REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE ENCORE PRESENTATION: 'DEPECHE MODE 101' w/ Peaches Christ
Welcome to our bi-monthly ENCORE PRESENTATION of classic REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE episodes from the vault! This was from our...cough...50th episode...which was a big deal for me (and still is now as I near 150 episodes on the main feed and another exclusive RPM 114 episodes over on my Patreon). To have the one and only PEACHES CHRIST come crashing through with a film that only they could have brought to the table with such emotion, love, knowledge, and humor...I'm eternally grateful! Peaches forever!!!
(Episode 50 originally aired on August 22nd, 2024).
ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES:
For our 50th episode, we talk to the legend PEACHES CHRIST about one of her favorite music documentaries, D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus’ DEPECHE MODE 101. We discuss why this film became Pennebaker’s favorite film (over his films about Dylan & Bowie) and why the film director wasn’t a fan when he first started the project, Peaches discovery and obsession with the VHS tape of this doc, how even though Depeche Mode were straight they loved their queer fans, how the band grew into a global sensation, the choices of editing in the film, how the filim was the precusor to MTV’s The Real World & Road Rules, the time Peaches set the stage of her celebration of the film CARRIE on fire, John Waters & Mink Stole, youthful indescretions, the legendary film series MIDNIGHT MASS which includes drag queen rollerderbies and free lap dances with each tub of popcorn purchased, early Halloween productions in the woods, dealing with Russ Meyer, The Cockettes, the boredom and nerves of waiting to go onstage, how different the era was for the the kids in the film and how different it would be made today, the pressure of Depeche Mode playing the rose bowl, nerds as rock icon, Wax Trax Records, trying to upset your parents through your music tastes, when people who are mean to you start loving your favorite bands, Dave Gahan’s stage presence, Freddie Mercury, Peaches’ regrets with Depeche Mode and the band’s crossover into the masses, waiting in line to get concert tickets in a mall, Robert Smith Vs. Ticketmaster, what the fans felt as Alan left Depeche Mode, the grind of band interviews, and Chris discusses the early days of his video store and the search for cult film obscurities.
So let’s watch the curtain drop to reveal the band on this week’s Revolutions Per Movie!!!
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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.
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