REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

Hey everyone...welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! On this episode, I was joined by CAMILLA AISA (writer, UK's Shindig, Rock Collector), who brought the incredible documentary Sisters With Transistors about the incredible female synthesizer pioneers who laid the groundwork for everything that we have today. It's an all-timer (and early) episode (Episode 17 originally aired on Jan. 4th, 2024). The original podcast show notes:This week we talked to UK music scribe Camilla Aisa (Shindig, Rock Collector) about the 2020 music documentary ‘Sisters With Transitors.’ We discuss how 2 seconds of a Suzanne Ciani composition might be one of the most perfect pieces of music of all time, pop thievery vs. true innovators, music that can transform your life, and Camilla’s dissertation on the garage/psych music scenes of the Pacific NW. So, let’s pull some wires and turn the dial as we discuss one of the greatest music documentaries of all time.CAMILLA AISA:https://twitter.com/camillaaisahttps://www.instagram.com/camillaaisa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we are joined by filmmaker Michael Mabbott, the co-director of the Peabody award-winning documentary ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORY, about the pioneering black trans soul singer.  We discuss how Jackie had disappeared for 40 years and the surprise of finding out she was still alive, how Michael gained the trust of Jackie and her family to make the documentary, how he incorporated rotoscoped lip-syncs into the film using two trans legends (Makayla Couture from RuPaul's Drag Race and actress Sandra Caldwell), Jackie’s childhood and early years performing in Memphis, literally running away to join the circus & her time performing with Jimi Hendrix, how hard it was to whittle down her incredible life into a feature length documentary and what didn't make it into the film, the Memphis TV show Night Train and its legacy, why Jackie said no to performing for Dick Clark & Ed Sullivan, why she chose to leave the spotlight & what dragged her back in, and why Jackie's story is so important to tell now with the current state of our world.So as Jackie says, "live your life because ain't nobody sanctified and holy" on this week's Revolutions Per Movie. ANY OTHER WAY: THE JACKIE SHANE STORYhttps://www.instagram.com/thejackieshanestoryhttps://www.michaelmabbott.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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, my guest is Sahan Jayasuriya, musician & author of Don't Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen, who discusses the influential but polarizing band, DIE KREUZEN, as we look at the two legendary cable access performances that bookended the band's career in 1983 & 1991.We discuss how Die Kreuzen is beloved by musicians such as Neko Case, Thurston Moore & Ian MacKaye; why fans often don't want their favorite band to ever change musically and how Die Kreuzen struggled with that, the band's origin story and what led to their first EP Cows And Beer, their devastating first s/t LP and how some listeners were not ready for the follow-up October File, Maximum Rocknroll, how Die Kreuzen were a chemistry band not unlike R.E.M. or Cheap Trick, how a single photo of Keith from the band moved Chris to start dressing and performing like him, the 1983 Milwaukee cable access show: Who Am I: The Punk Rock Attitude & the roundtable discussion in it plus the band's blistering 17 minutes set, how the sound of pain resonated from the band sonically on all their records, Corey Rusk and Touch & Go Records, working with Butch Vig, the artwork of Richard Kohl, Chris witnessing a punk audience turn on the band at their live show, fog machines, Pink Flag, the band working with Steve Albini, why they disbanded shortly after their 1991 cable access performance, and the great story of Lou Barlow freaking out backstage because "Die Kreuzen are right behind that door!"Whether you know Die Kreuzen or not, this is a fantastic story about whether or not audiences are willing to go where a band wants to go. All this and more on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie.SAHAN JAYASURIYA: https://www.instagram.com/diekreuzenbook/DON'T SAY PLEASE: THE ORAL HISTORY OF DIE KREUZEN: https://feralhouse.com/30258/DIE KREUZEN: https://www.instagram.com/diekreuzenbook/THE CABLE ACCESS PERFORMANCES: 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN3hwQ3gOP81991: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbaOoxvdtMwREVOLUTIONS 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.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. 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. Thanks!SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Very Opinionated Look At URGH! A MUSIC WAR--CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: An interview with JC CARROLL of The Members Pt. 1This week, we bring you Part 1 of our conversation with URGH performer JC CARROLL from UK band THE MEMBERS, who has had one of the most incredible lives (as you will soon hear!). We discuss JC's first live concert: T REX, honoring your past by playing classic songs that people still want to hear,  JC meeting Graham Parker in a bar and making 4-track recordings in their bedroom together, hanging out at The Roxy and London’s incredible small punk scene at the time, singer/hustler Nicky Tesco and his amazing stage presence, recording in Eddy Grant’s recording studio and being produced by Steve Lillywhite, punk bands being on major labels, playing LA, SF and NY for the first time, how confusing their MTV hit “Working Girl” was compared to their URGH performance, the Copeland brothers’ fingerprints being all over URGH, Jerry Dammers, why they chose "Offshore Banking Business" for the film instead of other punkier singles, Dr. Feelgood, how they played their URGH concert with Pere Ubu & Magazine, working with Larry Wallis of Pink Fairies, how JC feels that URGH is an essential film culturally, how their single "The Sound Of The Suburbs" sold over 250,000 copies and why they never made any money off it.So get ready for yet another jaw-dropping URGH interview available only on A VERY OPINIONATED LOOK AT URGH! A MUSIC WAR! Pt. 2 with JC Carroll is up next!If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show over at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie and get over 190 Revolutions Per Movies episodes, including the exclusive weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh A Music War! Plus, get the 7" flexidisc, stickers, and other physical goods sent to you as well. We're completely independent so this is the best way to support the show. Thank you!THE MEMBERS:https://www.themembers.co.uk/REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:patreon.com/revolutionspermovie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, my guest is Dave Holmes (author, Editor-At-Large at Esquire, former MTV VJ, podcaster), who brings us our most requested film: VALLEY GIRL!!!We discuss the wild stories of Dave auditoning for and becoming a MTV VJ, reading symbolism in music videos with your teenage friends, how long we could stare at an album cover for, NIght Flight, our mutual love for Tommy Keene, did Dave ever get a music video of his choice on MTV during his time there, leaving your body while interviewing guests, messing up in front of Michael Stipe, was Nicholas Cage successful at playing a ‘punk rocker’ in this film, director Martha Coolidge’s contract stating there needed to be four scenes of female nudity and her solutions to that clause, the Valley Girl trailer, the soundtrack to this movie, how X was supposed to be in the film and why they turned it down, how the cast brought their own clothes to the set to save money, 80's Mall Culture and our adventures within it, Nicholas Cage’s eyes, how Moon Unit Zappa changed culture and language forever (including this podcast), what lines from the film have never been said in real life, when KROQ got terrible, the Valley Girl remake, navigating curfew as a teenager, how the ages of the actors in the film are all over the map, The Plimsouls performance in the movie, how Josie Cotton and Fear were part of a coin toss for the rights to the song "Johnny Are You Queer?", Blotto, being suspicious of bands with names like the The Fabulous Poodles and Human Sexual Response and so much more.So let's crash the party and hide out in the shower on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!DAVE HOLMES:https://www.esquire.com/author/9774/dave-holmes/@daveholmesREVOLUTIONS 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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I’m joined by critic, author, and podcaster Alonso Duralde, who chose to discuss the 1982 Australian New Wave music film Starstruck.  We also talk about Alonso’s incredible new book Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film, working in video stores, 80s mind-bending musicals like The Apple and Can't Stop The Music, how filmmaker Gillian Armstrong’s second film was nowhere near the vibe of her first (My Brilliant Career), the underground rabid fanbase for the film, the music in the film being written and performed by members of Split Enz and The Swingers, which bands were originally going to be involved in the film, what we hung on our teenage walls, bad 80s haircut experiences, how to sneak into a club, the confusing family dynamics in the film, the incredible Busby Berkeley tribute in the swimming pool sequence, where we imagine the characters in this film ended up, what stopped rock musicals being made for a spell and so much more.So let's all jump on top of the bar in unison, kick the drinks off, and magically know all the dance moves already on this week's Revolutions Per Movie!ALONSO DURALDE: @alonso.duralde@linoleumcasthttp://www.patreon.com/bfastalldayhttps://maximumfun.org/podcasts/maximum-film/https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alonso-duralde/hollywood-pride/9780762485895/https://preorder-movie-little-christmas.carrd.co/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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone...welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! On this episode, I was joined by Homer Flynn, representing The Residents and all things Ralph Records, to talk about their incredible body of work, and my gawd, they performed part of their epic, Eskimo, live recently...incredible! This was my chance to ask about so many things that wouldn't be typically discussed regarding The Residents. I was extremely proud when, at the end of the interview, Homer thanked me for not asking about the eyeballs. Why would I?!!??!? (Episode 45 originally aired on June 18th, 2024). The original show notes:This week, we talked to Homer Flynn of The Cryptic Corporation, who represents the mysterious, unknown collective, THE RESIDENTS, and discussed their legacy in film and video. Topics included the band’s Theory Of Obscurity, which Resident is the easiest to negotiate with, how the band couldn’t even give their initial records away and the moment that changed, creating the Ralph Records logo, what the Residents think of A.I., how they created their album artwork and music videos, collaborating with Night Flight, being The Residents during the pandemic, why The the collective gravitated to and stayed in S.F., working with John Sanborn & Graeme Whifler, The Residents’ filmmaking heroes, making music videos in an era where there was no place to show them, how the Cryptic Corp deals with the band’s larger than life concepts, the folly of trying to accomplish everything in one’s lifetime, the story behind their Ugly Grey Theater not being allowed to exist, their early 70s feature length epic Vileness Fats and how it lead to the false start film Double Trouble which then led to their first feature length film 50 years later, Triple Trouble, and their discussion on their next large scale projects including a one song concert in Geneva and Paris.So come all you sinister exaggerators and let’s talk the visuals of The Residents.THE RESIDENTS:https://www.residents.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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Todd Brashear joins me to discuss his experiences being in the band Slint, Lance Bangs' Slint documentary Breadcrumb Trail, and our shared history of being video store owners!!!We also talked about how Jesus Urge Superstar is an overlooked masterpiece, Todd’s early days in the hardcore punk scene in Louisville, the pre-Slint band Maurice, the first time Todd saw Slint perform, the Tweez EP, the amazing archival footage of the band rehearsing in Britt’s parents’ basement, how Slint were goofy even though their music was considered serious, opening Slint shows with Jonathan Richman or Black Flag covers, being bratty and transgressive in the underground movement, recording Spiderland, the end of Slint, Mission of Burma, working with Will Oldham, trying to open a video store in the late 90s, how much a VHS tape cost in 1997, whether to have a porn section or not, being the sole employee of a store, calling customers on The Late List, the holy grail tapes for the store, Ray Dennis Steckler, the RE/Search Incredibly Strange Films book, when both of our stores began to decline due to Netflix, The Wicker Man's musical sequences, not taking the store inventory home with us when we closed, Robert Pollard getting kicked out a Squirrel Bait show and more.TODD BRASHEAR'S VIDEO STORE:https://www.youtube.com/@wildandwoollyvideohttps://www.instagram.com/wildandwoollyvideo/CHRIS’ VIDEO STORE:https://www.instagram.com/clintonstreetvideoSLINT:https://touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=70REVOLUTIONS 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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I am joined by one of the greatest late-night writers & performers of all time, BRIAN STACK (Late Night With Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), who picked a beloved music documentary to discuss: Be Here To Love Me - A Film About Townes Van Zandt.We discuss the differences between working on Conan and Stephen’s shows, the last-minute panic of doing a late night show, my experience performing on Conan, accidental mistakes turning into magic, how many of Brian’s characters are tragically musical, band banter, the melancholy edge of the best comedy, how musicians who write the best sad songs are often the funniest people, the creation of the band Slipnutz, how Townes' music came into both our lives later in life, songs that tear you heart out, being a musician’s musician, The Stooges, Aimee Mann, Dave Alvin, The Chelsea Hotel being the headquarters of Zandt’s record label, how Townes is his own storyteller in this documentary, self-destructive tendencies in comedy and music, Dylan and Townes relationship, our Chris Elliott obsessions, being under-heard and misunderstood, Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth trying to help Townes make a record, the documentary Heartworn Highways, Neko Case, Mick Jagger’s country accent, writing songs in your dreams and so much more.So let's laugh through the pain on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie.BRIAN STACK:https://teamcoco.com/celebs/brian-stackREVOLUTIONS 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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone...welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! On this episode, I was joined by Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon & PRS (Pylon Reenactment Society), who brought so much incredible history and focus in our discussion on the Athens, GA, scene she was part of and the film that caused multitudes of college students to move there: ATHENS, GA: INSIDE/OUT. (Episode 22 originally aired on Feb. 8th, 2024). The original podcast show notes:This week, we talk to Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon & PRS (Pylon Reenactment Society), who chose the film ATHENS, GA: INSIDE/OUT to discuss. We also talk about her growing up in Georgia, her introduction to the Athens music scene, auditioning for Pylon, how the band initially was a conceptual musical art project, how they wrote their songs and lyrics, R.E.M. emergence & the growth of the Athens music scene, the economics of being a musician, why bands break up, the Pylon Reenactment Society’s origin story, the beauty of being irresponsible, which member in Pylon is an expert at recreating plane crashes (!?!) & more!So Hey Kids! Don’t rock n’ roll, no no no no…on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie.Vanessa Briscoe Hay:https://pylonreenactmentsociety.com/https://www.facebook.com/athensgainsideout/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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.