Quentin Tarantino To Debut His Personal Music Playlist on Little Steven's Underground Garage Channel on SIRIUS XM Radio

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Fans will hear the famously eclectic taste of the acclaimed director as his "Inglourious Basterds" premieres Friday, August 21

Tarantino's special to also air on SIRIUS XM's The Spectrum and Alt-Nation Channels

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will share his personal music playlist with SIRIUS XM listeners during a special that is scheduled to debut on Little Steven's Underground Garage, SIRIUS channel 25 and XM channel 59, on Friday, August 21 at 3:00 pm ET.

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Tarantino, the writer and director of the new film Inglourious Basterds starring Brad Pitt, sat down and created an eclectic playlist of artists for SIRIUS XM listeners. The special, hosted by Tarantino himself, will include songs by artists such as David Bowie, Jay-Z, Andy Kim, Britney Spears, Barbra Streisand and KT Tunstall. Tarantino will also share personal stories about the various artists on his list, including what it was like performing with Wu Tang Clan, how friends of his made a home video to the Roy Orbison song, "There Won't Be Many Coming Home," and his great appreciation for Bob Dylan.

"[This list includes]. . .some of the music I was listening to while making my movie Inglourious Basterds," said Quentin Tarantino. "Now these songs don't necessarily have a damn thing to do with the movie. These were some of the ones I was listening to in my off time."

The special will also air on SIRIUS XM's The Spectrum, SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45, on Saturday, August 22 at 8:00 am, 1:00 pm and 10:00 pm; and Tuesday, August 25 at 11:00 am and 11:00 pm and on Alt-Nation, SIRIUS channel 21 and XM channel 47, on Sunday, August 23 at 12:00 pm, 6:00 pm and 12:00 am; and Monday, August 24 at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm (all times Eastern).

Tarantino's playlist will also be rebroadcast on SIRIUS XM's Underground Garage channel, the channel created and produced by E Street band member "Little Steven" Van Zandt, on Friday, August 21 at 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm; and Saturday, August 22 at 3:00 am (all times Eastern).

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Released August 20, 2009