REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

Robert Pollard: "Richard Davies is one of the last great songwriters on planet Earth."

Alright…this is a big one for me, as one of my long-time musical heroes, Richard Davies of The Moles & Cardinal, joins me on this week's episode to let me discuss his body of work as well as his music film pick, The Wrecking Crew!!!!

We discuss why no two of his albums are the same (down to multiple re-issues of the same album, with different versions of the songs!), coming from Wales to Australia to form The Moles, their John Peel session, pulling stressed out bagpipe players and unknown trumpet players into his recordings, how writing lyrics got easier for him as he got older, both of us writing original songs for Robert Pollard (Richard with Cosmos and myself with The Takeovers), how the album Instinct was about being alone and afraid in NYC, working with Poison Idea’s Slayer Hippie and Heatmiser’s Tony Lash on the Cardinal record, being inspired by Ban Roll-on jingles of the 60s, The Beatles' Christmas flexidisc, the majesty of Flying Nun bands, Brian Wilson’s experiences with The Wrecking Crew, the hell or high water attitude of Richard's songwriting, our situations of being courted iin the 90s and the sinister vibe in it, T. Rex and Flo & Eddie’s backing vocals, the professionalism and experimentaliism of The Wrecking Crew and how they played on The Byrds' Mr. Tamboruine Man, Carole Kaye’s bass and the freedom in her bass playing, Cher and more!

THE MOLES:
firerecords.com/artists/the-moles

RICHARD DAVIES:
firerecords.com/artists/richard-davies

rockathonrecords.com/misc-cdslps

REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:
Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guide d 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

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Welcome to an ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vaults.

There may have been no more cut-through-the-bullshit guest than Perla Batalla!!! Getting to discuss her legacy as well as her lovely creative partnership with Leonard Cohen was sparky as hell...and I loved her critical eye and honesty on a film she's a part of (LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN). Anyone who is critical of U2's awkward performance in this film with Leonard is always going to be a lifelong friend of mine! Perla forever!!!

(Episode 86 originally aired on April 24th, 2025).

ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES:
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and collaborator with LEONARD COHEN, PERLA BATALLA, who discusses her good friend/creative muse and her thoughts on the film 'LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN.'

We discuss Perla’s childhood and escape from her family into a life in music, her Mom’s record store, working for T.V. legend Norman Lear documenting The Jeffersons & One Day At A Time, her surprisingly frantic introduction to Leonard Cohen’s music and the man himself, musician Julie Christensen, working with Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright & Beth Orton, being fired from the rock n’ roll world, how Leonard’s lyrics cracked Perla open emotionally, the pressures of being Leonard Cohen and what audiences expected from him, being a superstar in Europe, his album The Future, Cohen’s work discipline, the flexibilty of Cohen’s work leading artistic interruptations by others, how the concerts for Leonard Cohen came about through legendary producer Hal Wilner, why Leonard did not want to be in the film, the emotions of touring, how Perla worked her magic to get certain songs in the concert, why U2 is so prominent in the film even thought they were not in the concert itself, the problems we both have with this film, how the hell did Mel Gibson become a produer on the film, Laurie Anderson being involved in the prerfomrances originally, Leonard writing songs critizing his record company and more...

So join us for a very insightful look into the depths of Cohen's life and music on this week's Revolutions Per Movie!

PERLA BATALLA: https://perla.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.

My guest this week is Mike Sacks (NY Times bestselling author and creator of weirdo audio projects featuring Jon Hamm, John Waters, Bob Odenkirk, and Laraine Newman) who picked Jesus Christ Superstar!

We also talk about misremembering scenes from movies we watched as kids, trucker films of the 70s, Paul Williams, Mike's novelizations of "movies" such as the grunge classic Slouchers, working on his audio novelization of Stinker Lets Loose with Jon Hamm, our mutual obsession with Chris Elliott (PLUS Mike gives us a world premiere scoop on the plot of his new audio project with Mr. Elliott!), Bad Ronald, why Bob Odenkirk sent my video store Mr. Show VHS tapes, how we each discovered Jesus Chris Superstar, seeing the Afghan Whigs perform "39 Lashes" as their opening number in the early 90s, how Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice couldn't get the funding to stage JCS, Mike renting the film and why he hid it from his parents, Carl Anderson's haunting performance as Judas, the polarizing performance by Ted Neely as Jesus, the newer documentary Superstars, Bee Gees and their collaborations with Yvonne Elliman, and Mike lays a bunch of knowledge and myths about JCS from his proposed 33 1/3 book on the musicial!

MIKE SACKS:
mikesacks.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.

My guest this week is Emil Amos (musician: Grails, Holy Sons, Om, Jandek & podcast: Drifter's Sympathy) who surprised me by picking the Paul Simon narrative film One Trick Pony (which also features the mind-bending acting debut of Lou Reed).

We also discuss the naivety of thinking certain artists were bigger culturally than they were, Lou Barlow 7"s and Guided By Voices, how Emil goes about creating his vast & epic podcast, Emil's gateway into the world of soundtracks, Sam Coomes of Quasi being an employee at my video store, Flower Travelin' Band, the experiences of Emil performing with Jandek, Dexter Romweber, Wolf Eyes, cheap guitar powers, how One Trick Pony is a surprising look at Paul Simon feeling out of step with the times, The B-52s performing Rock Lobster in the film, films set in late 70s New York, Street Hassle & Bruce Springsteen, labels wanting to mold you into something you're not, the flex of casting Lou Reed to play a producer who is asking Paul Simon make a more commercial album, the Siskel & Ebert's review of the film and much more!

EMIL AMOS:
holysons.com
drifterssympathy.com

REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:
Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guide d 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.

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.