Alex Lahey, Bret Weinstein & Eric Avery on THE SOUNDS OF FILM

Singer/Songwriter Alex Lahey, Evolutionary Biologist Bret Weinstein, and Composer Eric Avery join Tom Needham on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

From the humans who brought you the Academy Award®-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The LEGO Movie comes The Mitchells vs. The Machines, an animated action-comedy about an ordinary family who find themselves in the middle of their biggest family challenge yet…saving the world from the robot apocalypse. No big deal, right? It all starts when creative outsider Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams and is eager to leave home and find “her people,” when her nature-loving dad insists on having the whole family drive her to school and bond during one last totally-not-awkward-or-forced road trip. But just when the trip can’t get any worse, the family suddenly finds itself in the middle of the robot uprising! Everything from smart phones, to roombas, to evil Furbys are employed to capture every human on the planet. Now it’s up to the Mitchells, including upbeat mom Linda, quirky little brother Aaron, their squishy pug, Monchi, and two friendly, but simple-minded robots to save humanity. The film is currently streaming on NETFLIX.

Australian singer/songwriter Alex Lahey has the song “On My Way” featured in the credits of THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINE, and on the THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINE Original Soundtrack.

Alex Lahey is known for her relatable pop-punk anti-anthems. She broke through in 2016 when her song "You Don't Think You Like People Like Me" earned her awards and positive press both at home and in the United States. On her first full-length album, 2017's I Love You Like a Brother, Lahey showed off her knack for energetic guitar-based tunes with equal portions of hooks and attitude, while 2019's The Best of Luck Club found her mixing up her performances with a wider range of influences and tempos.

Bret Weinstein, a political progressive and a left-libertarian, is the popular host of the DARKHORSE Podcast on Youtube, and a member of the Intellectual Dark Web. He is featured in the documentary NO SAFE SPACES.

Eric Avery, the composer for SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest on this Thursday's SOUNDS OF FILM. Eric Avery is most known for his work with Janes Addiction, Garbage, Nine Inch Nails, Polar Bear and Alanis Morissette.

Svetlana Cvetko's SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT features three late-twentysomethings who come together to create a wholehearted ménage à trois in this playfully erotic tale that sparks with the restless energy of the French New Wave. In a richly filmed black-and-white Los Angeles, each member of the threesome is in transition: fun-loving Marcello (Mattia Minasi) from under the thumb of his Italian soap star father, soulful French-Iranian actor Nassim (Neyssan Falahi) toward a more fulfilling career, and artist Christine (Cristina Rambaldi) through the grief following the death of her grandfather. The frolicsome trio finds joy and release together-exploring their sexuality, joining political protests, making art, and falling deeper into their unconventional amour-until Marcello must return to Italy and their experience there threatens the delicate balance of their relationship

THE SOUNDS OF FILM is the nation's longest running film, music, and ideas themed radio show. For the past 30 years, the program has delivered a popular mix of interviews and music to listeners all over Long Island, parts of Connecticut and streaming live worldwide on the internet. Past people interviewed for the show include Alec Baldwin, Billy Joel, Thora Birch, Connie Stevens, Carter Burwell, Alex Winter, Dionne Warwick, Jason Biggs, Nile Rodgers, Eric B, Vanilla Fudge and Chuck D.

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