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Chris Slusarenko

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:28:26

'DESOLATION CENTER' w/ Stuart Swezey, Bruce Licher,...

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2024/04/25

This week, we talk to Stuart Swezey & Bruce Licher, who produced and worked on the Desolation Center series of shows that took bands like minutemen, Swans, Redd Kross, Meat Puppets, Sonic Youth, and Einsturzende Neubauten and put them in locations such as the Mojave Desert as a reaction to the omnipresent police violence against punk rock kids.We talked about theDesolation Centerdocumentary that Swezey directed, the iconic visuals that Licher created for the events, having the legendary artist Chris

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59:10

'HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ' w/ Gina Arnold

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2024/04/18

This week, we talked to Gina Arnold (author of Route 666: On the Road to Nirvana, Exile in Guyville, and Half a Million Strong: Rock Crowds and Power, from Woodstock to Coachella) about Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé as well as her as well as her dissertation which focused on live music performances at festivals.We also discussed her time on tour with Nirvana & The Pixies, getting burned by The Rolling Stones, the corporatization of rock shows & how Beyonce’s Coachella show was the show to end all

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45:42

'CHARLIE IS MY DARLING' w/ Jeff Feuerzeig

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2024/04/11

This week, we talk to the director Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil And Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King, Author: The JT LeRoy Story) about one of his favorite music documentaries, the 1965 Rolling Stones Tour film, CHARLIE IS MY DARLING, a film missing until 2012.We discussed how Jeff creates his legendary projects, what makes this rarely-seen Stones doc so essential and overlooked, the era of rock band managers being household names, loving “Maraca” Mick Jagger, Pennebaker’s

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1:07:08

'BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS' w/ Julia Marchese

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2024/04/04

This week, we talk to Los Angeles filmmaker, actor, and former programmer at the legendary New Beverly Cinema,Julia Marchese, about one of the greatest rock n’ roll films of all time,BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS!!!We also talk about getting Russ Meyer’s autograph, the incredible stories behind the music written for the film, the need (more than ever) for repertory cinema houses, the Sex Pistol film that Russ Meyer almost made, actors who don’t blink, which of this film's characters would survive

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53:32

'THE SOURCE FAMILY' w/ Jon Raymond

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2024/03/28

This week, we talked to Jon Raymond (author of Denial, Freebird; screenwriter of Old Joy, First Cow & Showing Up w/ Kelly Reichardt, Mildred Pierce w/ Todd Haynes) about The Source Family documentary, which follows the rock n’ roll hippie California cult of the same name.We also talk about Jon’s work with Kelly Reichardt, why so many cult leaders also want to be rock n’ roll stars, the legacy and legitimacy of Yahowa 13’s music recordings & how The Source Family might have been The Monkees of the

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1:01:10

'I.R.S.'s THE CUTTING EDGE' w/ Carlos Grasso

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2024/03/21

This week, we talked to Carlos Grasso—the Producer & Writer for the monumental MTV show ‘IRS’s The Cutting Edge’ & art director for IRS Records.We talked about his process creating iconic LP covers for R.E.M., The Cramps, Wall Of Voodoo & The Buzzcocks, working with The Cutting Edge directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (who went on to direct ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ & ‘Mr. Show’), filming everyone from Alex Chilton to Daniel Johnston, why the archives of the show are so elusive & I even read

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1:10:10

'THE PYHNX' w/ Andy Zax

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2024/03/14

This week, we discuss a music film that my guest, Andy Zax (a Grammy-nominated archivist and the Music Geek on Comedy Central’s ‘Beat The Geeks’), begs us NOT to watch--the 1970 psychedelic romp ‘THE PHYNX.’We take a deep dive into the film’s history, mystique, and weirdo cast (James Brown, Colonel Sanders, Dick Clark, Richard Pryor), as well as a fascinating look at Zax’s time at Warner Brothers Records & on ‘Beat The Geeks’.We also discuss liner notes legend & the screenwriter of The Phynx Stan

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1:14:05

'THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT' w/ Jason Gore & Geoff Garlock

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2024/03/07

This week, we talk to the two hosts of the fictional classic rock station comedy podcast, Jason Gore & Geoff Garlock of 108.9 The Hawk, about their music film pick, The Who's 'The Kids Are Alright.' We argue over what is the greatest Who period of all time, how the band's inner tensions helped make them even greater, how a first-time director/superfan pulled off this film, Townshend's use of alienation & enlightenment through his interviews, Zeppelin vs. Who, being stuck at midnight movie

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'VOX LUX' w/ Logan Lynn

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2024/02/29

This week, we talk to indie pop dance legend and Kill Rock Stars recording artist, Logan Lynn, who picked the extremely intense music narrative film, Vox Lux, to discuss.We discussed the realities and tropes of music films, Lynn’s early years as a teenager on a major label, the lack of protection for young artists within creative industries, addressing addiction and trauma in your art, the notion of selling out, backstage rituals, making fun of ‘The Devil’, the Swedish Pop Mafia, how music gets

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53:59

Pt. 2: 'DEVO: THE MEN WHO MAKE THE MUSIC' w/ Dave Markey

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2024/02/22

This week we present Pt. 2 of our discussionwith filmmaker, musician, and photographer DAVE MARKEY (‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’, ‘Lovedolls Superstar,’ Painted Willie on SST records) about the ‘change of our lives forever’ videotape for both of us: DEVO’s ‘The Men Who Make The Music.’We continue our talk about the videos on the VHS cassette, early Hardcore Devo recordings, Devo cover bands, the magic of drummer Alan Myers, Dave’s work with Nirvana, Kurt Cobian’s love for Devo, Spazz Attack, the L.A

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59:32

'DEVO: THE MEN WHO MAKE THE MUSIC' w/ Dave Markey (Pt...

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2024/02/15

This week, we present the first of our two-part episodewith filmmaker, musician, and photographerDAVE MARKEY(‘1991: The Year Punk Broke,' ‘Lovedolls Superstar,’ Painted Willie on SST records) about 'the change our lives forever' videotape for both of us: DEVO’s ‘The Men Who Make The Music.’We discuss how Devo has been the most influential influence on our life and creative work, getting picked on for liking DEVO and pushing back, Neil Young working with the band, the proper way to say Boojie Boy,

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BONUS REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE EPISODE

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2024/02/12

Hello everyone…we recorded a special episode of Coffee With Krummenacher about Victor’s times and friendship with Mojo Nixon. We discuss what it was like being on the road when Mojo was opening for Victor's band Camper Van Beethoven, making split flexi-discs and doing inspired photo shoots together, Mojo and Camper playing The Filmmore together, taking mushrooms and long nights with the man, piss-filled cereal bowls, Mojo’s sweet shamanistic outlook on life, living an authentic life, Mojo’s Camper

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'ATHENS, GA. : INSIDE/OUT' w/ Vanessa Briscoe Hay

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2024/02/08

This week, we talked toVanessa Briscoe HayofPylon&PRS (Pylon Reenactment Society), who chose the filmATHENS, GA: INSIDE/OUTto discuss.We also talk about her growing up in Georgia, her introduction to the Athens music scene, auditioning for Pylon, how the band initially was a conceptual musical art project, how they wrote their songs and lyrics, R.E.M.'s emergence & the growth of the Athens music scene, the economics of being a musician, why bands break up, the Pylon Reenactment Society’s origin

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'GIMME SHELTER' w/ John Cameron Mitchell

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2024/02/01

This week, we talked to actor, director, writer, and musician John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Shortbus, Anthem: Homunculus) about the classic Mayles Brothers filmGimme Shelter, documenting the Stones U.S. tour and the Altamont tragedy.We also discuss John’s new upcoming series, ‘Cancelation Island,' the Stones being canceled themselves, the punk rock influence of Little Richard on the band, the backstory behind why the free concert really happened, Jagger & Bowie as the aristocrats

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1:22:41

NIRVANA: LIVE! TONIGHT! SOLD OUT!! w/ Gary Jarman...

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2024/01/25

This week, we talk to Gary Jarman of the UK band The Cribs, who chose a film so close to his (and his brother’s) heart, NIRVANA LIVE! TONIGHT! SOLD OUT! We discussed the massive influence this VHS tape had on the Jarman family and their future in rock, from their decision not to play encores to their affinity for putting noise into their melodies.We also discuss what it was like to come from such a small town where they had never seen anything on a punk level before, the concept of selling out,

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REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE LIVE w/ Peter Buck of R.E.M.

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2024/01/18

This week’s episode was recorded in front of live audience on Dec. 5th, 2023, at Cinema 21 in Portland, Oregon.Peter Buck of R.E.M. joined us to discuss the documentary R.E.M. by MTV, his early years devouring music, moving to Athens, his first impressions of his bandmates, the surprises of seeing Michael grow as a performer, their relationship with the press, answering fan mail (including Chris reading a letter written to the band in 1984), what influenced songs like Harbourcoat, Michael’s approach

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AMERICAN POP w/ Jack Perez

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2024/01/11

This week, we talked to film director Jack Perez (Some Guy Who Kills People, La Cucaracha), who picked Ralph Bakshi’s intense animated music-stuffed drama ‘American Pop’ to discuss.Jack also discusses working with cult icons Barry Boswich (Rocky Horror Picture Show) & Karen Black (Nashville, Five Easy Pieces), how this film affected him as a 15-year-old moviegoer, how this might be the most ambitious music film of all time & what songs just…well…suck in it.So take a druggy trip through the

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SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS w/ Camilla Aisa

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2024/01/04

This week we talked to UK music scribe Camilla Aisa (Shindig, Rock Collector) about the 2020 music documentary ‘Sisters With Transitors.’ We discuss how 2 seconds of a Suzanne Ciani composition might be one of the most perfect pieces of music of all time, pop thievery vs. true innovators, music that can transform your life, and Camilla’s dissertation on the garage/psych music scenes of the Pacific NW.So, let’s pull some wires and turn the dial as we discuss one of the greatest music documentaries of

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1:00:10

THE MUSIC VIDEOS OF DURAN DURAN w/ Annie Zaleski

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2023/12/28

ANNIE ZALESKI:This week, we talked to the author Annie Zaleski (‘Duran Duran: Rio’ for the 33 1/3 music book series) about the music video spectacles of Duran Duran.We discuss their humble, low-budget beginnings, whether the band’s good looks help or hinder them, why the director of ‘Highlander’ ended up their visual guru & Annie doubles down on the idea that the band is more of a gothic art band than you could ever imagine.So, pull up the collar on your favorite tailored jacket as we dive deep into

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1:04:59

RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS STORY w/ Cheryl...

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2023/12/21

CHERYL PAWELSKI:This week, we talked to multiple Grammy Winner Cheryl Pawelski (Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos; Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Deluxe, Omnivore Records) about Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story.Besides her stories of working with Stax and their artists, we discuss Motown vs. Stax, getting grown-up ears, the magic of demo versions, and how often chance meetings end up creating the greatest musical legacies. So, get ready to hop the fence and do the funky chicken

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