‘News of the World’

BreakThru Radio Weekly

English - April 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Arts TV & Film politics culture film movies news lifestyle Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Ep 209 // ‘The Father’ / ‘Pieces of a Woman’

Next Episode: Ep 211 // The Oscars + 2020 Film Favorites

"Manny Nomikos joins J. McVay to discuss how both the pandemic and his bi-racial identity – along with his Korean and Greek cultural backgrounds – have all played a part in the musical project known as Ilithios that he’s pursued over the course of the last year.

Later in the show, Charles Hinshaw joins J. McVay to discuss the film, ‘News of the World,’ directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel – distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plus live performances from Veronica Bianqui and LAPÊCHE, both recorded exclusively for BTRtoday.

Episode Credits:

Producer/Host: J. McVay
Contributors on Movies: Charles Hinshaw
Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu

Mentioned in the Episode:

[youtubelg]https://youtu.be/EZQRQjdDSCk[/youtubelg]

[youtubelg]https://youtu.be/XwD6bAOjLy0[/youtubelg]

[youtubelg]https://youtu.be/rgKc6_0lfwc[/youtubelg]

[youtubelg]https://youtu.be/nB4g4gNBvQQ[/youtubelg]

[youtubelg]https://youtu.be/_2rEyw14NUk[/youtubelg]

00:00 - Intro
01:17 - START /// Interview w/ Ilithios… about the project
06:00 - The pandemic’s role in the start of the project
11:00 - Debut album: ‘Florist’
15:30 - “Think B4 U Spk” - Ilithios
17:40 - New single and a shift in lyrical specificity
21:00 - “Way of the Future” - Ilithios
23:50 - The rise in anti-Asian/AAPI incidents / an incident involving his mother
28:35 - Experience with Asian/AAPI culture and how it informs the music / also Greek influences
34:00 - Upcoming video for “Way of the Future” references Korean and Greek backgrounds via home movies
39:50 - Responsibility in this moment as an “Asian-American artist” / suggestions
44:38 - The future of Ilithios as we hopefully near the end of the pandemic / outdoor shows + DIY efforts / East Williamsburg Econo Lodge + bandNada
50:40 - Wrapping up / of birds and eggs… /// END
51:30 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘News of the World’
52:52 - Movie Chat: Charles Hinshaw + J. McVay [SPOILER ALERT]
68:35 - "I Want To Tell You" (BTR Live Studio, 2021) - Veronica Bianqui
73:40 - "Elbow Grease” (BTR Live Studio, 2021) - LAPÊCHE
78:30 - Outro/credits
79:26 - Finish.
"