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Charlie and Ashley present a special episode of SWITCHCast, with interviews with Travis Beard, the director of 'Rockabul', and the writer, director and star of 'Thunder Road', Jim Cummings.InterviewsTravis Beard is an Aussie who lived in Afghanistan for seven years. As a music lover, he was also fascinated by Kabul’s music culture - or lack of. Imagine your favourite genre - pop, rock, R&B, country - well, there’s a good chance it’s shunned there, and potentially punishable by death. Travis befriended a group of locals who formed District Unknown, Afghanistan’s first heavy metal band. He followed their growth, from their genuinely terrible first performance through to their international success - and that footage formed the documentary ‘Rockabul’. Charlie spoke to travis ahead of the film’s Australian release.▸ More of Charlie's interview with Travis▸ Read Charlie's review of 'Rockabul'▸ For more information on screenings and Q&A's, visit 'Rockabul's' Facebook pageCharacter studies on struggling male protagonists are a dime a dozen, but none in recent memory have captured the hearts of audiences quite like 'Thunder Road’. The film is a passion project for Jim Cummings, the film's writer, director and lead actor. Ashley spoke to Jim about the stress of single-handedly creating a feature film, and how he ended up befriending Bruce Springsteen along the way.▸ More of Ashley's interview with Jim▸ Read Ashley's review of 'Thunder Road'Stay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comHelp support SWITCHIf you liked what you heard and want to support SWITCH - including bringing back SWITCHCast - please visit patreon.com/maketheswitchAU. Donations start at just one dollar a month, and your support helps keep our website running and allows us to bring you interviews like you’ve heard today, so we’d really appreciate you checking it out!The hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/AshMatxxFor more episodeswww.SWITCHCast.com.au
A chat with film maker Travis Beard about his doco Rockabul about the heavy metal band scene in Kabul. now showing at Nova Go figure!!!!
Andrew's voice is a little shattered this week, so no intro to this episode other than to say... go see RocKabul. Other than that, stick around and listen to the interview with director Travis Beard and band member Lemar, as well as a chat with producer Brooke Silcox.Check RocKabul at the Revelation Film Festival and find more about the documentary here.The closing song is "Modern Nature" by District Unknown.Check out other great shows on the Auscast Network here.Support The Curb on Patreon.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAUTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAUWebsite: https://www.TheCurb.com.auIf you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andrew's voice is a little shattered this week, so no intro to this episode other than to say... go see RocKabul. Other than that, stick around and listen to the interview with director Travis Beard and band member Lemar, as well as a chat with producer Brooke Silcox. Check RocKabul at the Revelation Film Festival and find more about the documentary here. The closing song is "Modern Nature" by District Unknown. Check out other great shows on the Auscast Network here. Support The Curb on Patreon. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCurbAU Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheCurbAU Website: https://www.TheCurb.com.au If you want to get in touch, send an email to TheCurbAU@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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