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Warren Zanes is a “rockstar biographer” in more ways than one: he has experienced life as a rockstar, a biographer, and a biographer of rockstars. When Mack first met Warren in New Orleans sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, Zanes was then emerging from the wreckage of meteoric success. He'd been the teenage guitarist in critically acclaimed band The Del Fuegos, who briefly broke into the national popular consciousness—and then just plain broke up. But in the years since, Zanes remade himself into one of our most erudite and entertaining public scholars of popular music. Among other things, he's been Vice President of Education and Public Programs at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a consulting producer on the Oscar-winning film Twenty Feet from Stardom, a producer on the Grammy-nominated PBS/Soundbreaking series, and he conducted interviews for Martin Scorsese's George Harrison documentary. All while keeping up a solo recording career with collaborators such as the Dust Brothers. Warren's books include the first volume in the celebrated 33 1/3 Series, Dusty in Memphis; Petty: The Biography and Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records. His latest book is called Deliver Me from Nowhere. On its face, it's a book about the making of Bruce Springsteen's classic lo-fi album Nebraska. But it's also about sound technology, musicianship teetering in a moment between the analog and digital eras, what it means to be in a band, and the relationship between the four-track cassette recorder and social alienation in Reagan era. In this interview, Warren talks about his journey, the recent book, his craft as a writer, and—as part of our mini-theme this season on audiobooks—the process of narrating his own audiobooks and why he does so.  And for our Patrons we'll have Warren's What's Good segment, with something good to read, listen to, and do. You can join us at patreon.com/phantompower.  Today's show was edited by Nisso Sacha and Mack Hagood. Transcript and web content by Katelyn Phan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Warren Zanes is a “rockstar biographer” in more ways than one: he has experienced life as a rockstar, a biographer, and a biographer of rockstars. When Mack first met Warren in New Orleans sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, Zanes was then emerging from the wreckage of meteoric success. He'd been the teenage guitarist in critically acclaimed band The Del Fuegos, who briefly broke into the national popular consciousness—and then just plain broke up. But in the years since, Zanes remade himself into one of our most erudite and entertaining public scholars of popular music. Among other things, he's been Vice President of Education and Public Programs at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a consulting producer on the Oscar-winning film Twenty Feet from Stardom, a producer on the Grammy-nominated PBS/Soundbreaking series, and he conducted interviews for Martin Scorsese's George Harrison documentary. All while keeping up a solo recording career with collaborators such as the Dust Brothers. Warren's books include the first volume in the celebrated 33 1/3 Series, Dusty in Memphis; Petty: The Biography and Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records. His latest book is called Deliver Me from Nowhere. On its face, it's a book about the making of Bruce Springsteen's classic lo-fi album Nebraska. But it's also about sound technology, musicianship teetering in a moment between the analog and digital eras, what it means to be in a band, and the relationship between the four-track cassette recorder and social alienation in Reagan era. In this interview, Warren talks about his journey, the recent book, his craft as a writer, and—as part of our mini-theme this season on audiobooks—the process of narrating his own audiobooks and why he does so.  And for our Patrons we'll have Warren's What's Good segment, with something good to read, listen to, and do. You can join us at patreon.com/phantompower.  Today's show was edited by Nisso Sacha and Mack Hagood. Transcript and web content by Katelyn Phan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Warren Zanes is a “rockstar biographer” in more ways than one: he has experienced life as a rockstar, a biographer, and a biographer of rockstars. When Mack first met Warren in New Orleans sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, Zanes was then emerging from the wreckage of meteoric success. He'd been the teenage guitarist in critically acclaimed band The Del Fuegos, who briefly broke into the national popular consciousness—and then just plain broke up. But in the years since, Zanes remade himself into one of our most erudite and entertaining public scholars of popular music. Among other things, he's been Vice President of Education and Public Programs at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a consulting producer on the Oscar-winning film Twenty Feet from Stardom, a producer on the Grammy-nominated PBS/Soundbreaking series, and he conducted interviews for Martin Scorsese's George Harrison documentary. All while keeping up a solo recording career with collaborators such as the Dust Brothers. Warren's books include the first volume in the celebrated 33 1/3 Series, Dusty in Memphis; Petty: The Biography and Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records. His latest book is called Deliver Me from Nowhere. On its face, it's a book about the making of Bruce Springsteen's classic lo-fi album Nebraska. But it's also about sound technology, musicianship teetering in a moment between the analog and digital eras, what it means to be in a band, and the relationship between the four-track cassette recorder and social alienation in Reagan era. In this interview, Warren talks about his journey, the recent book, his craft as a writer, and—as part of our mini-theme this season on audiobooks—the process of narrating his own audiobooks and why he does so.  And for our Patrons we'll have Warren's What's Good segment, with something good to read, listen to, and do. You can join us at patreon.com/phantompower.  Today's show was edited by Nisso Sacha and Mack Hagood. Transcript and web content by Katelyn Phan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sound-studies

In this special episode, Warren Zanes joins us to share the incredible journey of his life—from his teenage years playing in The Del Fuegos to his remarkable career as an author. He talks about his books on Tom Petty, Dusty Springfield, and his latest work, Deliver Me From Nowhere, which is soon to be adapted into a film. The book dives into the making of Bruce Springsteen's iconic Nebraska album.From https://www.warren-zanes.comWarren Zanes is a New York Times bestselling author, a Grammy-nominated documentary producer, and a professor currently teaching at at New York University. As a teenager, Warren Zanes joined The Del Fuegos, making three records for Slash/Warner Bros.. Later, after earning his Ph.D in Visual and Cultural Studies from The University of Rochester, Zanes released Memory Girls, the first of four solo recordings made for Dualtone Nashville. In the non-profit area, Warren was the Vice President of Education and Public Programs at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, for ten years, Executive Director of The Rock and Roll Forever Foundation. His books include Dusty in Memphis, the first volume in the celebrated 33 1/3 Series, Petty: The Biography, Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records, and his new book about Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, Deliver Me from Nowhere. With Garth Brooks, Zanes has worked on five books in the artist's Anthology Series. Among his work in film, Zanes was a consulting producer on the Oscar-winning Twenty Feet from Stardom, a producer on the Grammy-nominated PBS/Soundbreaking series, conducted interviews for Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World, and served as writer for The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash. He is an active member of both poet Paul Muldoon's Rogue Oliphant collective and a family that includes his sons, Lucian and Piero.MusicWarren Zanes "I'll Never Forget That Day With You"Additional Music The Charms "So Pretty"The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Morgan Neville is quickly becoming a favourite director of the podcast. Our 2nd Neville doc to cover and third personally watched and have loved all 3 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/threedudespod/message

Nicola Marsh is a brilliant doc director currently working on her second feature. On the pod Nicola talks about making the jump from DP to director, her origins in local news, her latest projects, LUTs, lenses and lots and lots more! Nicola has a wide portfolio of work, having worked on scripted television, documentary, commercials and narrative features, as both a DP and a director. She is best known for her work on the Oscar-winning documentary “Twenty Feet from Stardom”. Currently she is working on a feature documentary for Hulu with Demi Lovato: Childstar. Concurrently she's also directing one episode of the the Apple series Omnivore with chef René Redzepi.  She  has directed multiple projects for executive producer Morgan Neville - the true crime series The 12th Victim(Showtime) and Song Exploder (Netflix). Prior to that she helmed the ambitious documentary Stay on Board (Netflix) which chronicles trans skateboarder Leo Baker's run for the Olympics. As a DP she has has an extensive career in documentaries, hopscotching through multiple genres: the very recent  Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming (Disney), Night Stalker (Netflix), Shangri-la (Showtime), The Trails of Gabriel Fernandez (Netflix), Chelsea Does (Netflix), The Innocent Man (Netflix). Prior to that she shot the Johnny Cash documentary The Gift (director Thom Zimny) and Hello Privilege its me Chelsea (director, Alex Stapleton). She has also shot two other documentaries for Mr. Crowe: Pearl Jam 20 which  premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and The Union which opened the Tribeca Film Festival. Nicola grew up in London, England. She first moved to the US to work as a news camerawoman for NBC. She holds an MFA in cinematography from The University of Southern California. She now lives in Los Angeles. In addition to her American passport, she holds a German passport, but has a good sense of humor. 

      Hello and welcome to the Flaghunters Golf Podcast ! My name is Jesse Perryman and it's my honor and passion to bring you truthful insights to help make you a better player !       Today on the Pod we have Mr. Lou Stagner. Lou notably is the Data lead at ArccosGolf, which is a Golf stat tracking program that is in or at the end of your grip. Lou also is the Assistant Coach for the Golf team at Princeton. Lastly, Lou rounds it off with his Podcast called, “Hack It Out”.       Lou has my favorite Twitter account. Why you ask ? Well, he posts some crazy stats. His stats are usually ranged per handicap genre. For example, Lou will post proximity to the hole from 100 yards, 150 yards, etc, per handicap range. Let's say you're a 5. Lou will post some percentages for your handicap family based on data from ArccosGolf and formulate proximity stats, putting stats, averages greens in regulation stats and so on.     What's interesting to me about Lou's postings are the Tour stats. I would've thought that the best players in the World would have these incredible stats. For example, do you know what the average proximity is from 100 yards for PGA Tour and LPGA Tour is ? I would've thought it'd be inside of 10-15 feet. Stats prove otherwise. The best in the World average TWENTY FEET !!! How about putting ? Let's say your average Tour Pro has an 8 foot putt. Do you know what his/her make percentage is ? Around 50 percent. I would've thought it be much higher !!     Lou also has my favorite hashtag on Social Media. It's called, manage your expectations ! When I look at his stats postings, I look at the example about as it relates to the best in the World from 100 yards. If I hit it 20 feet, I can tell myself that this is the Tour average. I can cut myself a break if I miss an 8 foot putt because the best make this putts HALF the time ! I hear so many players berate themselves for missing putts around or under 10 feet !       What Lou provides is a valuable service from the perspective of taking some pressure off when you play. Golf is a hard game and management of your expectations is a huge, golf/life affirming skill that can be learned.      You can find Lou easiest on his Twitter @LouStagner. I highly encourage all to go and do a bit of contemplation on some of Lou's stats. I promise it will help you put some things on the golf course in perspective and help you to play better !                    Please Like, Rate and Subscribe ! 

Leo Baker is the renown skateboarding champion and icon. As he was heading to the 2020 Olympics where competitive skateboarding was finally getting its spotlight, he found himself grappling with a life changing decision. Could he be himself and drop out, or be his dead identity and participate being non-authentic? His personal journey and revelations are now the subject of the new Netflix documentary Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story. Today, in our exclusive interview, we talk to film director Nicola Marsh and executive producer Alex Schmider on the making of the film and Leo's story. Nicola is best known for her work on the Oscar-winning documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom, and boasts a vast carreer as a cinematographer/director specializing in intimate portraits. Alex produced the Hulu Original Documentary CHANGING THE GAME (2021), Netflix Original Documentary DISCLOSURE (2020) . He is an Emmy and Critics Choice Award nominated producer and the Director of Transgender Representation at GLAAD. With co-host Brody Levesque

Lisa Fischer has sung backing vocals for Dolly Parton, Bobby McFerrin, Luther Vandross and Beyoncé. She's also toured with the Rolling Stones since 1989, going from one swanky hotel to another, "eating caviar for breakfast" and playing sold out stadiums. “I feel like a normal girl,” she says, “visiting for a very long time in the not-normal world.” It wasn't the world she came from. Lisa grew up in Brooklyn. Her mom was pregnant with her at 15, and had two more children by the time she was 19. Money was tight, and when Lisa was 14, her father left. Her mom started drinking heavily, and died three years later after complications from seizures.  By her mid-twenties, she was touring as a backup singer, and in 1991 she won a Grammy for her first solo album, So Intense. But soon after, she lost her record deal, and returned to singing backup. The 2013 documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom highlighted some of the glory, and struggle, that came with her years on the road. "When I think about the money that I have gone through I have to laugh to myself," she told me during our conversation. "I don't like to look at how much I have because it's never enough." This conversation took place in 2015. Listen to the end to hear an update from Lisa, about getting back on stage during the pandemic and the financial realities of being a musician during COVID.  Below, watch Lisa Fischer on stage with the Rolling Stones, and singing with Luther Vandross. 

This episode is dedicated to all those taking a stand in the #menopauserevolution Joanne Bozeman introduces herself to us: “I grew up in a musical home with lots of singing in our daily life, and great music playing on the stereo. I trained at University as a Classical Singer, and performed a wide range of repertoire in my community and regionally. My career as an independent singing teacher began when I was at university, and I was fortunate to work 26 years at a fine undergraduate conservatory. Now retired from academia. My long interest in hormones and female voice resulted in the book "Singing Through Change: Women's Voices in Midlife Menopause, and Beyond" (2020) co-authored with Nancy Bos and Cate Frazier-Neely. My husband and I raised 3 wonderful children, and we are blessed with 5 grandchildren.” Joanne is a presenter on The Vocal First Aid Course https://vocalhealth.co.uk Joanne is giving presentations for The Sing Space on Nov. 3 and Dec. 1, 2021 https://thesingspace.com Joanne is presenting on Opera Programs Berlin 2022 Pedagogy Conference: Feb. 16-March 6. https://www.operaprogramsberlin.com/vocal-pedagogy-symposium-feb2021.html JOANNE BOZEMAN Webpage https://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/faculty/joanne_bozeman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-bozeman/ Singing Through Change Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/singingthroughchange/ Singing Through Change Instagram: @singingthruchange Joanne gave a NATS Chat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aS0BYAkEMM&t=9s Joanne's Interview with Dr. Dan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpQGlg02_ao&t=2732s This Embodied Voice Podcast with Susanne Lis: http://www.suzannelis.com/this-embodied-voice PERIMENOPAUSE & MENOPAUSE www.themenopausecharity.org www.balance-menopause.co.uk The Balance App: https://www.balance-menopause.com/balance-app/ Recommended Further Reading: Singing Through Change by Nancy Bos, Cate Frazier-Neely & Joanne Bozeman Preparing for the Menopause & The Menopause by Dr. Louise Newson The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across The Lifespan by Karen Brunssen The Estrogen Question by Dr Sandra Rice The New Hormone Solution by Erika Schwartz, M.D. Blog: https://yourestrogenquestions.com VOICE CHOICE Listen to the VocalScope Spotify Podcast Guests playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pjclKQVRnnUnMW0vgu0H0?si=8380f4264b42464e Joanne recommended the documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom https://g.co/kgs/Z112Ld VOCALSCOPE PODCAST & BOOK CLUB Linktree: https://linktr.ee/vocalscope https://vocalscope.ac-page.com/book-club-sign-up

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Sarah & Kenny discuss Twenty Feet From Stardom , the 2013 documentary focusing on background singers from, I'm certain, some of your favorite songs. Also discussed is the chunk of human waste that Phil Spector is.Enjoy......... 

This week was special! The stars of the Academy Award winning Doc "Twenty Feet From Stardom" are HERE! The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Darlene Love is here! Joining her Grammy Winner Lisa Fischer and Judith Hill! It was an inspiring hour of LEGENDS! Do not miss this ONE!

Dr. Deborah Ann Mulligan, Professor at Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is Board certified in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine

Sunday, September 15, 2019 8:00 am The Word Church, Senior Pastor, Sherman J. Fort Your generosity makes our ministries possible, Learn the Word, Love the Word, Live the Word for the Kingdom of God. http://wearethewordchurch.com/giving/

Sunday, September 15, 2019 8:00 am The Word Church, Senior Pastor, Sherman J. Fort Your generosity makes our ministries possible, Learn the Word, Love the Word, Live the Word for the Kingdom of God. http://wearethewordchurch.com/giving/

Bryan and Jon are joined by actor Matt Corboy. Matt grew up in Hawaii and dreamed of being on Magnum PI as he would stare at them filming in his neighborhood. Hi simple start comes with commercial work as a child, playing horse polo, lots of theater and eventually moving to LA. Matt shares some great stories that play out like the doc Twenty Feet from Stardom with tales about Will Ferrell, to The Shield, to Jimmy Dean Sausage, to George Clooney, to hanging dry wall, to the Academy Awards. Matt is one of our most engaging guests yet. Mushroom Coffee. Cough. Radio. Tears. Listen. Enjoy. Subscribe.

Solomon Georgio joins the show to talk about 20 Feet From Stardom, the Academy Award Winning 2013 documentary about the lives of backup singers. We also talk about Seattle, living in fear of Phil Spector, favorite karaoke spots, Fresno, and open mic weirdos.Solomon Georgio flawlessly intertwines biting social commentary with stories of his life as an openly gay African immigrant. Solomon had his television debut on CONAN, followed up with appearances on The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail, This is Not Happening, Viceland's Flophouse, and Last Call with Carson Daily. He just premiered his first half hour comedy special on Comedy Central Stand Up Presents alongside his debut album with Comedy Central Records, Homonégro Superior.20 Feet From Stardom stars Darlene Love, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Táta Vega, and Jo Lawry, among many others. On March 2, 2014, it won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards.Follow us on:Twitter: @supdocpodcastInstagram: @supdocpodcastFacebook: @supdocpodcastsign up for our mailing listAnd you can show your support to Sup Doc by donating on Patreon.

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Neil Haley, The Total Tutor host of the Total Celebrity Show, interviewed Charlotte Crossley to find out details about the documentary, her experience filming it, and what it was like to be part of an Oscar winning film. Through hard work and determination, Crossley has been blessed to maintain longevity in the entertainment business. As a singer, her music credits include working with the likes of Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Lainie Kazan, Muddy Waters, Sister's Love, Boz Scaggs, and Hiroshima. As an actress, she has appeared in films including The Preachers Wife, Beaches, Sister Act 1, Sister Act 2, When Harry Met Sally, Faster, and the Emmy Award-winning HBO film Behind the Candelabra. Her most recent film, the Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, was directed by Morgan Neville. It reveals the untold stories of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century. “It is wonderful to be part of academy award-winning documentary," said Crossley. “ We told Morgan this piece was Oscar worthy, so get ready to walk and get that statue. It sets the bar for achievement for the rest of your life.” During the interview, Crossley explained that the film is a documentary story of 6 background singers. The documentary covers 50 years of background singing, showing how they all got their start. The movie discusses the struggles, the high lows, about being forgotten, and always being 20 feet from the star. She also talked about how music was made and how black singers went to where the work was, not vice versa. “Being a background singer we had to cover the stars,” Crossley said. "We covered the likes of the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson. CEO of Simply G Media, GJ Reynolds said, "Charlo stayed the course, and ended up landing on a star."

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview The Last Supreme Susaye Green. Neil will interview Susaye to find out about The Supremes, Twenty Feet From Stardom, and Her latest album. Born in Houston, Texas, she began her professional career at the age of 12 years. After moving to New York City as a teenager, she appeared in various commercials and attended and graduated from the New York City High School of Performing Arts. Prior to joining The Supremes, Greene sang with Ray Charles' Raelettes and Stevie Wonder's Wonderlove, which paired her with Deniece Williams and Shirley Brewer. In 1973, she sang lead as a guest vocalist on New Birth's hit "Until It's Time for You to Go" (a cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's song). A successful singer and songwriter as well, Greene has written hit records for Michael Jackson, Deniece Williams, and many others. Greene was a member of The Supremes from early 1976 to summer of 1977 (replacing Cindy Birdsong), and performed on their last two albums, High Energy and Mary, Scherrie & Susaye. Working alongside original member Mary Wilson and Scherrie Payne, Susaye quickly found her niche in the group and amongst the group's legions of fans. Susaye took lead on "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," in the group's live shows, which never failed to garner a standing ovation, and recorded "High Energy", the title song from the High Energy album. On June 12, 1977, the Supremes performed their farewell concert at the Drury Lane Theater in London and disbanded.

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(0:01:45) Blu Rays: (Frozen), (0:03:25) Coming Attractions: (Muppets Most Wanted...Divergent), (0:11:30) Box Office: Mr. Peabody wins, but is gonna be in the red, (0:16:10) TV Talk: The Walking Dead was beautifully creepy, (0:23:45) Darren is so close to finishing ADWD, watched Twenty Feet from Stardom, joined a darts league, and saw some improv, (0:39:45) Tripp is close to finishing The Wise Man's Fear and started watching Homeland, (0:46:45) Shaun's list: House of Cards, The Doctor’s Daughter, Captain Phillips, Marvel Now! Trades (Wolverine, Fearless Defenders, Avengers of Arena, Uncanny and generic persuasions), and Wonder Woman- War!, (1:11:50) Trey celebrated Andrew Jackson's birthday, is still bad at Hearthstone, read comics, (1:31:10) Thoughts on the Marvel Special

Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can be.

Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can be.

Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can be.

Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can be.

The 86th Academy Awards Kicks Off The Oscars, one of the biggest events on the film festival circuit, has just ended this year's run. Zhang Ru has the details. Reporter: On March 2 local time, the 86th Academy Awards raised its curtains in Los Angeles. Bringing down many strong opponents, 12 Years A Slave won the best picture award at this year's Oscars. (best picture announcement) Based on a true story and directed by Briton Steve McQueen, it follows the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man in New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. This period drama also won the title of best adapted screenplay. The best original screenplay prize went to the director of the film "Her", Spike Jonze. However, it was still a big night for Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity. This white-knuckle space thriller took home 7 Academy Awards out of ten nominations, including best director, best visual efforts and best cinematography. The film, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, won in many of the technical categories. (Gravity movie clip) The film's director Cuarón described shooting Gravity as transformative experience. (Curason speech) "Like any other human, ever make a film can be a transformative experience. And I want to thank Gravity. Because for many of us involved in this film, it was definitely a transformative experience. And it's good, because it took so long if it was not it would have been a waste of time. And what really sucks is that for a lot of these people, that transformation was wisdom but for me it was just the color of my hair!" Matthew McConaughey was named as best actor for his portrayal of an Aids activist in Dallas Buyers Club, beating fellow nominees Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. And his co-star, Jared Leto won best supporting actor prize for his role as a transgender woman. In an emotional speech, Jared Leto thanked his mother for teaching him to dream while dedicating the film to those who suffer from the disease. (Leto) "This is for the 36 million people out there who have lost the battle to Aids, and those of you who have ever felt injustice because of who you are, or who you love. Tonight, I stand in front of the world with you, and for you." As for the ladies, Blue Jasmine star Cate Blanchett won her Oscar for best actress after beating off stiff competition from Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep. Meanwhile, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o earned the title of best supporting actress for her performance in her debut film 12 Years a Slave. ("12 Years a Slave" clip) Disney's blockbuster musical cartoon Frozen has been ruling the box office and was honored with the best animated feature award. Its tune, "Let it Go" won best original song. ("Let it Go") The award for the best foreign language film was handed to Italian movie The Great Beauty without a hitch, having already pocketed awards at the Golden Globes, European Film and British Academy Film Awards. ("The Great Beauty" clip) "Twenty Feet from Stardom" won for best documentary. And "The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life" won best documentary short. The Great Gatsby won best costume and production design while the make-up and hairstyling award went to Dallas Buyers Club.

Joel and Shane take a road trip to the Super Bowl halftime show but forget to plug in their microphones. Somehow they still end up with a full episode of audio based on their knowledge and understanding of the mighty air guitar. Icebreaker : Longest Road Trip Side A : Video Games (0:04:15) News from the PlayStation Event, PlayStation Vita, Borderlands 2 (Vita), Evolve, Battlefield 4 (PS4), Outlast (PS4), The Last of Us (PS3), Journey (PS3), Strat Guides, Madden 25 Online League, Community Multiplayer Happenings Side B : Music (0:44:44) Red Hot Chili Peppers- This Velvet Glove (Californication), Super Bowl Halftime Show, Flea's Blog Post, Luscious Jackson- So Rock On (Magic Hour), The Distillers- Hall of Mirrors (Coral Fang), Les Claypool's Duo De Twang- Stayin' Alive (Four Foot Shack), De La Soul- Me Myself and I (3 Feet High and Rising), AddedXP Links: iTunes // Subscribe // Website // Twitter @ABandOfGamers, @FivespotJoel, @skippynixx, @srathem // Email ABOGpod@gmail.com // ABOGpod.com Proud Part of the VGEvo Podcast Network  

Director Morgan Neville and singers Merry Clayton and Tata Vega discuss their hot music doc Twenty Feet from Stardom, Director Paul Feig talks up his Sandra Bullock-Melissa McCarthy comedy The Heat, and the chances of bringing back Freaks and Geeks. Plus reviews of The Way Way Back, and Disney’s expensive The Lone Ranger reboot. Hosted by … Read more about this episode...