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| ESCAPE THE 4th OF JULY BONUS EPISODE: 'ROCK STAR' w/ EVAN 'FUNK' DAVIES | 04 Jul 2025 | 01:11:08 | |
This week, I'm releasing a one-two punch of Judas Priest-related films. On today's episode, I’m joined by EVAN 'FUNK' DAVIES, legendary DJ on WFMU, who brings us a Heavy Metal Parking Lot-adjacent film to discuss today: ROCK STAR (loosely based on the story of Tim "Ripper" Owens, who replaced Rob Halford of Judas Priest after being in a Judas Priest cover band). . We also talk about the NYC club scene of the late 70s and early 80s, take a jealous look back at the club calendars at that era, how scared I was to visit NYC for the first time, AM radio vs FM radio, WFMU, has there ever been a good movie about being a DJ, DJing your high school cafeteria, seeing the film ROCK STAR on opening day with only one other person in the theater, the saga of "Ripper" Owens, Dominic West of The Wire & Timothy Olyphant of Deadwood playing rock gods in the film, the difference between a tribute band and a cover band, passive aggressively kicking people out of bands, Mark Wahlberg as the lead singer of the fictional band Steel Dragon, and his ever-changing accent, how I was in a Guided By Voices cover band before joining the real Guided By Voices, the mindset of the parents in the film who let Steel Dragon play their oil refinery, seeing bands fight on stage, Jennifer Aniston as the manager in the film, the many problematic scenes in the film, the trouble with loving bands that have drastic lineup changes, Cheap Trick, the amazing story of the film coming to the screen, Pussy Galore tribute bands, seeing Television live, how the end of this film has one of the dumbest endings of all time, how some of the movie’s fake metal songs actually rule and so much more. REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT' w/ Mikael Jorgensen & Jeff Krulik | 03 Jul 2025 | 01:36:26 | |
This week I’m joined by WILCO's MIKAEL JORGENSON to discuss a film he knows backward and forwards: HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT! But that's not all… I also got to blow his mind with surprise guest JEFF KRULIK--The Co-Creator of HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT!!! We discuss Mikael’s endless creativity and how he decides where to put his energy on any given day, the many hours he spent as a teenager making music on his IBM floppy drive computer, doing David Letterman-style comedy audio cassette recordings, how unusual it was to see Mikael with a computer on stage during his first Wilco tour (and how common it is now), how intense it was for him to join an established band like Wilco, tribalism in music scenes, how the documentary is both terrifying and comforting, how shirtless people outnumber people wearing shirts in this film, Mikael’s religious upbringing and its impact on his fear of heavy metal, KISS being in children's TV shows, the genesis of Heavy Metal Parking Lot and how the film found an audience due to VHS tape trading culture, a reenactment of Zebraman’s anti punk rock tirade, the undying loyalty of metal fans, Neil Diamond Parking Lot & Heavy Metal Picnic, Judas Priest’s reaction to the film, Jeff trying to eat Judas Priest’s food backstage, Sofia Coppola wanting to use the film in her work, reconnecting with the stars of Heavy Metal Parking Lot decades later and so much more. So let's smoke a joint so big it stretches across America on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: https://www.heavymetalparkinglot.com/ MIKAEL JORGENSON: https://mikaeljorgensen.com/ JEFF KRULIK: https://jeffkrulik.com/ WILCO: https://wilcoworld.net/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'MOOG' w/ JoE Silva | 29 May 2025 | 01:03:10 | |
This week, I'm joined by JoE Silva, the author of The Minimoog Book and host of Athens 411, who chose the film Moog to discuss. We talk about how JoE first met Robert Moog and then went on a 14 year journey to write The Minimoog Book, Rush's Geddy Lee writing the preface to the book, the incredible stories surrounding Sun Ra as one of the first musicians to get a Minimoog, the strange era where digital synths overtook analog synths, how shy and gentle Robert Moog was, Moog's onstage work with Yes, the synth company's humble beginnings, the music industry’s fear of synths replacing 'real' musicians, Kraftwerk, why live music was the most important factor for Moog making his instruments, JoE’s time with Eno, the amazing early documentary footage of the Moog factory, Bernie Worrell & Rick Wakeman’s outdated conversation in the film, DJ Spooky, Taco Bell’s 'Island Of Electronicus, Stereolab, our top 3 synth parts of all time and more. So let's set the oscillators to the max on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! JoE SILVA: https://www.athens441.org/about THE BOOK: https://bjooks.com/products/the-minimoog-book THE FILM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRsSSjqZ1yk REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| MARC BOLAN: BORN TO BOOGIE w/ Andrew Rieger | 09 Nov 2023 | 00:53:39 | |
This week, we talked to musician Andrew Rieger (Elf Power, Elephant 6 Recording Co.) about the Ringo Starr directed film ‘Marc Bolan: Born To Boogie.’ We discussed our long-time obsession with all things Bolan, if Ringo is a good movie director, the missing charisma of certain guitar players, and the visual & filmic sensibilities of the artists that make up the new doc, ‘The Elephant 6 Recording Co.’ Some people like to rock…some people like to roll on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Andrew Rieger: https://www.orangetwin.com/ https://elephant6.com/ Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PINK FLOYD: THE WALL w/ Vera Drew | 02 Nov 2023 | 01:17:02 | |
VERA DREW: This week, we talked about Pink Floyd: The Wall with actor/director/writer Vera Drew (The People’s Joker, Tim & Eric, Sasha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’). We discussed how both the album and the film ended up being one of her biggest inspirations in making her film, how Pink Floyd has influenced her life immensely (including her name change), the battle over the release of The People’s Joker, copyright law and fair use, the band Negativland, working with child actors, as well as her time working with Tim & Eric. Join us as we ask…is there anybody out there...is there anybody out there…is there anybody out there…on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie! Vera Drew: veradrew.com www.thepeoplesjoker.com watch.eventive.org/weirdweekend @VeraDrew22 Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| THIS IS GWAR! w/ Chaki The Funk Wizard | 26 Oct 2023 | 01:04:35 | |
This haunted Halloween week, we talk to the L.A.-based musician Chaki, who is also the legendary host of The Hollywood Punk Rock Graveyard Tour. We discussed the recent music documentary, This Is Gwar, and talked about how the two main creators of the band never buried the hatchet, the arrest of Oderus and censorship in music, the Gwar aesthetic and mythos, and what it’s like to discover your new favorite band while watching Jerry Springer. So does the cursed offspring Gor Gor doth dane to spoil our moment of triumph and glory? Find out on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Chaki: www.instagram.com/punkrockgraveyardtour/ www.instagram.com/chakifunkwizard Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| RUDE BOY w/ Paul Hanley | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:53:45 | |
This week, we talk to the legendary UK author & musician Paul Hanley (The Fall, House of All & ‘Leave The Capital’). He picked the divisive Clash film ‘Rude Boy’ to discuss at length. Along the way, we discuss lead ‘actor’ Ray Gange’s perfect aloofness and failure as a roadie, the notion of punk rock musicians as actors, The Clash’s repudiation of the film, and whether or not The Fall’s Mark E. Smith gave The Clash a pass. On a side note…the original recording of this conversation was corrupted, so we had to use the backup. We apologize for any crunchiness, but maybe you could think of this episode as our ‘Are You Are Missing Winner’ of the series! So let’s salute the new wave and hope nobody escapes on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Paul Hanley: https://www.route-online.com/blog/category/authors https://houseofall.bandcamp.com/ Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| MOVIN' WITH NANCY w/ Julie Klausner | 12 Oct 2023 | 01:09:08 | |
This week, we talked to actor/writer/musician Julie Klausner (Hulu’s ‘Difficult People, Double Threat Podcast, ‘I Don’t Care About Your Band’) about Nancy Sinatra’s 1967 TV Special ‘Movin’ With Nancy.’ We obsess over Nancy’s dedication to the art of her lip-syncs, the magic of her partnership with Lee Hazlewood, how the special is also an unintentional horror movie & why Ringo Starr, Throbbing Gristle & Davy Jones would have been perfect duet partners with Nancy. So pour yourself a goblet of that mad, mad, mad, mad cola and take the passenger seat straight into heaven on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie. JULIE KLAUSNER: 'SILENCE' music video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY9DSQJN_…nel=JulieKlausner JULIE'S BENEFIT FOR TRANS LIFELINE: www.teepublic.com/user/giantgiant/…lence-collection Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| WE JAM ECONO w/ Nick Aguilar | 05 Oct 2023 | 01:04:25 | |
This week, we talked to musician Nick Aguilar, who chose the documentary film “We Jam Econo,” which focused on the legendary punk band The Minutemen. Since Nick has performed and toured with The Minutemen’s Mike Watt, he has excellent insight into the world of the LA punk rock scene, SST records, growing up in San Pedro, and, of course, being in the van with the legend that is Mike Watt.
So, fellow corndogs, get in and let’s mersh out about The Minutemen and “we Jam Econo” on this episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. Nick Aguilar: Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| STOP MAKING SENSE w/ Eva Walker | 28 Sep 2023 | 00:51:22 | |
In celebration of the 40th anniversary & theatrical re-issue of TALKING HEADS' classic concert film, ‘Stop Making Sense’, we discussed the film with EVA WALKER (Sub-Pop recording artist The Black Tones, KEXP’s Early show). We talked about getting to see the original concert tour in person, how the smallest stage moves can create the biggest waves, why Taking Heads initially creeped Eva out, the follies of being a young music snob, Eva working with Stop Making Sense performer Ednah Holt & how Tina Weymouth is the fucking coolest. So, all you slippery people, prepare to get your knees wobbling back and forth as we dive into this week’s Revolutions Per Movie. Eva Walker: https://www.theblacktones.com/ https://www.subpop.com/artists/the_black_tones https://www.kexp.org/djs/eva/ Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'Another State Of Mind' w/ Lisa Fancher | 21 Sep 2023 | 00:50:41 | |
Hello and welcome to Revolutions Per Movie, a podcast about music documentaries, music-based fiction films, and the art of the music video. I’m your host, Chris Slusarenko— a musician who has been in bands such as Eyelids & Guided By Voices and was once the owner of an independent video store in Portland, Oregon, for over 22 years. This week, we talk to Frontier Records founder Lisa Fancher, who chose the 1983 American hardcore documentary “Another State Of Mind” to dig into. We also discuss how Lisa got involved in the ‘70s punk scene, the police violence of the L.A. Punk riots, the innocence of a band booking a U.S. tour, why you don’t put Minor Threat footage in your own documentary, and getting booted in the head from stage divers. So come meet Monk and learn the correct way to pogo on this episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Frontier Records: http://www.frontierrecords.com/ Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'Dig' w/ Ryan H. Walsh & Travis Synder | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:48:46 | |
Hello and welcome to Revolutions Per Movie, a podcast about music documentaries, music-based fiction films, and the art of the music video. I’m your host, Chris Slusarenko— a musician who has been in bands such as Eyelids & Guided By Voices and was once the owner of an independent video store in Portland, Oregon, for over 22 years. For our inaugural episode, we talk with author/musician Ryan H. Walsh, who chose the Brian Jonestown Massacre/Dandy Warhols documentary film “Dig!” to discuss. We are also joined later by a surprise guest from the Brian Jonestown Massacre camp, Travis Snyder, who was the band’s tour manager for almost 20 years. We talk about how the film was initially commissioned to be a reality series by MTV, how bands in the 90s navigated the major label-feeding frenzy, the unhealthy lifestyle of band life, and how this documentary really did not tell the whole truth. So listen in as we discuss the revolution that never happened on this episode, Revolutions Per Movie. Ryan H. Walsh: www.astralweeks.net/about www.hallelujahthehills.com/ Theme by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Artwork by Jeff T. Owens New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please rank and review it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ‘IT'S ALL GONNA BREAK FEATURING BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE’ w/ Stephen Chung | 22 May 2025 | 00:57:56 | |
This week I’m joined by Stephen Chung, the director of IT’S ALL GONNA BREAK -- a documentary about the band BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE. We discuss Stephen’s decades-long friendship with Broken Social Scene and his fly-on-the-wall documentation of the band, how they all met, why the band did not want an earlier version of their documentary to come out, Stephen’s breaking out of his shyness through his love of music and photography, how the film's story was told through the lens of Stephen's life as an immigrant kid living in Toronto, how to stay sane while making a documentary about a band with over 25 members, capturing the moment in the studio where Broken Social Scene really became Broken Social Scene, when to turn the camera off and how to know when to turn it back on again, how a documentary is truly never done, the making of the iconic Cause = Time music video, why music documentaries are so divisive & much more. So round up your favorite 18 friends and let's start a band on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie. STEPHEN CHUNG: stephenchungimages.com instagram.com/itsallgonnabreakdoc BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: brokensocialscene.ca REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BONUS EPISODE: A Very Opinionated Look At URGH! A MUSIC WAR | 18 May 2025 | 00:51:04 | |
A Very Opinionated Look At URGH! A MUSIC WAR--CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: An interview with Lesley Woods of Au Pairs Hello everyone! This week, I’m releasing this extra-special episode from the Revolutions Per Movie Patreon for everyone to hear! It's an incredible conversation with a complete legend—Lesley Woods of Au Pairs, who has also been an immigration lawyer in the UK for over thirty years. Anyone who has been listening to the URGH! A MUSIC WAR PODCAST knows that Lesley's performance blew open my and Chaki’s head with her slashing music and sexual politics lyrics…something that was new and necessary for young kids witnessing this film. So getting to talk to Lesley was an honor. We talk about the origin of Au Pairs at a bus stop, Lesley’s political awakening in college, being banned by the BBC, how the podcast helped Lesley watch the film for the first time, the ever-present blood on her guitar, the band's first 7” Kerb Crawler, the way the band moved around on stage, what the band wanted to do differently on their 2nd LP, why the band gravitated towards music to dance to that was still protest music, the difference for Lesley writing music then and now, the incredible Urgh lineup they played with Gang of Four, Mekons & Steel Pulse, the trouble with music journalism and its attitudes towards women in the industry, how Lesley turned her back on music for a spell, why she turned to immigration and refugee law in the UK, freedom of expression and the right to hold your opinion, Thatcher's Section 28 law banning queer literature and references in schools, Gavin Friday of The Virgin Prunes, how Lesley found her way back to music and performing with members of Thurston Moore's band & Big Joanie, plus Lesley Woods explains why it really was an actual MUSIC WAR!!! If you enjoy the show, please consider joining at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie to support this completely independent endeavor (plus get access to over 170 episodes of Revolutions Per Movie, a 7" flexidisc with Ann Magnuson, Vanessa Briscoe Hay & Peter Buck, stickers, and more). Thanks! LESLEY WOODS: lesleywoods.bandcamp.com AU PAIRS IN URGH: https://vimeo.com/445459902 CENSORED AU PAIRS PERFORMANCE ON OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST: https://odysee.com/@kentisheddie:8/OGWT-Au-Pairs:9?fbclid=IwY2xjawJyC6lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgza-0yavgkB6fQpcuF0DFP95pjYYmtDpHdN1NHJaSBVV2ylmUdVookjvVpZ_aem_hbcX22AAHWx4tiYgHoMLVA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THE PUNK SINGER' w/ Ezra Furman | 15 May 2025 | 00:54:52 | |
This week I am joined by musician, author, and songwriter Ezra Furman, who picked the Kathleen Hanna documentary THE PUNK SINGER to discuss. We talk about Ezra’s process of writing her lyrics, the headspace of making a record, the directness of Kathleen Hanna’s lyrics, and how her lyrical approach changed from Bikini Kill to Le Tigre, the notion of audiences and bands protecting each other, Kathleen urging 'girls to the front' and how Ezra still is working on that at her own shows, being misunderstood as an artist, how the film shows self-documentation coming into full bloom during this era, how even the greatest bands have to break up, myths in rock, how the film reveals Kathleen’s illness that led to the break up of Le Tigre, gender bias in the medical system and the exhaustion of psychological burnout in music, Ezra’s experience having to stand up for and stand up to her fans and more! EZRA FURMAN: https://ezrafurman.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE LIVE w/ PAUL WILLIAMS & PORTUGAL. THE MAN | 08 May 2025 | 00:45:14 | |
This week’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience on Feb. 7th, 2025, at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon. Beloved composer, musician, and iconic actor PAUL WILLIAMS joined us to discuss the film we screened that night, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, as well as his impressive and long career in film and music. Paul talks about his experiences working with director Brian De Palma, juggling acting and composing songs for fellow actors William Finley, Gerrit Graham, and Jessica Harper, his stylistic influences for writing the soundtrack, the joy in playing a bastard like Swan and even how Phantom eventually found an audience with the help of some dedicated Winnipeggers. He also shares fascinating stories about his prolific work output, including composing for Jim Henson, how Burt Reynolds got the idea to put him in Smokey & The Bandit, writing songs for the Carpenters, Barbara Streisand & Ishtar, meeting songwriting deadlines while touring with Liza Minelli, how it felt when Phantom superfans Daft Punk reached out to him to collaborate on their music, and so much more. And as if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a live performance from Paul’s latest collaborators, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, which includes a lovely Phantom Of The Paradise tip of the hat. Thanks again to all who donated their time and energy to make this beautiful event happen! Enjoy! PAUL WILLIAMS: https://www.paulwilliamsofficial.com/ PORTUGAL. THE MAN: https://portugaltheman.com/ FRANCES CHANGED MY LIFE: https://www.franceschangedmylife.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAVEMENT WEEK: EP6: 'SLANTED! ENCHANTED! A PAVEMENT MUSICAL' w/ Michael Esper | 05 May 2025 | 00:29:40 | |
For today’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie’s Pavement Week (Episode #6 out #5…right?), I am joined by actor Michael Esper who played the lead role (Essem) in the musical Slanted! Enchanted! A Pavement Musical that is featured in the new documentary Pavements. We discuss how Michael first got involved in the project and whether or not he felt the musical was earnest or a put-on, the mixed bag that often is a jukebox musical, whether or not his fellow actors knew about Pavement and their music before becoming part of the musical, jamming over 40 Pavement songs into 80 minutes of stage time, Michael feeling like he was losing your mind on stage, the plot and musical theater tropes used in the Slanted musical, could this format have worked for any other band besides Pavement, Michael working with David Bowie on one of his last creative stage projects before his death, how much freedom does a stage performer have from night to night, Michael getting to share an emotional moment from the stage of the musical with his sister (who was also a huge Pavement fan), the absurd leap that an audience has to take with the performers in a musical, how the Slanted musical was an actual love letter to the band and more! So bring on the major leagues with this soon-to-be Tony-nominated podcast episode of Revolutions Per Movie & its subsidiary Pavement Week. MICHAEL ESPER: @airstreamrally REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAVEMENT WEEK: EP 5: 'PAVEMENTS' w/ SPIRAL STAIRS & ROBERT GREENE | 02 May 2025 | 00:59:48 | |
For the finale of Revolutions Per Movie’s Pavement Week, we are joined by Pavement’s Spiral Stairs (aka Scott Kannberg) & Robert Greene, editor/producer of the new documentary Pavements. We discuss its kaleidoscopic storytelling, which weaves together a star-studded biopic, a traditional band documentary, a Pavement museum, and the Pavement jukebox musical all into a feature-length film. We also talk about Robert’s long-term push-pull artistic relationship with the film’s director Alex Ross Perry, Spiral’s involvement with Louder Than You Think (a documentary about early Pavement drummer Gary Young), the process of recording the Pavement EP Watery, Domestic, the sadness surrounding Pavement’s initial breakup, how the film helped Spiral appreciate what the band accomplished, the epic saga of Spiral vs. Lollapalooza, how the "biopic" in Pavements cut close to the bone while still being completely false, the elevated mystery surrounding Pavement, why their three-sided record Wowee Zowee influenced the final edit of the film, the forthcoming soundtrack LP, the future of Pavement and much more! There's no culture!!! There's no spies!!! So let's end Pavement Week with this heartfelt, inspiring, and hilarious episode of Revolutions Per Movie. PAVEMENT: pavementband.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAVEMENT WEEK: EP 4: 'PAVEMENTS' w/ ALEX ROSS PERRY | 01 May 2025 | 00:50:32 | |
This week we continue Pavement Week on Revolutions Per Movie with episodes celebrating Pavement to the max. For today’s episode (#4 of 5) we talk to filmmaker Alex Ross Perry who directed the new kaleidoscopic documentary Pavements. We discussed Alex’s formative years working at the legendary Kim’s Video in NYC, how Alex broke away from traditional music documentaries to make Pavements, the truth hidden within the fiction of the biopic segments of the film, the earnest nature of musical theater and creating the Pavement jukebox musical, seeking music video bootlegs in the 90s, how the surprise viral hit of Pavement's 'Harness Your Hope' changed the trajectory of the film, creating the myths of a band like Pavement, the band’s restrictions for the making of the film, how Joe Keery of Stranger Things was always the first choice to play Stephen Malkmus in the film, how Alex purposely wrote the worst possible Pavement biopic using real dialogue from Pavement, the Lollapalooza mud slinging show, how to know when a potentially endless documentary is done, Malkmus' reaction to the Pavement Museum that was built for the film and more. So, as they say in the film, let's give 100% of the 50% that we know is possible from Pavement on episode 4 of Pavement Week on Revolutions Per Movie. PAVEMENTS: https://pavements.official.film/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAVEMENT WEEK: EP3: 'LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH' & 'PAVEMENTS' w/ Rebecca Clay Cole | 30 Apr 2025 | 01:02:31 | |
This week, we will be celebrating Pavement Week on Revolutions Per Movie with episodes that are Pavement to the max!!! For today’s episode (#3 of 5) we talk to multi-instrumentalist of Pavement, The Minders, Pedro The Lion & Wild Flag, Rebecca Clay Cole!!! We discuss her time in Pavement and her varied musical life, and she also brought us an amazing music film pick to discuss: the Luther Vandross documentary Luther: Never Too Much. We also talk about her involvement with the Elephant 6 scene, how her first band was the incredible The Minders, learning to sing harmonies on the fly, working with The Jicks before being asked to join Pavement, what the Denver music scene was like in the late 90s, collecting 7” records, the mysteries of a sound check, how Luther’s childhood friends (Fonzi Thorton, Robin Clark & David Bowie/Iggy Pop collaborator Carlos Alamor) remained in each other’s musical lives until his death, Luther running the Patti LaBelle fan club, his first band performing on Sesame Street, a young Luther getting his bandmates' parents to buy their jade colored shoes for their live shows, Luther embracing the Philly sound, David Bowie making Luther his vocal arranger for the Young Americans album and Luther re-writing one of Bowie’s songs, plus songs for The Wiz, touring with Bette Midler, chance encounters in creative situations, Luther being on every recording of Chic, his new wave album Busy Body, the racism in the record industry and how the media obsessed about his weight, how Luther controlled his band on stage tempo wise with such gentle ease and how Luther's vocal style came about from singing in a pizza commercial! So it's siizzzzllliiinnnggg hot on episode #3 of Pavement week only here on Revolutions Per Movie!!! REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAVEMENT WEEK: EP 2: 'LOUDER THAN YOU THINK: A LO-FI HISTORY OF GARY YOUNG & PAVEMENT' w/ Jed I. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Clark & Brian Thalken | 29 Apr 2025 | 01:11:20 | |
This week, we will be celebrating Revolutions Per Movie’s Pavement Week with episodes that are Pavement to the max. For today’s episode (#2 of 5), we present an encore airing of our discussion with the director & producers of the amazing Gary Young/Pavement documentary ‘LOUDER THAN YOU THINK,' which is one of the best music documentaries I have seen in recent years and also one of the most enlightening about Pavement. We discuss how surprisingly open the members of Pavement were to discussing Gary, Gary’s legendary home studio where he played drums and recorded Pavement's early records, the incredible marionettes that were built specifically for the film, what it was like for Brian to be in bands with Gary in the early 80s, the surprise explosion of Pavement’s success, Gary’s love of Prog rock and superstardom, the night Gary served mashed potatoes out of wheelbarrows to audience members, Malkmus’s PTSD from working with Gary, the age differences in the band, the battle between lo-fi and professional goals, Gary’s origin story from NY to CA, guitarist Spiral Stairs finding a box of unknown VHS tapes from their first Pavement tour, Rollerball, the blam-o-meter, Gary’s wife Geri, the trauma of him leaving the band after overstepping his role, Gary’s band Hospital, Beavis and Butthead, Gary’s serious advice column in a Japanese magazine, Gary’s struggle with addiction, the Watery, Domestic EP, Gary’s reaction to the film & the time he disrupted his own film premiere by heckling the documentary. So let's do collective handstands while the band plays onwards as we celebrate PAVEMENT WEEK on Revolutions Per Movie! STREAM LOUDER THAN YOU THINK HERE: https://www.factorytwentyfive.com/louder-than-you-think REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'RUST NEVER SLEEPS' w/ TOM SCHARPLING (THE 100TH EPISODE CELEBRATION) | 26 Jun 2025 | 01:43:04 | |
Welcome to my 100th episode of Revolutions Per Movie (and that's really 181 episodes counting the exclusive Patreon episodes)! So to properly celebrate gloriously, we are joined by one of the greats, Tom Scharpling (host of The Best Show, co-host of Double Threat, and writer for What We Do In The Shadows & Monk) who brings us his favorite music film of all time by his all-time favorite artist, Neil Young’s Rust Never Sleeps! We discuss Tom’s 25 years of doing The Best Show, Tom’s introduction to Neil Young and how I discovered the deep catalog of Neil though Tom's show, Neil Young's ditch trilogy, how live records are often not truly live documents, King Crimson, how Neil shifts genres constantly and fearlessly, how the people around Neil initially didn’t understand Crazy Horse, concert fans who only want to hear the hits, Sonic Youth opening for Neil Young, Devo's influence on Rust Never Sleeps, how Neil Young is one of the most prolific filmmakers of all time, the films Human Highway & Harvest Time, Neil's sense of humor, how Star Wars influenced the Road-Eyes (roadies), the symbolism of Neil cutting his hair for this tour, how the film takes its time with long shots and hazy cinematography, how Neil came into the CSN fold and how they came to regret it, the album Trans, Neil’s Geffen & Reprise Record years, the video store music collection, when artists play unreleased music on tour, the power of the song 'Powderfinger', Neil and his relationship to Grunge, Tom seeing Neil Young live at the Roxy, the Robert Pollard/Neil Young parallels, letting an artist go where they need to go and more! So let's put on our 3-D glasses and watch Neil Young rust before our very eyes on the 100th & 181st episode of Revolutions Per Movie! THE BEST SHOW: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-show/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| PAVEMENT WEEK: EP1: 'PAVEMENT:SLOW CENTURY & PAVEMENTS' w/ Lance Bangs | 28 Apr 2025 | 01:32:34 | |
'SLOW CENTURY’ & ‘PAVEMENTS’ w/ LANCE BANGS (PART 1 of PAVEMENT WEEK) This week, we will be celebrating Pavement Week on Revolutions Per Movie with episodes that are Pavement to the max!!! For today’s episode (#1 of 5) we start off with a bang with director/producer LANCE BANGS (Slint: Breadcrumb Trail, Jackass, Pavement: Slow Century, Pavements). We discuss how Lance first connected with Pavement and started documenting their early shows, what a young Lance was watching and listening to before the underground, how he put together the first Pavement docuementary SLOW CENTURY, what it’s like directing Pavement music videos & why there were two versions of the 'Major Leagues' video, Night Flight, shooting Super 8mm, the legendary City Gardens venue and the dangers surrounding it, The Replacements, SST Records, Jem Cohen, how Lance started working with R.E.M., the mystery of initial Pavement drummer Gary Young, Elephant 6, Nirvana, capturing the (first) last concerts of Pavement, how Lance got involved in the new Pavement doc PAVEMENTS and its genesis to the big screen, how COVID affected the making of the film, the addition of Rebecca Clay Cole, the original ending of the script that didn’t get made, the editing style of Robert Green, the incredibly uncomfortable footage of Pavement at the TIbetian Freedom concert, Wowee Zowee and how the film’s end is structured like side 3 of the LP, the illusion that Pavement were huge and more. So much style that's it's wasted...right(?) on episode #1 of Pavement week only here on Revolutions Per Movie!!! LANCE BANGS: lancebangs.com REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN' w/ Perla Batalla | 24 Apr 2025 | 01:03:18 | |
On this week’s episode, I am joined by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and collaborator with LEONARD COHEN, PERLA BATALLA, who discusses her good friend/creative muse and her thoughts on the film 'LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN.' We discuss Perla’s childhood and escape from her family into a life in music, her Mom’s record store, working for T.V. legend Norman Lear documenting The Jeffersons & One Day At A Time, her surprisingly frantic introduction to Leonard Cohen’s music and the man himself, musician Julie Christensen, working with Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright & Beth Orton, being fired from the rock n’ roll world, how Leonard’s lyrics cracked Perla open emotionally, the pressures of being Leonard Cohen and what audiences expected from him, being a superstar in Europe, his album The Future, Cohen’s work discipline, the flexibilty of Cohen’s work leading artistic interruptations by others, how the concerts for Leonard Cohen came about through legendary producer Hal Wilner, why Leonard did not want to be in the film, the emotions of touring, how Perla worked her magic to get certain songs in the concert, why U2 is so prominent in the film even thought they were not in the concert itself, the problems we both have with this film, how the hell did Mel Gibson become a produer on the film, Laurie Anderson being involved in the prerfomrances originally, Leonard writing songs critizing his record company and more... So join us for a very insightful look into the depths of Cohen's life and music on this week's Revolutions Per Movie! PERLA BATALLA: https://perla.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'WILD ZERO' w/ Jim Hickcox | 17 Apr 2025 | 00:56:25 | |
On this week’s episode, I'm joined by filmmaker Jim Hickcox (Slow Creep, Soft Matter), who brings us the greatest zombie/rock film of all time, WILD ZERO, starring Guitar Wolf!!! We discuss the Japanese garage rock scene and Guitar Wolf’s stature within it, what is Jet Rock N’ Roll, how Guitar Wolf made the loudest record ever recorded, Bass Wolf & Drum Wolf’s non-stop hair combing in this movie, Guitar Wolf’s pro-Trans stance in the film, going to video stores rather than record stores while on tour, how the film’s visual style predates Shaun Of The Dead, fast vs. slow zombies, how the concert footage of Guitar Wolf in the movie is incredible, the choice of killing the best characters early in a film, how the film has a surprisingly enormous heart, squibs & head explosions, the Aerosmith arcade game, filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki, Jim’s dance sequence at the end of his film, the difficulties of recommending horror films to others, the unfilled plot to Wild Zero 2 and I go through an utter transformation during the recording of this episode. So come scream “Love Is Love” into a flaming microphone while lightning strikes the stage on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie! JIM HICKCOX: www.jimhickcox.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'UNKNOWN PASSAGE: THE DEAD MOON STORY' w/ Jenny Don't & Kelly Halliburton | 10 Apr 2025 | 01:32:59 | |
This week, I'm joined by Jenny Don’t & Kelly Halliburton (Jenny Don’t & The Spurs & Pierced Arrows), who discuss their bandmates/dear friends Fred & Toody Cole and the documentary UNKNOWN PASSAGE: THE DEAD MOON STORY. We also discuss how my very first Country/Western show was seeing Fred & Toody’s band Western Front, Jenny and Kelly’s wildly different entry points into Punk and Country, Jenny learning to sing using an answering machine, The Cole’s approach to get the job done with limited resources, how Kelly first met Fred Cole at the age of 8 because his Dad was already in a band with Fred, The Wipers, Poison Idea, the love for Dead Moon in Europe, the kindness of Andrew Loomis and the monster drummer he was, the origin of post-Dead Moon band Pierced Arrows and Kelly’s time as drummer with Fred & Toody, what is was like touring with The Coles & their late night casino adventures, how the doc captures the dampness of Portland, The Lollipop Shoppe and motorcycle exploitation films, the difficulties with crossing country borders with the Coles, how Pierced Arrows wrote their songs, a walkthrough of The Coles' one-of-a-kind house, Chris being to afraid to play the guitar he was going to buy in front of Fred Cole, The Cole's early bands The Rats & King Bee, how Fred Cole discovered punk rock at a Ramones show, ageism in early punk rock, The Dead Moon huddle and the Pierced Arrows 'ring power' ritual, how supportive the band was of the opening bands they played with, Mike Watt, Toody Cole continuing to rock, being a lifer in music while being in a couple band and so much more... So let's huddle over that melted candle shoved into a Jack Daniel's bottle on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'LOVE STORY' w/ Johnny Echols & Mike Randle | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:50:09 | |
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Johnny Echols, who was part of one of the greatest bands of all time, the 60's band Love. We are also joined by Mike Randle, co-founder of the band Baby Lemonade and Love w/ Johhny Echols, who, alongside Love singer/songwriter Arthur Lee & Echols, helped find new audiences for Love's music before Arthur died in 2006. We discuss how for a long time the music documentary Love Story was the only way to glean information about the mysterious band, how Johnny and Arthur originally met, Arthur’s (and Love’s) ability to create larger-than-life myths within their legacy, their disappointment with Elektra Records, the pros and cons of being a band in L.A., how playing in cavernous rooms on the Sunset Strip helped inform the sound of their first LP, how Arthur described the music in his head to the band, how Echols transformed Love’s classic ‘7 and 7 Is’ from an acoustic ballad to a punk classic, Arthur being backed by The Knack, the creation of their seminal classic album Forever Changes and how Mike got Arthur to revisit the album long after he had written it off, how Forever Changes was intended to be a double album with Neil Young producing, why the original members left the band, how Johnny was only 19 when the band was breaking up, recording their last single, the fight between Courtney Love and Slyvetster Stallone at a Love show and much more. So Oop-ip-ip oop-ip-ip yeah on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! LOVE WITH JOHNNY ECHOLS: https://lovewithjohnnyechols.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THANK YOU VERY MUCH' w/ Alex Braverman | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:43:16 | |
On this week’s episode, we look at the ultimate song and dance man, Andy Kaufman, and the new documentary about him, Thank You Very Much, directed by this week’s guest, Alex Braverman. We discussed Alex’s parents working on the filming of Andy Kaufman’s Carnegie Hall stage show and how Alex discovered Andy through that VHS sitting on his parent’s shelf, how most of Andy’s comedy was infused with music, Tony Clifton, Andy's skill at wasting valuable network TV time, the incredible footage of Andy with the Maharishi and asking him about comedy, how Andy was happiest when the audience was against him, his congo playing skills, what shaped Andy’s humor, his comedy partner Bob Zmuda, his appearance on The Midnight Special and Fridays, the has-been corner, Andy busing tables at Jerry’s Deli at the height of his career, Andy taking everyone out for milk and cookies after the Carnegie Hall show, the scoring of the documentary by Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear & Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, his turn as a wrestling villain, Andy’s devotion to Transcendental Meditation, Laurie Anderson’s friendship & stage partnership with Andy, our favorite Andy Kaufman moments, how Andy was a great fake crier and more! So, in honor of Andy, let’s beat on the congas two more times on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie. ALEX BRAVERMAN: www.instagram.com/alexbraverman WHERE TO WATCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH: https://drafthousefilms.com/thankyouverymuch REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'ROCK OPERAS' w/ Kevin McDonald | 20 Mar 2025 | 00:37:21 | |
On this week’s episode, we are joined by the legend Kevin McDonald of The Kids In The Hall, who talks about his upcoming rock opera, Superstar (A Rock Opera), and the films and music that influenced it. We also discuss Kevin’s love of musicals, why comedians want to be musicians and vice versa, Kevin discovering Jesus Christ Superstar and the effect it had on him, the musicality of Kevin’s voice in his comedy, writing the Kids In The Hall sketches ‘The Suburbs’, ‘Daddy Drank, and ‘The Bass Player,' why rock operas are always so dire and full of trauma, how hard it is to write an ending for a sketch, Monty Python, Phantom Of The Paradise, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, why Kevin chooses to turn truly painful moments in his life into his comedy, Chris’ Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel concept LP with Stephen Malkmus & Ann Magnuson, how Kevin wrote his rock opera lyrics and melodies, the magic of Dave Hill, upsetting Flo and Eddie references in Kevin's rock opera, Paul Williams, The Mountain Goats, why "rock music" in a rock opera often rings false, who should direct the film the version of Kevin's rock opera and more! So, let's do our vocal exercises before hitting the stage on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! KEVIN McDONALD: See Superstar (A Rock Opera) Live At Soho Playhouse March 19-23, 2025 Tickets: www.sohoplayhouse.com/upcoming-events/kevin-mcdonald-superstar REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THE SOUTHBANK SHOW: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND' w/ Mark Webber | 13 Mar 2025 | 01:14:20 | |
This week, we are joined by PULP's MARK WEBBER to discuss what was to be the most influential documentary of his life, THE SOUTH BANK EPISODE ABOUT THE VELVET UNDERGROUND. We discuss Mark’s path from making fanzines (including interviewing Mo Tucker), & running the Pulp fanclub to eventually joining PULP as they embarked on their classsic records (DIFFERENT CLASS, THIS IS HARDCORE & WE LOVE LIFE), how Pulp composes music, being too young to get the Velvet Underground on first listen, the sweet spot of interviewing the Velvet Underground at the time of this documentary, Warhol's Factory, Mark’s first time in NYC paying homage to his NYC heroes, Jonas Mekas, record store clerk suggestions, Spaceman 3, Pulp in 1978, the highs and lows of being in your favorite band, Mark’s decades-long curation and research of experimental film, David Bowie as a direct line to the Velvet Underground, I Shot Andy Warhol, Bridget Berlin, Cat Power, Mark trying to do his own version of Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable for Pulp called The Day That Never Happened, John Cale and Lou Reed’s solo work, Mark getting to witness the Velvet Undeground reunion shows in person, The Pulp People Accommodation Register, Nico and more!!! So let's wrap some trees in tin foil and start the lights strobing on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! MARK WEBBER: hatandbeard.com/products/im-with-pulp-are-you-by-mark-webber https://markwebber.org.uk/archive/about/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'HEARTWORN HIGHWAY' w/ Brendan Canty | 06 Mar 2025 | 00:56:32 | |
This week, we are joined by musician, producer, composer, and filmmaker Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites Of Spring, The Messethics), who chose the wildly unexpected outlaw country documentary HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS to discuss. We also get to discuss the importance of his bands Rites Of Spring & Fugazi, Chris seeing Fugazi in a hippie cafeteria on their first tour, playing videogames with Elliott Smith, Brendan's Burn to Shine series that featured bands playing songs in a condemned house that was going to be burned down, Jem Cohen's film with Elliott Smith, the making of the Rites Of Spring LP, the gang mentality of bands, how his latest score is as if Greg Sage of The Wipers had used an orchestra, how growing up in the 80s country music was seen as the enemy, 70s Country's anti-establishment vibe, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clarke, David Allen Coe, Brendan’s youth on CB radio, Willie Nelson being turned away from being in this film, talented nerds, what it was like recording the Fugazi records at the Inner Ear Studio, Les Blank, big box VHS tapes, Key & Peele parodying Brendans’ music and so much more! So put on that bejeweled belt buckle and let's tip our hat on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! BRENDAN CANTY: @Brendancanty themessthetics.bandcamp.com/album/the-messthetics-and-james-brandon-lewis REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'LINDA LINDA LINDA' w/ Martin Wong | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:47:07 | |
This week, we are joined by MARTIN WONG (co-creator and editor of GIANT ROBOT magazine and self-proclaimed ‘shitworker’ for THE LINDA LINDAS) to discuss the music narrative punk film LINDA LINDA LINDA. We discuss Martin’s past writing for FLIPSIDE magazine and his initial exposure to punk music, how Giant Robot was started, our favorite obscure Asian cinema and music, how James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins did the soundtrack for this film, the L.A. Chinatown punk scene, the Linda Lindas opening for The Rolling Stones, The Blue Hearts, The Clash, Buzzcocks, Die Kreuzen, the power of hearing an amazing song for the first time, the current Japanese punk scene, Guitar Wolf, The Ramones dream sequence stand-ins in this film, punk rock video stores and what happens when you finally write your first good song. So let’s dive off the stage arm-in-arm on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! MARTIN WONG: @martinkendallwong bymartinwong.wordpress.com/ giantrobot.com/collections/giant-robot-magazine WHERE TO WATCH THE MOVIE LINDA LINDA LINDA: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x96udx0 REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| ENCORE PRESENTATION (JULIE KLAUSNER on 'Movin' With Nancy') | 24 Jun 2025 | 01:09:08 | |
Hey everyone...in honor of Julie Klausner coming to Portland to do Revolutions Per Movie Live on July 5th 2025, I'm re-releasing my incredible conversation with Julie about the Nancy Sinatra TV Special Moving With Nancy (Episode 5 which originally aired on Oct. 12th, 2023). This episode should get everyone excited to come out to see us at the Clinton St. Theater where we will be watching and discussing the Rachel Welch wild-ass musical special Rachel! which Julie goes into a bit during our original discussion in this episode. Julie will also be putting together a series of unique, mind-altering videos just for this event only too...and maybe we'll shower you all with RC Cola...you never know!!! Come escape the 4th of July weekend with us...see you soon! Tickets for Revolutions Per Movie Live with Julie Klausner are available here: https://cstpdx.com/event/revolutions-per-movie-live-with-julie-klausner/ The original podcast show notes: This week, we talked to actor/writer/musician Julie Klausner (Hulu’s ‘Difficult People, Double Threat Podcast, ‘I Don’t Care About Your Band’) about Nancy Sinatra’s 1967 TV Special ‘Movin’ With Nancy.’ We obsess over Nancy’s dedication to the art of her lip-syncs, the magic of her partnership with Lee Hazlewood, how the special is also an unintentional horror movie & why Ringo Starr, Throbbing Gristle & Davy Jones would have been perfect duet partners with Nancy. So pour yourself a goblet of that mad, mad, mad, mad cola and take the passenger seat straight into heaven on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'LOUDER THAN YOU THINK: A LO-FI HISTORY OF GARY YOUNG & PAVEMENT' w/ Jed I. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Clark & Brian Thalken | 20 Feb 2025 | 01:11:20 | |
This week we are joined by the director and producers of the amazing Gary Young/Pavement documentary ‘LOUDER THAN YOU THINK,' one of the best music documentaries I have seen in recent years and also one of the most enlightening about Pavement. We discuss how surprisingly open the members of Pavement were to discussing Gary, Gary’s legendary home studio where he played drums and recorded Pavement's early records, the incredible marionettes that were built specifically for the film, what it was like for Brian to be in bands with Gary in the early 80s, the surprise explosion of Pavement’s success, Gary’s love of Prog rock and superstardom, the night Gary served mashed potatoes out of wheelbarrows to audience members, Malkmus’s PTSD from working with Gary, the age differences in the band, the battle between lo-fi and professional goals, Gary’s origin story from NY to CA, guitarist Spiral Stairs finding a box of unknown VHS tapes from their first Pavement tour, Rollerball, the blam-o-meter, Gary’s wife Geri, the trauma of him leaving the band after overstepping his role, Gary’s band Hospital, Beavis and Butthead, Gary’s serious advice column in a Japanese magazine, Gary’s struggle with addiction, the Watery, Domestic EP, Gary’s reaction to the film & the time he disrupted his own film premiere by heckling the documentary. So let's do collective handstands while the band plays onwards...on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! STREAM LOUDER THAN YOU THINK HERE: https://www.factorytwentyfive.com/louder-than-you-think REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'MONTEREY POP' w/ Clare O'Kane | 13 Feb 2025 | 01:07:46 | |
This week, we are joined by actor, writer & comedian CLARE O’KANE (whose latest comedy album, Everything I Know How To Do, was released on Eugene Mirman’s record label) about the classic 1968-directed film MONTEREY POP! We discuss Clare’s Bay Area upbringing and being too uptight to be a hippie, our history with comedy records and what its like for Clare to make one, we share our weirdo pre-flight rituals, why the Grateful Dead didn’t want to be in the finished film and other performances that were cut out of it, the shocking lack of beards in the film, the optimism in the audience compared to two years later with Gimme Shelter, watching the audience experience Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Janis Joplin for the first time, who was the only artist to get paid at this charity event, how the film came together and how Paul Simon saved the concert from going under, the time Clare opened for Jawbreaker, the weirdo factor of San Francisco bands, David Crosby’s talking bout the Kennedy assisination, how can we Boogie and Choogle, how the song White Rabbit ruined the Jefferson Airplane for us and our acting turns that involved using this song, Godard’s seeing Jefferson Airplane in this movie and then filming them rocking out on a rooftop for his film 1am One American Movie, crying at live shows, Otis Redding’s incredible performance captured here, what would be the best band from this festival to have sex too, Chris spills the beans on an unreleased episode of RPM and much more! So let's laugh directly into the sun on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! Clare O'Kane: https://www.clareokane.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods sent directly to you. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'NOT A PHOTOGRAPH: THE MISSION OF BURMA STORY' w/ Steve Michener | 06 Feb 2025 | 01:10:38 | |
This week, we are joined by musician STEVE MICHENER (Big Dipper, Volcano Suns, Dumptruck, Barbara Manning) to discuss a documentary featuring one of Steve’s old bandmates, THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH: THE MISSION OF BURMA STORY!!!! We discuss the makeup of the Boston music scene of the 80s, Steve’s time in post-Burma band VOLCANO SUNS with Peter Prescott, the genesis of BIG DIPPER, how it was like Beatlemania for Burma in Boston, Burma playing 3 times a week in the early days, how Burma changed the music scene into an artier space, Propellor Records, The Girls and Moving Parts, what brought Clint Conley and Roger Miller together, the chaotic playing outside of their own song structures that Burma did, ultimate chemistry bands, Martin Swope’s magical live tape manipulation and what it felt like hearing it in the audience early on, the criticism regarding their records vs. their live shows, Peter Prescott’s scream, the band Sorry, the Moby hatred displayed within this doc, The Go-Betweens, discovering what tinnitus was through Burma and Roger Miller’s subsequent hearing loss, working at the copy shop with Prescott, the sadness of Burma breaking up and living under Burma’s shadow, Steve’s stints in Yo La Tengo and Dumptruck, the challenges of being in a band with multiple song writers, why and how Burma reformed, This Band Could Be Your Life, Bob Weston taking over for Martin Swope, how the band continued to grow after they reforemd, how loud was Burma really and a day in the life of a Mission Of Burma fan! So come sing out loud "dada dada dada dada dada dada dada dada dada" on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! STEVE MICHENER: @steve.michener REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL' w/ Ronnie Barnett | 30 Jan 2025 | 01:20:26 | |
This week, we are joined by RONNIE BARNETT of THE MUFFS, who chose the classic music documentary ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL to discuss! We also discuss the sides of Double Nickles On A Dime, Ronnie's high-school metal & new wave band roots, Creem magazine, Ian McKaye’s love of Ted Nugent, trying to understand Van Halen, turning your back on metal during the punk wars, how most bands suck after their 4th record, how the director of Hitchcock (who was once an Anvil roadie) made this film, the lyrics to "Metal On Metal", how many people didn’t think that Anvil was a real band after they watched this documentary, Anvil’s incredible run of album covers and titles, how the director set the film up like This Is Spinal Tap, Slash & Lemmy, how the film is a truthful look at the stuggles of being in a band in any genre, the day jobs of musicians, Cactus, the first song Anvil ever wrote: Thumb Hang, Ronnie making a band demo in a motel room, The Pandoras and The Lazy Cowgirls, forming The Muffs, the strange realitites of playing music in Europe, Stiff Little Fingers seeing Anvil trying to get home during the pandemic, how emotional the film is on viewers, the DIY spirit of the band, Anvil vs. Sebadoh and more! So, let's grab the promoter who is trying to rip us off by the collar of his leather jacket on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! RONNIE BARNETT: @ronniebarnett.themuffs REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| '20 FEET FROM STARDOM' w/ Kyleen King | 23 Jan 2025 | 00:55:04 | |
This week, we’re joined by musician & arranger Kyleen King. As a backing performer for such acts as Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists & Drive-By Truckers, Kyleen picked a film that strikes close to home, 20 Feet From Stardom. We discuss what it feels like to serve other musician’s visions even if they can’t articulate what they want, zoning out on stage, pre-show rituals and superstitions, the performative elements of being a backing musician, how the film helped Kyleen want to go into mental health and social work for musicians, Darleen Love, the devaluation of music, Lisa Fisher, hearing Gimme Shelter for the first time in Adventures In Babysitting, the dismissiveness of being a backing singer by Mick Jagger in the film, making bonehead mistakes on stage, how to sing harmony parts, The Blossoms, Ray Charles, the difficulties of forming words while being on tour and more. So take another bow at the edge of the stage on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! KYLEEN KING: https://maestramusic.org/profile/kyleen-king/
REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THE TAMI SHOW' w/ Steve Wynn | 16 Jan 2025 | 01:20:54 | |
This week, we are joined by one of the legends of the American Underground, STEVE WYNN (The Dream Syndicate), who picked the jaw-dropping THE TAMI SHOW from 1964 to discuss. We also talk about the excitement of being young in the studio for the first time, the four elements that make a great record and how The Fall inhabited all of them, working with Peter Buck, being a snobby music snob, Chris seeing The Dream Syndicate open for R.E.M. on their Reckoning/Medicine Show Tour, how they evolved from Days to Medicine Show, watching The TAMI Show with the Pasiley Underground members in the theater, how the film and its sequel, the TNT SHOW, were split up into yet a different third film, Van Halen opening for Sparks, the feeling of the music industry hanging in the air in L.A., how the director also made the Elvis Comeback Special and the Star Wars Holiday Special, the narc energy of Jan & Dean, Smokey Robinson’s voice going out during his perfomrance int he film, Mick Jagger finding out how to be Mick Jagger in this performance, The Stones vs. James Brown mythology, Marvin Gaye & The Blossoms, how the Velvet Underground lifted a song from Marvin Gaye, the incredible power of Leslie Gore’s perfomrance, Dennis Wilson (almost) stealing the film with his drum performance, Keith Moon, Steve seeing The Beach Boys on the Surf’s Up tour, Billy Kramers’ high creep factor even though Lennon/McCartney kept writing songs for him, the Americana trend over in Europe 84, X, The Supremes, Diana Ross’ voice slaying and her eye makeup killing, The Barabrians transcending time, Tony and The Tigers and more! So throw your cape off your back and struggle back to the microphone with us on this week’s Revolutions Per Movie STEVE WYNN: https://www.stevewynn.net REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| BONUS EPISODE: 'KISS IN CADILLAC, MICHIGAN 1975' w/ Jeff Feuerzeig | 10 Jan 2025 | 00:59:34 | |
On this week’s bonus episode of Revolutions Per Movie (released for fun on Chris' birthday), we are joined by director Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil And Daniel Johnston, AUTHOR: The JT LeRoy Story, Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King) to discuss a very mysterious, litigious, and glorious documentary KISS IN CADILLAC, MICHIGAN 1975! We get to discuss Jeff’s origin story with Kiss, his childhood insights into their albums, how a high school assistant football coach got Kiss, at the height of their KISS ALIVE exploding fame, to come to his town to celebrate Kiss and play a show in their gymnasium, being kids in 1975 trying to recreate their dangerous stage show, the complicated legal battles surrounding the rights to this incredible film, the mystery of who actually made the documentary, the power and mythology of Kiss on pre-teens in the 70s, Creem and Circus magazine, Jeff gives his deep cut must-see documentary list, our love for Paul Stanley stage banter, how Jeff accidentally discovered this documentary, Ace Frehley’s laugh being the greatest thing ever recorded in human history (and how the other members of Kiss hated it), Jeff’s rabbit hole search to find the film after it had been stripped off the internet, the controversial figure The Gooch and the Kiss Army’s thoughts on him, the loophole in the Digital Millenium Copyright act, Kiss making their own version of the documentary with ESPN and how it pales in comparison, bootleg records, Springsteen Vs. The Grateful Dead, KISS=Keep It Simple Stupid, the Sex Pistols reunion tour, WFMU, a Ramones hologram tour, and more! So shout it out loud with us on this bonus episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! And remember you can always celebrate my age by supporting the show over at Patreon.com/revolutionspermovie (you can even gift the show now!). Thanks again everyone... JEFF FEUERZEIG: https://www.jefffeuerzeig.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com
ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THE VELVET UNDERGROUND' w/ MATT PIUCCI | 09 Jan 2025 | 01:22:14 | |
This week, we are joined by Paisley Underground legend MATT PIUCCI (Rain Parade, Crazy Horse) to discuss the TODD HAYNES’ documentary, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND. We also talk about Haynes’ body of work including Velvet Goldmine & Safe, the perfect run of Velvet Underground records, Chris’ emotional breakdown after seeing the film in the theater, Roky Music & The Doors, does a biopic need to be truthful, how being on stage is similar to Matt’s forensic courtroom work (and would any member of The Velvets been good forensic scientists), the multiple screen and sound work within the film, how so much of art is because of chance encounters, how Andy Warhol’s prescence allowed the Velvets to get through the gatekeepers of a label, honoring Warhol’s visual identiy in the the film, the NYC underground filmmaking scene, how they edited this film, Lou Reed scrambling the narrative of his life, drones in music, Miles Davis, the mid 60s L.A. rock scene vs the NYC rock scene, seeing John Cale live, Chris hearing the first Velvet’s record as a 7 year old & Matt seeing The Byrds live as a child, Mick Ronson & Transformer, Jeff Beck playing with Ziggy Stardust, how without Mo Tucker the Velvets were never the same, the Grateful Dead comparisons that confuses us, Can, Jonathan Richman’s presence in the film, The Velvet’s love of Neil Young, Matt talks about recording with Billy Talbot of Crazy Horse and smoking bowls with Neil Young, how Haynes’ struggled making the film because of lack of archival footage of the band, John Cale’s departure from the band and the pain of band lineup changes, Songs For Drella and the vilification of Doug Yule. So let’s have The Velvet Underground hypnotize us once again on this episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! MATT PIUCCI: @mattpiucci https://rainparade.bandcamp.com REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THE DOORS' w/ Sean Nelson | 02 Jan 2025 | 01:17:38 | |
This week we are joined by superforce musician, actor, writer & podcaster SEAN NELSON (Harvey Danger, The Wonder Of It All) to discuss one of the most divisive music biopics of all time, Oliver Stone’s THE DOORS. We delve into seeing the film in the theater when it first came out in 1991 and how it was wiped off the culutral map shortly after its release, the divisiveness of The Doors’ music, how this was the peak of Oliver Stone’s power after just winning an oscar, DePalma’s proposed version of the film, the strange casting choices for Jim Morrison before landing on Val Kilmer, how the surviving members of The Doors were split on their support of the film, outgrowing certain types of music, the great 90s indie film boom, how in Stone’s eyes Morrison could do no wrong, how the film is intellectualy lazy but visually majestic, Crispin Glover as Andy Warhol, Val Kilmer going method on the set of the film, Joan Didion in the studio with The Doors, being superstars at the age of 21, Val Kilmer’s butt double, Ed Sullivan impersonators, Stone’s disrespect for Warhol’s Factory, Kevin Dillon’s narc energy in the film and who should have played drummer John Densmore instead, the story behind who played ‘Death’ in the film, Hammer Of The Gods & No One Gets Out Alive being essential teenager reads, how the last line of the film is one of the greatest throw away lines of all time & so much more… So let’s swim to the moon (or not) on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! SEAN NELSON: The Wonder Of It All: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu_AhsJQirp3LaDyH2J0JO_BboEpmaP0Q @actualseannelson REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com
ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE | 26 Dec 2024 | 00:46:32 | |
Happy holidays, everyone! I wanted to thank everyone who has supported and listened to the show, all of you incredible folks who have gone the distance & subscribed to the show's Patreon (again, thank you thank you thank you!), written kind reviews, turned other people onto the show, and generally just cheered this show along as I work on the show. I also want to give much love and thanks to my co-host Chaki The Funk Wizard, all my incredible guests who bring such goodness to the show, and the incredible Jeff T. Owens for all his graphic work. So, for this holiday week, I wanted to share an episode that initially came out on the Revolutions Per Movie Patreon. Tom Waits seems like a good holiday or end-of-year choice, and my guest Galen Howard is fantastic with his love of Waits' lore and the making of this very, very strange 'concert' film. To all who already support the Patreon, I hope you are enjoying the Flexidisc, and heads up that another special physical music gift is coming your way next month just for you! You keep the show going so thank you...I do not take your support lightly. And for any of you who have not joined the Patreon, I hope you'll consider it. The show is completely independent, and this is the best way to support the show (plus get all the killer bonus extras!!!) patreon.com/revolutionspermovie or gift it over at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie/gift Looking forward to bringing you even more in 2025 and again thank you for enjoying the show. Chris Slusarenko This week, we talk to actor GALEN HOWARD (THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT, BROOKLYN 9-9 and the star of music videos by Weezer and Disclosure) about the TOM WAITS “concert” film BIG TIME. We discuss what it’s like being part of the Star Wars cinematic universe, why Tom Waits is Galen’s all-time favorite artist, the long-ago arthouse vibe of the film, what works and doesn’t in the film, how Waits slowed down his voice in the film to create unease for the audience, Waits’ original stage play, the jarring interstitial moments in the film, musicians Marc Ribot and Ralph Carney, the acting of Tom Waits, the early traditional albums of Waits, why it’s so hard to find the film, Film Noir fixation, how Waits has influenced Galen’s creative process, Rust Never Sleeps, the staging and lighting decisions for the film, what songs were sadly excluded from the film, dancing in movie aisles, the growth and journey of Waits’ Frank character, Robert Wilson, the lack of documentation of Waits’ visual work and stage performances, and even Tom Waits’ lawsuit against Doritos. So get your tickets early, before the usher waltzes you away, on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! GALEN HOWARD: https://www.galenhoward.com/ https://www.instagram.com/galenhoward/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN: HALBER MENSCH' w/ Gareth Liddiard | 19 Jun 2025 | 01:07:26 | |
This week I’m joined by Australian musician Gareth Liddiard (Tropical Fuck Storm, The Drones) who chose to discuss one of the greatest concert films of all time, EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN:HALBER MENSCH. We talk about how Tropical Fuck Storm made their own film (Goody Goody Gumdrops) during the pandemic lockdown, Gareth playing shows with Neubauten, how TFS writes their brain-melting songs and how Neubauten’s influence crept into their work, TFS having to leave Melbourne due to economics, making their music using equipment they didn’t know how to use, how not to be too good at guitar, the influence of Greg Ginn, John Coltrane & Jimi Hendrix, Thrasher magazine, the current difficulties of touring the States, blowing things up in music videos, industrial high-school study music, Neubauten playing inside an actual freeway, how Neubauten are The Beatles of the industrial world in terms of charisma, how the film transcends pretension, Butoh dancers, Tarkovsky’s Stalker, the microphoned shopping cart, Blixa’s take on The Police, how the film is so well scripted and shot by filmmaker Gakuryū Ishii, how the legendary music producer Gareth Jones recorded one of the most expensive industrial records of all time and more. So let's set our instruments on fire and the music to stun on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie! TROPICAL FUCK STORM: https://usa.firerecords.com/products/tropical-f-storm-fairyland-codex https://tropicalfstorm.bandcamp.com/album/fairyland-codex REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'SALAD DAYS (Director's Cut)' w/ Scott Crawford | 19 Dec 2024 | 00:50:27 | |
This week, we are joined by documentary filmmaker SCOTT CRAWFORD to discuss the director’s cut of his D.C. hardcore punk documentary, SALAD DAYS!!! We discussed Scott’s punk fanzine that he published in 7th grade, unlocking the mystery of VOID, the sadness of MINOR THREAT’s final EP Salad Days, Trouser Press Magazine, devouring punk rock scene reports, seeing FUGAZI play in a hippie cafeteria, witnessing RITES OF SPRING’s legendary live shows, being able to name all members of BEEFEATER, the divisiveness within its own scene, MARGINAL MAN, Rock against Reagan, do our first punk shows really count as punk shows, renting out VFA halls to put on punk shows, self-policing all ages show in D.C., 9:30 Club, what made Scott revisit the film to make a director’s cut (the answer might surprise you!), growing up in a band, the violence that came into the scene, Revolution Summer, Brian Baker’s interview style, Faith Vs. Void, punk shifting towards metal, getting hit in the face by a guitar headstock, how Scott got access to footage of SOA & BAD BRAINS, Positive Force, and learning never to have your band follow Fugazi live!!! So we’ll see you in the pit (and pick your friend if they fall down) in this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! SCOTT CRAWFORD: https://www.saladdaysdc.com REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com
ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'BORN INNOCENT: THE REDD KROSS STORY' w/ Jeff & Steven McDonald & Andrew Reich | 12 Dec 2024 | 01:12:17 | |
This week, we are joined by legends Jeff & Steven McDonald of REDD KROSS and Andrew Reich, the director of the new Redd Kross documentary ‘BORN INNOCENT: THE REDD KROSS STORY.' A band very close to my heart and record collection, we discussed so much in this episode, including the Elks Lodge Punk Rock riot and the story of their parents rescuing them from it, Andrew’s gateway into hearing the band for the first time, Jeff’s early hair regiment and the moment the band decided they would cut their hair no more, their shows with Black Flag and The Go-Go's, the brother dynamic and what it's like starting your band at age 11 and 15, convincing their parents to drop them off at punk rock shows and how hard was it to get their parents to agree to be in the movie, how the film took almost 10 years to complete and what made Andrew want to be the one to direct it, the brother dynamic, the magic in how Redd Kross write songs, razzamataz, the cover art of Born Innocent, reclaiming the fun after the traumas of their youth, garbage culture, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls and discovering Pink Flamingos, how video stores saved our young minds, what it was like acting in the Lovedoll films, Anarchy 6 (The Rutles of hardcore punk), their massive influence on the American underground and what later became grunge, Sub-Pop, working with Geza X and being out of their minds on drugs while recording theTeen Babes from Monsanto LP, the multitude of band members that have gone through the ranks of the band over the years, Bowie being at their first nightclub show, could Redd Kross ever existed anywhere else but L.A., breaking down their tragic show at the legendary CITY GARDENS venue, the night Jeff taunted the Suicidal Tendencies crew, the power and safety of wearing a guitar on stage, who would play Redd Kross in the big screen biopic version of their story and so much more! So blow a kiss in the wind and let your hair grow long on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! REDD KROSS: https://www.reddkrossfilm.com/ https://reddkross.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com
ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 'THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE' w/ RACHEL LICHTMAN | 05 Dec 2024 | 01:45:34 | |
This week, we talk to director, comedian, visual artist, writer, and conjurer of groovy worlds, RACHEL LICHTMAN (Programme 4, Easy AM 66), about one of the most surreal episodes of the fabulous variety series The Hollywood Palace! Our deep dive leads us into one of the strangest and funniest episodes ever of Revolutions Per Movie, where we take apart (and at times destroy ‘with love’) the show—complete with the mind-twisting commercials of the day. We discuss how the host, quadruple artistic threat Sammy Davis Jr., is likely the greatest TV host of all time, Rachel’s deep knowledge of 60’s and 70’s pop culture and how she channels it seamlessly into her own art, the sadness of going to fancy restaurant as a kid with your parents, what a bummer Peter Lawford is in this episode and his vomit inducing version of Aquarius, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mama Cass Elliott killing it while performing together, the various 'mouthwash for lovers' that were being sold at the time of this episode, The Groove Tube, family bands, The 5th Dimension cop show that Rachel dreamed up, The Rolling Stones’ first U.S. TV appearance on The Hollywood Palace where they got roasted by host Dean Martin, The Lawrence Welk Show, the incredible Emmy-winning production design of the show and how they were originally going to put a swimming pool floor into the theater, a very influential jazz musician-themed Kool cigarette commerical, getting a cigar sent to you in the mail, dicking around and the smells of old recording studios, working with Ted Leo & Juliana Hatfield, the Free Love movement, Redd Kross, soul legends The Dells, the Alka Seltzer politcal ad, Mad Men, the end of the variety show era, what the fuck is GrapeBerry Juice, Rosey Greer and his soul song, The John Cassevettes’ styled commercial for Tylenol PM, The Electric Company & Rhoda, & the electrifying conclusion to this whirlwind show full of jaw-dropping strangeness. Be sure to watch the episode along with us in the show notes below so you can also scream in terror at Peter Lawford’s counterculture attempt at being The Now Thing!!! RACHEL LICHTMAN: https://www.programme4.tv/ WATCH THIS EPISODE OF THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePGjB13X1I0 REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie X, BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| '1991: THE YEAR PUNK BROKE' w/ Lukasz Pawel Buda | 28 Nov 2024 | 01:08:30 | |
This week, we are joined by New Zealand musician & composer LUKASZ PAWEL BUDA (Hunt For The Wilderpeople; The Phoenix Foundation), who picked the Dave Markey music documentary 1991: THE YEAR PUNK BROKE to discuss. We talk about discovering Nirvana & Sonic Youth, what it’s like for Luke to compose music for director Taika Waititi’s films, 1991’s director Dave Markey’s history with SST records, Luke taking the teenage trek to see grunge bands live and does Pearl Jam count as a grunge band, how this movement captured in the film eventually became a world wide sensation, the Sonic Youth Goo VHS tape, Thurston’s stream of conciousness rants in the movie, the start of documenting everything with film & video, how Sonic Youth did not come off as goofballs on their albums but did in their videos, Meat Puppets Up On The Sun, the Sub-Pop situation, selling out, Jawbreaker, what was selling out in New Zealand like, Flying Nun Records, Bad Moon Rising, the ceiling of the underground, Nirvana’s Bleach, hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time, Chris’s Sub-Pop band playing with Mudhoney and Nirvana the day their album went gold, seeing Sonic Youth wearing shorts, The Crucifucks, Steve Shelley’s drumming, Markey’s knack of knowing where to film at any given moment, the incredible coolness of Kim Gordon, how the film gloriously shows how Sonic Youth actually made these songs come to life, how impressive it is that Sonic Youth could still hold onto what made them singualr while moving into a more accessable world, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, how Nirvana ecplised Sonic Youth’s popularity by the time this film came out, Courtney Love, the overwhelming Redding Festival lineup that year, how the Super 8mm format enhanced the film, blind spots in musical cultutre, The Pixies and the melancholy that happens as your tour ends. So grab the tiny mic and scream straight into the camera on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! LUKASZ PAWEL BUDA: https://thephoenixfoundation.bandcamp.com https://www.monikermusic.net https://lukebuda1.bandcamp.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie X, BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com
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| 'POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING' w/ Joe Kwaczala | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:50:58 | |
This week, we are joined by comedian, musician, and the proud creator of 31 Videos In One Day, JOE KWACZALA, who picked the Lonely Island music comedy biopic POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING to discuss. We also talk about what leads the charge for Joe—comedy or music, Joe’s obsessions with classic rock radio, getting your rock shirts at JcPenneys, Joe cracking classic rock station trivia contests and winning beer as 14 year old from them, the shield of comedy lyrics, how difficult it is to recommend comedy films to others, why the film bombed at the box office, looking at the cameo stuffed film from Ringo Starr to Mariah Carey, the original script of the movie, the steady hand of comedy genius Tim Meadows, Bill Hader as Zippy the Guitar tech, the fake songs in the film that hold up as actual songs, U2’s music appearing on appliances and how the film parodies that, what would be our dream product to sell out too, sticking with one artist’s career, the myth of backstage pre-show ritutals, what’s missing from comedy club stages and what is the load in times for a comedian, Man Man, Gruff Rhys and his paper shredder, big and small rock spectuals on stage,Ted Nugent stupid stage antics, Chris Redd, the comedy chops of Seal in this film and more. So please put on the laser beam helmet, and let’s hit the stage for this week’s REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE!!! JOE KWACAZLA: https://joekwaczala.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie X, BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com
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| 'ROCKFIELD: THE STUDIO ON THE FARM' w/ Nick Brine | 14 Nov 2024 | 01:06:32 | |
This week, we talk to Nick Brine (who, as a teenager, worked on The Stone Roses’ 2nd LP & Oasis’ What’s The Story Morning Glory and has worked with everyone from Nick Cave to Bruce Springsteen) about the legendary Welsh recording studio that Nick got his start in the doc Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm. We discuss all the legends that have recorded there from Hawkwind to Queen from The Beta Band to Shane MacGowan, how The Ward Brothers who created Rockfield transformed their family farm into the first residential recording studio in the world, using pig stalls for reverb chambers, Joe Meek, the birthplace of Britpop, dealing with the paparazzi, Kingsley’s ability to spin yarns, Iggy Pop & David Bowie recording with a piece of cheese, the magic of the Welsh countryside, driving Robert Plant around, Roy Thomas Baker’s gold toilet seat, the posh side of town vs the farmer side of town, Andy Wallace, Nick’s very strange initial job interview, Nick’s first two sessions with Sepultura and The Stone Roses, getting used to seeing rock bands walking around your small town, working with Oasis and Nick witnessing the legendary fight that broke them up, if the Stone Roses ever get any work done in the 14 months they were there, the Wonderwall wall, using bathroom hallways as vocal booths, building studios with members of the Darkness,Teenage Fanclub and so much more! If you want amazing stories about one of the most magical places that somehow created much of the greatest music ever made…you’ve got it on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!! REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please subscribe, rate, and review it on your favorite podcast app. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. There, you can get weekly exclusive bonus episodes and physical goods just by joining! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie.bsky.social THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||