On the 504th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Song Sung Blue. This story, not of Neil Diamond, but of a Neil Diamond impersonator will make you feel alive… Plus it’s got some great tunes. Puzzle pieces include Saving Silverman, School Of Rock, Walk The LIne and Hustle & Flow.
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On the 425th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Corey Levitan joins me to talk about A Complete Unknown. This Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold starring Timothee Chalamet does its best to make a story out of a mysterious music icon. Puzzle pieces include Bohemian Rhapsody, Amadeus, Birdman and inside Llewyn Davis.
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On the 347th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about Maestro. After A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper returns to once again star in and direct a movie focused on a musician, this time taking on legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. Puzzle pieces include Walk The Line, Raging Bull, Rocketman and Amadeus.
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On the 3rd episode of Missing Pieces, Luella Chavez joins me to talk about 2014’s Love & Mercy. The story of Brian Wilson, the legendary lead songwriter of the Beach Boys who is perhaps as famous for his beautiful music as he is for the stories of his mental illness and his multiple years spent in reclusion. Puzzle pieces include The Aviator, Ray and I’m Not There.
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On the 64th episode of Piecing It Together, new co-host and mega-Elton John fan Jason Baroni joins me to discuss the new biopic Rocketman. The rock music biopic is a genre that’s been done over and over (and from the looks of it, it’s going to be done over and over a lot more times), but director Dexter Fletcher and his Rocketman Taron Egerton find ways to breathe a little life into the genre. Puzzle pieces include La La Land, Across The Universe, What Happened, Miss Simone and Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker.
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