, Everything
Jason Kramer chooses his Pick of the Week! He talks about the band Frightened Rabbit’s brand new release album coming out on Atlantic Records entitled “State Hospital.” He also mentions Scottish band Everything, Everything, whose new album “Arc” is due out on January 2013 and the talented band Savoir Adore from Brooklyn, New York whose…
Read MoreInterview with “Dexter” Composer Daniel Licht
Co-hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh welcome “Dexter” composer Daniel Licht to The Comet Couch. The seventh season of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series “Dexter” premiered to over 2.9 million viewers, making it the network’s number one telecast for the year. And award-winning compoer Daniel Licht provides the thrilling score to our favorite killer, using such odd…
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