REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

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.

  1. 1d ago

    ENCORE PRESENTATION: "VOX LUX" by Logan Lynn

    Hey everyone...welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! I love this episode because my initial experience of seeing this upsetting, darkly funny film (by the director of The Brutalist) was completely thrown overboard due to my guest Logan Lynn's harmful experience within the music industry when he was younger (which is the subject of his new documentary, The Pain And The Power). A fantastic discussion on a polarizing film that's a hard watch, but never leaves you. (Episode 25 originally aired on Feb 29th 2024). ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: 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 taken out of context, whether or not Natalie Portman a convincing pop icon in the movie and so much more. So get ready to dance through the pain on this week’s Revolutions Per Movie. Logan Lynn: https://loganlynnmusic.com/ youtube.com/watch?v=M3Rkoe_UlR4 REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 6d ago

    "THE UV RACE: AUTONOMY AND DELIBERATION" w/ Evan Minsker

    My guest this week is Evan Minsker (Critic/Journalist for Pitchfork & the heart behind the amazing punk newsletter See/Saw) who (...wait for it...) picked a very punk film: Autonomy And Deliberation, by a very Australian AND very punk band The UV Race. And although it has never been publicly released, the director and the band let us watch it so we can discuss it for you! Got it yet?!?!? We talk about why the finished film never reached eyes outside of a few friends in Australia, Evan’s early punk rock roots, the fear of being reviewed on Pitchfork, not being able to get into the venue to see Fugazi and Scratch Acid (so you listen to them outside), the amazing punk scenes and punk labels happening all around the world right now, alternative DIY spaces, being the oldest person at the show (at age 27), Turnstile, how The UV Race has no wikipedia page/follows no one back on social media/embraces broken web links, the poetry of front man Marcus, the mystery surrounding the director Johann Rashid and his film inluences as a child which influenced his filmmaking, Courtney Barnett, the self-depricating tone of the film, the cameos from members of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Dick Diver & Total Control, the soundtrack for the unreleased film, blowing the band money at the Greyhound Track, how the structure of the film is bascially The Blues Brothers ("I’ve got to get the band back together"), how the film is built upon the band’s inner workings/language and sense of humor, Marcus' other band Hot Tubs Time Machine, their also unseen Sci-Fi followup: THE UV RACE DISGRACE SPACE, and we pitch a new film to complete their filmic trilogy. EVAN MINSKER: see-saw.fun THE UV RACE:  intheredrecords.com/collections/the-uv-race/products/autonomy-deliberation REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Aug 16

    EXPLORING THE AXIS: THE ORAL HISTORY OF FRONTIER RECORDS with Lisa Fancher, Chapter 3: FLP1001: Flyboys S/T 12” EP (A Patreon Complete Club Exclusive)

    Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of Revolutions Per Movie.  Thank you for supporting what we’re doing…it means a lot. We were in the process of releasing our recent conversation about John Curry and his band Flyboys this week when we heard from Lisa Fancher about his passing. So we've decided to make this episode of EXPLORING THE AXIS: THE ORAL HISTORY OF FRONTIER RECORDS w/ Lisa Fancher available to everyone. Much love to John, his family, and his bandmates. SHOW NOTES: Welcome to Chapter 3 of Exploring the Axis, where we freak out about the genesis of Lisa’s first vinyl release for Frontier Records, the iconic Flyboys S/T 12” EP, an incredible pinnacle of L.A. power-pop-driven punk/garage songwriting. We discuss why the timing was right to release her first record, what the label was originally going to be called, how she first met Flyboys by interviewing them in her parent's living room, why Flyboys won’t let their debut 7” be re-issued, how their 2nd 7” Crayon World is considered a classic of the era & how the sleeves came back in the wrong size, telling Slash to f**k off, why the look of Flyboys was different than other bands in the scene, the long journey to get the S/T EP recorded, recording at Leon Russell’s recording studio, Disneyland vs. hardcore punk, starting to think about putting out a Circle Jerks LP, JFA covering the Flyboys without credit and more! The Complete Flyboys: frontierrecords-flyboys.bandcamp.com/album/the-complete-flyboys-1978-1980 CHAKI: chaki.bandcamp.com REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 147 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Aug 13

    "WE ARE TWISTED F***ING SISTER!" w/ Tony Rettman

    My guest this week is Tony Rettman (author of the books NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990; Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History & Why Be Something That You're Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985), who chose to discuss the incredible music doc We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!  We talk about the NYC hardcore scene, suburban NJ wise-ass punk bands, the letter that Henry Rollins wrote about how "soft" the NYC scene was, what the rest of the country thought of NYHC, LARPing it for hardcore punk, City Gardens, the mindset of Twisted Sister living in Long Island, playing Black Sabbath records at 45RPM, the metal scene creeping into the punk scene, how we both initially heard about Twisted Sister, the band's iconic independent label 7" releases, Lemmy of Motörhead coming to the band's rescue, the band's fanatical fan base, New York Dolls, The Sweet Jane Drink Until You Puke Gong Show, Dee Snyder being an outsider in his own band, The Dictators, headlining The Palladium without any record released or radio airplay, Poison Idea, bands playing amusement parks, the Twisted Sister hotline, zine culture, punk advertising and Tony cracking Long Island (where he once lived and will never return) by watching this documentary!  TONY RETTMAN: rettman.substack.com/ @no.idols.hc REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Aug 11

    ENCORE PRESENTATION: RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS STORY w/ Cheryl Pawelski

    Welcome to an ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vaults. ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: 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 on this week’s Revolutions Per Movie. (Episode 15 originally aired on Dec 21st 2023). Cheryl Pawelski: https://cherylpawelski.com/portfolio/vince-guaraldi-complete-warner-bros/ https://omnivorerecordings.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Aug 6

    "THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS" w/ Josh Kantor

    My guest this week is Josh Kantor (Organist for The Boston Red Sox; keyboardists w/ The Dream Syndicate, The Split Squad & The Baseball Project), who picked the Stevie Wonder LP, film score and theatrical film, The Secret Life Of Plants. We discuss Josh playing with Mavis Staples and Peter Buck, his mentorship from the legendary Clem Burke and playing in a band with him, the influence of Nancy Faust (the White Sox organist) on him, transforming the endless musical requests he gets while playing organ at the ball park (ranging from Black Sabbath to Maceo Parker), our experiences as children with Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through "The Secret Life Of Plants" double lp, the strange tale of how this film and album got made, albums made specifically for plants, the head-scratching un-released sequel to the book The Secret Life Of Plants, how the film's director (Walon Green) also wrote the screenplays for Sorcerer & The Wild Bunch and created the freaky tunnel scene in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, how the film's producer would describe the film to Stevie Wonder as he created the soundtrack, how this was the first time sampling was used on a commercial recording, using animals sounds throughout the record, the floral-scented first pressing of the LP, screaming vegetables and boiling shrimp experiments shown in the film, how the real science in the film gets dwarfed by pseudo science, Josh's high school recording of "Come Back As A Flower", the incredible trilogy of Stevie Wonder songs at the end of the film, how and why the LP and tour flopped on its intial release, the shock of Stevie Wonder showing up within the actual film and more! SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2aAd5gXixY JOSH KANTOR: https://www.instagram.com/jtkantor REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Jul 30

    REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE LIVE: THE MUSIC FILMS OF SLOAN w/ Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy (recorded live at Paradise Theatre, Toronto)

    This week, we present to you the recording of the sold-out show of Revolutions Per Movie Live w/ Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy of Sloan (Recorded Live at Paradise Theatre in Toronto on March 22nd 2026)! Enjoy as we leap through the incredible 35-year history of Sloan's music videos, from their first indie video for "Underwhelmed", to their series of movie trailers for their latest LP, Based On The Best Seller.  We also discuss Sloan Easter Eggs, the cinematic themes baked into many of the band's lyrics with nods to Cleopatra & Altered States, shooting in your parents' basement, Friday Night Videos, their tributes to Privilege & Easy Rider, acting in the film Childstar with Eric Stoltz, Chris teaching the actors from Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World how to mimic playing instruments, why they made a Medford, Oregon mockumentary trilogy, and much more about the why, how, ups, downs, hiccups, laughs and joy of experiencing the greatness of Sloan! SLOAN: sloanmusic.com REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Jul 28

    ENCORE PRESENTATION: 'MINUTEMEN: WE JAM ECONO' w/ Nick Aguilar

    For this week's Encore Presentation of Revolutions Per Movie, I bring you my 4th episode ever (just listen to my youthful, nervous voice doing the intro here...ha!). I was fortunate enough to discuss one of my favorite music films about one of my favorite bands with one of my favorite people, Nick Agular (Frankie And The Witch Fingers, Mike Watt). Enjoy! (Episode 4 originally aired on Oct 5th 2023). ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: This week, we talked to musician Nick Aguilar, who chose the documentary film “We Jam Econo,” which focused on the legendary punk band The Minutemen. Since Nick has performed and toured with The Minutemen’s Mike Watt, he has excellent insight into the world of the LA punk rock scene, SST records, growing up in San Pedro, and, of course, being in the van with the legend that is Mike Watt. So, fellow corndogs, get in and let’s mersh out about The Minutemen and “we Jam Econo” on this episode of Revolutions Per Movie. Nick Aguilar: www.instagram.com/nickguyone/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: 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. Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! PATREON: The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War & What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated! TIP JAR: ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovie SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com  ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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