'THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION' w/ Jerry A. Lang

This week, we talked to punk legend Jerry A Lang of Poison Idea, who discussed The Decline Of Western Civilization and the punk rock scene of that time. We talk about power of power of The Germs, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, the professionalism of X and Fear, how The Weirdos were supposed to have been in the film, how the audience in the movie theater started stage diving & smashing up the theater, the soundtrack LP, seeing Italy’s Raw Power play in your basement, The Desperate Bicycles, Slash & Search And Destroy magazine, booking punk shows, rock star attitudes in early punk rock, Poison Idea being the opening band for the movie and the fight that happened when the crowd showed up, being scared by The Fall and the No Wave LP, the death of Darby Crash, Chris’ time working at a pizza parlor with four members of Poison Idea, the economics of punk rock living, crossing the street from heavy metal dudes, dressing like James Chance, the impact the film has as a younger viewer vs. as an older viewer, seeing The Wipers’ first show, kids putting on Pere Ubu Shows, soup kitchen rock stars, punk rockers scaring your home town residents, having being a treasurer in the early punk rock scene, why Social Distortion & Youth Brigade from the punk doc Another State Of Mind were not allowed to play in Portland, the short life span of 80s punk rock venues, is the film a Slash Records commercial, what bands would be in our dream version of Decline and so much more.

So, let’s innocently stage dive off the movie theater’s stage for this week’s Revolutions Per Movie!

JERRY A LANG:

https://americanleatherrecords.bigcartel.com/

https://rarebirdlit.com/black-heart-fades-blue-signed-by-jerry-a-lang/

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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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