Posts Tagged ‘the weekly comet’

Performance with Rodriguez of “Searching for Sugar Man”

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh present an exclusive performance with singer/songwriter Rodriguez, who is the subject of the award-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” Sixto Rodriguez’ story is truly inspirational. A native of Detroit, in the 1970s he recorded two albums which went largely unnoticed in the U.S. He hung up…

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Jim Hanft, Gary Calamar and Ruwanga Samath

The Weekly Comet premiere with guests Gary Calamar (music supervisor “True Blood”) and Producer Ruwanga Samath (Bird Call Productions) and live performances from Jim Hanft and Samanth Yonack! Catch The Weekly Comet Thursdays at 8:00pmPT/ 11pmET on theStream.tv as Tamara Conniff (thecomet.com) and Jonathan McHugh (Senior VP, Island Def Jam) bring you the best of…

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“We the Party” Director, Mario Van Peebles

Director and actor Mario Van Peebles, known for his roles in hit TV shows “Damages” and “All My Children” talks about his new film “We The Party”. He also discusses directing “New Jack City” and working with Kelsey Grammer on TV show “Boss”.

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Interview with The Heavy Guilt

San Diego Indies The Heavy Guilt join Tamara on the Comet couch. The band discuss funding their second album, “In the Blood,” via Kickstarter, how they formed, and where their name comes from. For more info click here.

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Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack – “Kerosene” (LIVE)

Watch the full episode here: http://bit.ly/KoWn0U Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack perform “Kerosene” live on the The Weekly Comet. The Weekly Comet premiere with guests Gary Calamar (music supervisor “True Blood”) and Producer Ruwanga Samath (Bird Call Productions) and live performances from Jim Hanft and Samanth Yonack! Catch The Weekly Comet Thursdays at 8:00pmPT/ 11pmET…

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The White Buffalo and the Director of Bellflower on The Weekly Comet

LIVE MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY at 8PM PST/ 11PM Eastern. The White Buffalo and Matt Kabus perform and The White Buffalo sits down to talk with Jonathan and Tamara. Evan Glodell (writer, director, actor and producer) joins Jonathan and Tamara on The Comet Couch and talks about his Sundance Film Festival hit “Bellflower.” Jonathan and Tamara…

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Interview 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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Inside the Tadasana Yoga & World Music Fest

Co-founders Fabian Alsultany and Tommy Rosen give The Weekly Comet the inside scoop about the upcoming Tadasana Yoga and World Music Festival held at Santa Monica Beach the weekend of April 20-22. Fabian and Tommy take us from seven-year long conceptualization to creation of the festival which will bring some of the world’s best yoga teachers, musicians…

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Uncle Daddy Interview with Live Performance of “Crossroads”

Uncle Daddy is roots rock with a southern soul. The band, and LA favorite, features frontman/guitarist TJ Stafford, violin player Robbie Anderson, cellist Jacob Szekeley, mandolin player Andrew Jed, guitarist Noah Needleman, and drummer Christopher Allis. They recently released their latest full-length album “Good Mourning.”  

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“Revenge” composer iZler answers your tweets!

In a bonus post show edition of The Weekly Comet, Tamara and John sit down with iZler to address the twittersphere’s question about the hit show Revenge. iZler is a rock star turned composer whose credits include Humboldt County, Revenge, and Shameless. In this edition, he talks about the differences between scoring films and television,…

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The Golden Ghosts – “Heart of Coal” (LIVE + Interview)

The Golden Ghosts’ take The Weekly Comet stage with songs off their recently released debut album “Gleam.” The band is the brainchild of engineer, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and frontman Riley Bray, who sits on The Comet Couch to discuss his musical influences and the group’s bright future.

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“Big Love” Composer Anton Sanko and Singer & Songwriter Kyler England

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome award-winning composer of “The Possession,” Anton Sanko and singer & songwriter Kyler England. Plus, KCRW DJ Jason Kramer’s Pick of the Week! 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…

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