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Dumpster Bust Radio: Podcast #3
This week, the melding of independent music, comedy, and thoughtful, nearly tearful commentary on a variety of topics continues. DB Radio translates to Miracles From Mind Trash: you just get a little bit of everything, and sometimes seconds when, like Oliver Twist, you ask for s’more.
DB Radio #3 Presents
Introduction
General madness and tomfoolery.
Feature Story
A DB Film Squad look at Sideways, now out on DVD.
But is it a worthy successor to Swingers?
Featured Song
“I Feel Human” by Pacemaker Jane.
Cathode Ray Fray
We delve into the best of the week in TV.
This week, we take a closer look at The Shield on FX.
Track Listing for Dumpster Bust Radio #3
Every show has RIAA-free music playing in the background to complement the Featured Song, which is when you get a break from my tortured howls into that good e-night.
Track #1 (Show Intro) “Black Star” – Apash
#2 “Reach Reach” – AA
#3 “Australian Vacation” – Maticulous
#4 “Making Daddy Proud” – MC Random
#5 “Straight Homicide” – Universol
#6 (Featured Song) “I Feel Human” – Pacemaker Jane
#7 “Funk Bus” – The Band That Saved the World
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Article comments
1 - Joel Caris
I'm going to listen to this soon, but I just wanted to say: Fullscreen? You linked to the fullscreen version of Sideways? Surely a mistake, or else you're trying to kill me, Eric. :)
Yes, yes, I'm a total snob when it comes to aspect ratios on movies.
2 - Eric Berlin
Sorry Joel, that was the version that was sent for me to review. I'm not really a snob when it comes to that kind of thing, however. I'm all about story, and this is a damned fine one.
The print version of my Sideways review will be published tomorrow (to go along with the dozen or so other BC efforts).
3 - Eric Berlin
Oh: thanks for checking out DB Radio, and please let us know what you thought!
Small caveat: I think the #2 show was the best so far for a variety of reasons, and I hope to make adjustments (in style more than anything else) to improve for show #4.
4 - Temple Stark
I updated the Blast site with a link to your newest effort. Haven't listened, yet.
5 - Eric Berlin
Thanks Temple... while it blasts off, I must get some shut-eye...
6 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
listening now, man. it rocks! i love that intro buzzy thing and then the grungey tune you play under there. you did this last week too, but i forgot to say it rocked!
7 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
ha! i'm gonna get me some mafioso rat bustin sonna bitches on the phone right now. i dunno if i have rats or pests or whatever, i just want some mafioso about the house for a while.
8 - Eric Berlin
Thanks Duke. I open the show every week with "Black Star," by Apash. I talked about the band a little bit in the intro to the #2 show and related that they're from Italy (Milan, I think). They wrote me an e-mail and I read it on the air (in mock Italian accent... but only as homage, not as mockery) -- very nice guys, they were thrilled I was playing they're stuff. Key line in e-mail: "I don't think anyone has a problem with [playing the song] but if so we punch them in the face."
The phony rat-in-the-house ad and follow-up include some outrageouly broad allusions to Goodfellas, which me and the fellas used to quote 'till dawn back in the day, as they say.
9 - Eric Berlin
Oh, wanted to add that I love "Black Star" as well and plan on keeping it at the front of the show as the DB Radio "signature sound." To me, it sounds like an updated "About A Girl" by Nirvana for 2005.
10 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
eric, sorry it took so long to get back with my thoughts. i was in danger of missing my self-imposed mondo podcast deadline. phew!
Anyroad, great great show man. your reviews of the shield and sideways were BRILLIANT. i've had sideways sitting here for ages, and you have 100% convinced me to see it right the hell now. well, i'm about to watch the end of 10 rillington place, but Sideways is next up.
I thought for the most part the scripting was fine, there were only one or two occasions when it sounded like something was being read, and it was only a sentence or whatever. also, the "compaints" were brilliant. your mafioso reminded me of Mike Strutter, the character from Dennis Pennis. this is a good thing.
all in all, fantastic show man, and that song works great as the signiture.
i think if your looking for to incorporate the scripting with the bulletpoints, probably 50/50 would suit you to the ground.
congrats once more.
11 - Eric Berlin
Thanks Duke. I feel like I'm getting close to the show I want -- format, style, message and so forth. It's turning into rather a variety / magazine-style affair: some music, some comedy, some actual substantive thought on one thing or another. I may even squeeze some political stuff into the next show... hope I don't alienate my international listeners!
I found some really good indie music this week already, so I may have to expand the Featured Songs to Featured Songs as well.
Thanks again to all who checked out the show.
12 - Joel Caris
Okay, Eric, just listened. Actually, I took yours and The Duke's latest podcasts out onto the road and did some driving around--was in a bit of a restless mood. Anyway, finely entertaining, it was. I cracked up everytime I heard "Whackafuckingrat." The way it was said each time was fucking golden.
Great review of Sideways, too. I need to watch that, I really do. Must get that from Netflix right quick.
On a related note, I'm now going to go watch the newest episode of The Shield. Sounds like you're enjoying this season as much as I am. Looks like Shane is getting himself into some nasty trouble this week, so I'm gonna go check it out.
13 - Eric Berlin
Joel -- Very excellent that you downloaded, listened, and enjoyed. I'm on the road a huge amount of time these days (about 500 miles logged in last 48 hours) and the podcasts keep me sane. In fact, I'm preparing a new segment (working title = Pods Are Mod) that talks about various p-casts I'm checking out. Of course, The Duke will get some love (though not of the man-love kind popularized in his fine and brilliant show).
The Consortium Emporium people are both an homage to Goodfellas and some of the neighborhood folk I grew up with on "Strong" Island, New York.
Glad someone else is watching The Shield! Was beginning to think it was just me. Yeah, Vendrell is going to pivotal down the road, I think. The show is impressing me more each week... though it pales in comparison to The Wire. Watching Season Two right now -- in fact 3:02 am, and I just watched four eps in a row, which is testimony to its Greatness or my Obsession.
Prolly both.
Check back in here after you watch The Shield and Sideways and let us know what you thought.
Oh: and, I talk about The Shield every week over on my Cathode Ray Fray column... look for new editions on Fridays.
14 - Joel Caris
I still need to get on with the watching of The Wire. It's languishing in my Netflix queue and I keep hearing great things, I just need to bump it up top and start watching. Perhaps that should be my next series to watch now that I finished up season one of Carnivale. (Which is fantastic, incidentally. I greatly hope HBO renews it for a third season.)
Last night's Shield was just awesome. It starts out and ends quite brutally. Not that there are any light and breezy episodes of The Shield, but this one was particularly dark and nasty. I'm really impressed with how they've reinvented and freshened the show this season. Just magnificent work.
15 - Eric Berlin
The Wire will get its grip on you within an ep or two. My feeling is that if you like The Shield, you'll love The Wire. It has a wonderful way of purposely avoiding cliche while presenting real and flawed characters: both on the cop and criminal side. It also does a better job than almost any I've seen (save The Sopranos, perhaps) of making a criminal's plight understandable. Great characters, amazing acting, great writing. Lots of fun throw-away lines, too -- always nice to see a serious show have some laughs every now and then.
I haven't see this week's Shield, so I only glanced over your comments. I hope to catch it tonight because I have about four shows to watch on Thursdays now.