A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll
Jay R Smith
Categorias: Cine y TV
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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 begged my dad for a cassette tape of the soundtrack, which I treasured. Rock n' Roll, baby. Rock n' roll.
It's gonna be a bit of this n' that:
- The first impressions of Ritchie by his most prominent biographer, Beverly Mendheim, while she struggled to suss out his ethnicity as an impressionable teenager
- The career struggles and ongoing activism of Lou Diamond Phillips, who is more consistently successful as an actor than many would realize (Me. I mean me, until now)
- The masterful music editing of Curt Sobel on La Bamba! while working closely with Los Lobos and director Luis Valdez (more on him in the next episode!!!)
- Ed Ward's dumbass take on Ritchie in the modern era that rivals even his awful reviews of The Beatles back in the late 60s
- Readings from a very concise, but effective bio on Ritchie taken from a guitar tab book that I highly recommend
https://www.amazon.com/Ritchie-Valens-His-Guitars-Music/dp/1574243802
https://www.salon.com/2021/03/09/lou-diamond-phillips-adverse-prodigal-son-representation/
(Bev's out of print book) https://archive.org/details/ritchievalensfir00mend/page/n5/mode/2up
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Episodios anteriores
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79 - La Bamba! (1987) | Ritchie Valens, Lou Diamond Phillips, Curt Sobel Sun, 14 Apr 2024
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78 - Bonus material: The Diablo Guitars Interview with lil' ol' Moi Sat, 30 Mar 2024
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77 - Van Halen #6 | "Better Off Dead" (1985) Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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76 - Van Halen #5 | "The Wild Life" (1984) Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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75 - Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Michelangelo Antonioni #2 | "Zabriskie Point" (1970) Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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74 - Quick Announcement: A Free Patreon Episode and updates on the next release Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 0h
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73 - The Airing of Grievances episode! Sun, 07 Jan 2024
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72 - "Zabriskie Point" (1970) | Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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71 - "White Zombie" (1932) | Also, WHITE ZOMBIE! | Episode 2 Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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70 - "White Zombie" (1932) & WHITE ZOMBIE | Bela Lugosi, Sean Yseult, Rob Zombie, Jay Yuenger, Ivan DePrume Fri, 20 Oct 2023
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69 - Shoot Episode #4 | Bass Player Book Reviews, Jann Wenner, Lester Bangs, "Wild in the Streets", Guns n' Roses formation Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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68 - Bonus Patreon Preview: MTV, Monster Magnet, Spider-Man, 45 RPM, Nick Tosches Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 0h
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67 - Van Halen #4 | "The Wild Life" (1984) Mon, 04 Sep 2023
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66 - Patreon Bonus Clip: Skid Row in 1996 from SPIN Tue, 29 Aug 2023 - 0h
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65 - Van Halen #3 | "The Wild Life" (1984) Sat, 26 Aug 2023
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64 - "Little Richard" (2000) Made For TV biopic by Robert Townshend Sun, 13 Aug 2023
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63 - Van Halen #2 | "The Wild Life (1984) Mon, 24 Jul 2023
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62 - Guns n' Roses | The Dead Pool (1988) #3 Fri, 07 Jul 2023
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61 - Guns n' Roses | The Dead Pool (1988) #2 Tue, 04 Jul 2023
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60 - Van Halen | "The Wild Life" (1984) #1 Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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59 - Bonus Episode! I read parts to you a 90s book of X-Men and Star Trek Mon, 29 May 2023
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58 - Patreon Preview 2 | Charles Manson and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys Sun, 14 May 2023 - 0h
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57 - Guns n' Roses | The Dead Pool (1988) #1 Mon, 01 May 2023
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56 - Patreon Preview 1 | DEVO, Branson, Sex Pistols Sun, 30 Apr 2023 - 0h
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55 - "The Crow" (1994) episode #3 | Nine Inch Nails, Brandon Lee Fri, 14 Apr 2023
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54 - "The Crow" (1994) Episode #2 | Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails, James O'Barr Fri, 07 Apr 2023
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53 - "The Crow" (1994) | Nine Inch Nails, Joy Division, James O' Barr Thu, 16 Mar 2023
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52 - "Heavy Metal" (1981) | DEVO, Black Sabbath, Stevie Nicks, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick Fri, 03 Mar 2023
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50 - Mini KISS episode #4 | Ace Frehley | Quantum Leap "Glitter Rock" s3 ep 17 watch-a-long commentary | Sat, 18 Feb 2023
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49 - A Valentine's Love Letter to Badass Rock Writers and Counterculture Journalism Sat, 11 Feb 2023
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48 - Bret Michaels/Poison | My Pals and I Watch "A Letter From Death Row" (1998) Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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47 - Hank Williams Episode 2 | "Your Cheatin' Heart" (1964) continued Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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46 - MISFITS #3 | The Crimson Ghost (1946)| The Oblong Box (1969) | Jay Whitecotton Halloween Special Interview Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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45 - MISFITS #2 | "Die, Die, My Darling!" (1965) | "Horror Hotel" (1960) | Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Doyle Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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44 - I Watched 3 Hank Williams Movies in One Weekend |Part One | "Your Cheatin' Heart" (1964) Wed, 05 Oct 2022
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43 - BONUS STOPGAP MEASURE | The Podscure Interview Fri, 30 Sep 2022
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42 - Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) #2 | Bruce Springsteen Thu, 18 Aug 2022
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41 - Go-Go's Part 2 | Satisfaction/Girls of Summer (1988) | Jem and The Holograms (1985-88) | Valley Girl (1983, 2020) Fri, 05 Aug 2022
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40 - Go-Go's Part 1 | "Satisfaction/Girls of Summer" (1988/1991) Wed, 27 Jul 2022
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39 - "ELVIS!" (1979) by John Carpenter #3 | Elvis Presley Mon, 04 Jul 2022
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38 - Elvis Presley | "ELVIS!" (1979) by John Carpenter #2 Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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37 - Part 2 of My Friends and I watching "Metal Lords" on Netflix + Thrash Metal History Mon, 27 Jun 2022
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36 - My Pals and I watch "Metal Lords" on Netflix + Thrash Metal History Sat, 11 Jun 2022
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35 - "ELVIS!" (1979) by John Carpenter #1 Thu, 02 Jun 2022
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34 - "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983) #1 | Bruce Springsteen | Arthur Rimbaud | P.F. Kluge Wed, 25 May 2022
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33 - "Streets of FIre" #2 (1984) | The Blasters | Jim Steinman and Sisters of Mercy | "Road to Hell" (2008? 2012?) Sat, 21 May 2022
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32 - "Streets of Fire" #1 (1984 ) Jim Steinman | The Blasters Sat, 21 May 2022 - 0h
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31 - "Sid and Nancy" (1986) Watch-a-long commentary/reaction w Sex Pistols history for context Sat, 14 May 2022
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30 - KISS #3 | "Metamorphosis" episode of The Incredible Hulk (1979) Mon, 02 May 2022
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29 - "Crossroads" (1987) Part 3 | Steve Vai and the History of Shred Guitar Continued Tue, 19 Apr 2022