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The Whole Shebang: The Minute-by-Minute Velvet Goldmine Podcast

Take a minute-by-minute journey into the glittery heart of the greatest (and only) glam rock movie of the 1990s, Velvet Goldmine. Who killed Brian Slade? What's with the Oscar Wilde obsession? Why did Bowie sue? Couldn't they afford sturdier trousers for Ewan McGregor? These, and many more questions will be answered by your hard-rocking hosts, Mike Grasso and Jenny Anckorn as we take on... THE WHOLE SHEBANG!
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Take a minute-by-minute journey into the glittery heart of the greatest (and only) glam rock movie of the 1990s, Velvet Goldmine.

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Sep 30, 2016

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Minute 56: Strange Sister Bonding

Minute 57: The Bottom of the Costume Box

Minute 58: All The Babies

Minute 59: The Twittering of the Fripperies

Minute 60: Whoa We're Halfway There

Sep 30, 2016

 

More metaposts!

  • First of all, above please find the long-promised photo of the Brian and Curt dolls that Jenny made for Cat lo those many years ago. We figured it was a good idea to post these now, since we reference them this week in the podcast, and they're VERY relevant next week (no spoilers).
  • We are indeed at the halfway point of the podcast! Our Amazon Video version of Velvet Goldmine ends in Minute 120. So this is a good time to again thank all of you who've listened, kept up, and spread the word about the podcast.
  • Speaking of which, won't you take some time today if you haven't already to throw a dollar or two our way at our Patreon site, or buy something (if you're in the US) via our Amazon link? With only 12 more weeks to go, we could really use your support now more than ever. You can still get yourself on ChallengeBowie, and you can still get three of the six badges that Jenny plans on making for the podcast if you contribute $10/month or more!
  • We thought about taking a hiatus week at the halfway point, but we're chugging along recording. Doing a daily podcast is pretty demanding, we're finding, but it's all worth it when we see numbers like we did this week, where we got two of our best download days so far! Thank you so much.
  • If you haven't already, please Like us on Facebook and add us on Twitter. We post more stuff on both venues and we love to stay in touch with our listeners.
  • Finally... LIME WON! IN YOUR FACE GREEN APPLE!
Sep 30, 2016

In Minute 60 of The Whole Shebang, we have hit the halfway point of the podcast, and Mike celebrates in song! (while Jenny mercilessly mocks him) We then move back to the Max’s Kansas City analogue to talk about the Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean… impersonators? fantasy figures? at the club, and the influence of the Hopper Nighthawks parody painting Boulevard of Broken Dreams on this scene, and the relationship between Warhol and Bowie, including Bowie playing him in Basquiat, the mysterious two companions of Curt Wild in this scene as he nods off, the real-life Bowie’s talent and how it compares to Brian’s, and meeting our idols and not embarrassing ourselves like Brian does with Curt: Jenny’s meeting Noel Fielding and Cat’s meeting Stewart Lee… or alternately embarrassing ourselves as Cat did with KateGoes.

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Sep 29, 2016

In Minute 59 of The Whole Shebang, Mike, Jenny and special guest Cat talk about the Slade gang’s reaction to the news that they’re going to America and the spectacularly weird choices they make on famous people they want to meet there, Brian’s date with destiny with Curt Wild in New York, Suzi Quatro and her Velvet Goldmine-verse analogue in Polly Small, Donna Matthews, Elastica, and the Velvet Goldmine curse, the New York Dolls’ “Personality Crisis” and David Johansen’s reinvention of himself in the 1980s as Buster Poindexter, and the legend of Max’s Kansas City in the early ‘70s. And then we talk with Cat about how she came to discover Velvet Goldmine through the tutelage of her older sister Jenny, and how it became a style bible for her in her legendary Tag Days.

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Sep 28, 2016

In Minute 58 of The Whole Shebang, Mike, Jenny and Jenny’s sister and special guest for the week Cat cover the Jean Harlow portrait in Jerry’s office and the urban legend that it was actually Eddie Izzard in drag, and then we talk about the tragic life and death of Jean Harlow and stage moms throughout Hollywood history, and then we introduce a new character… Freddi’s Minnie Mouse suit, and oh, Shannon and her lucking into the Easiest Job Interview Ever, more costume-trying-on sequences, and the eventual heel turn of Shannon and whether the condescending attitude of Mandy and the rest of the Brian Slade hangers-on towards Shannon justifies it.

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Sep 27, 2016

In Minute 57 of The Whole Shebang, Mike, Jenny, and special guest Cat continue to look at the success montage including Cooper’s lackluster costuming, the stately homes of Old England including Chiswick House in Cat’s Architectural History Minute, Cooper’s poor impression of Mickey Rooney, the Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland comedies of the late ‘30s and early ‘40s, the many urban legends surrounding Walt Disney, the similarities between child actors Mickey Rooney, Gary Coleman and Emmanuel Lewis, and yes, yet MORE costumes to review, including Brian’s white suit which leaves nothing to the imagination, the Venus in Furs trying gamely to glam up, and Mandy’s fantastic colorful sundress, and then we talk a lot about Eddie Izzard’s acting in Velvet Goldmine and his recent appearance in the press for chasing down a beret thief. And we reveal the reason behind our trip to England– Cat’s wedding to her husband Drew– and give a free commercial for the tasty wedding catering of Burger Bros. in Deal, UK.

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Sep 26, 2016

In Minute 56 of The Whole Shebang, Mike and Jenny are broadcasting LIVE from jolly old England, and they’ve got the most special of special guests… Jenny’s sister Cat Anckorn-Harris! In this minute, the three of us cover Roxy Music’s penchant for in-jokes within their first single “Virginia Plain,” the references to both “Street-Fighting Man” and “Dancing in the Streets” in Mandy’s narration and the difficulties of having a threesome in a small cupboard, the success headline montage and its references to Judy Garland in “A Star is Born,” Brian’s stealing of Jack Fairy’s posse and their fantastic outfits, the awkward Oscar moment where Whoopi Goldberg dressed as Maxwell Demon, the history of rock and roll airplanes including the legendary “Starship,” Brian’s retinue as echo of Warhol’s Superstars, and David Hoyle’s role in this film as “Freddie,” and on late-night Channel 4.

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Sep 23, 2016

Every week, The Whole Shebang will collect and present Amazon links to the movies, music, and books we've talked about in each episode. Buy these or other Amazon items through these links to help support the podcast!

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Minute 51: A Goth Meet-Cute

Minute 52: A Tempest of Identity

Minute 53: Time, Places, People

Minute 54: The Earring of Destiny

Minute 55: That's Me!

Sep 23, 2016

In Minute 55 of The Whole Shebang, Jenny and Mike look at possibly one of the most heartbreakingly poignant moments in Velvet Goldmine, where Arthur makes a connection via the television to Brian Slade and his own identity, gay representation in media and its importance more generally, Brian’s and Mandy’s orchestrated triple coming-out at the press conference as married, bisexual, and polyamorous. And Melissa Kaplan plays a special two-for-the-price-of-one ChallengeBowie, where she challenges Bowie at… remembering his own lyrics, and knitting!

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Sep 22, 2016

In Minute 54 of The Whole Shebang, Jenny and Mike look at Brian’s theft of Jack’s earring of purest green, the raucous press conference that launched Brian Slade’s career of outrageousness, the fashion outrage of neon-green leopard print, Mandy and Brian’s coordinated outfits and careers, Mandy’s rainbow eye makeup and the history of the rainbow flag in the gay lib movement, the rainbow as signifier of the Age of Aquarius, the meaning of all the colors in the gay rainbow (and hanky codes), Jerry’s lack of specificity in referring to the reporters at the press conference, our second visit with the “rock and roll is a prostitute” quote, Brian’s cocksure taking of elements of gay identity and wearing it in public, and whether lime or green apple is the superior flavor of Green.

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Sep 21, 2016

In Minute 53 of The Whole Shebang, Jenny and Mike look at the perfect symbolism of T. Rex’s 1971 track “Cosmic Dancer” and its applicability to both Jack and Brian, how it presents the liminality of Brian’s transition from folkie to glam, Mandy’s integral role in making Brian’s new image, Mandy’s philosophy of a mediator to help the world cope with the acceleration of progress, its relation to Bowie’s idea of the “homo superior” (swiped by Chris Claremont for the X-Men) and Terence McKenna’s Timewave Zero, how Mandy’s theories of time and progress reflect the stimulating nature of her marriage, the visual callbacks to Ingmar Bergman’s Persona, how Angie and Brian’s comfy and awesome bedroom is reminiscent of David and Angie Bowie’s Haddon Hall, and other famous rock living quarters.

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Sep 20, 2016

In Minute 52 of The Whole Shebang, Jenny and Mike continue to take a close look at the sexy sex scene between Brian and Mandy, Mike tries his hand at both his Matt Berry impression and at sex play-by-play commentary, we recall the naughty ‘70s/’80s sketch movies The Groove Tube, Kentucky Fried Movie, and Amazon Women on the Moon, the literal blurring of identity between Jack Fairy, Mandy, and Brian, Jack’s possible metamorphosis into Brian, and Brian’s naked attempt to steal something shiny and green from Jack.

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Sep 19, 2016

In Minute 51 of The Whole Shebang, Jenny and Mike look at the kind of gothic first date which Mandy and Brian take on a cold New Year’s Eve, the Apollonian symbology of the goth raven, and then Mike conclusively links Brian Slade to the immortal legend of the Highgate Vampire. And then we get into our own “goth meet-cute” (really more of a “nerd meet-cute”) on teh Livejournals, how our first two guest hosts were instrumental in our long-distance courtship, and how Immigration forced us to have a quickie wedding in the middle of the winter, much like Mandy and Brian. Then we finally get to the Brian/Mandy sex scene and our, er, inspirational sex scenes of adolescent yesteryear, including Jenny’s favorite in Nicolas Roeg’s Performance and the rumors about unsimulated sex between Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg, our favorite adolescent-years softcore porn on Skinemax and Channel 4, Jenny’s love of the ironic camp of Channel 4’s Eurotrash, and Mike’s love of HBO’s Real Sex, the much more sincere American equivalent.

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Sep 16, 2016

Every week, The Whole Shebang will collect and present Amazon links to the movies, music, and books we've talked about in each episode. Buy these or other Amazon items through these links to help support the podcast!

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Minute 46: When Mandy Met Brian

Minute 47: Smeared In Vaseline

Minute 48: A Shipwreck of the Streets

Minute 49: The United Nations of Gay Slurs

Minute 50: Do You Jive?

Sep 16, 2016

In Minute 50 of The Whole Shebang, Mike and Jenny talk about “Ladytron,” both Bry(i)ans working at the height of their powers, and Brian Eno’s utterly baffling unconfirmed Twitter account, Todd Haynes’s continuing expert use of color to signify character, how Jenny has given Mike the vocabulary to speak about musical theater, how Mandy and Brian meet and how the real Angie and David met, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Toni Collette’s real chemistry and how we’re going to talk about Brian and Mandy’s sex scene over a podcast.

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