#632 Alex Cox & Opinions on N.E.R.D.
Sound Opinions
Sound Opinions
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2018
⏱️ 60 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Few filmmakers have embodied the punk aesthetic like Alex Cox. He joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot to discuss the classic LA punk soundtrack to Repo Man, the making of the Sex Pistols biopic Sid and Nancy, and his fruitful collaborations with Joe Strummer. Plus, a review of the new album from Pharrell Williams's side project N.E.R.D.
Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinions
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Wab mabble mab lah bam bam bam bam bam bahhbam |
| 0:19.6 | from w b cahd rahhahhahhahhahh From W be easy Chicago and PRX this is sound opinions. I'm Jim Deereg goddess and I'm Greg Kot. This week we speak with filmmaker Alex Cox about directing punk rock infused classics like repo man, Walker, and Sid and Nancy. |
| 0:28.0 | There was a studio interested in funding a film about Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungeon which would star Rupert Everett |
| 0:36.7 | and Madonna. |
| 0:37.7 | And I thought this must not be allowed to happen. |
| 0:39.8 | Plus we'll review the new album from NERD for L Williams Side Project. |
| 0:48.0 | BOUg' |
| 0:50.0 | BOUs' around, bouncing around, bouncing around, bouncing around bouncing around |
| 0:52.8 | scrunching they ugly your name and they mouthing bouncing |
| 0:55.6 | bouncing around bouncing around that's all coming up on sound opinions |
| 0:59.9 | you're listening to sound opinions and later on in the show Jim we are going to review this new N-E-R-D record |
| 1:06.4 | This is a Farrell Williams side project if you will this is now the fifth studio album by this band and first in seven years no one really ever dies is the name of the record. |
| 1:16.0 | N. E. R. D is the project where Ferrell goes into the garage, Craig. |
| 1:20.0 | Garage bands of course are a great tradition in rock and roll. I think no one in the |
| 1:25.1 | filmmaking world ever has captured better the punk DIY garage spirit than |
| 1:31.4 | director Alex Cox. Politically charged films, surreal films, |
| 1:36.4 | impeccable soundtracks, always starting with his debut in 1984, the cult |
| 1:42.2 | classic Repo Man. What is Repo Man about people repossessing cars? But |
| 1:47.6 | it's this surreal science fiction comedy, Emilio Estevez, and Harry Dean Stanton star, I think it's less important for the story |
| 1:56.5 | than the look and the sound. On the soundtrack, a bunch of LA punk heavy hitters, |
| 2:02.0 | black flag, suicidal tendencies fear and of course the great |
| 2:06.0 | Iggy pop. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sound Opinions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sound Opinions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.