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Every episode, filmmaker JJ Eringa and musician Sean Wade take a look at one film and one album from a random year, and get into the nitty gritty of what makes them so good...or otherwise! We also keep up to date with the album and box office charts to see if anything coming out now can compete with the roster of stone cold classics we'll be looking at from through the years. A Wired Weird Production © 2026 Wired Weird Productions Ltd.
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May 21, 2026
<p>Good morning! And if youuuuu cannnn believe it, it’s <strong>1980</strong> here on the pod. We’ve got Victorian grit galore in David Lynch’s first mainstream feature, Mel Brooks-produced icon <strong>THE ELEPHANT MAN</strong>. For our album, we talk Talking Heads’ boundary-pushing masterpiece(?), <strong>REMAIN IN LIGHT</strong>.</p><p>*There will be plot spoilers for The Elephant Man, so be warned*</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>YEAR OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p>1980</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>FILM OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p>The Elephant Man - dir. David Lynch</p><p>Discussion starts 01:24</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>ALBUM OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p>Remain In Light - by Talking Heads</p><p>Discussion starts 28:37</p><p><br /></p><p>We pick <strong>next episode's Year of the Week</strong> at 45:17</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>ALSO MENTIONED</strong></p><p><strong>Films/TV:</strong></p><ul><li>The Shining (1980) - dir. Stanley Kubrick</li><li>The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - dir. Irvin Kershner</li><li>Eraserhead (1977) - dir. David Lynch</li><li>Return of the Jedi (1983) - dir. Richard Marquand</li><li>Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) - dir. Shin’ya Tsukamoto</li><li>The Straight Story (1999) - dir. David Lynch</li><li>Dune (1984) - dir. David Lynch</li><li>Spaceballs II (2027) - dir. Mel Brooks</li><li>Cries & Whispers (1972) - dir. Ingmar Bergman</li><li>Ran (1985) - dir. Akira Kurosawa</li><li>Gone With The Wind (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming</li><li>The Wizard of Oz (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor and Norman Taurog</li><li>Ben-Hur (1959) - dir. William Wyler</li><li>Young Frankenstein (1974) - dir. Mel Brooks</li><li>Videodrome (1983) - dir. David Cronenberg</li><li>Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2004) - dir. Quentin Tarantino</li><li>Some Like It Hot (1959) - dir. Billy Wilder</li><li>Withnail & I (1987) - dir. Bruce Robinson</li><li>Mulholland Drive (2001) - dir. David Lynch</li><li>2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - dir. Stanley Kubrick</li><li>Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) - TV show</li><li>Ben-Hur (2016) - dir. Timur Bekmambetov</li><li>Kes (1969) - dir. Ken Loach</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Music:</strong></p><ul><li>Fear of Music - 1979 album by Talking Heads</li><li>Speaking In Tongues - 1983 album by Talking Heads</li><li>Joy Division - band</li><li>Closer - 1980 album by Joy Division</li><li>Here Come the Warm Jets - 1973 album by Brian Eno</li><li>Roxy Music - UK rock band featuring Brian Eno</li><li>Psycho Killer - 1977 song by Talking Heads</li><li>Take Me To The River - 1977 song by Talking Heads</li><li>Take Me To The River - 1974 song by Al Green</li><li>The Ramones - US punk band</li><li>“Heroes” - 1977 album by David Bowie</li><li>The Velvet Underground - US punk band</li><li>Graceland - 1985 album by Paul Simon</li><li>Road To Nowhere - 1985 song by Talking Heads</li><li>Ants From Up There - 2022 album by Black Country New Road</li><li>Kind of Blue - 1959 album by Miles Davis</li><li>Ain’t That Good News - 1964 album by Sam Cooke</li><li>Huey Lewis & The News - US band</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Other folks we mention:</strong></p><ul><li>George Lucas - film director</li><li>Stanley Kubrick - film director</li><li>Ingmar Bergman - film director</li><li>Alfred Hitchcock - film director</li><li>Mark Rothko - painter</li><li>Rick Baker - prosthetics/makeup FX artist</li><li>Karl Pilkington - TV/radio personality</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!</strong></p><p><a href="http://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0instagram.com/jj_eringa" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JJ Eringa</a></p><p><a href="http://instagram.com/seanwademusic%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sean Wade</a></p><p><a href="http://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0instagram.com/belgianbrewer.filmclub/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our IRL film club</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Join our mailing list or follow Wired Weird on <a href="http://%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0instagram.com/wiredweirdofficial%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and Facebook for updates!</p><p><br /></p><p>A Wired Weird production</p><p>© 2026 Wired Weird Productions Ltd</p>
May 7, 2026
<p>Hey cool cats! It's an epic episode today as we delve into both the birth of Christ and the birth of Cool...it's <strong>1959</strong>! </p><p>Get (chariot) racy with Charlton Heston as we praise William Wyler's massive <strong>BEN-HUR</strong> then sit back, relax and spin Miles Davis' genre-defining Modal Jazz classic, <strong>KIND OF BLUE</strong>.</p><p>*There will be minor plot spoilers for Ben-Hur so be warned*</p><p><br></p><p><strong>YEAR OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p>1959</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FILM OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p>Ben-Hur - dir. William Wyler</p><p>Discussion starts 01:32</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ALBUM OF THE WEEK</strong></p><p>Kind of Blue - by Miles Davis, with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Paul Chambers, James Cobb, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & Wynton Kelly</p><p>Discussion starts 37:18</p><p><br></p><p>We pick <strong>next episode's Year of the Week</strong> at 58:01</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ALSO MENTIONED</strong></p><p><strong>Films/TV:</strong></p><ul><li>Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - dir. David Lean</li><li>Gone With The Wind (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming</li><li>Cleopatra (1963) - dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz</li><li>Avatar (2009) - dir. James Cameron</li><li>Ben-Hur (2016) - dir. Timur Bekmambetov</li><li>The Room (2003) - dir. Tommy Wiseau</li><li>War of the Worlds (2025) - dir. Rich Lee</li><li>Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) - dir. Fred Niblo</li><li>Ben Hur (1907) - dir. Sidney Olcott & Frank Oakes Rose</li><li>The Wizard of Oz (1939) - dir. Victor Fleming</li><li>Wicked (2024) - dir. Jon M. Chu</li><li>Gladiator (2000) - dir. Ridley Scott</li><li>Spartacus (1960) - dir. Stanley Kubrick</li><li>Star Wars franchise (1977-)</li><li>Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - dir. George Lucas</li><li>Doctor Who (1963-) - TV show</li><li>Double Indemnity (1944) - dir. Billy Wilder</li><li>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - dir. Nilly Wilder</li><li>King of Kings (1961) - dir. Nicholas Ray</li><li>El Cid (1961) - dir. Anthony Mann</li><li>Une Femme Est Une Femme (1961) - dir. Jean-Luc Godard</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Music:</strong></p><ul><li>Berry Is On Top - 1959 album by Chuck Berry</li><li>Go Bo Diddley - 1959 album by Bo Diddley</li><li>Ah Um - 1959 album by Charles Mingus</li><li>Round About Midnight - 1955 album by Miles Davis</li><li>Charlie Parker - jazz saxophonist</li><li>Sketches of Spain - 1960 album by Miles Davis</li><li>My Favourite Things - 1961 album by John Coltrane</li><li>Lady Day & John Coltrane - 1971 song by Gil Scott-Heron</li><li>Ants From Up There - 2022 album by Black Country New Road</li><li>A Love Supreme - 1965 album by John Coltrane</li><li>The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady - 1963 album by Charles Mingus</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Other folks we mention:</strong></p><ul><li>Ridley Scott - film director</li><li>Robert Downey Jr. - actor</li><li>Gal Gadot - actress</li><li>Alfred Hitchcock - film director</li><li>Pablo Picasso - painter</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!</strong></p><p><a href="instagram.com/jj_eringa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">JJ Eringa</a></p><p><a href="instagram.com/seanwademusic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sean Wade</a></p><p><a href="instagram.com/belgianbrewer.filmclub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Our IRL film club</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="home.wiredweirdproductions.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Join our mailing list</a> or follow Wired Weird on <a href="instagram.com/wiredweirdofficial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a> and <a href="facebook.com/wiredweird.productions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Facebook</a> for updates!</p><p><br></p><p>A Wired Weird production</p><p>© 2026 Wired Weird Productions Ltd</p>
April 23, 2026
<p>And the year is...oh. <strong>2022</strong>. A little underwhelming...or is it? We break tradition this week by jumping straight into heated debate, with our special guest GEORGE HOBART (Rapture: Nimbus Reborn), about whether Black Country New Road's <strong>ANTS FROM UP THERE</strong> really deserves its many 'album of the year' titles. We then cool things off with a trip to Ireland's beautiful scenery (and a few severed digits) in Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning <strong>THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN</strong>.</p><p>*We do spoil plot points for Banshees - be warned!*<strong>YEAR OF THE WEEK</strong>2022<strong>ALBUM OF THE WEEK</strong>Ants From Up There - by Black Country New Road<strong>FILM OF THE WEEK</strong>The Banshees of Inisherin - dir. Martin McDonagh</p><p><br /></p><p>Watch <a href="https://youtu.be/ATxI6GVJS5g?si=xSmeRZVOcR2_56C1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">RAPTURE: Nimbus Reborn </a>(full short film)</p><p>Watch BCNR play <a href="https://youtu.be/VbLbfD0y_G4?si=W1t_kpFI9YKNQTsg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Basketball Shoes live</a><strong>ALSO MENTIONEDFilms/TV:</strong>Rapture: Nimbus Reborn (2024) - dir. JJ EringaDunkirk (2017) - dir. Christopher NolanTenet (2020) - dir. Christopher NolanStuart: A Life Backwards (2007) - dir. David AttwoodIn Bruges (2008) - dir. Martin McDonaghSeven Psychopaths (2012) - dir. Martin McDonaghThree Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017) - dir. Martin McDonaghF1 (2025) - dir. Joseph KosinskiTrain Dreams (2025) - dir. Clint BentleyThe Penguin (2024) - TV showThe Batman (2022) - dir. Matt ReevesSaltburn (2023) - dir. Emerald FennelWinter’s Bone (2010) - dir. Debra GranikThe League of Gentlemen (1999-2002) - TV show<strong>Music:</strong>Pratfall - 2022 album by Jackie CohenMoments - 2022 album by Jamie WebsterFor the First Time - 2021 album by Black Country New RoadHappier Than Ever - 2021 song by Billie EilishTranquility Base Hotel & Casino - 2018 album by Arctic MonkeysDavid Bowie - singer/songwriter/MartianPink Floyd - bandMorphine - bandSuicide - bandPulp - bandNick Cave - singer/songwriterTom Waits - singer/songwriterJohn Williams - film composerHans Zimmer - film composerCharli XCX - singer/songwriterDesolation Row - 1966 song by Bob DylanRush - bandLive At Bush Hall - 2023 album by Black Country New RoadCure For Pain - 1993 album by MorphineSucker For Pain - 2016 song by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X AmbassadorsShine On You Crazy Diamond - 1975 song by Pink FloydMozart - composerBeethoven - composer<strong>Other folks we mention:</strong>Vincent Van Gogh - impressionist painterGeorge Lucas - film director</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US!</strong></p><p>JJ Eringa - instagram.com/jj_eringa</p><p>Sean Wade - instagram.com/seanwademusic</p><p>Our IRL film club - instagram.com/belgianbrewer.filmclub/</p><p><br /></p><p>Join our mailing list at wiredweirdproductions.com or <strong>follow Wired Weird</strong> on Instagram and Facebook for updates!</p><p>facebook.com/wiredweird.productions</p><p>instagram.com/wiredweirdofficial</p><p><br /></p><p>A Wired Weird production</p><p>© 2026 Wired Weird Productions Ltd</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>TIMECODES</strong></p><p>Intro - 00:00</p><p>Ants From Up There - 03:14</p><p>The Banshees of Inisherin - 27:05</p><p>What's Next? - 56:48</p>
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Every episode, filmmaker JJ Eringa and musician Sean Wade take a look at one film and one album from a random year, and get into the nitty gritty of what makes them so good...or otherwise! We also keep up to date with the album and box office charts to see if anything coming out now can compete with the roster of stone cold classics we'll be looking at from through the years.
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