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#3 on White Zombie (1932) AND WHITE ZOMBIE: Sean Yseult, Rob Zombie, Jay Yuenger, Ivan DePrume

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

Release Date: 01/25/2025

#3 on White Zombie (1932) AND WHITE ZOMBIE: Sean Yseult, Rob Zombie, Jay Yuenger, Ivan DePrume

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

Today is the IVAN DEPRUME INTERVIEW EPISODE! WOOOO! Also featuring more retrospective on the 1932 White Zombie film and narratives provided by Rob Zombie, Sean Yseult and Jay Yuenger from old interviews and blogs and books. The fine people at Radish Mattress and I will cover, among other topics: Ivan’s upbringing in Brooklyn, his drum heros, and how he fit into the band over the years Rebuilding the engine on the White Zombie van for their early tours The elements of his 1992 drum kit that he still owns and uses in his recent projects How his mother got to America to escape Nazi occupation...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Today is the IVAN DEPRUME INTERVIEW EPISODE! WOOOO!

Also featuring more retrospective on the 1932 White Zombie film and narratives provided by Rob Zombie, Sean Yseult and Jay Yuenger from old interviews and blogs and books. The fine people at Radish Mattress and I will cover, among other topics:

Ivan’s upbringing in Brooklyn, his drum heros, and how he fit into the band over the years
Rebuilding the engine on the White Zombie van for their early tours
The elements of his 1992 drum kit that he still owns and uses in his recent projects
How his mother got to America to escape Nazi occupation and death camps in Ukraine and Poland
The Boundless Joy album and tour last year
His best times in the gym with Rob Zombie
His impression of every White Zombie guitarist over the years
His view of Sean and Rob’s separation and how it led to the splintering of the band’s family vibe
How he ate on the first European tour after blowing all his per diem money on a bitchin pair of leather pants
The scary encounters on the road to places like revolution-wracked Yugoslavia and the Berlin Wall when it was torn down
The bogus story Rob made up about why Ivan left White Zombie and the audio of Rob making bullshit up onstage on Phil’s first night behind the kit
Ivan’s views on how to best live life and take care of the people and communities around us
My breakdown of Victor Halperin’s techniques in the film “White Zombie” and the way the movie made me feel all these years after first seeing it in 1996
An exploration of Jay Yuenger’s studio notes on “La Sexorcisto” and “Astro Creep” including the Phaser trick on “Blur the Technicolor”
A dip back into Rob Zombie’s history starting after his “PeeWee’s Playhouse” experience and the indie NYC noise band scene White Zombie was entrenched in at the time. Also his time doing layout and typesetting for little known porno mags
A wrap up of Sean Yseult’s narrative on her years in the band and the noble modesty she displays by not using it to air any dirty laundry and simply highlight all the fun times and great people she experienced when the band got big. I mean, lots of other people would make an entire book about what it was like in the 80s and 90s if they were involved romantically with Rob Zombie, Dave Wyndorf and Al Jourgensen, right? But instead you get drawings and handwritten sheet music and cool electric basses and homemade costumes and cocktail party themes.
And through it all there’s plenty of helpful input from our sponsor representative brand officer CEO of Radish Mattress/Bootleg Ayhueasca of Canton, Ohio Inc. We praise and thank them for their partnership, and all heads must bow and each tongue shall confess and every knee shall bend for Radish Mattress.