REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

My guest this week is filmmaker Penny Lane, who joins me to discuss a trio of fantastic documentaries she has made — Hail Satan? , Listening To Kenny G & Happy And You Know It . We discuss the incredible tale of The Satan’s Temple going up against the government for equal religious freedoms, gaining the trust of your subjects, why she zeroed in on choosing the subject of Kenny G and his music,...

My guest this week is Steve Young (writer for Late Show w/ David Letterman & The Simpsons ; co-author of Everything's Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age Of Industrial Musicals & the star of the Bathtubs Over Broadway documentary). We discuss Steve’s iconic work writing for David Letterman (including producing the opening monologues for 11 years) and how it led him on a life-long journe...

Welcome to this ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vaults. Today, we pay tribute to filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, who sadly passed away recently, with this incredible discussion about the film he co-directed, LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL, with his co-director Andy Brown & Aquarium Drunkard's Jason P. Woodbury. Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing or w...

For this week's Encore Presentation of Revolutions Per Movie, I bring you an incredible discussion with Mark Webber of Pulp , where we discussed everything from Mark's unique path into the band (tin foil, anyone?) and how we can never escape the mighty imprint of The Velvet Underground . Enjoy! (Episode 80 originally aired on March 13th, 2025). ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: This week, we are joined by PULP...

My Mom passed away this week, so I will be taking a few weeks off to take care of some family matters. I hope you enjoy this tribute to my Mom, and I will be back soon. Thanks everyone, Chris Slusarenko, Revolutions Per Movie Kay Slusarenko: "I’m asked sometimes why I do installations - why I make art based on the aesthetic experience which in the end cannot be fully described, depicted, recorded...

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 inc...

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 ra...

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 (wh...

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 writin...

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 inc...

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 t...

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...

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  a...

This week we are joined by narrative film director Chandler Levac k 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,...

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...

This week, I'm joined by J ohn 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 the...

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 di...

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...

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...

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 musi...

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...

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...

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, Chr...

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...

This week, I’m joined by actor, author, magician, mentalist, and songwriter  Rob Zabrecky  ( Zabrecky ,  Possum Dixon  & author of  Strange Cures ), who chose to discuss a music TV series close to both of our hearts:  NEW WAVE THEATER .   We also talk about the fantastical stories from Rob's life including his F.B.I. impersonating Uncle and convincing&nb...