I liked both "The Runaways" and that movie about the Germs.  I also liked "Velvet Goldmine" and "Almost Famous."  I also love the greatest fictional band movie of them all, "This is Spinal Tap."  The only really bad fictional band band movie I can think of is "Rock Star."  it takes place here in Pittsburgh, but that doesn't make it any better.  

Off topic:  As for "Heaven's Gate," visually it's a stunning movie.  As far as the story and the characters go, it left something to be desired.

BTW, has anyone here heard about a movie that's coming out next year about CBGB?  I'm friends with Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys on facebook (I am such a shameless name dropper), and he plays a cab driver who hates punk rock.  

dave said:

Funny coincidence, alright. I was just searchin' for Dana's Page, but I couldn't help myself, mwahahahaaaa!

While I agree with, well, all of Dana's criticisms, your points are right on target. It's the director who makes or breaks it, as long as the script and acting are solid. Best of luck to 'em.

(Off-topic: I've never seen Heaven's Gate, I've been told that it holds up better now-days)

Weird, just the other day, I was thinkin' about those Germs and Runaways movies that disappeared w/o a trace. And there was that Joan Jett/Michael Fox thing...

Do you have any fictional rock films that work?

Funny coincidence, alright. I was just searchin' for Dana's Page, but I couldn't help myself, mwahahahaaaa!

While I agree with, well, all of Dana's criticisms, your points are right on target. It's the director who makes or breaks it, as long as the script and acting are solid. Best of luck to 'em.

(Off-topic: I've never seen Heaven's Gate, I've been told that it holds up better now-days)

Weird, just the other day, I was thinkin' about those Germs and Runaways movies that disappeared w/o a trace. And there was that Joan Jett/Michael Fox thing...

Do you have any fictional rock films that work?

All I'm going to say is that David Chase is directing this movie, and it's based on his own story (He played in a garage band that literally never left the garage when he was a kid), so if you don't like it, he's the man to direct your rage at.  Yeah, I know Little Steven is heavily involved in this, but the director is the one who really makes the movie work, or not work for that matter (I just hope it doesn't turn into a Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" disaster).  As for Dana, he gets angry about other things.  It's probably just his nature. 

Funny you should respond to this, because this movie will be released on Dec. 21.  I was thinking about mentioning this, but I decided to wait until it came out to see if it gets any response around here.  It was screened at a film festival in NYC to mixed reviews, so I'm not expecting overwhelming critical praise, nor do I expect this to be a huge box office hit.  Believe it or not, I mainly want to see it because of Chase, since I'm a big "Sopranos" fan.

dave said:

Oww! Tell it like it is!

Dana V. Hatch said:

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

Oww! Tell it like it is!

Dana V. Hatch said:

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

Before the likes of Hendrix, Cream, Deep Purple etc, exactly How hard, heavy, dirty, trashy, raucous, screamy, aggressive, or dark, did stuff get?

I've got plenty of wild tracks, but was just wondering how far the limits were pushed, or if there's any gems i've missed!

The music Business doesn't particulary like anything to be desperately dangerous. Popular taste is, ultimately, very conventional. And if you don't slot into that category, then you will find it fairly hard to survive in the music business.

- Geoffrey Haslam, producer, the MC5's High Time

Hey,

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Whew, wotta song quote!!

Good post. What else can I add?

It's horrible. But , the first thing that came to mind , when I heard the news about Clapton's Son (Besides , what kind of person leaves the window wide open in an apartment building when there's a small child around?) was (Set to the tune of "Badge " by Cream) -

"I Told You Not To Walk To Close To The Ledge.....". It came to me in an instant. And I THOUGHT , OH , GOD , I COULD NEVER USE IT......BUT....YOU asked for it.

Losing a child , though , makes people like this seem that much more human. It made Robert Plant seem human , but , he did'nt do a top selling, award winning album and video of dull remakes of his old songs (That would be Plant and Page , MANY years later.) to "Mourn". Jerry Lee lost TWO sons. In a life and career that reeked of sensationalism , no attempt was made to sensationalize these tragedies. The Killer already thought God and the world were against him , anyway. Roy Orbison lost , what , two, three children ? , and he seemed like the nicest guy in the world. You can't dumb down a tragedy like Clapton losing a son , even if you don't care for him. But ,  I think his response was all wrong , even if it's not my place to say.

P.S. McCartney put out his last ass- whompin' Rock'n'Roll album shortly after Linda died. I'm sure most "Fans"wanted weepy love songs , but, he'd already done that. Instead , he let his anger collide with his sadness (If you've been thru this , and most of us have , loss brings with it MANY conlicting emotions.), and made a Rock'n'Roll record ("Run , Devil , Run") so shit - hot , many of his fans HATED it. THAT made Sir Macca seem that much more human to me.
 
dave said:

Oh, come on, John (wheedle), do please tell us, hanh? 

[elbows John]

We all know the poison that is MTV. We would only be affected if we had the stupidity to watch MTV. The video keeps good honest film makers in business. Without them would Gilliam, the Coen Brothers etc be able to further the beauty they give? If you look, even in the early days, television brought the music to the kids. Video's on the whole are shite, but if it delivers  good music to the masses.... I'm all for'em! A perfect example below. Beautiful and very very provocative!!!

 
dave said:

Erm, not to splash cold water onto this topic, but why do you need a video? I always think of MTV from the 80s when I hear of video-making. It's the music that grabs a music fan, yeah?

Erm, not to splash cold water onto this topic, but why do you need a video? I always think of MTV from the 80s when I hear of video-making. It's the music that grabs a music fan, yeah?

This one too, I wonder if these guys take drugs :L

Always liked this one.

+1 for Scott H. Biram & Bob Log III

One of my favorite bands in Italy: 

Sick Tamburo

Thee Cormans is a fun band with a great live show.

A band from englanshire who are undoubtedly the most mental fuckin band i've seen or heard... Lightning Bolt. check the asked drummer.

They weren't exactly masked but saw Man or Astroman in Dundee about 12 years ago and they all had tv's on their heads. Outstanding!!!

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Supersister - "Radio"
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Empire - "Hear My Voice On The Radio"
The Doors - "The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)"
The Electric Light Orchestra - "Mr. Radio"
Nikita The K - "Go Go Radio Moscow"
Mmoss - "War Sux"
Illes - "Taskaradio"
The Ways & Means - "Make The Radio A Little Louder"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Radio, Radio"
Masters Apprentices - "Turn Up Your Radio"
Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio"
Joni Mitchell - "You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio"
Warren Zevon - "Mohammed's Radio"
Black Sabbath - "Am I Going Insane (Radio)/The Writ"
Kraftwerk - "Radio Stars/Uranium"
The Loot - "Radio City"
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.....Also "Long Legged Girl" (With a Short Dress On) , by Elvis. Not only is it the closest to Garage Punk he ever got ("Never SAY YES" , A DISTANT SECOND.), BUT IT Clocks in at less than a minute and a half....And a LOT happens in that time. Probably his shortest song .

my lady threw this on a mix a few years back and it instantly became a favorite of mine. sad thing is neither her nor i have any clue who it is and its been eating me alive too long.
If you have any information on the artist and song title, please share.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w4naPlWE2I

I have just got this sent to me 5 minutes ago. Ian Mckaye from Fugazi. Fuck it, that boy can punk! Enjoy