REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

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:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovie.bsky.socialTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk to journalist and author KATHERINE YESKE TAYLOR (She’s A Badass: Women In Rock Shaping Feminism) about the much-requested film PURPLE RAIN!!! We get to discuss Katherine’s start at interviewing bands at age 16 and fighting against her highschool newspaper to do so, how she put her book together (interviewing Suzie Quatro to Lydia Lunch to Death Valley Girls), seeing Purple Rain in a movie theater vs. seeing it at home on VHS, how the First Avenue (the lengendary music club in Minneapolis) is such a strong character in the film, the cultural saturation of Prince at this time, the genesis of the film getting made, Prince’s complete artistic control & how he did not talk to the press for over 2 years after the film came out, Prince’s un-finished first film The Second Coming with director Chuck Statler (director of Devo, Elvis Costello and The Time videos), jamming a movie into a 3 1/3 minute music video during the early 80s, Morris Day’s film stealing performance and his post-Purple Rain career, the acting stylings of Prince and his band, the confusing plot point of the bands playing only one song at a time at the club in this movie, the competitive nature of bands, the managment of the club telling Prince not bring his personal shit up onto the stage (when that’s all he does!), seeing performers have a meltdown on stage, how much of the movie’s storyline doesn’t work for modern audiences, the difference between the sexuality of this film vs. his albums, how Prince was also a champion for women in music when men weren’t, Wendy & Lisa, When Doves Cry, the final freeze frame of the film & the guitar climax that leading up to it, Whitesnake, how Prince followed up Purple Rain with some of his most esoteric work to date & how at the age of twenty-six Prince already knew that he did not want to do Purple Rain 2!So let’s whip our heads quickly towards the camera, and then let’s go crazy on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!KATHERINE YESKE TAYLOR:https://bookshop.org/p/books/she-s-a-badass-women-in-rock-shaping-modern-feminism-katherine-yeske-taylor/19792657?ean=9781493072545@kyt_in_nycREVOLUTIONS 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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovie ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music critic Marc Masters, known for his works on cassette culture and No Wave, joins the conversation to delve deep into the world of Daniel Johnston. They share fascinating anecdotes about tape trading and the art of crafting the perfect mixtape. Masters discusses how Johnston's music shines on cassette, reflecting his unique upbringing and mental health journey. The duo also highlights the cultural impact of Johnston's story, the mythic nature of his recordings, and his profound link with icons like Kurt Cobain and MTV.

This week, we talked to documentary filmmaker Katherine Linton about her Sundance Channel documentary Follow My Voice: The Music of Hedwig, which follows the students of the Harvey Milk School in NYC and John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask of Hedwig & The Angry Inch (and Revolutions Per Movie host Chris Slusarenko) putting the charity album together. We discuss the stress of not letting Kim Deal of The Breeders know that Frank Black was also appearing on the record, the unknown magic and chance in picking subjects for documentaries, the experience of having Jonathan Richman singing only to you, and Yoko Ono being asked to be slapped on the back while recording her tracks.So come put on some makeup and turn on the 8-track 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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @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, we talk to actor, writer, and comedian DC PIERSON (Community, Derrick Comedy & author of The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep and Never Had To) about the legendary THIS IS SPINAL TAP’! We discuss the genesis of the project and the trials of making the movie, the original 4 1/2-hour cut of the film and the significant changes throughout the film, the similarities/differences between the comedy & music world, why musicians want to be comedians and vice-versa, what makes a subject ripe for parody, what are the other great mock-rock comedies, losing your way to the stage IN REAL LIFE & the time Sub-Pop Records asked Chris to CUT HIS HAIR!So become lukewarm water with us on this week’s Revolutions Per Movie!DC PIERSON:https://dcpierson.wpcomstaging.com/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/102446/dc-pierson/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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @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, we talk to BRETT BOHAM (producer of Double Threat & The Best Show w/ Tom Scharpling + co-host of Movies Babyyyyy) about the UK film 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. We discuss Steve Coogan’s incredible performance as Tony Wilson (who put out records by Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays) and Paddy Considine as Rob Gretton, unearthing fake Stone Roses footage that was not used in the film, pivotal video store moments, working with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling, Brett being able to relate to Tony Wilson’s handling of artists, discovering Joy Division, Shawn Rider, visiting the Hacienda, Goodfellas coke scenes, The Fall and the Manchester music scene, Tony Wilson being a prick in real life, Hollywood Vs. Blockbuster video stores, the B52s and the Athens music scene, Fassbinder films, getting your videos from your local bike shop, 1999 movies, the UK music press, Outkast, how the film uses actual news footage of Tony Wilson, backing up being a pretentious person, Todd Haynes, the Factory Records artwork, not having a contract with an artist, Martin Hannett, legendary under attended rock shows, early White Stripes and Dinosaur shows, how the Sex Pistols playing Manchester changed the course of music forever, Touch & Go records & Butthole Surfers, filmmaker Michael Winterbottom, Coffee & Cigarettes, Alan Partridge, A Certain Ratio, passing the car stereo test, skinheads infiltrating the UK music scene, Pulp and various Factory releases such as #61 Lawsuit featuring Martin Hannett & #501 Tony Wilson’s Coffin. So, let’s go ahead and sign a contract in blood as we delve into this week’s Revolutions Per Movie.BRETT BOHAM:https://foreverdogpodcasts.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.Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday. 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 bonus episodes and exclusive goods just for joining.SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we talk to musician LARRY SCHEMEL (Roky Erickson, Death Valley Girls, The Flesheaters, Kill Sybil) about the Roky Erickson documentary You’re Going To Miss Me. We get to find out Larry’s path to working with Roky Erickson & what it was like touring with Roky, Roky’s family situation, does the film show a fair look into Roky’s life at the time, how hard the film is currently to find to view, where we first discovered the 13th Floor Eleveators and what the band meant to us, Velvet Underground, The Nuggets Complation & oldies stations, The Sonics, Forced Exposure Magazine and zine culture, the Elevator’s discography, how the band avoided the hippie-trippie music that was being made at the time, the mythology of Roky & his band The Aliens, Roky’s mother Eveyln, the mysterious jug members of the Elevators, acid, Cold Sun, electric distorted Autoharp, Roky’s Horror Rock, Stu Cook from CCR producing Roky, 415 records, Roky being pulled onstage to sing at a Butthole Surfers show against his will, the chapters that happened after this film ends, how Roky’s songs were structured and what it was like to play them & how Roky knew the songs by the first couple notes.So don’t fall down on this week’s emotional episode of Revolutions Per Movie.LARRY SCHEMEL:Instagram: @larryschemelREVOLUTIONS 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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @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.

Ryan Worsley, a documentary filmmaker, dives deep into her film about the experimental band Negativland. She shares her journey of capturing their complex story, touching on copyright issues and the emotional resonance of their work. The conversation reveals the uniqueness of Negativland’s performances and their humorous yet poignant commentary on society. Worsley reflects on the band’s legacy, their resilience amidst legal battles, and the challenges of cultural jamming in today's AI-driven landscape.

This week, we welcome the most rock person to ever appear on the show—the legendary comedian, actor, musician, and shredder DAVE HILL, who picked THE ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS to discuss. We also discuss how Exile On Main Street should be the only album played in restaurants, Dave’s inner fifteen year old, Crab Bucket Syndrome and the “Law Of Jante”, which is more taxing: touring as a musician or as a comedian, what commericals would have played on this British TV show, do the Stones pull off their bad boy/satanic imagery, missing the Jethro Tull boat, the origins of the film and why it remained in the vault for almost 30 years, who else should have been in the show, Led Zeppelin, tattoo nightmares, The Action, the original tour concept with The Small Faces & The Who, the first recorded instance of Ian Anderson standing on one leg, Richard Meltzer, getting scared by album artwork, Gary Panter and Songs For Swinging Larvae, Tommy Iommi subbing in here for Jethro Tull, why Dave Hill thinks Marianne Faithfull steals the film, hanging out with Yoko Ono, Robert De Niro and a toolbox, Charlie Is My Darling and the Irish Rolling Stones riots, and Dave has a last minute regret on this very special episode of Revolutions Per Movie.Yer blues, John, Yer blues…on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!DAVE HILL: https://www.davehillonline.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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @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, we talk to actor, writer, and improviser DAVID PASQUESI (Strangers With Candy, Lodge 49, At Home With Amy Sedaris, Veep, TJ & Dave) about Martin Scorsese’s concert film about THE BAND, THE LAST WALTZ !!!We discuss David’s connection with The Band and the the sadness inherent in the film, how every member of The Band can be the coolest depending on which way you’re watching, how the film can be tainted by their history, how David discovered and watched the entire evening of music and what’s missing from the film, marveling in how long the night actually lasted and imagining what the turkey dinner tasted like, Scorsese’s secretive approach to intially making the film, how they got all these masters of cinematography to participate, The Staple Singers &Van Morrison, how the first song seen in the film is the last song they performed that night, The Basement Tapes, Chris’s family’s 3 generation admiration of David’s work & how David uses silence in his work, how The Band seemed small town-ish while being one of the biggest rock bands in the world, the debate on who wrote the actual lyrics, how heavily Scorsese storyboarded and prepared for this film, how they had to transform the Filmore to film the concert, the song Stage Fright and if David ever gets that when performing, Joni Mitchell stealing the show, gettting Neil Young’s rare ability to smile and his cocaine nose booger removal techinolgoy, the accidents that happen in this film and why they are magical, the band/gang mentality vs. being a loner, the fear of public humilation, Dylan’s decision at the last minute that he didn’t want to be filmed for the movie and how they got him to change his mind, the endless end of night jams with Ringo and Ron Wood, Scorsese’s flawed Rolling Stones film and more!So let’s fill up on a turkey, waltz, and dance to The Band on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!DAVE PASQUESI:https://www.davidpasquesi.com/https://www.tjanddave.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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @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.