A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll

Warning: Tons of F-Bombs from your host in this one.

Julie Roberts & Justine Bateman portrayed members of band managed by Liam Neeson, along with Britta Phillips at the tail end of her tenure as the lead vocalist of TV's "Jem & The Holograms" (which I think merits its own episode, soon). Meanwhile, the Go-Go's get together in the late 70s L.A. punk scene, tour the UK, come home, get signed and through touring with The Police and getting on MTV, they become huge 80s megastars and inspirations to a kajillion young women and girls of that era. I draw from B&W punk zines, Belinda's memoirs, 1 of 2 documentaries and real time recordings of me and some pals watching "Satisfaction" a year and a half ago that I'd be saving for this episode. Because damn it, that f**king movie is impossible for me to find anywhere now, so I knew I wouldn't get a second chance to react to it or explain it.

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https://archive.org/details/music-connection-vol-4-issue-21/page/n9/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/lipsunsealedmemo0000carl/page/n7/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/SmashItUp-81-09/page/n9/mode/2up?q=go-go

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Hoo boy! This one has it all, folks. More tales from the early tours, the move from Sun records to RCA, the first appearances in Vegas and Hollywood, Priscilla Presley Bingo, Penn and Teller, multiple head traumas and multiple overdoses, not to mention a whole load of douchebag journalists straight up telling Elvis he sucks and that American teenagers that like him "need a good hard slap across the mouth."

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https://archive.org/details/elvisme00pres

https://archive.org/details/elviswhathappene00dunl/page/8/mode/2up

https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/pain/other/brain-injury/elvis-presley-head-trauma-autoimmunity-pain-early-death

This round will contain less info about the film, and has no mentions of Robert Goulet, I promise. But it IS all about the usual things you discuss when it comes to THE KING. Stuff you just can't avoid when bringing up Elvis Aron Presley: Bloom County, Charles Bronson, 'lectric guitar pickups, Corey Feldman, Johnny Cash, electro shock therapy, 16 year old Priscilla, Sam Phillips, and the case for Colonel Tom Parker being a paranoid psychopath who never let Elvis tour Europe because he was still wanted for the murder of a young shopkeeper in his tiny Dutch hometown.

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Some references used:

https://archive.org/details/samphillipsmanwh0000gura_s4t0

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/colonel-parker-managed-elvis-career-but-was-he-a-killer-on-the-lam-108042206/

https://archive.org/details/elvisme00pres

https://archive.org/details/coloneltruestory0000nash/page/n1/mode/2up

Jackie, Brian, Dan and I are back to carry you on thru the end of "Metal Lords" like the ferryman over the river Styx (not the band). Arrive with coins over your eyes and be prepared for more Thrash Metal history, more jokes and hijinks with the gang and be prepared to learn the magical connection between this movie, Game of Thrones and Stephen King.

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It's a bizness casual episode! Dan, Brian, Jackie and I watch this delightful coming of age drama together and geek out over metal minutiae. There's a decent amount of pausing the show to yell about things, which will continue in the next installment(s) I'm sure.

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Hot on the heels of Halloween, John Carpenter lovingly crafted this tribute to The King and established his long-term friendship with Kurt Russell. Let's talk about Scotty Moore, Robert Goulet, Merle Kilgore, Lester Bangs, Public Enemy, Living Colour, Sam Phillips, Dick Clark and oh yes, ELVIS ARON PRESLEY. To me, yes he is The King. But so are LIttle Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lemmy Kilmister and Chuck Berry. So these Elvis episodes will neither be a deconstruction nor a glorification.

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https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/08/21/emergency-mythmaking-john-carpenters-elvis

https://archive.org/details/MusicWorldNo.6Oct.151957/page/n3/mode/2up

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This movie is very special to me and so are the songs on the soundtrack. I hope you like this episode, much of it recorded months ago. There will be at least one or two more coming soon.

It's funny, because my original intent was to publish a multi-hour episode on "Eddie &..." with a brief mention of "Streets of Fire" at the end, since Michael Pare stars in both films. But S.o.F. ended up being a whole big thing of its own on the last 2 episodes and now I'm finally releasing the "Eddie" stuff in small bits to make it feel like less of a heavy lift, due to so many moving parts in my approach to this film and the source material. I really appreciate you listening, especially if you're new to the series! Next episode will delve deeper into the experience of filming and the reception of the music and rock journo douche-chill-invoking comparisons to "The Boss". I'm gonna get a lot more cranky on that one ;) Buy the original novel because it is good, if you're bad.

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Building on the last episode and doubling down on the dosage! If you already listened to part 1, you know what you're in for.

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https://archive.org/details/ForgetIt71982

Neverland

Dance of the Vampires Jim Steinman Pandora's Box

The Blasters: A History of American Music

https://www.vulture.com/article/streets-of-fire-jim-steinman-music.html

Steinman and Sisters of Mercy by Trash Theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Fire#Road_to_Hell

The Sequel (while the link still works)

Welcome to part 1 of a look at "Streets of Fire" featuring background on The Blasters and Jim Steinman. Lots more on the way, but I wanted to pop a new hour out instead of waiting to finish a larger episode.

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Neverland

Dance of the Vampires Jim Steinman Pandora's Box

The Blasters: A History of American Music

https://www.vulture.com/article/streets-of-fire-jim-steinman-music.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb3alPShWQU

Sid. Nance. Cox. Others. I kept most of the talk focused on what happened with the Sex Pistols during the Sid Vicious era and what happened to Sid and Nancy after the breakup of the band. Lots of different perspectives on what went down at The Chelsea Hotel. Not a load of background on the making of the film this time, you can buy the Criterion edition for that. I just decided to react in real time to what was taking place on screen. I go from a few righteous exclamations of, "Good one, Sid!" to exasperated to repulsed to tearful, while dovetailing back to the history of the people involved.

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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x800y4s

https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Sid-and-Nancy/140820 https://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Criterion-Collection-Gary-Oldman/dp/B071HV6CPQ

https://archive.org/details/knee_deep_in_shit_3_4_6/page/n1/mode/2up

https://archive.org/details/jamming_7/page/n9/mode/2up?q=Sid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7QBlDAT1oY

https://archive.org/details/sidnancylovekill00coxa/page/n3/mode/2up

https://www.loudersound.com/features/sid-vicious-nancy-spungen-alex-cox-film-gary-oldman-chloe-webb-courtney-love-guns-n-roses