REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

Welcome to this surprise bonus episode of Revolutions Per Movie with one of the universe's most unique and passionate creators--actor/musician/director/artist/author, Crispin Glover!!!

We discuss Crispin's 1989 album The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be, working with David Lynch and staring into the eyes of Werner Herzog, the economics of making art, Crispin's It? trilogy, and why his new ...

This week I'm joined by author and documentary filmmaker Grant McPhee, who directed three amazing films about the Scottish underground music scenes (Big Gold Dream, The Glasgow School, Teenage Superstars).  

We discuss the differences between writing his book Postcards From Scotland and making these films, the UK press and their relationships with Scottish bands, the turmoil at the early Jesus & Mary Chai...

This week, Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy of the legendary Canadian band Sloan join me to discuss their 30+ year recording career (with the same four original band members!) as well as their charming and extensive videography.

We also discuss how Sloan carves out space for all four songwriters on each record and the democracy within the band's ethos, the recent 'fake' movie trailers they've made for their new record, ...

Welcome to this special bite-sized Bonus Episode of Revolutions Per Movie with Linus O’Brien, director of “Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror", which documents the cult phenomenon created by his father, Richard O’Brien.

We talk about Richard’s curious charisma, his personal struggles & his accidental creation of Rocky Horror, Drag Race's Trixie Mattel’s early life-changing experience with the film, how Roc...

The Second Anniversary Show w/ Kate Pierson of The B-52s

This week, I am honored to celebrate the second anniversary of Revolutions Per Movie with one of my top musical heroes: the one and only Kate Pierson of The B-52s!!!

We discuss the influence of Fellini on Kate & The B-52s (who were originally going to call themselves 'Fellini's Children'), the early sounds and films that made a young Kate Pierson into who she i...

This week, I am joined by the Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Eddie Schmidt (Chain Camera, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Twist Of Faith), who chose to discuss the Tim Robbins/John Cusack music video comedy TAPEHEADS.

We talk about how this film was omnipresent in every video rental store, how Eddie's background in improv comedy helped him with his career in documentary filmmaking, Eddie’s amazing d...

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 GARY JARMAN of the UK band THE CRIBS, who discussee a film that completely changed his life (along with his brothers) and absolutely informed his leap into making music--the documentary NIRVANA: LIVE! TONIGHT! SOLD OUT! It's a beautiful, heartfelt episode...Enjoy!

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This week, I am joined by LARRY CRANE (producer, engineer, owner of Jackpot! Recording Studio & founder/editor of Tape Op Magazine & Pink Floyd superfan), who chose the classic music film PINK FLOYD: LIVE AT POMPEII to discuss!!!

We discuss the genesis of the film and all the different versions of this film (including the super frustrating screensaver version of Live At Pompeii), Chris'...

This week, my guest is Mary Houlihan (comedian & artist: Mary Houlihan's Painting Party, Joe Pera Talks With You, Difficult People), who brings us a film she has seen hundreds of times: SPICE WORLD!  

We also discuss her Edinburgh Fringe Festival show 'Me And Jack’, featuring the disembodied head of Jack Nicholson, how Mary sees colors, how Mary first saw this film as a kid a...

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 original...

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 int...

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 & ...

A Very Opinionated Look At URGH! A MUSIC WAR--CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: An interview with JC CARROLL of The Members Pt. 1

This 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 ...

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, ...

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 Armstr...

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 ...

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...

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 p...

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. (Episod...