REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

Hello and welcome to a special holiday bonus episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!! I'm delighted to be joined by film critic/author Alonso Duralde (Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation in Film & Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas) to discuss one of the greatest holiday feasts of all time: PEE-WEE'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!!!

We also discuss whether or not it's easy to truly love...

My guest this week is Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices, Nada Surf, Death Of Samantha), who picked the film, Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & The Gun Club, to discuss.

We also talk about our experiences recording for Guided By Voices, the night GBV played Austin City Limits, Doug’s first songs he wrote when he was 5 years old, the influence of cartoon/bubble gum rock on Doug, the TV shows ...

How better to ring in the start of the holiday season than with two of my favorite music film obsessives, musician Chaki (The Funk Wizard) & comedy writer/artist/filmmaker Rachel Lichtman of Programme 4, who brought to my attention the 1970 TV spectacular The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey In The Cosmic Universe Of Peter Max.

We discuss how this special got on Rachel’s rad...

Hey everyone...welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault!

And what could be more timely for this Thanksgiving week than a listen back to my episode with DAVID PASQUESI (Strangers With Candy, Lodge 49, At Home With Amy Sedaris, Veep, TJ & Dave) about the Thanksgiving concert that was to become THE LAST WALTZ!!! Enjoy!

(EPISODE 53 originally aired Sept 12th 2024)

My guest this week is Michael Layne Heath (critic, author & compiler of My Week Beats Your Year: Encounters With Lou Reed), who brings us the Lou Reed & John Cale performance film Songs For Drella to discuss.

We also talk about Michael starting the first D.C. Punk zine in 1977, reading about bands before hearing them, The Slickee Boys, Tommy Keene & Razz, Vintage Violence zine, The Cramps playing D.C., Cree...

This week I'm joined by author and music critic Keith Cameron (Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury From Seattle, 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers), who picked the documentary I’M NOW: THE STORY OF MUDHONEY to dive into.

We discuss our relationship with the British musical weeklies and how Keith ended up working for them, the power of Radio One DJ John Peel, Keith try...

My guest this week is JASON POLLARD, the co-director of OL' DIRTY BASTARD: A TALE OF TWO DIRTYS.

We discuss the filmmaking influence of Jason's father (the Peabody and Emmy-winning Sam Pollard) on Jason’s own film work, being on the set of Spike Lee films as a young kid, what it was like for Jason to co-direct A Tale Of Two Dirtys with his father, analog vs digital editing, the lore of the grease pencil ...

Hey everyone...welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault!

On this early episode of Revolutions Per Movie, I was joined by VERA DREW (writer, director, and star of THE PEOPLE'S JOKER), who picked a film that had a massive influence on her art, Pink Floyd: The Wall. It seems totally incredible that at the time of recording this episode, there was a legal battle between t...

This week, my guest is the legend PAUL ROESSLER (The Screamers, Nervous Gender, 45 Grave, Twisted Roots, Pat Ruthensmear, Nina Hagen), who came on to discuss the video documentation by Target Video of the early L.A. punk bands Nervous Gender & The Screamers!!!  

We discuss Paul's childhood classical musical training and how his sister Kira (Black Flag, dos) had to fight through the family dynamic, befrien...

My guest this week is JIM RULAND (Author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise And Fall of SST Records and co-author of My Damage: Keith Morris, Rumors Of My Demise: Evan Dando) who discusses the incredible SST RECORDS VHS TAPE: THE TOUR w/ Hüsker Dü, minutemen, The Meat Puppets, Saccharine Trust & SWA!!

We talk about Jim’s exposure to the iconic SST Records label (who put out records...

As I head past my 2nd anniversary for Revolutions Per Movie, what would be more appropriate than my first-ever Revolutions Per Movie live show back in 2023 with the one and only Peter Buck of R.E.M.!!! Two magical things kicked off before we even got on stage: 1) Peter bought everyone's food and drink for anyone who walked out of REMbyMTV and went to the snack bar, and 2) Peter asked if I could get the audience to sing the Darth Va...

This week, my guest is the legendary FRANK CONNIFF (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame!!!), who picked the equally legendary Jacques Demy film, The Young Girls Of Rochefort!, to discuss as his music film!!

We discuss Frank’s introduction into the MST3K world, how their show grew through grass roots and tape trading, the process of how MST3K would put together a show every week, the lack of cable tv in the US whe...

This week, I talk to Seth Neblett (the son of the queen of funk, Mallia Franklin of Parliament-Funkadelic & Parlet & author of his new book Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic). 

We talk about how Seth was convinced by Bootsy Collins to tell his mother and the women of P-Funk's stories, how he initially assumed this tale was going to be told as a docu...

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...