MOVIE NIGHT: 'Dig!' with Joe Coscarelli

Bandsplain

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This week on Bandsplain, Yasi and New York Times culture reporter Joe Coscarelli revisit Dig!, Ondi Timoner’s influential 2004 cult documentary that immortalized The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. They discuss the band’s intertwined legacies, the broken friendships and broken sitars, why Dig! is the platonic ideal of the music documentary, plus last year’s extended cut release, Dig! XX. Be sure to check out Joe’s book Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek Guest: Joe Coscarelli @joecoscarelli Producer: Rob Sundermann Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's with this band anyway?
0:04.0	I don't get it, can you please explain?
0:07.0	Wait, like, Bansplaine?
0:11.0	Never heard this band in my life.
0:15.0	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:19.0	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one.
0:22.8	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain. I really hate this band. Whatever. I'm their biggest fan.
0:29.5	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
0:36.1	Bansplain!
0:56.8	Hello and welcome to bandsplane. I am your host, Yossi Salick. This is usually a show where I invite an expert guest on to help me explain a cult band or iconic artist, but today's episode is a little different. Today's episode is about the beloved 2004 cult classic music documentary Dig. If you've never seen Dig, you're fucking up, babe. In fact, go watch it right now. Come back when
1:03.5	you're done.
1:04.3	1995. This is the year I met Anton Newcomb and his band, the Brian Jones Town Massacre. This is the story of us and our bands over seven years.
1:14.1	My guest today, you guys, what a treat, what a pleasure, star of print and screen,
1:19.0	New York Times culture reporter and co-host of the New York Times Popcast.
1:25.5	Joseph Coscarelli.
1:26.9	Welcome to the show.
1:27.8	Oh, you hit me with the full name?
1:29.4	Government name, babe.
1:30.6	That's how we do it over here.
1:32.2	I like it.
1:33.3	I like it.
1:33.9	Thanks for having me.
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