01/18/2008
You're Gonna Freak Out in Frank Zappa's "200 Motels"
200 Motels is an absurd psychedelic comedy featuring the music of Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra based on an album of the same name. The movie is about the bands experiences on the road and of course spoo ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/18/2008 10:05 AM EST in 70's Rock, Movie Music | Permalink
01/10/2008
They Are Perfect, No One Gets Them and They Don't Put Out: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains!
What??!!? Sixteen year old Diane Lane as Corinne "Third-Degree" Burns, a troubled girl who teams up with her friend played by Laura Dern to start a punk band? Cameo appearances from The Sex Pistols, The Clash and Fee Waybill of the Tubes? Ya got ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/10/2008 9:15 AM EST in 80's Punk, Movie Music | Permalink
11/21/2007
Living in the Shade of a Video Arcade: The Beepers Vs. Ronnie Jones
No one really records songs dedicated to emerging mediums anymore. However in the early 80's, the video game medium was exploding and two artists jumped at the chance to pay it a pop homage. So...shall. we. play. a. game? The 1983 movie Warga ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/21/2007 10:26 AM EST in Electronic, 80's Pop, Movie Music | Permalink
11/19/2007
King of the Divan: Plastic Bertrand's "Ca Plane Pour Moi"
"Ça Plane Pour Moi" is an irresistible New-Wave gem from Belgian singer Plastic Bertrand. It was originally recorded by UK singer Elton Motello, as a gay punk anthem, entitled "Jet Boy, Jet Girl", and both versions use the same backing track. H ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/19/2007 5:34 PM EST in New-Wave, Movie Music | Permalink
11/15/2007
Finally, A Mockumentary on Jam Bands: Hey Man, You Going To Burning Man?
There have been mockumentaries about Metal bands, Hip-Hop groups and even Folk acts. Now it's time for the Jam Band culture to get their overdue satirical homage. National Lampoon's Electric Apricot is the story of a jam band trying to make it's ...
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