June 23, 2007

special guests:
Anna David, author of "Party Girl"
Enablers

Enablers play the Rite Spot on July 1st and somewhere in Portland on July 8th. check myspace.com/enablers

Anna David's "Party Girl" is a great book about addiction and celebrity obsession.

Playlist:
1- intro
2- segment 1
3- black flag - drinking and driving
4- segment 2
5- mick harvey - demon alcohol
6- segment 3
7- leather nun - pink house
8- segment 4

Then all Enablers second hour.

Next week:
Mark Haskell Smith, author of "Salty", and the last show until August.

thanks for listening.

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June 14, 2007 - all about Johnny Suede

guest:
Tom DiCillo, writer/director of:
'Johnny Suede'
'Living in Oblivion'
'Box of Moonlight'
'The Real Blonde'
'Double Whammy' &
the upcoming 'Delirious'

Backstory
When I was little Drinks, I was pretty depressed because women were breaking my heart and I was trying to start a punk band......I was so broke, my entertainment @ night was going to the library and reading.
Then, I heard there was a movie with Nick Cave in it called 'Johnny Suede'. I rented the movie and it was Brad Pitt's first film as a lead and it spoke to me. I actually was already dressing like him and he was trying to figure out girls and trying to get a band together.
In the film, he writes songs and all the lyrics are written in permanent marker on his walls.
After every book I read, I'd write the title on my walls in homage to 'Johnny Suede'.

I heard 'Johnny Suede' was actually started as a monologue by the director that he performed in New York. I've been DYING to meet the director for years and a huge fan of his work.

I saw his latest film, 'Delirious', and it's up there with 'Living in Oblivian' greatness.

We talked for a bit about 'Delirious' and why 'Double Whammy' bombed (he doesn't name names, but during the show I name them for you..

But, most of the interview is all about 'Johnny Suede'. So, if you're a fan like I am of that film, download the show b/c his segment goes for 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Playlist
DwT theme song
Barry Adamson - Come Hell or High Water

Tom DiCillo segment 1
Munly - Big Black Bull Comes Like A Caesar

Tom DiCillo segment 2
clip from Johnny Suede (Johnny finds 'the button')
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Party on your Pussy

Tom DiCillo segment 3
clip from Johnny Suede (Freak Storm played by Nick Cave and Johnny scene)
Nick Cave - The Lyre of Orpheus

Tom DiCillo segment 4
Johnny Suede - Never Girl
Johnny Suede - Midtown
Camper van Beethoven - Down and Out
Lou Reed - New York Telephone Conversation

Tom DiCillo segment 5
Elvis Costello - Pump it Up
Grinderman - Depth Charge Ethel

Skinny Puppy - PolitiKil
Marilyn Manson - I don't like the Drugs

next week:
Anna David, author of Party Girl
Douglas Carlton Abrams, author of The Lost Diary of Don Juan
Enablers

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June 9, 2007

Special Guests:
Miranda July part 2, author of "No One Belongs Here More Than You."
Christi Phillips, author of "The Rossetti Letter", www.therossettiletter.com

Playlist:

Drinks With Tony theme song
Miranda July - How's My Driving

Miranda July segment 3 (segment one and two broadcast last week)
Miranda July - Hotel Voulez-vous

Miranda July segment 4
Miranda July - The Arky Girl

Miranda July segment 5

Skinny Puppy - Magnifishit
Slayer - Catalyst
The Gap Band - Burn Rubber

Andre Williams - Let Me Put It In
Christi Phillips intro
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of this Country

Christi Phillips segment 1
Mick Harvey - Walk on teh Wild Side

Christi Phillips segment 2
Jonathan Richman - Give Paris One More Chance

Christi Phillips segment 3
? - Venus

Christi Phillips segment 4
Artless - Beer

Thee Mighty Caesars - Come Into My Life
Bottles and Skulls - Underground Girl

Next week on the show:

Tom Dicillo, writer/director of "Box of Moonlight", "Living in Oblivian", "Johnny Suede", "Delirious"
Anna David, author of "Party Girl"

Thanks for listening, drink with you next week,
Tony

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June 2, 2007

all I gotta say is, two hours was not enough for tonite's show.

guests:
Miranda July (No One Belongs Here More Than You)
Andrea Portes (Hick)

"Hick" is the best book i've read so far this year. We're in June, so it might just be the best book of the year as far as I'm concerned. Buy this book. Not to play favorites, Miranda, your book is definitely in my top five, but it could be that I've read some of the stories when they came out...but for debut novelist, holy shit, Andrea hits it out of the park. I'm burning everything I've ever written and becoming an accountant.

Then to pimp Dirkfest June 7th @ Slim's and June 8th @ Great American Music Hall, Kathy brought friends and surprises:

Kathy Peck of The Contractions
Johnny Genocide from No Alternative
Penelope Houston from The Avengers

go here for more info: http://myspace.com/dirkfest

After that the band You Said Saturday came on the show. They're playing July 12th @ Slim's.

Also, along with the Dirkfest related shows, Penelope Houston will play w/ The Avengers in San Jose and Sacramento and solo @ the Makeout Room on Wednesday.

Go here for all Penelope Houston information: http://www.penelope.net/

Playlist:

Nick Cave - Cocks and Asses
Drinks with Tony Intro w/ Miranda July
Miranda July segment 1

Miranda July - Reno
Miranda July segment 2

The rest of Miranda July's interview will air on June 9th on my show.

Andrea Portes intro w/ Mick Harvey - Demon Alcohol
Andrea Portes segment 1

Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk To Fuck
Andrea Portes segment 2

Crime and the City Solution - No Money No Honey
Andrea Portes segment 3

Extended Andrea Portes segments will be available at www.drinkswithtony.com

Luxxury - Dirty Girls Need Love Too
The Contractions - Magazine

Kathy, Johnny interview, then Penelope surprises us.

Other bands played during the interview related to Dirkfest:

No Alternative, The Lewd, The Avengers, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, Snooky Tate.

You Said Saturday, www.yousaidsaturday.com came in for an interview. They let me be the first to play their latest release which will be out next month.

JUNE 9th:
Miranda July interview parts 3 - 5.
Christi Phillips author of "The Rosetti Letter"

thanks for listening.

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