NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that the creator and stars of The Sopranos, David Chase, James Gandolfini and Steven Van Zandt, will sit down for a Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners about their new film Not Fade Away from Paramount Vantage at the SiriusXM studios in New York City.

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"SiriusXM's Not Fade Away Town Hall" with David Chase, James Gandolfini and Steven Van Zandt, which will take place on Monday, December 17, will air on Underground Garage, channel 21, on Thursday, December 20 at 7:00 pm ET.  For rebroadcast times please visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall.

Moderated by Terence Winter, the Town Hall will feature Not Fade Away's writer and director David Chase, actor James Gandolfini and the film's executive producer and musical supervisor Steven Van Zandt answering fan questions about their careers, HBO's The Sopranos, and their new film, which will be released in theaters nationwide on December 21.

"SiriusXM's Not Fade Away Town Hall" with David Chase, James Gandolfini, and Steven Van Zandt is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series featuring intimate gatherings with iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with a studio audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous SiriusXM "Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Carol Burnett, Tom Petty, KISS, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, the surviving members of Nirvana, Renee Fleming, Gregg Allman, Usher, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Tony Hawk.

"David, James and Steven worked together to make television history with The Sopranos and now they've collaborated on Not Fade Away, a movie whose music will be as interesting as its storyline," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "We are excited to have them in a rare setting together in our studios in front of lucky fans who can ask them about the effect their work has had on a generation of viewers, and how their new film will expose a new generation to the revolution that transformed pop and rock music in the '60s."

After the broadcast, "SiriusXM's Not Fade Away Town Hall" with David Chase, James Gandolfini and Steven Van Zandt will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or online at siriusxm.com. Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more information on SiriusXM On Demand.

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