May 25, 2026 · 47 min · 9 segments
Cerise Howard chats all things music and film with the art-pop luminary Russell Mael, who makes up one half of Sparks, ahead of the band’s performance at the Palais Theatre. Later, Cerise speaks with…
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Cerise HowardHost
Russell MaelGuest
Agnieszka HollandGuest
Flick FordHostTriple A.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Everything you knew then was only true in specialized cases, specialized cases.
But in your case, in your case, it wasn't the case not at all.
Confusion.
And if you're feeling a little confusion over [laughs] what you've been listening to tonight, that's Sparks with Confusion.
I mean, this was all, these songs were linked to the interview, but Confusion was, uh, well, both those songs, Confusion and Without Using Hands were from 1975, but from different albums released that same year.
Uh, Confusion was, uh, the name of a, a project that Sparks were hatching with Jacques Tati that didn't get off the ground.
Um, Jacques Tati also features, uh, in the top 10 list that we mentioned, uh, that Russell mentioned in the interview for the Criterion Collection with Mon Oncle.
Triple A.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Without using hands.
Everything you knew then was only true in specialized cases, specialized cases.
But in your case, in your case, it wasn't the case not at all.
Confusion.
And if you're feeling a little confusion over [laughs] what you've been listening to tonight, that's Sparks with Confusion.
I mean, this was all, these songs were linked to the interview, but Confusion was, uh, well, both those songs, Confusion and Without Using Hands were from 1975, but from different albums released that same year.
Uh, Confusion was, uh, the name of a, a project that Sparks were hatching with Jacques Tati that didn't get off the ground.
Um, Jacques Tati also features, uh, in the top 10 list that we mentioned, uh, that Russell mentioned in the interview for the Criterion Collection with Mon Oncle.
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Excrucior Status: Movie Already Finished
John Woo musical update arrives from Russell
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Holland recalls Kafka's ban under Communist rule
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