"White Zombie" (1932) & WHITE ZOMBIE | Bela Lugosi, Sean Yseult, Rob Zombie, Jay Yuenger, Ivan DePrume
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
Release Date: 10/20/2023
From the Patreon collection #4
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Bowie in ‘74 The rest of the SPIN 1995 readers poll Wanda Jackson’s book One glimpse of the Beatles 1982 Penelope Spheeris interview More Nick Tosches! Gilbert Gottfried on “Spirit in the Sky” Tom Waits recording in the early 2000s with Mark Howard Monthly exclusive Rock History bonus feed here Choose your preferred method of supporting the show for no...
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From the Patreon collection #3
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Original description for this episode: Shaboom! Two hours of hotness for you today in the wake of my recent 3-parter on The Crow via the main feed. This was a nice slice of all-over-the-place pie, as the whole Patreon endeavor will surely continue to be. So Today we gots: A quick look at a (post)90s rock book A Spin Reader’s Poll Go Head in the...
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La Bamba! (1987) #2 | Ritchie Valens & Luis Valdez
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
Today we finish up Ritchie's story with some more background on the filmmaker and the movie I've come to love even more and apparently get goddamn defensive about. Reviewing the legacy of the film via a look back with Valdez and Lou Diamond Phillips TV Tropes about "La Bamba!" My takeaways about the making of the film in 3 parts A look back at Luis Valdez's career and activism featuring a note about his cousin ("that vato?") Caesar Chavez and the work of Teatro Campesino A brief look at the historical significance of American Pauchocos with a detour into some James Ellroy because...
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From the Patreon collection #2
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Today: A return to Tosches! Checking in on the state of the Stones as they prep for a return to American crowds in '69. And an exploration of the relationship between SUN and CHESS records from 1950-1951, around the time of "Rocket 88", as well as why it's called "The first Rock n' Roll record" by some. It's really not, but the question of what actually is is kind...
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From the Patreon Collection #1
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
From time to time, I will populate the main feed with a Patreon episode that's at least a year old so casual listeners might get a taste of all the extra scholarship that does occur, but lands nowhere near a published episode: Today we have: Ed Ward, Nick Tosches, Christopher Hitchens, a bad Nine Inch Nails biography, 70s DEVO origins, and lots of guitar modulation effects. Monthly exclusive Rock History bonus feed here Choose your preferred method of supporting the show for no money or maybe some money: PayPal: Shirt designs with defeatist messaging delivered via bright colors and...
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La Bamba! (1987) | Ritchie Valens, Lou Diamond Phillips, Curt Sobel
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
I don't know how to warn you I might get a little wibbly-bibbly in the wobbles during this one. Verklempt, if you will. Similar to the way I was on the CROW episodes processing the loss of Brandon Lee all over again. Ritchie was clearly a marvel and a unique talent in ways I didn't understand until now. To be a guitar hero and a hit songwriter and a teen idol at the same time is a hurculean accomplishment for a 17-year-old kid from Pacoima, California in 1958. And I struggled a bit when jumping on the mic right after my research. This goes back to me being a little kid when I saw the film and...
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Bonus material: The Diablo Guitars Interview with lil' ol' Moi
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
I shared a link to this youtube video when it came out, but providing audio now for anyone who would like to listen. It's been a couple months, so I don't feel like this cuts into their Youtube traffic at all. And even if that was the case, I'm unsure as to whether this interview series will even continue now that Glenn himself is no longer with the brand. Enjoy! Original desc: "Long time Pacific Northwest Entertainer Jay Smith joins the cast to discuss his Podcast; A History of Rock N' Roll in Film and Rock N' Roll, as well as his ongoing music projects; Double Cross Committee and Late...
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Van Halen #6 | "Better Off Dead" (1985)
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
Hello and get ready for so much Van Halen once again! And Better Off Dead! So much good stuff that could have only happened in the 1980s converging in one place. Along with more 70s Van Halen history too, of course. We'll cover stuff like: Savage Steve Holland's real life experiences that went into his script, and later work in children's cartoons Michael Anthony's first meetup with Sammy Hagar Eddie's challenges in early life as a shy kid would couldn't speak english in America His challenges shaking off the controlling influence of David Lee Roth and Ted Templeman making "1984" the way HE...
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Van Halen #5 | "The Wild Life" (1984)
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
Next episode will feature a deep dive on "Better Off Dead" and conclude the Van Halen saga. But until then, please enjoy: A very well-rounded view of VH history by Eddie Van Halen in 1990 Sammy Hagar's arguably sketchy claims about Van Halen's numbers before and after he joined Eddie producing and promoting a band called "Private Life" who obviously did not go on to amazing things (but hey, even if you or I never heard their songs, they still accomplished more than most of us, eh?) Eve Clarke interviewing me about my "Perfect 10" VH tunes of the David Lee Roth era Sammy's tale...
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Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Michelangelo Antonioni #2 | "Zabriskie Point" (1970)
A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
Well, this was ill-advised, I now think to myself... and now you've got a big ol' buffet to keep going back to for as many trips as you'd like, and I don't know how many of you were expecting Jell-O as well as sushi after your fried green beans. But, whether you listen to it all in sequence or segments, I hope it's valuable to you! Here's a few things you will hear about during the ride: Contraptions used to make Pink Floyd songs like "One of These Days" happen and how they were calibrated The definition of scenery gorn and other tropes found in the film The Bear's emotional...
info_outlineDamn right, I'm doing my "White Zombie" episode just before Halloween! I never had too much of a plan for when I was going to produce this one, because I knew it would be another massive undertaking as well as another "way more history of the band than the movie" situation.
If this is your first episode of the show, WELCOME! I want you to know this is probably the coolest band that ever existed for me. I've been bonkers over them since my best friend Eli let me borrow his cassette of "La Sexorcisto" back in 1992. I genuinely did not understand why everyone in the universe did not love this band as much as I did from 92-98. Here's what we'll cover today:
Sean’s early years in ballet and art classes, as well as an amazing summary of her WZ career after the fact (more on her musical influence on the band next episode)
The beginning and ending of Sean’s relationship with Rob
Rob’s early entertainment influences and work on “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse”
Jay’s tales of the NYC recording of La Sexorcisto, how he managed to not starve, and Ivan De Prume getting paid fifty bucks to do a drum roll for Savatage
Bela Lugosi’s emigration from Hungary to New Orleans and up northward to Broadway, and westard to Hollywood
The horrific violence after WW1 that forced Bela out of his home country - The Red Terror vs The White Terror, 1917-1919
The many themes and tropes of the “White Zombie” film that resonated with American audiences in 1932
A 1990 interview with Rob from a black & white zine
Sean’s relationship with Al Jourgensen, and his supposed, alleged, confrontation with Rob that maybe totally might have partially happened
A 1994 guitar extravaganza featuring Jay Yuenger and John Christ of Danzig featuring my very professional voice acting
And WAY MORE of course, because you can see the running time of this thing is bloated and engorged like any decent Soul Crushing Psycho-Head Blowout in Pig Heaven should be!
And this, my friends, is only part ONE. UNO. EIN. UNE. WAHID. UNA. IKA. BIR.
Get Sean's book and other stuff here
My source for J's narrative, his old blog. Picture links currently broken as all hell
1990 Propaganda profile featuring White Zombie, Danzig, Soundgarden, Faith No More
Fun extra videos for Zombie fans!
https://archive.org/details/CnGWhiteZombieProngPrimus/CnG1.iso
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