Blood on the Tracks Episode 84: Better and Blacker.

Lee caps off Black History Month with another Blaxploitation playlist for your listening pleasure, in a slightly shorter episode than usual (hey, it's a short month).
--Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title) from "They Call Me Mister Tibbs" (1970) --Quincy Jones--Coffin Ed and Grave Digger & Cotton Comes to Harlem from "Cotton Come to Harlem" (1970) --Galt MacDermot; vocals by George Tipton--Main Theme from "Hammer" (1972) --Solomon Burke--Hit Man (What You Gonna Do) from "Hit Man" (1972) --H.B. Barnum--Tell That Man to Go to Hell & Hot Wheels (The Chase) from "Gordon's War" (1973) --Badder Than Evil--Newness in Rhythm (Throw a Punch at Me) from "Detroit 9000" (1973) --Luchi De Jesus--Three Hoods from "Sheba Baby" (1975) --Monk Higgins--Main Title & WW III from "Friday Foster" (1975) --Luchi De Jesus; vocals on Main Title by Ward L. Chandler--Pool Hall Rock from "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold" (1975) --Dominic Frontiere--End Credits from "Joshua" (1976) --Mike Irwin--Ghetto St. U.S.A. (Vocal) from "Petey Wheatstraw" (1977) --Nat Dove & The Devils with Mary Love.
Opening and closing music: Theme from Slaughter from "Slaughter" by Billy Preston, and Too Risky a Day for a Regatta from "Tentacles" by Stelvio Cipriani.

TMBDOS! Episode 328: "Across 110th Street" (1972).

Lee and Leah are joined this week by returning guests hosts Matt and Vaughn to talk about Barry Shear's "Across 110th Street (1972)", starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Anthony Franciosa. Don't be another punk errand boy, and tune it to listen to the hosts talk about what they've watched, and what they thought about this 1970s American crime drama, that does more than just nod at the Blaxploitation genre.
"Across 110th Street" IMDB
Find Matt at the Movie Melt podcast. 
Find Vaughn at the Motion Picture Massacre podcast. 
Featured Music: "Quicksand" & " Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack.

TMBDOS! Episode 327: "Bucktown" (1975).

Lee is joined by fellow podcasters Matt and Vaughn to cover Arthur Marks' "Bucktown" (1975), starring Fred Williamson, Thalmus Rasulala, and Pam Grier. Is this a hidden Blaxploitation gem? Also, the co-hosts get to play a new trivia game: BEYOND BELIEF: MOVIE FACT OR FICTION, and everyone talks about what they watched as of late.
"Bucktown" IMDB 
Check out Matt at Movie Melt. 
Check out Vaughn at Motion Picture Massacre. 
Featured Music: "Main Theme" & "End Theme" by Johnny Pate.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 64: Quentin Tarantino Part 1.

Regardless of if you like the work of Quentin Tarantino or not, it can not be denied that he curates killer soundtracks for his films. Much like how he borrows visually and thematically from the films of the past to create his own unique film architecture, he often layers in music from other films in other to do much the same. Sometimes the music is there just to accent a scene and make it cooler, sometimes it's a deeper meta reference. Sometimes it just doesn't work at all, but nobody always hits the target all the time. With the announcement that Tarantino is working on his (according to him) tenth and final film, "The Movie Critic", Lee decided it was time to look back at his body of work as it stands right now, and choose the tracks from his filmography that he loves best. Because there's so much to dig into, this will be part one of a two part series of super-sized episodes.
"Reservoir Dogs" (1992)
--Little Green Bag --The George Baker Selection--Stuck in the Middle With You --Steelers Wheel--Coconut --Harry Nilsson
"Pulp Fiction" (1994)
--Miserlou --Dick Dale--Ace of Spades --Link Wray--Comanche --The Revels--Bustin' Surfboards --The Tornadoes--If Love is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags) --Maria McKee
"Jackie Brown" (1997)
--Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) --The Delfonics--Cissy Strut --The Meters--The Lion and the Cucumber --The Vampire's Sound Incorporation--Exotic Dance, Escape, & Aragon --Roy Ayers--Street Life --Randy Crawford--Long Time Woman --Pam Grier--Who is He (And What is He to You) --Bill Withers--Across 110th Street --Bobby Womack
"Kill Bill: Volume 1" (2003)
--The Flower of Carnage --Meiko Kaji--Battle Without Honor or Humanity --Tomoyasu Hotei--Theme from Ironside --Quincy Jones--The Lonely Shepherd --Gheorghe Zamfir & James Last--Twisted Nerve --Bernard Herrmann--That Certain Female --Charlie Feathers--Crane/White Lightning --RZA & Charles Bernstein--Run Faye Run --Isaac Hayes--The Grand Duel (Parte Prima) --Luis Bacalov--Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) --Nancy Sinatra
"Kill Bill: Volume 2" (2004)
--Motorcycle Circus --Luis Bacalov--Malagueña Salerosa --Chingon--Can't Hardly Stand It --Charlie Feathers--The Chase --Alan Reeves, Phil Steele, and Philip Brigham--A Silhouette of Doom & L'arena --Ennio Morricone
Opening and closing music: Summertime Killer from "Summertime Killer" by Luis Bacalov, and Santa Maria from "Raiders of Atlantis" by Oliver Onions.

TMBDOS! Episode 251: ”Three the Hard Way” (1974).

Lee and Leah are joined by special guest Cameron Scott to cover the late period Blaxploitation all star team-up "Three the Hard Way" (1974), directed by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring the talents of Jim Brown, Frank "The Hammer" Williamson, and Jim Kelly. Much of the talk revolves around how cool and badass the three leads are, comic book neo-nazis, the action and stunts, and the surprising addition of three topless and sweaty dominatrix torturers at one point! The hosts also talk about what they've watched lately, including the latest "Texas Chainsaw" and "Batman" films. You can listen to this episode the easy way or the hard way. You decide!
"Three the Hard Way" IMDB 
Check out Cameron's other podcasts at Cinema Degeneration. 
You can also hear Lee and Cameron together, along with Gary Hill, on the Last Call at Torchy's podcast over at The Butcher Shop. 
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Featured Music: Excerpt from "Three The Hard Way (Chase & Theme)" & "That's What Love Will Do" by The Impressions.

TMBDOS! Episode 156: "The Intruder" (1962).

Lee and Daniel finish off their look at Blaxsploitation films (be it actual, proto, or just adjacent) with Roger Corman's "The Intruder" (1962). Is this William Shatner's best performance? Is this Corman's best film? Is it one of the most underrated films on the subject of race relations in the United States? The writer of the screenplay (and his own novel of the same name, that he adapted it from), Charles Beaumont, is also briefly talked about, as well as his famous writer friends who share the screen with him in small roles in the film itself. What the hosts have watched as of late as well as listener comments are also covered.
"The Intruder" IMDB 
Catch Daniel's recent apperances on:
The Psychosemantic Podcast Queer Transmission 
Check out the new Exploitation Film Cast!
Featured Music: "Klan", "Stranger" & "Main Title" by Herman Stein.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 21: Blaxploitation Book-end.

Lee returns to bookend off TMBDOS!'s look at Blaxploitation with more funky and furious tracks from various scores and soundtracks featured in films from the genre. Lee leans heavy on two films specifically this time around, pulling several tracks from "Truck Turner" (1974) & "Black Dynamite" (2009). This playlist is Sho-Nuff Dy-no-Mite!
Playlist:
--Main Theme from "Black Belt Jones" (1974) -- Dennis Coffey and Luchi DeJesus --Slaughter's Theme from "Slaughter's Big Rip-off" (1973) -- James Brown --Do Drop In from "Together Brothers" (1974) -- The Love Unlimited Orchestra --Main Title Theme from "Blackjack" (1978) -- Jack Ashford --Breakthrough, A House Full of Girls & Blue's Crib from "Truck Turner" (1974) -- Isaac Hayes --Disco Connection from "Black Dynamite" (2009) -- Lord Rhaburn --Chicago Wind, Jimmy's Dead & Jimmy's Dead (Instrumental) from "Black Dynamite" (2009) -- Adrian Younge --Your Kiss Sho-Nuff Dy-No-Mite from "Black Dynamite" (2009) -- Sir Charles Hughes
Opening and closing music: Money Orgy from "Danger Diabolik" by Ennio Morricone & Main Theme from "The Horror of Dracula" by James Bernard.

TMBDOS! Episode 155: "Truck Turner" (1974).

This week Lee and Daniel hitch a ride with Isaac Hayes as "Truck Turner" (1974), in this highly entertaining blaxploitation film, co-starring Yaphet Kotto, Nichelle Nichols, Scatman Crothers and the recently departed Dick Miller! Coors Beer, KFC two-piece meals, over-the-top pimp fashion sense, and quality squib work are among the topics brought up. Listener comments are also gone through, where we talk about how we can make or break a writer's career. Stick with us - we got beer and we'll buy you a (cheap) chicken dinner.
"Truck Turner" IMDB 
Check out our friend Kit Power's work.
Daniel's other fine podcasts:
Wrong With Authority I Don't Speak German 
Featured Music: "Hospital Shootout" & "Main Theme" by Isaac Hayes.

TMBDOS! Episode 154: "The Black Klansman" (1966) & "...Tick...Tick...Tick..." (1970).

Lee and Daniel tackle two proto-blaxploitation films this week. First off it's well-known shlockster Ted V. Mikels' "The Black Klansman" (1966) and then they look at a far more well-made effort in Ralph Nelson's "...Tick...Tick...Tick..." (1970). They learn about rural racists, more details about the internal politics of the KKK, whiteface doing blackface doing whiteface, double hairpieces, terribly inappropriate theme songs, and the exalted cyclops! Also, going into listener comments, they discover that they are hipster bores. What they've watched as of late is also covered.
"The Black Klansman" IMDB 
"...Tick...Tick...Tick..." IMDB 
The Psychosemantic Podcast 
Featured Music: "The KKK Took My Baby Away" by The Ramones; "Theme from ...Tick...Tick...Tick..." by Tompall & The Glaser Brothers; and "The Black Klansman" by Tony Harris.

TMBDOS! Episode 153: "BlacKkKlansman" (2018).

Lee and Daniel check out Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated "based on a true story" drama "BlacKkKlansman" (2018). Just how true to life is it really? Does it tackle it's subject matter in an effective manner, or does the lighthearted tone undermine the serious race issues being talked about. Is it no more than just a slickly-made propaganda piece? This and more is pondered by the hosts, who also tackle more listener comments, as well as talking about what they've watched as of late.
"BlacKkKlansman" IMDB 
Daniel's podcast about Alt-Right and Nazi shitheels, "I Don't Speak German" 
Feature Music: "Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil)" by Terence Blanchard & "Ball of Confusion" by The Temptations.

TMBDOS! Episode 152: ”Coffy” (1973) & ”Foxy Brown” (1974).

Lee and Daniel kick off a month looking at Blaxploitation films with two iconic Jack Hill-directed and Pam Grier-starring films: 1973's "Coffy" & 1974's "Foxy Brown". Grier as an actress and cinematic icon is mulled over. Pimps with moose knuckle, dyke bars, rape, racism & Sid Haig are also touched upon. On top of that there's an extended segment of responding to listener comments and a brief mention of what Daniel has been watching that leads into a rant about how shitty Netflix's interface is.
"Coffy" IMDB 
"Foxy Brown" IMDB 
Featured Music: "End of Sugarman" & "Exotic Dance" by Roy Ayers, and "Whatever You Do (Do it Good)" & "Theme of Foxy Brown" by Willie Hutch.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 20: Back in Blaxploitation.

Lee has finally returned back to a topic he first covered in episode 2: Blaxploitation. This episode and the next will cover a whole hell of a lot of music Lee couldn't fit into that first episode. Get ready to open your ears to cuts from films giving us some of the baddest motherfuckers and fine-ass ladies to ever grace the exploitation genre.
Playlist:
--Easin' In from "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973) -- Edwin Starr --Good to the Last Drop & Blacula Strikes from "Blacula" (1972) -- Gene Page --Theme from Shaft from "Shaft" (1971) -- Isacc Hayes --Blowin' Your Mind from "Shaft's Big Score" (1972) -- Gordon Parks --Shaft In Africa (Addis) from "Shaft In Africa" (1973) -- Johnny Pate --Theme From Three Tough Guys from "Three Tough Guys" (1974) -- Isacc Hayes --Mr. Jonathan from "Black Shampoo" (1976) -- Gerald Lee --The Rumble from "Dolemite" (1975) -- Soul Rebellion Orchestra --"T" Stands for Trouble from "Trouble Man" (1972) -- Marvin Gaye --A Good Man is Gone from "Sheba Baby" (1975) -- Barbara Mason --Keep On Movin' On from "Willie Dynamite" (1974) -- Martha Reeves --Across 110th Street (Instrumental) from "Across 110th Street" (1972) -- J.J. Johnson --Little Child Running Wild from "Super Fly" (1972) -- Curtis Mayfield
Opening and closing music: Money Orgy from "Danger Diabolik" by Ennio Morricone & Main Theme from "The Horror of Dracula" by James Bernard.

TMBDOS! Episode 129: ”Ganja & Hess” (1973).

Lee and Daniel tackle a film they don't think was made for white boys like themselves. This time out it's "Ganja & Hess" (1973), directed by Bill Gunn. Is this Black vampire film just a "Blackula" rip-off or is it so much more? Why was it not more of a box office success? How much Black donkey dick is in it? What do they think about using bathwater for something other than washing oneself? A listener comment is also covered.
"Ganja & Hess" IMDB
Featured Music: "Intro"; "Bongili Work Song #1"; and "You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Studio Version) by Sam Waymon.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 2: Blaxploitation.

The second installment of Blood on the Tracks has arrived to make sure you don't get jived. Join Lee as he takes your ears on this show's initial trip down the funky, soulful and bumpy road of Blaxploitation soundtracks and scores. Be warned, that dreaded "N" word pops up a time or two.
Playlist:
--Sweetback's Theme from "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" (1971) -- Melvin Van Peebles & Earth, Wind & Fire --Pusherman & Freddie's Dead from "Superfly" (1972) -- Curtis Mayfield --Mama's Dead & The Boss from "Black Caesar" (1973) -- James Brown --Boss Nigger from "Boss Nigger" (1975) -- Terrible Tom (vocals); Mike Terry (orchestration); music and lyrics written by Leon Moore and Tom Nixon --Nigger Rich from "Jive Turkey" (1974) -- Ernie Lee Banks --Theme From Cleopatra Jones from "Cleopatra Jones" (1973) -- Joe Simon --Escape from "Coffy" (1973) -- Roy Ayers --Theme of Foxy Brown from "Foxy Brown" (1974) -- Willie Hutch --Car Wash from "Car Wash" (1976) -- Rose Royce --You've Got to Learn from "Ganja & Hess" (1973) -- Sam Waymon --Across 110th Street from "Across 110th Street" (1972) -- Bobby Womack
Opening and closing music: Downhill Decoy from "Danger Diabolik" by Ennio Morricone & Blonk Monster from "House by the Cemetery" by Walter Rizzati.

TMBDOS! Episode 81: ”Cleopatra Jones” (1973) & ”TNT Jackson” (1974).

This week Lee and Daniel take a look at two blaxploitation films with a female lead that don't star Pam Grier (don't worry, they'll eventually get to her as well). Up for review first is the Bondish "Cleopatra Jones" (1973), and then the cheap, chopsocky cash-in "TNT Jackson" (1974). Listener comments are also covered. This one is a bit more of a casual episode again -- short and sweet and hard to defeat. Take a hard line and you'll have a bad time. Turn that frown upside down or you'll enter demolition town. It has kicks to the head that will leave you dead. Okay, we'll stop now.
"Cleopatra Jones" IMDB
"TNT Jackson" IMDB
Featured Music: "The Wrecking Yard" and "The Theme from Cleopatra Jones" by J. J. Johnson.