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/
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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.
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