Weekly Comet Highlights
“Spy Hunter” Composer Ryan Shore Interview
The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome Grammy-nominated composer Ryan Shore, who talks about his latest project – the score to action-driven combat driving video game “Spy Hunter.” Shore received a 2012 Grammy Award nomination for best soundtrack score for “The Shrine.” He graduated in 1996 from the Berklee College of Music…
Read MoreInterview with Composer Trevor Rabin
“Armageddon” and “National Treasure” composer and legendary Yes prog rocker, Trevor Rabin, talks about his first solo album in two decades, “Jacaranda.” His son Ryan Rabin of hot new band Grouplove, guests on the album, and according to Rabin, lives at home with his bandmates when not on the road! It’s a rock ‘n roll…
Read MoreInterview with Composer Inon Zur
Film, TV and video game composer Inon Zur, whose credits include such hot games as “Prince of Persia” “The Lord of the Rings,” talks about the differences in scoring for different mediums. Plus, he reveals the secrets for composing for Massive Multiplayer Online games as well as what it was like studying with the legendary…
Read MoreInterview with “The Expendables 2” Composer Brian Tyler
Composer Brian Tyler’s epic scores include “Constantine” and “Fast and Furious” as well as the blockbuster videogame, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” which grossed $775 million in its first 5 days. He talks about his current film, “The Expendables 2,” and why “windy” and “12th notes” are not musical terms.
Read MoreWeekly Comet Bonus: Superstar DJ Adrian Lux
Ultra Music superstar Swedish DJ and music producer Adrian Lux sits on The Comet Couch and talks about Electronic Dance Music, his festival tour, new music and what it’s like being not just a DJ, but a songwriter & producer as well. Good stuff.
Read MoreJason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Bloc Party – Octopus
KCRW DJ Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week is Bloc Party. On August 21, the band will be releasing their new album “Four” on Frenchkiss Records after a four year hiatus.
Read MoreWeekly Comet Returns January 19th
Weekly Comet returns January 19th
Read MoreElan Atias is Interviewed and Performs “We Are”
Singer and songwriter Elan Atias performs “We Are” off his new album also entitled “We Are” on The Weekly Comet. Elan discusses what is was like being the lead singer of The Wailers, the reggae band formed by the members of Bob Marley & The Wailers after Bob Marley’s death. Currently, Elan has released two…
Read More“The Possession” Composer Anton Sanko Interview
Award-winning composer Anton Sanko takes The Comet Couch to talk about his latest film, “The Possession,” which will opens August 31. The film’s soundtrack will be released on Lionsgate Records on August 28. “The Possession” was produced by horror master Sam Raimi along with Robert Tapert and J.R. Young and directed by Ole Bornedal. Sanko…
Read MoreInterview with The Miracals and Jason Kramer
The pop trio, fresh out of USC, talked to us about making the video to “Pretend” and eating pizza. KCRW DJ Jason Kramer also joined for the interview! For more info on the band click here.
Read MoreMadonna in the News
The material girl strikes yet again. Madonna is no stranger to controversy–from the burning crosses in the “Like a Prayer” music video to her very sexually charged performances, Madonna often faces criticism for her behavior. This time her primary critic is DJ DeadMau5, who denounced her sly reference to doing ecstasy at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival.…
Read MoreEarly Morning Rebel – “Find an Easier Way” + “LifeBoat” (LIVE + Interview)
Early Morning Rebel, whose music has already been featured on such hit shows as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Breakout Kings” rock The Comet stage. The trio also talk about taking on London, New York and LA fashion week and being style icons. Tamara and John sit down with the band and then they play “Find an…
Read MoreJon Joins the Show from SXSW!
Jon checks in from this year’s South by Southwest to share information about the hottest artists, great performances, delicious Texan barbecue and more. Everyone from Kanye West, Big Sean, Bruce Springsteen and Dr. John to indie bands like Of Monsters and Men and Alabama Shakes to the punk/country fusion band Lucero get a mention in…
Read More“The Trouble With Bliss” Composer Daniel Alcheh Performs
Independent film composer Daniel Alcheh brings a very special instrument on set to perform for Tamara and Jonathan in this clip from “The Weekly Comet”. Check out our full episode where Daniel talks about his latest original score for “The Trouble With Bliss” starring Michael C. Hall (“Dexter“), Lucy Liu (“Charlie’s Angels“) and Peter Fonda…
Read MoreInterview with “Once Upon A Time” Composer Mark Isham
Grammy and Emmy-winning composer Mark Isham sits on The Comet Couch and discusses new film, “The Lucky One”, and the joys of working on the hit TV show “Once Upon a Time”. He talks about the weekly use of a full orchestra to record the score for “Once Upon a Time” and how film scoring…
Read MoreInterview with “Vegas” Music Supervisor John Houlihan
Veteran music supervisor and music producer John Houlihan takes The Comet Couch and talks about working on the new CBS show, “Vegas,” starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis premiering September 25; his recent film “Looper” premiering September 28; and feature documentary for Sundance and A&E titled “Super Mensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon,” directed by…
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