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).
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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.
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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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