SoundCheck Flix

Episode 99: Sulo King - "Young Guns" (1988)

Sulo King has been working in the San Diego music industry for over 20 years in many different capacities from security to booking and promoting concerts to owning and operating a recording and rehearsal studio. He has been the lead singer of the punk rock band Authentic Sellout since 2007.
"Young Guns" (1988) A group of young men, led by Billy the Kid, seek vengeance for the death of their benefactor in 1870's New Mexico.
Directed by Christopher Cain. Starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Charlie Sheen.

Episode 98: The Spring 2026 Dummy Check with DJ Root

On this edition of SoundCheck Flix, the Casbah crew discuss our favorite films so far in '26 (Project Hail Mary/Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die), our not-so-favorites (Scream 7/ The Bride!), and the best Iron Maiden needle drop EVER!

Episode 97: We're Havin' a Man Cry! featuring DJ Root

On this edition of SoundCheck Flix, the Casbah crew get out the Kleenex to discuss the movies that make men weep. From Don Bluth to "The Iron Claw", the SCF team breakdown our favorite tearjerkers.

Episode 96: Dominic Fawcett - "Magnolia" (1999)

Dominic Fawcett fronts BRUIN, loves film, and could give a fuck about anything else.
"Magnolia" (1999): 
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.
Exodus 8:2
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Jason Robards, Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, and Phillip Baker Hall.

Episode 95: DJ Root - "Freaky Tales" (2024)

On this episode, the SCF crew make our way to '87 OAKTOWN for a funky "Pulp Fiction"-style trip thru the Bay Area.
This cinematic mixtape has everything:
Nazi punching, a rap battle, a Warrior droppin' 51 points against the Lakers before going full Samurai, all set to the dopest needle drops of the year.
"RISE ABOVE, WE GOTTA RISE ABOVE!"
Directed by Ryan Fleck/Anna Boden.
Starring Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, and Too $hort.

Episode 94: SCF Best of 2025 with DJ Root

We've made it to the end of another amazing year in film and now it's time for THE ENCORE! On this episode, the Casbah film club discuss our favorite triumphs of 2025 (Sinners, Weapons, Freaky Tales, etc), the Honorable Mentions (28 Years Later, Superman), the downright awful (The Unbreakable Boy, Wolf Man) & the best needle drops of the year (George Harrison, NIN)!
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Episode 93: Dave Castaneda - "Fight Club" (1999)

This Guy! Dave Castaneda of The Sines. Vocals/ Guitar/ Skater/ Surfer/ Lover/ Fighter/ Lurker/ Ne’er Do Well/ Total Jerk/ Nice Guy. The most unforgettable nobody you’ve probably seen around but can’t quite recall.
"Fight Club" (1999) - An insomniac office worker attends multiple self help groups to find the answers to his restless state of mind. When he's forced to look elsewhere, he meets up with an enigmatic soap maker and together they form a bare knuckle underground fight club that evolves into so much more. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter.

Episode 92: Jon Kanis - "All That Jazz" (1979)

Jon Kanis is an award-winning, Grammy'-nominated artist, producer and musicologist whose adventures have taken him to the farthest reaches of the globe. As a radio host and DJ he produced hundreds of weekly radio programs between 2006 and 2011 titled State Controlled Radio. Between 1999 and 2005 he co-created the world's largest music film archive with Reelin' in the Years Productions. As a musician and composer his projects include the double LP Cabalistic Dispatch with Mike Keneally (Zappa, Vai, Satriani), the Fundamentalism Is the Only Way LP with Christopher Hoffee (Truckee Brothers, The White Buffalo), and the Wall Without Me EP with Wondermints (Beach Boys, Brian Wilson). In 2014 the San Diego Book Awards honored his anthology ENCYCLOPEDIA WALKING Pop Culture & the Alchemy of Rock 'n' Roll in the category of Best Nonfiction History & Biography. After 40+ years, he adores calling San Diego home. And yet, he relishes the opportunity to cross any borderline geographic, psychological or spiritual— in order to rock your world!
"All That Jazz" (1979): Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his life story thru the eyes of Joe Gideon, a talented, womanizing director with substance abuse issues and a bad heart.
Directed by Bob Fosse. Starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Anne Reinking, and Leland Palmer.

Episode 91: Bart Mendoza - "A Hard Day's Night" (1964)

Bart Mendoza is a music journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, from the San Diego Union Tribune to Britain's Shindig Magazine. As a musician he toured the world in the 1980's with Manual Scan, in the 90's with The Shambles, and currently performs with True Stories. Meanwhile, for over a dozen years, he worked for Capitol Records, as well as Motown, Angel, Chrysalis and others. He currently runs Blindspot Records and promotes San Diego music any way he can.
"A Hard Day's Night" (1964): Beatlemania is in FULL EFFECT as the Fab 4 prepare for a live tv appearance. Classic Beatles track highlight a pioneering Rock n' Roll masterpiece. Directed by Richard Lester. Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

Episode 90: SoundCheck Flix Halloween: Deep Cuts

This week the SCF squad celebrates Samhain by hitting up the Casbah movie vault for our favorite horror films from the shelves. No Freddie, Jason, Micheal Myers, Jigsaw or Conjuring picks here. We're celebrating low budget greatness and cult classics!|