Talk Show with Harper Simon
Episode 63
Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips on Hillary Clinton, Galaxie 500 & Couples Collaboration
Musical Duo Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips discuss Luna, collaborating musically as a couple and creating the soundtracks for The Squid and the Whale and Mistress America. Dean and Britta recall playing with the Velvet Underground and Lou Reed, and revisit Dean’s memoir Black Postcards. Lastly, Dean provides us with an abridged history of Hillary Clinton’s regime change strategy in this episode of Talk Show hosted by Harper Simon.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips.
00:35 Hillary Clinton, Obama & regime change.
06:49 Talk Show.
07:00 Britta Phillips new album & singles.
08:15 Glendales roller rink.
09:00 Living in Los Angeles.
09:27 Britta & Dean’s musical influences.
10:55 Forming Galaxie 500.
12:25 Luna Penthouse & music in the 90’s.
15:01 The Velvet Underground & Lou Reed.
15:41 The Velvet Underground reunion & playing with other bands.
21:20 Luna joins the band + Dean & Britta albums & films.
25:01 Couples collaboration.
28:28 Books and LBJ.
29:18 Black Postcards.
31:40 New albums, Luck or Magic.
32:50 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Dean Wareham & Luna bandmate, Britta Phillips have made 3 albums as “Dean & Britta.” The first two were produced by Tony Visconti (“L’Avventura” and “Back Numbers”). “13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests” began as a commission by the Warhol Museum to perform live music to accompany Warhol’s silent films shot between ’64 and ’66.
The duo also score films together, most notably Noah Baumbach’s “The Squid & The Whale” and “Mistress America.” Dean’s memoir, Black Postcards, was published by Penguin Press and is now in paperback. Before joining Luna, Britta starred in the movie Satisfaction with Julia Roberts and Liam Neeson, and was the singing voice of cartoon character, JEM.
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