Wire Archives | NICKSAV Film & Music SHOW https://podcast.nsavides.com/tag/wire/ For filmmakers, musicians, & creative people who do amazing things and want to make the world better in some way. Wed, 22 May 2024 22:01:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 59503089 Commentary: HBO’s Treme, The Wire, & Tom Piazza https://podcast.nsavides.com/commentary-hbo-treme-the-wire-tom-piazza/ Sat, 24 Aug 2019 03:54:39 +0000 http://podcast.nsavides.com/?p=2450 In this episode I reflect on my podcast interview with writer Tom Piazza and share more of my thoughts about HBO’s Treme and how it compares to The Wire, both of which were created by David Simon. Afterwards I share some updates about some possibilities on the horizon. My conversation with Tom Piazza: ## My commentary […]

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Afterwards I share some updates about some possibilities on the horizon.

My conversation with Tom Piazza:

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My commentary about Treme and the interview with Tom:

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Related Episodes

On this podcast commentary from the 2018 Cutting Edge Music Conference, I share some takeaways about the New Orleans music community. My interviews episode from Cutting Edge 2018 includes a story about Clarence “Frogman” Henry.

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Related Things

Tom (indirectly) helped to make this photo happen.

  • Treme on Amazon Prime
  • Recommended episodes of Treme
    • Honorable mention: 1.8 “All on a Mardi Gras Day”
    • 1.10 “I’ll Fly Away”
    • 2.4 “Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues”
    • 2.7 “Carnival Time”
    • 2.10 “That’s What Lovers Do”
    • 4.5 “… To Miss New Orleans”
  • The Wire on Amazon Prime 
  • Tom’s site

Additional music for the show provided by Rob Costlow.

Shows Mentioned

  • Better Call Saul
  • Goliath
  • Idiocracy
  • Nashville 
  • The Practice
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Rolling Thunder Revue
  • Treme
  • Waiting for Godot
  • The Wire

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Books Mentioned

  • City of Refuge
  • Devil Sent the Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America
  • The Executioner’s Song 
  • A Free State
  • Le Morte d’Arthur
  • Why New Orleans Matters
  • Understanding Jazz: Ways to Listen

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Musicians and Albums Mentioned

Went to hear Clay and Jodi’s set for inspiration before recording this episode. Picked up their CD to say thanks. 

  • Allen Toussaint
  • Big Freedia
  • Bob Dylan
  • Clarence “Frogman” Henry
  • Clay Parker and Jodi James – The Lonesomest Sound That Can Sound
  • Elvis Costello
  • Fats Domino
  • Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Lost Bayou Ramblers
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Tom Waits

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