Radio NWR: The Voice of byNWR.com
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe audio companion to director Nicolas Winding Refn's free "online culture expressway of the arts", byNWR.com, Radio NWR features interviews and discussions circling in and around the films, music, photography, fashion and new original content which can all be experienced – free of charge – on the web site. Rotating guest hosts include authors Bob Mehr (Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements) and Jimmy McDonough (Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green) and archivist Peter Conheim (Cinema Preservation Alliance).
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Episodes
Ep. 16 - The Mermaid Parade
April 30, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBEp 15 - The Devil Thumbs A Ride
March 31, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBEp. 14 - Gary Kent and Ace Atkins
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBEp. 13 - Alias Kid Twist - Tyler Keith
February 29, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBEp. 12 - Cruising Down The El Nora
February 29, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBEp. 11 - Henry Horn X-Ray Specs
February 28, 2020 14:02 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBEp. 10 - Estus W. Pirkle - A Celebration
February 14, 2020 22:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBLegendary Baptist preacher Estus W. Pirkle's equally legendary cinematic collaborations with filmmakers Ron and June Ormond are discussed in detail in this exclusive interview with Greg and Ann Pirkle, son and widow of Estus, respectively. byNWR editor Jimmy McDonough and Archival Revival head researcher Brian Rosenquist sat down for this generous session at the Pirkle home in Mississippi in 2019.
Ep. 9 - Bettye LaVette - A Change is Gonna Come
December 31, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBThe one and only Bettye LaVette, soulful singing legend, interviewed by journalist and byNWR guest editor, RJ Smith, in an exclusive and far-ranging discussion in her adopted hometown of Newark, NJ.
Ep. 8 - I'm the Last Living One: Bobby Rush – Live from his Mississippi Home
December 31, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBBlues legend Bobby Rush lives up to this podcast's episode title. The living embodiment of a half-century of music and civil rights history is interviewed in his lovely Mississippi home by journalist and byNWR guest editor, RJ Smith.
Ep. 7 - The Heretic: Swamp Dogg
December 01, 2019 00:00 - 3 hours - 210 MBFor this episode of the byNWR.com podcast companion, Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams sits with scribe R.J. Smith for an intimate and lengthy chat, covering the wide-ranging landscape that is Swamp: legendary songwriter, singer, publisher, poet and raconteur.
Episode 6.5 - Trust Your Subconscious - A Conversation with Cliff Martinez
November 15, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBFor 30 years, composer Cliff Martinez has helped reshape the parameters and possibilities of what movie music means, with scores for iconic indie films as well as big budget Hollywood fare. But his journey began well before he put his sonic stamp on the screen. From the parochial Midwest to the dark heart of the LA punk scene, to stints playing and working Captain Beefheart, George Clinton and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Martinez's journey has been a labyrinthine one. In this this special byN...
Ep. 6 - Graeme Whifler - Man Behind the Men Behind the Masks
November 01, 2019 01:03 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBGraeme Whifler was the filmmaker and art designer who directed films with the nefarious anonymous band with eyeballs on their heads, The Residents, from 1978-1982. Archivist Peter Conheim has a chat with this elusive figure of underground art to round out byNWR.com's 3-month punk-centered Volume.
Ep. 5 – Living in the Opposite World with The Mutants
October 01, 2019 07:00 - 57 minutes - 66.5 MBOne of the SF Bay Area's very first punk/underground scene bands, The Mutants, is explored in this episode of the byNWR.com podcast companion, hosted by archivist (and now Mutant) Peter Conheim, loaded with unreleased music and an interview with group co-founder, John Gullak.
Radio NWR - Episode #1: COTTONPICKIN' CHICKENPICKERS
May 28, 2019 17:41 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBBob Mehr, guest editor of bvNWR.com’s third volume (Hillbillies, Hustlers and Fallen Idols) hosts a podcast focusing on the 1967 country music comedy Cottonpickin’ Chickenpickers. A story of “moonshiners and madness” with “more stars than chicken feathers,” this thick slice of cinematic cornpone was filled with a fascinating collection of characters, both on the screen and in real life. Joining Mehr for the discussion are noted film critic Amy Nicholson and author/show business historian Kli...