The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast Director Sue Carpenter Talks 40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE & Jack Black
The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast is thrilled to present an exclusive conversation with Sue Carpenter, the award-winning director of 40 Watts from Nowhere. Carpenter, who just received the First-Time Director Award from the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, joins host Tom Needham to discuss her thrilling new documentary chronicling the rise and fall of Los Angeles’ notorious pirate radio station KBLT.
Recently, 40 Watts from Nowhere gained even more buzz when Jack Black signed on as Executive Producer. The film captures the true story of how Carpenter, frustrated with corporate radio in the 1990s, built a 40-watt station from scratch and broadcasted 24/7 out of her Silver Lake apartment. The raw, rediscovered footage from 1998 reveals an unforgettable cultural moment featuring performances and appearances by The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mazzy Star, Mike Watt, Don Bolles, and Keith Morris, all of whom helped define the spirit of underground radio in that era.
Carpenter—an accomplished journalist whose work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and NPR—discusses her journey from pirate radio pioneer to documentary filmmaker, and how a box of lost tapes helped her revisit a movement that celebrated freedom, authenticity, and rebellion.
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