Do you even have a budget? Well, yeah, we have a budget. [Laughs] And look, its a couple things. Credit: HBO And I also think that weve been really met with a lot of enthusiasm. Bands and writers want to be part of it so thats something to help maintain a certain economy. So its not like, MickJaggerjust calling up his friends and asking for a favor? Its more deliberate and a team [effort] than that....
Thats our hero, Richie Finestra (Bobby Cannavale), founder and CEO of American Century Records. Hes having a rough week. But hey, whats that sound? Credit: HBO Theres a rock show going on, and rock is Richies business. Hence, the Germans. I got a blowjob on a bus once, thats it. Im in the 4-foot-high club.) The pair bond over their shared love of the blues, and Lester, a.k.a. Flashback again to the Lester story, and we learn how he got burned by Richie....
ANDREW DICE CLAY:Yes. I wouldnt have cared if Marty had called me to do two lines, you know? [Laughs] Working with him is what I love. Credit: Niko Tavernise/HBO Could you talk about filming your death? Well, obviously, it wasnt my head! [Laughs] But I couldnt watch it. When they did that part, I wouldnt watch. I did some of the stunt work because I wanted the fighting to keep very real....
So episode 6 opening on poolsideTequilaand sunshine feels surprisingly upbeat. But Richies not splashing around in water wings, enjoying a beautiful day with his children. Hes inside with the blinds drawn, drowning in beer and blow and self-pity. Credit: Macall B. Polay/HBO (Can we talk for a second about what a weirdly exaggerated snorter Richie is? Its kind of a lot to deal with.) He knew it would come to this....
The loan officer is an old high-school buddy of Zaks, but even he cant help them. (The loan-to-value ratio, he explains with a few sad, sorry hand gestures, it skews negatively. You have no meaningful collateral and minimal revenue coming in. Credit: Patrick Harbron/HBO Which is a pretty fair summation of where American Century is at right now.) So Skips actually not too far off when he turns it to Richie and asks, And how doyoufeel?...
Richie’s personal and professional lives collide in multiple and (surprise!) Will it be sneery punks the Nasty Bits? Richies old friend and first signing, Lester? Credit: Macall B. Polay/HBO (His fellow rep Julies underwhelmed reaction: Whered you find these guys, Sherwood Forest?) The guys head was bashed in like a cantaloupe! Jesus Christ, are you completely without pride? Sorry, Whiffenpoof; take it, or leave it. Kips sneer finally turns into a half smile....
He answers that question with a pointed question of his own for Richie: Corrado Galasso. How long have you been working for him? You want me to rat on Corrado Galasso? Credit: Patrick Harbron/HBO Why dont you just put a bullet in my head now? (To be fair, Richie does have other things on his mind right now.) Overprotective dads, theyre crazy like that!) His records arent really selling at Columbia, so there might be an opportunity to poach him....
Thats almost definitely good news for his mental health and a nice bonus for his employees, too. Thats where we wanna be. Zak (Ray Romano) says hes coming too. Credit: Patrick Harbron/HBO But you hate L.A.! I hate everywhere, Zak shrugs back. Is he running away from the Great Bat Mitzvah Disaster of 1971? Is it wrong that Im excited for a change of scenery? This trip could give us some real Don-Draper-in-the-Golden-State possibilities....
I didnt get how much it brought up s about my father and everything. I want him to feelworse. This marriage counseling thing is going awesome! Credit: Macall B. Polay/HBO Was he a debt collector or something else? Why did he lose a deal with Dusty Springfield? Can he handle his business? Richies got another gram and some groupies to answer that question. Richie even told him he has no ear for A&R, just promo....
Record mogul Richie Finestra needs a post-PolyGram plan and maybe a good defense lawyer Welcome to awards season! Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clarke, those are pioneers, okay? The putzes in this room? Credit: HBO I guarantee you not one of you have been west of 10th Avenue.) Hes already said something fantastically racist about Motown head Berry Gordy. Alice has the no. Get it, Clarkster! Its almost a relief when the lady who owns the space comes in and calls the cops on them....
Heres what Richie isnt doing: showing up for the contract signing with PolyGram. Well, Im sure hes fine, Zak says hopefully. Yeah, of course hes fine. Credit: Macall B. Polay/HBO Hesalwaysfine, she spits back. Its everyone around him who gets fed. ), and refusing to sign on the dotted line because he had a vision. Its a real red-letter day so far. crooning Venus in Furs with the Velvet Underground, and her first encounter with Richie....
ET on HBO.Vinyl: Music from the HBO Original Series The Essentials: Best of Season 1arrives April 15. Kill the Lights, Jess Glynne, Alex Newell, DJ Cassidy with Nile Rodgers 2. Alright Lady (Lets Make A Baby), Charlie Wilson 3. Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Daniel Boczarski/Redferns Back Stabbers, Elvis Costello 4. Life on Mars?, Trey Songz 5. I Dig Your Mind, Iggy Pop 6. No Fun, Charlie XCX 7. Strychnine, John Doe...
So we decided to start there and see where it would take us. The first one comes out Feb. 12, andVinyldebuts on HBO Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. See the tracklist for the premieres soundtrack below. The World Is Yours, Ty Taylor 2. Personality Crisis, David Johansen 3. No Good, Kaleo 4. Sugar Daddy (Theme from Vinyl), Sturgill Simpson 5. Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Ruth Brown 6. Mr. Pitiful, Otis Redding...
