Mike White and Jared Hess of Gentlemen Broncos

Gentlemen Broncos‘, Mike White and Jared and Jerusha Hess sit down with ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino for this exclusive interview about what music they’re listening to…

A Taste:

Black Sabbath, Whitesnake, Journey

“I’m never going to stop rocking,” laughs Mike White.

The Gentlemen Broncos star has no reason to ever stop, especially now that he’s played the film’s wild-maned Dusty. With long flowing locks and a skill with oversized spitball straws, Dusty is quite “rock n’ roll.” He’s the kind of guy you’d see outside of an Iron Maiden show double-fisting two Pabst Blue Ribbons and throwing up the horns, yet Mike imbues a strange calm into the character. It’s that zen which allows for the biggest laughs.

However, Mike wasn’t the only rocker on set. Filmmaker Jared Hess [Napoleon Dynamite] also has a soft spot for some good ole fashion distortion. Mike and Jared sat down with ARTISTdirect.com editor and Dolor author Rick Florino for this exclusive interview about what’s on their playlists. It gets you closer to Gentlemen Broncos, and it gets loud!
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

We get an exclusive look at what the cast of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen listens to

A Taste:

Abba, Journey, Marvin Gaye

Music is crucial to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Linkin Park and Green Day pipe through some of the film’s most bombastic action sequences, and each note elevates the action on screen.

Director Michael Bay understands the importance of music in film. He even sometimes cranks tunes on set to get the vibe right. Bay explains, “Sometimes we do play music on the set. As for the trailer, I don’t know what they listen to [Laughs].”

So, we found out what’s spinning in some trailers! Check it out below and catch Transformers this Wednesday!

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Playlist:

What do you listen to in your trailer?

Josh Duhamel: Mostly ABBA
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Stephanie J. Block

The Broadway star opens up her iTunes and gives us an exclusive look inside

A Taste:

Journey, India.Arie, Missy Elliott, Styx

“Lyrics grab me first and foremost,” says Stephanie J. Block with a smile.

Listening to Stephanie’s brand new album, This Place I Know, there’s the perfect balance between lyrical depth and epic vocal delivery. Stephanie’s a Broadway veteran having starred in productions ranging from The Boy from Oz and Wicked to 9 to 5: The Musical. The “show” element also remains important to her on Place. She elaborates, “I want people to stop and have a cinematic visual of what the song is saying.”

Stephanie’s playlist is quite surprising. She’s more likely to be cranking Journey than Cats, and that’s part of what makes her such a vibrant performer.

She laughs, “My playlist is so wild. Very rarely will I listen to musical theater, there are a few soundtracks that really touch me, but my playlist is kind of crazy.”

Check out Stephanie’s playlist below and pick up This Place I Know.

Stephanie J. Block’s Playlist:

1. Journey

I love Journey! I think they’re genius. Steve Perry’s voice knocks me out. Every time I listen to their albums, I notice something new—whether it’s the bass line or a really cool guitar solo. It all goes back to Journey for me. As a kid, I had a babysitter named Michelle and I thought she was the ultimate in cool. She had tight jeans and long-feathered hair. She was awesome! She wore white lightning nail polish, and I will never forget her. She always would play Journey. When you’re that age, I thought I was being babysat by the coolest girl in the world. She couldn’t be more glamorous popular and hip, so that music she listened to always sticks with me. It was always Journey and Styx. 25 years later, it’s still the greatest music!
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