This week on Revolutions Per Movie, my guests are the two driving forces behind CHIC-A-GO-GO (the 3-decade-long Chicago cable-access dance show for all ages): Jake Austen & Miss Mia Park!!!
We discuss their pre-Chic-A-Go-Go lives including Jake's zine Rocktober & Mia's life in rock bands, Phil Milstein (President of the Velvet Underground Appreciation Society) turning Jake onto the 60s Chicago pre-teen dance show Kiddie-A-Go-Go and the light bulb moment after seeing it that led to the creation of CAGG, the random story on how Mia was a dancer on the very first episode before being asked to become the show's permanent host, the creation of Ratso & Miss Mia, Chicago Cable Access, Soul Train, the joy of watching toddlers "play" rock instruments while the real band lipsyncs for the camera, the iconic interviews with Fugazi, The Cramps, Off, Rudy Ray Moore, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Andre Williams, Quasi, Lemmy, The Misfits (to name just a few), their incredible Passover In Puppet Town episode, the power and wild performances by Bobby Conn on the show over the years, the epic tale of how they got banned from both Pitchfork AND Lollapalooza festivals because of various artists' fear of puppets, humorless musicians, their favorite performances and interviews over the decades, how hard it is to film the L Train dance sequences, the randomness of their camera moves and editing, how the show has recently had over 250 episodes digitized and archived by Mediaburn, the Art Farm collective, their upcoming 30th Anniversary Party and YES some URGH A MUSIC WAR/Jim Skafish chatter!!!
Chic-A-Go-Go Full Episodes:
https://mediaburn.org/?s=chic-a-go-go
Chic-A-Go-Go 30th Anniversary Halloween Dance Party (FREE ADMISSION FOR KIDS UNDER 10!)
https://www.hideoutchicago.com/shows/chic-a-go-go-31-oct
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.
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