Whiteout Creator Greg Rucka

The mastermind behind Whiteout shares his playlist with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Master and Commander Soundtrack

In order to keep a rhythm, Whiteout creator Greg Rucka spends a lot of time listening to music when putting pen to paper.

“I’m working on a novel right now, and I’ve been listening to the Master and Commander soundtrack over and over again,” Greg says smiling. “I’m in love with that soundtrack! I’ve seen the movie three times. The first time, I didn’t like it. The second time, I loved it and, the third time, I loved it even more [Laughs].”

What was he listening to during the creation of Whiteout though?

He laughs, “Vangelis has an album called Antarctica, and I had that on infinite repeat when I was writing Whiteout.”
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The Melvins

Buzz Osbourne gives ARTISTdirect.com a look at his playlist for this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Miles Davis, The Who, Captain Beefheart

Melvins mainman Buzz Osbourne likes to switch it up when it comes to his playlist.

He’s rocking everything from The Who to Captain Beefheart right now, and that eclectic side definitely bleeds over onto the Melvins’ forthcoming remix release, Chicken Switch [Ipecac Recordings]. Due out on September 29, Switch gave various remixers the chance to chop up a Melvins album and make one song out of it. The results are quite mind-bending…

ARTISTdirect.com spoke to Buzz about his playlist for this exclusive feature. Check it out below and pick up Chicken Switch when it releases on September 29.

Buzz Osbourne’s Playlist:

1. Miles Davis

The last album that I listened to was Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. That was yesterday. I haven’t had time this morning yet. I like Bitches Brew, and I like the On the Corner record. By and large, I don’t usually like most of his stuff. A lot of his best stuff is from the Bitches Brew and On The Corner sessions, they just chopped it into different records. The stuff he did before that is just like elevator music. I like the weirder stuff.
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