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Ep 191 MEET ME IN THE BATHROOMMEET ME IN THE BATHROOM is a 2022 doc based on the book of the same name by Lizzy Goodman. Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, this look at ’00s nostalgia focuses on a cluster of rock bands coming out of New York and Brooklyn at the beginning of the George H.W. Bush era. These bands that went on to define this scene were The Moldy Peaches, The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, and TV On the Radio – or so this film would have us believe.
It’s inarguable that this cluster of musicians made a lasting impact on music culture and are among the most successful acts still touring. The doc digs in, but is there much dirt to unveil?
Our guest is returning indie rock veteran, publicist Daniel Gill.
Meet Me in the Bathroom is now available to watch on Showtime
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Paco and George catch up on
LOW COUNTRY: THE MURDAUGH DYNASTY (HBO)
MOONAGE DAYDREAM
PELOSI IN THE HOUSE (HBO)
LAST CHANCE U (Netflix)
FIRE OF LOVE (Disney+)
LIGHT AND MAGIC (Disney+)
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Ep 189 IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS with director Kenneth Thomas, Andee Connors, Windy Chien, Allan Horrocks
IT CAME FROM AQUARIUS RECORDS is a feature-length documentary about the SF-based independent record store, Aquarius Records. Having closed in 2016 after 47 years, this small apartment-sized store championed local, underground, independent, and challenging music to the masses – most memorably with their infamous bi-weekly, college essay-length, new-release lists.
This doc has interviews with the aQ owners dating back to 1970, other record store owners from around the world, musicians, label heads, music journalists, and INTENSE music collectors. Interviewees include Matt Groening (The Simpsons), Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips), Bruce Ackley, John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats), Ty Segall, Liz Harris (Grouper), and Tony Molina.
Aquarius Records influenced and enriched countless peoples’ musical tastes with their curated selections – but this film also shows the realities of an indie record store trying to survive in an increasingly difficult market of brick-and-mortar music shops, especially in the ever-changing and price-gouging Mission District of SF. Six years in the making, the film has a very personal angle, with lots of behind-the-scenes footage (and drama) that shows both the joy and excruciating stress that comes with running — and closing — a store like this.
Upcoming screenings:
Oct 4th 6 pm Los Angeles City College w Howie Klein
Oct 6th Tucson Film and Music Festival
November 1st, 7pm Nitehawk Cinema, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Film screening, followed by a moderated Q+A, with:
Kenneth Thomas
Brian Turner (The Brian Turner Show, WFMU)
Jeremy DeVine (Founder / President of Temporary Residence Records)
Jon Fine (Bitch Magnet, Author of Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution (but Can No Longer Hear))
Emil Amos (Grails, Om, Holy Sons)
Moderated by Anna Lopez (Temporary Residence Records, Union Pool)
Nov 4th & 5th Doc Utah St. George, Utah
Kenneth Thomas is a teacher and filmmaker from Arcata, California. He has consistently worked in some aspect of news or documentary production. After graduating with his Bachelor’s Degree in 16mm Film Production from Boston University, he moved back to his hometown to work at the local CBS television station, where he quickly became the Technical Director, and then the Live News Director. He also served as their News Videographer, documenting stories on the front lines, like Earth First’s controversial fight to save the old-growth redwood forests.
After receiving his MFA in Film at San Francisco Art Institute, Kenneth completed his 5-year long film project, a feature-length music documentary called Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: DIY in the 21st Century. Featuring over a dozen multi-camera live concert shoots and 20 interviews about independent heavy metal music culture, the film has screened in over two dozen film and music festivals on every continent (except Antarctica) and is currently being independently distributed. This documentary led to him directing two music videos for bands in the film, one of which aired on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball.
Kenneth currently teaches Live TV Production and Audio Production at Los Angeles City College, with occasional freelance stints as a key camera operator for live multi-camera streams of LA Philharmonic concerts, and directing live multi-camera streams of heavy metal concerts in Boston and Los Angeles.
Artist Windy Chien is best known for her 2016 work, The Year of Knots, in which she learned a new knot every day for a year. Her work ranges in size from a knot that can fit in the palm of a child’s hand to room-sized installations that are sought after by private collectors. Following long careers at Apple and as owner of legendary music shop Aquarius Records, she launched her studio in 2015. Select clients include the National Geographic Society, the De Young Museum, Nobu Hotels, Google, and the Kering Group, and her work has been covered by Wired, The New York Times and Martha Stewart. Windy’s book about her work was published by Abrams in 2019.
Andee Connors is a drummer, musician, artist, DJ, music curator, photographer, former record store owner, former record label owner. He ran a record store called aQuarius recOrds in San Francisco from 1994 – 2016. He also ran tUMULt, a record label that existed for close to 20 years, with more than 50 releases. He’s been playing drums since 9 years old, touring and recording since 19. Bands included math rock / post rock band called A Minor Forest, a grind pop / noise-pop band called P.E.E., a SF punk band called J Church, a stoner metal band called High Tone Son Of A Bitch, and an experimental post rock band called Lumen. He played drums in two Boadrum performances with Japanese experimental outfit The Boredoms: with 77 drummers in 2007 in Brooklyn, NY, and then 88 drummers in 2008 in Los Angeles as well as extra drums with noise rock outfit Shit And Shine.
Currently in Common Eider, King Eider, a ritualistic doom/drone duo, and My Heart, An Inverted Flame, another duo, heavy, droney, repetitive and shoegazey – only synths and drums!
He has radio shows on Gimmeradio.com called Battleflutes & Sideways Skulls, and Castle Weather on Repeater Radio in the UK. He shares his house (and life) with three cats called Tony Harrison, Lugburz and Tungsten.
Allan Horrocks did not get us a bio in time.
Battleflutes and Sideways Skulls
By This Wax I Rule
Aquarius Records RIP Instagram
Bill Kopp’s book on 415 Records, Disturbing the Peace.
George’s new podcast
My Heart, an Inverted Flame
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Ep 188 LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES with music publicist Daniel Gill On this episode we’re covering Like a Rolling Stone: the Life and Times of Ben Fong Torres....
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Ep 187 THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMEDY PUNKS with director Reg Harkema, producers Nick McKinney & Paul Myers George is joined by the team behind the new Kids in the Hall documentary, director Reg...
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Ep 186 WATCH OR NOT DOCS Paco is back for a watch-or-not doc recap/review. It also happens to be the Seventh Anniversary of this podcast! We discuss: Jimmy Saville: A British Horror Story The...
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George and Laura Hooper Beck review the four-part Netflix series Bad Vegan about the toxic relationship between Sarma Melngailis and Anthony Strangis.
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Today we’re covering the Shonda Rhimes Netflix hit Inventing Anna...
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We deep dive into Todd Haynes’ Velvet Underground documentary...
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We talk to the dir Heather Ross and actor James Urbankiak about For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close...
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We're discussing Fantastic Fungi (2019), directed by Louie Schwartzberg...
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On Ep 180 of Sup Doc, we review the documentary Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11...
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We review the controversial Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (directed by Garrett Price)...
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We dive into David Gregory's disastrous attempt to remake The Island of Dr. Moreau...
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We review and recommend some recent documentaries...
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We talk about This Is Pop the music documentary series currently streaming on Netflix...
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George talks to the filmmaker Rodney Ascher, whose latest doc is A Glitch In The Matrix...
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Ep 174 ANIMAL PASSIONS with comedian Butch Escobar Today we’re covering Animal Passions, a 2004 BBC documentary by Christopher Spencer. It’s about Zoophiles, people who have sex with animals. Trigger warning! (Literally, the horse is...
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Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD COMIC, I AM BATTLE COMIC) Paco and George meet up with Jordan Brady, who was a stand-up comedian before turning into a feature/documentary/commercial director. His trilogy...
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On today's episode we’re talking about Q: Into the Storm, the six-part HBO docuseries.
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Ep 171 WATCH OR NOT: JUST SAY NO On Episode 171 Paco and George have a freewheeling discussion around music, documentaries, and making incredibly bad personal life and career decisions. For example, Paco was approached...
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George and Aviva Siegel dive into the portrayal of the 2019 college admissions scandal by Chris Smith, Operation Varsity Blues.
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Today we’re talking to the filmmaking team behind the HBO docuseries - Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults.
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