REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

This week, we talk to DANIEL RACHEL, the author of TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG, THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY,  about the 1981 2 Tone concert film DANCE CRAZE. We discuss the film’s volatile production, how the film’s genesis started at a swimming pool in L.A., Jerry Dammers unwavering work ethic, seeing people skanking in the aisles at the movie screening, the short life span of The Selecter and The Body Snatchers, how the film sneaks in concert footage shot in New Jersey vs. the UK, the moment Daniel noticed that 2 Tone had swept the playground, the dimantleing of the scene by the British music press, the skinhead movement and the violence within the scene, the genius of Terry Hall and Pauline Black, the non-Ska bands that continued on the 2 tone label, how the ska bands had the best band logos, the fashion of the scene, seeing a multi-racial band on TV, tribal musical groups moving across the British musical landscape, The Mods, the short time span of pop music movements, stealing lyric sheets from a Virgin Megastore, how original director Joe Massot was kicked off the film and also screwed up his intitial shoot of Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same movie, Garvick Losey’s involvment with the film, how Jerry Dammers and Madness were initially wary of making the film, how the soundtrack contains recordings that were not from the movie (or even the same band lineup), the punk vs. ska astecthic,The Specials’ tour with The Clash and how the band found their idenity on it, how the inventor of the Steadycam was one of the cmaera opperators for this film, how the bands would fake violence on stage to stop the violence in the audience, Rock Against Racism, The Stranglers, then negative response from the bands when the film was initially releaesd, what it was like figuring out the More Specials LP, Funboy Three & Special AKA, and Chris breaks Daniel by asking his final question.So lip up fatty and get into this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!DANIEL RACHEL:https://danielrachel.com/Book tour w/ Daniel Rachel:https://danielrachel.com/events/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. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods.SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand

This week, we talk to legendary actor, musician, performance artist, and writer ANN MAGNUSON (Bongwater, The Hunger, Making Mr. Right, Cabin Boy, Pyramid Club, Club 57) about the influential cinema jazz documentary Jazz On A Summer’s Day.  We discuss the performances in the film (including Thelonious Monk, Anita O’ Day, Chico Hamilton, Eric Dolphy to name a few performers), what it was like for Ann to inhabit Anita O’Day for the audio book of her autobiography, first impressions of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, Ann’s programing at the legendary NYC Club 57, Ann’s new song ’Ghost Cat’ with producer Don Dixon, her early life in West Virginia, D.I.Y. & Ann’s SurRURALism techniques, success in the underground being a dirty word, the return of Vulcan Death Grip, being a professional walk-a-thoner, photographer & filmmaker Bert Stern, how the film brings a visceral sense of childhood for Ann, how Stern made the whole project happen with his own equipment and financing, Ann’s parents and the dry Jazz club scene in West Virginia, filming Making Mr. Right and the new wave sensibility of the 80s, how Monk’s performance is presented in the film, Chris scats the Anita O’ Day finale of ‘Tea For Two’ from his memory of repeated listening of the film at his video store, the white privilege throughout in the film, midnight Mahalia Jackson performances, how protest music is needed now more than ever and Ann reads from Anita O’day’s memoir about the performance that was filmed for this movie and how it changed O’Days life. So let’s never sing the same song the same way twice on this week’s episode of Revolutions Per Movie!ANN MAGNUSON:https://annmagnuson.com/https://annmagnuson.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-catVULCAN DEATH GRIP:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_dWSpDXJEREVOLUTIONS 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

This week, we talk to Australian musician, actor, and podcaster BEN LEE about the classic THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 2: THE METAL YEARS!!! We discuss how the film compares to the original punk rock film, Ben’s genuinie love of heavy metal and the shot by shot tribute he made to this film for his latest music video, seeing the Mötley Crüe Dr. Feelgood tour, Ben’s transtion from metal into punk, Ben’s thoughts on why Australia might not have the perfomative distance needed to have more glammy metal bands, the sadness that often permiates both films, the divisiveness within the 80s metal scene, the hightened sense of making it in L.A., Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley’s scenes in the movie, Weezer, the Rainbow and the Sunset Strip, selling the rock n roll fantasy to teenagers, the 80s metal MTV video output, Lemmy, the brilliance of Penelope Spheeris’s approach to connecting to these kids in all the L.A. music scenes, the sexism in the film, Lizzy Borden, how some bands prefered asthetic over songs, seprateing the fake album titles from the actual album titles, the Grunge movement, how the idea of careerism came into the underground, taco bell and tour scheudling, Faster Pussycat, hiding the pain through comedy, the pay to play scam, the L.A. police crackdown on the punk, hiphop and metal scenes, satanic panic, not understanind the cultures that come after your time, the Chris Holmes swimming pool scene, the dissappearnce of tribalism in the scene, Redd Kross, losing friends to other music scenes, is music better than sex like they mention in the film, Prince, creativity and sexuality, Megadeth and more!So get ready to tease your hair and scream for Odin in this week’s episode of REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE!!!BEN LEE:https://www.ben-lee.com/Ben’s music video tribute to THE DECLINE PT. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojoi9iqXGHYREVOLUTIONS 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. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods.SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand

This week, we talked to punk legend Jerry A Lang of Poison Idea, who discussed The Decline Of Western Civilization and the punk rock scene of that time. We talk about power of power of The Germs, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, the professionalism of X and Fear, how The Weirdos were supposed to have been in the film, how the audience in the movie theater started stage diving & smashing up the theater, the soundtrack LP, seeing Italy’s Raw Power play in your basement, The Desperate Bicycles, Slash & Search And Destroy magazine, booking punk shows, rock star attitudes in early punk rock, Poison Idea being the opening band for the movie and the fight that happened when the crowd showed up, being scared by The Fall and the No Wave LP, the death of Darby Crash, Chris’ time working at a pizza parlor with four members of Poison Idea, the economics of punk rock living, crossing the street from heavy metal dudes, dressing like James Chance, the impact the film has as a younger viewer vs. as an older viewer, seeing The Wipers’ first show, kids putting on Pere Ubu Shows, soup kitchen rock stars, punk rockers scaring your home town residents, having being a treasurer in the early punk rock scene, why Social Distortion & Youth Brigade from the punk doc Another State Of Mind were not allowed to play in Portland, the short life span of 80s punk rock venues, is the film a Slash Records commercial, what bands would be in our dream version of Decline and so much more.So, let’s innocently stage dive off the movie theater’s stage for this week’s Revolutions Per Movie!JERRY A LANG:https://americanleatherrecords.bigcartel.com/https://rarebirdlit.com/black-heart-fades-blue-signed-by-jerry-a-lang/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

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.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 the show is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie, where you can get weekly bonus episodes and exclusive goods sent to you just for joining.SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand

This week, we talked to Grammy Nominated Visual Artist & Musician Perry Shall & Fangoria Magazine’s Editor In Chief Phil Nobile Jr about arguably their favorite film of all time, Phantom Of The Paradise!!! We discuss the film’s incredible songs and performance by Paul Williams, Brian DePalma’s homages and obsessions within the film, the ties (and lawsuit) associated with this film and Led Zeppelin, the 70s obsession with the 50s, our love for the character BEEF, our childhood discovery of this film, the iconic visual identity of the film, which came first Kiss or the movie, one fan’s obsession with restoring the film to its original state, bootlegging cable, the power of the indie video horror movie shelf, Jessica Harper’s iconic performance, the mask design of the Phantom and the Japanese Manga movement around it, slumber party watch parties, being scared of rock concerts and their potential violence, style vs substance, who is the mysterious billed ‘rock freak’ & how one lone city in the world has never stopped loving this film.So let's discuss the man who made it, the girl who sang it and the monster who stole it on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!Perry Shall: https://www.perryshall.com/Phil Nobile Jr: https://www.fangoria.com/authors/phil-nobile-jr/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 the show is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie, where you can get weekly bonus episodes and exclusive goods sent to you just for joining.SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand

This week, we talk to rapper, producer, visual artist, and video director VIDEO DAVE (whose new album with OPEN MIKE EAGLE & STILL RIFT as PREVIOUS INDUSTRIES is out now on MERGE RECORDS) about a film that speaks to him from the heart of his home town of Chicago and both of our childhoods, THE BLUES BROTHERS. We discuss the film’s impact on Chicago (and vice-versa), tech vs. artistry, the incredible musical cameos in the film, Dave’s original story & the development of his iconic sewing skills, how he created a Jaws shot by shot video that he made for Previous Industries, splitting time between disciplines, making art on acid, the difficulty of being asked what your favorite movie is, 1980’s banner year for R-rated comedies, how the studio wanted The Blues Brothers to go disco instead of blues, how as kids the film was our first exposure to John Lee Hooker, James Brown and Aretha Franklin, the extended version of the film and what was cut out of the original release, Cab Calloway’s sequence in the movie, Dr. Detroit disappointment, the lovely sloppiness inherent in the film, Donald “Duck” Dunn & Steve Cropper, the chicken wire bar scene and what venues Video Dave has played that were close to that experience, musicians being actors vs. actors being musicians, The Pope coming to The Blues Brothers’ movie set, other classic musicals, John Waters’ films being locked away in the adult section of the video store and so much more!So let’s get the band back together on this week’s Revolutions Per Movie!!!VIDEO DAVE:https://vaud.art/https://videodave.bandcamp.com/https://www.mergerecords.com/artist/previous_industriesPliers Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blmGMjkxJVkREVOLUTIONS 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

This week, we talk to comedian/actor Andy Kindler (Bob's Burgers, Late Night w/ David Letterman, Maron, Everybody Loves Raymond) & Mike Lisk (executive producer of The Best Show w/ Tom Scharpling and host of Egg Foo What?!) about a documentary whose subject matter is dear to both of their hearts (yet full of confusion and mystery for host Chris Slusarenko), The Grateful Dead documentary series, LONG STRANGE TRIP. These two have a history with each other, and out of the gate, an old Zappa argument and apology appear out of nowhere, and then it’s off to the races. We discussed whether Bob Weir is essential to the band, the stage banter of the Grateful Dead, Andy’s 70s rock band TransFusion, their viewpoints on Pigpen—the original rapper, which of the two drummers had the goods, Mountain Dew vs. Morning Dew, Andy’s LSD induced concert going-ons and his naked prog-rock band stories, Mike’s experience of almost being trampled at a Grateful Dead concert, pocket pool advice from the band, Tom Scharpling, Robert Hunter’s lyrics, Donna & Keith, Mike meeting Garcia as a teenager, sneaking drugs into concerts, digitally erasing crowd nudity from concert footage, why they think they are the quintessential American band, The Velvet Underground and the dissonance of the Grateful Dead, Disco Dead, Marvin Gaye, can you be a cynic and give yourself over to the band, losing punk rock friends to the Dead, Altamont, tape trading, Europe ’72, the sadness in the Jerry Garcia story, Hot Tuna, The Warlocks, Dead & Co., how the documentary is critical of a portion of their fan base, the Dead telling their fans to stop being assholes, Mickey Finn’s father ripping the band off, the Phil Zone and Mike gives us a crash course on the essential shows and recordings to listen to.So let’s time your trip perfectly on this very funny yet heartfelt episode of Revolutions Per Movie.ANDY KINDLER:twitter.com/AndyKindlerMIKE LISK:thebestshow.netEgg Foo What: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/egg-foo-what/id1635904703REVOLUTIONS 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 physical 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

This week, we talked to Jay Gonzalez (solo artist and member of Drive-By Truckers) about the Rockpile (Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds) British TV Doc, Born Fighters. We discuss the Pub Rock scene, Edmunds & Lowe’s early bands, Rockpile getting lumped into the New Wave Scene, Stiff Records, Nick Lowe’s incredible ability to write unforgettable pop songs, recording on 4-track vs. larger studios, RockPile’s amazing quips, playing country fairs, the amount of incredible access given to the filmmakers in this documentary, the debatable merits of Blue Nun Wine and we also have our first Revolutions Per Movie one act-play using dialogue taken verbatim from the climax of the film!So let's get into our cups on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!JAY GONZALEZ:http://www.jaygonzalez.com/https://www.drivebytruckers.com/index.htmlREVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: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:@revolutionspermovieX, BlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand