May 17, 2025

S8E406 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording) with Arlan Feiles

S8E406 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording) with Arlan Feiles

In the spring of 1999, songwriter/recording artist Arlan Feiles received a call from Stephen Trask. Trask shared that he was the composer of a show running at the Jane St. Theater in NYC called Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and he was looking for a multi instrumentalist/vocalist for the show's first touring run in Boston. As soon as Arlan heard Trask's magnificent songs, he was on board. 25 years later, Arlan will be reprising his role as Skshp for a 3 week run at the Bell Works Theater in NJ with musician/performer Remember Jones as Hedwig, AND he joins us to unpack the show's pure rock and roll heart that is the Original Cast Recording.

Songs discussed in this episode: Intro/Tear Me Down - Hedwig and the Angry Inch/Pace Theatrical Group at The 57 Theater, Boston 1999; It's So Easy - Arlan Feiles; Haha, Bitch! - Remember Jones; Tear Me Down - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording); Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie; The Origin Of Love, Random Number Generation, Sugar Daddy, Angry Inch - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording); Wig in a Box - Polyphonic Spree; Wig in a Box - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording); Heaven Can Wait - Meat Loaf; Wicked Little Town - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording); Crazy Mixed-Up World - Natural Causes; A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles; The Long Grift, Hedwig's Lament, Exquisite Corpse, Wicked Little Town (Reprise), Midnight Radio - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Cast Recording); Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - David Bowie; Oh, St Louis - Arlan Feiles

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ARLAN J FEILES

Song Writer/Recording Artist

Los Angeles born Arlan Feiles has made his way across America playing and recording his own brand of Singer songwriter, Folk Rock, Gospel and Americana music. Arlan is an award winning musician and songwriter and has worked with some of the great legends of Music including The Band, R’n’R Hall of Fame Producer Tom Dowd, and Dave Grohl You can find his music in a variety of TV programs and Theatrical Films including the trailer for the Academy Award winning feature Dallas Buyers Club. Just released on Youtube is Arlan's Tedx talk -Songwriting for a Better World. Arlan’s album Diaspora is now available world wide and is available through all digital outlets as well as on his website www.arlanfeilesmusic.com
“If songwriters were bad weather, Hurricane Arlan would be a category 5…he’ll blow you away” 
Greg Baker- The Miami Herald