REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

For this week's episode, I convinced my guest, comedian/actor Eugene Mirman (Bob's Burgers, Flight Of The Conchords, Delocated), to let me record my 500th episode 7 years in advance in order to capitalize on his star power.

We discuss the magic of comedy albums & comedy concert films; recording visual comedy for an album, Eugene’s 7 LP Sub Pop masterwork I'm Sorry (You're Welcome), which includes 45 minutes of him cryi...

My guest this week is NYC-based musician, author, and performance artist Joseph Keckler (NPR's Tiny Desk, tours with Lydia Lunch & Sleater-Kinney), who chose the 1929 two-reeler short St. Louis Blues, which is the legend Bessie Smith's first and only film appearance. 

We discuss Joseph’s iconic performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series, how he came to unleash his powerful vocal range on a wide range of a...

Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! Today, as we frustratingly say goodbye (for now) to Stephen Colbert on Late Night, I bring you the sweetest and most honest discussion from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert writer & performer, the legendary Brian Stack. Not only did we discuss his love and passion for Townes Van Zandt (whose documentary he chose to discuss)...

My guest this week is composer and musician Prateek Rajagopal (Executive Producer and Co-Composer of Blarf with Eric André: Film Scores For Films That Don't Exist, former member of Indian grindcore band Gutslit & film composer.

We discuss how Prateek at a young age was not deemed ready for Metallica by his older brother, growing up in metal and hardcore punk, high school bands, Prateek writing jingles in India while working ...

Today, I am joined by two absolute cultural legends, the one and only Swamp Dogg (who just turned 83) and his collaborator, Moogstar!!!  

We discuss how his recent documentary Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted came to be and how it took over 8 years to complete, why Jerry Williams Jr. had to become Swamp Dogg, his iconic album cover art and album titles including Ratt On, Gag A Maggot&...

Welcome to the 150th episode of Revolutions Per Movie and what better guest to celebrate it with than LOU BARLOW (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., Folk Implosion)!!!

Now, Lou brought a VHS tape I had never seen before, The PANTERA VHS tape VULGAR VIDEO, and I countered that we should also discuss his SEBADOH 1993 tour video, made the same year. This episode is one for the ages!

We discuss the Barlow Family...

Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! Today I bring you one of the most beloved episodes of RPM ever--a deep dive into the magical lives of REDD KROSS with JEFF & STEVEN McDONALD and the director of the documentary BORN INNOCENT: THE REDD KROSS STORY.

At the time of our discussion, the film had barely reached human eyeballs, but now it's available on all sort...

This week on Revolutions Per Movie, I am joined by Jack Turner, the owner of AnimatronicsWarehouse, as we look at the documentary The Rock-afire Explosion and his life restoring the iconic animatronic band to its original form.

We discuss how Jack stumbled onto the world of animatronics, how The Rock-afire Explosion introduced him to the music of The Beatles and The Monkees, why animatronics ar...

This week we are joined by narrative film director Chandler Levack to discuss her video store-centered film, I Like Movies, and her latest film, based on her time as a music critic in Montreal, Mile End Kicks.

We discuss her teenage years working at Blockbuster video and what kind of employee she was, getting her start writing music reviews at age 18, music critic heroes, what Montreal meant for music in the ...

Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! 

Aw....this early Revolutions Per Movie recording, with my fantastic guest KLIPH SCUROLOCK (drummer/multi-instrumentalist for The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals), brought out all the excitement as we bonded and talked about one of the greatest unreleased music documentaries ever made about one of the grea...

This week, I'm joined by John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants to look at their incredible body of music video work (481 videos and counting on their YouTube page!), and get treated to so many incredible mind-bending stories directly from the source!

We discuss TMBG's track and video they made for my Hedwig covers charity album, the fascination with death and aging in their lyrics, the moment when both John...

This week, we present a very special Revolutions Per Movie Live recording of Kevin McDonald Superstar, a rip-roaring comic rock opera performed to a sold-out crowd at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland, Oregon.  

Written by McDonald, Kevin McDonald Superstar is based on the true story of his relationship with his girlfriend “Cheater” and a stupid, awful thing he did in New York City while...

Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! This was a favorite of mine from a few years back, with punk legend, KT Kincaid of NEO BOYS, who came on the show to discuss our heroes, THE SLITS, and the amazing doc about their genius, HERE TO BE HEARD. Plus, I love getting to spend time with someone who helped bring an embryonic music scene to life, even ...

This week, we make up for when comedian/musician/author Dave Hill realized at the end of his episode about The Rolling Stones: Rock and Roll Circus, that he really should have been talking about Slade in Flame instead...so here we go!!!

We also discuss the passing of Ace Frehley, Kiss freaking people out, being able to shred on the guitar, music going off the rails...

This week, I am joined by musician/editor Neil Gust (Heatmiser, No.2) to discuss the troubling, complicated, and 'unreleased'  Rolling Stones film C*cksucker Blues, directed by legendary photographer Robert Frank.  

We also discuss Neil's early days in Portland in his band with Elliott Smith--Heatmiser, Chris directing two early music videos for the band, the process of revi...

Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! One of my favorite authors/writers/directors of all time, Jim Gavin (Jim's AMC show Lodge 49 is still one of the greatest series that has ever landed on Earth and those who have lived in it know that it's the truth) brought me a music doc about a band that is located deep within his heart, Don't Break Down, a film about Jawbreak...

This week, we are joined by JAY McCARROL, the co-creator, star, and musical genius behind the joyful phenomenon and film NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE!!!

We discuss Jay’s experience composing music for the legendary Martin Short, the origin stories of Nirvanna The Band, how co-creator Matt Johnson and Jay started blending fiction with reality while still in their youth, being a dreamer and b...

This week, I'm joined by artist/cartoonist NATHAN GELGUD (Reel Politik,published by Drawn And Quarterly), who chose a film that has haunted us since we first saw it in theaters over 25 years ago: Dancer In The Dark.

We discuss the comedown after finishing a substantial long-form piece of art, the process of writing and drawing a daily strip, video store lore, Chris' real Y2K story, Putney Swope, being in...

Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! This was from our...cough...50th episode...which was a big deal for me (and still is now as I near 150 episodes on the main feed and another exclusive RPM 114 episodes over on my Patreon). To have the one and only PEACHES CHRIST come crashing through with a film that only they could have brought to the table with such emotion, l...