<p>My guest this week is <strong>Doug Gillard</strong> (<strong>Guided By Voices, Nada Surf, Death Of Samantha</strong>), who picked the film,&nbsp;<strong><em>Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce &amp; The Gun Club</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em>to discuss.</p><br><p>We also talk about our experiences recording for Guided By Voices, the night GBV played <strong><em>Austin City Limits</em></strong>, Doug’s first songs he wrote when he was 5 years old, the influence of cartoon/bubble gum rock on Doug, the TV shows&nbsp;<strong><em>Night Flight</em></strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><em>Pop Clips</em></strong>, Doug's <strong>Homestead Records</strong> band Death of Samantha, <strong>Dream Syndicate</strong>, the Ohio rock trait of putting on a show bigger than your actual audience size, out-weirding each other in the late 80s music scene, how The Gun Club were the authentic sound of Americana, singing in the key of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, guitarist <strong>Kid Congo Powers</strong>, filmmaker <strong>Alison Anders</strong>, how this doc never could get a proper release and can’t use The Gun Club music in it, the trauma underlining the doc, Doug’s experience opening for The Gun Club, Jeffrey playing the trumpet backwards, touring with <strong>Brian Jonestown Massacre</strong>, <strong>Peter Case</strong>, joining fanclubs, <strong>The Cramps</strong>, guitarist <strong>Ward Dotson</strong>, <strong>Yo La Tengo</strong>, <strong>The Liquor Giants</strong>, the iconic cover artwork of the band, <strong>Debby Harry</strong> singing with The Gun Club, how the members of the band kept getting pulled back into the band over and over again, drummer T<strong>erry Graham</strong> escaping the band while on tour in the middle off the night through a window, writing record reviews for <strong>Slash Magazine</strong>, why <strong>Lemmy from Motorhead</strong> is in this documentary and more!</p><br><p>So let's walk with the beast on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!</p><br><p><strong>DOUG GILLARD:</strong></p><p>douggillard.bandcamp.com</p><p>guidedbyvoices.com</p><br><p><strong>REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:</strong></p><p>Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers &amp; 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.</p><br><p>The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at&nbsp;<a href="https://patreon.com/revolutionspermovie." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/revolutionspermovie.</a>&nbsp;By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods.</p><br><p>Revolutions Per Movie releases <strong>new episodes every Thursday</strong> on any podcast app, and additional, <strong>exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon</strong>. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app.&nbsp;Thanks!</p><br><p><strong>SOCIALS:</strong></p><p>@revolutionspermovie</p><p>BlueSky: @revpermovie</p><br><p><strong>THEME</strong>&nbsp;by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'</p><p><a href="https://www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>ARTWORK</strong>&nbsp;by Jeff T. Owens</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

Chris Slusarenko

'GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY: A PORTRAIT OF JEFFREY LEE PIERCE & THE GUN CLUB' w/ Doug Gillard

DEC 4, 202580 MIN
REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE

'GHOST ON THE HIGHWAY: A PORTRAIT OF JEFFREY LEE PIERCE & THE GUN CLUB' w/ Doug Gillard

DEC 4, 202580 MIN

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<p>My guest this week is <strong>Doug Gillard</strong> (<strong>Guided By Voices, Nada Surf, Death Of Samantha</strong>), who picked the film,&nbsp;<strong><em>Ghost On The Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce &amp; The Gun Club</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em>to discuss.</p><br><p>We also talk about our experiences recording for Guided By Voices, the night GBV played <strong><em>Austin City Limits</em></strong>, Doug’s first songs he wrote when he was 5 years old, the influence of cartoon/bubble gum rock on Doug, the TV shows&nbsp;<strong><em>Night Flight</em></strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><em>Pop Clips</em></strong>, Doug's <strong>Homestead Records</strong> band Death of Samantha, <strong>Dream Syndicate</strong>, the Ohio rock trait of putting on a show bigger than your actual audience size, out-weirding each other in the late 80s music scene, how The Gun Club were the authentic sound of Americana, singing in the key of Jeffrey Lee Pierce, guitarist <strong>Kid Congo Powers</strong>, filmmaker <strong>Alison Anders</strong>, how this doc never could get a proper release and can’t use The Gun Club music in it, the trauma underlining the doc, Doug’s experience opening for The Gun Club, Jeffrey playing the trumpet backwards, touring with <strong>Brian Jonestown Massacre</strong>, <strong>Peter Case</strong>, joining fanclubs, <strong>The Cramps</strong>, guitarist <strong>Ward Dotson</strong>, <strong>Yo La Tengo</strong>, <strong>The Liquor Giants</strong>, the iconic cover artwork of the band, <strong>Debby Harry</strong> singing with The Gun Club, how the members of the band kept getting pulled back into the band over and over again, drummer T<strong>erry Graham</strong> escaping the band while on tour in the middle off the night through a window, writing record reviews for <strong>Slash Magazine</strong>, why <strong>Lemmy from Motorhead</strong> is in this documentary and more!</p><br><p>So let's walk with the beast on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!</p><br><p><strong>DOUG GILLARD:</strong></p><p>douggillard.bandcamp.com</p><p>guidedbyvoices.com</p><br><p><strong>REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:</strong></p><p>Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers &amp; 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.</p><br><p>The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at&nbsp;<a href="https://patreon.com/revolutionspermovie." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/revolutionspermovie.</a>&nbsp;By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods.</p><br><p>Revolutions Per Movie releases <strong>new episodes every Thursday</strong> on any podcast app, and additional, <strong>exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon</strong>. If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app.&nbsp;Thanks!</p><br><p><strong>SOCIALS:</strong></p><p>@revolutionspermovie</p><p>BlueSky: @revpermovie</p><br><p><strong>THEME</strong>&nbsp;by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'</p><p><a href="https://www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>ARTWORK</strong>&nbsp;by Jeff T. Owens</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>