The previously announced Paramount+ hair metal docuseries Nöthin’ But a Good Time has been slated for a September 17th premiere on the steaming platform. The trailer has also been unveiled and can be seen below.
Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ‘80s Hair Metal is based on the similarly titled book/oral history by journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock.
Many of the bands and artists featured in the book, such as Def Leppard, Dokken, Kix, and W.A.S.P., can be seen in the trailer. There is also footage that originally appeared in the Penelope Spheeris’ documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, such as the infamous pool scene with W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes.
Directed by Jeff Tremaine, the three-part series explores the over-the-top world of ’80s hard rock and glam metal with interviews from Poison’s Bret Michaels, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy,...
Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ‘80s Hair Metal is based on the similarly titled book/oral history by journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock.
Many of the bands and artists featured in the book, such as Def Leppard, Dokken, Kix, and W.A.S.P., can be seen in the trailer. There is also footage that originally appeared in the Penelope Spheeris’ documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, such as the infamous pool scene with W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes.
Directed by Jeff Tremaine, the three-part series explores the over-the-top world of ’80s hard rock and glam metal with interviews from Poison’s Bret Michaels, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy,...
- 8/20/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Tl;Dr:
Alice Cooper said he’d appear on a Guns N’ Roses song if it didn’t take too long. He revealed what it was like in the studio with Guns N’ Roses. He discussed the genre roots of Guns N’ Roses.
Alice Cooper and Guns N’ Roses are two of the greatest classic rock acts of all time. During the 1990s, Alice Cooper appeared on a Guns N’ Roses song from the album Use Your Illusion I. Afterward, Cooper revealed what he thought of the song and Guns N’ Roses as a whole.
Alice Cooper instantly understood the lyrics of the Guns N’ Roses song he appeared on
During a 2023 interview with Loudersound, Cooper discussed the origin of his Guns N’ Roses collaboration “The Garden.” “With ‘The Garden,’ Axl called me at two in the morning: ‘Can you come over to the studio?’ I said: ‘Sure, I’ll be over,...
Alice Cooper said he’d appear on a Guns N’ Roses song if it didn’t take too long. He revealed what it was like in the studio with Guns N’ Roses. He discussed the genre roots of Guns N’ Roses.
Alice Cooper and Guns N’ Roses are two of the greatest classic rock acts of all time. During the 1990s, Alice Cooper appeared on a Guns N’ Roses song from the album Use Your Illusion I. Afterward, Cooper revealed what he thought of the song and Guns N’ Roses as a whole.
Alice Cooper instantly understood the lyrics of the Guns N’ Roses song he appeared on
During a 2023 interview with Loudersound, Cooper discussed the origin of his Guns N’ Roses collaboration “The Garden.” “With ‘The Garden,’ Axl called me at two in the morning: ‘Can you come over to the studio?’ I said: ‘Sure, I’ll be over,...
- 7/16/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
News of Todd Haynes making his first documentary should’ve come as something of a curveball, but it was reported that the “Carol” director is planning a non-fiction project about the Velvet Underground, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Haynes’ “Velvet Goldmine” is such a knowing, textured, and vividly remembered reflection on the glam rock era that it can be easy to forget that its story merely alludes to the likes of Lou Reed.
But the fascination the Velvet Underground holds for Haynes isn’t the only thing that makes this newly announced documentary feel like such a perfect pairing between subject and storyteller. With the landmark “The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP, Reed and his cohorts effectively forged a new language for countercultural expression, synthesizing the subversive pop stylings of Andy Warhol into a rock movement that had already been neutered of its rebellious beginnings. With films like “Poison” and “Safe,...
But the fascination the Velvet Underground holds for Haynes isn’t the only thing that makes this newly announced documentary feel like such a perfect pairing between subject and storyteller. With the landmark “The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP, Reed and his cohorts effectively forged a new language for countercultural expression, synthesizing the subversive pop stylings of Andy Warhol into a rock movement that had already been neutered of its rebellious beginnings. With films like “Poison” and “Safe,...
- 8/8/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
'Play Misty for Me': Rabid fan Jessica Walter makes life difficult for disc jockey Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, 'Harry Potter' and 'The Decline of Western Civilization': Packard Campus movies Movies set in the world of music and/or radio are among the April 2016 highlights at the Library of Congress' Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper, Virginia. Packard Campus Recorded Sound Curator Matt Barton selected the documentaries and narrative features in this particular program, which, according to the Theater's press release, includes “several rarely projected films in original release prints from the Library's holdings.” Radio/music titles include: Clint Eastwood's 1971 feature film directorial debut, the thriller Play Misty for Me, starring Jessica Walter as a woman obsessed with both a late night disc jockey (Eastwood) and the song “Misty,” jazzily played by Errol Garner at the piano. Also in the cast: Donna Mills, frequent Eastwood director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry,...
- 3/17/2016
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Hold on to your pool chairs: All three of Penelope Spheeris' entertaining, heartbreaking and iconic Decline of Western Civilization documentaries are officially coming to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in a deluxe box set on June 30th. Shout! Factory will release the four-disc anthology chronicling L.A.'s hardcore punk, hair-metal and gutter-punk phenomena with a 40-page book, extended interviews and a new commentary track by Dave Grohl. Each film has also been given a 2K high-definition restoration, which Spheeris supervised.
"I am so grateful to the fans of these films,...
"I am so grateful to the fans of these films,...
- 3/24/2015
- Rollingstone.com
On slate this month for screening events at AMPAS – A trilogy of documentaries tailor-made for fans of the L.A. music scene in the early 80’s and two of the most fascinating characters to come out of the “Kennedy’s Camelot” era in American History.
Penelope Spheeris’ Decline Of Western Civilization films (I, II, and III) are a great walk down memory lane for music fans that came of age during the early 80’s in Los Angeles. 1 and 3 cover the early days of punk rock and 2, “the metal years” is an eye-opening look into the hair-bands that were struggling to make it on the famed Sunset Strip.
Grey Gardens, you just have to see to believe. Funny, sad, hilarious and sometimes shocking, this classic Maysles Brothers film documents a branch of the Kennedy family tree most people don’t know even existed.
April Events
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Friday,...
Penelope Spheeris’ Decline Of Western Civilization films (I, II, and III) are a great walk down memory lane for music fans that came of age during the early 80’s in Los Angeles. 1 and 3 cover the early days of punk rock and 2, “the metal years” is an eye-opening look into the hair-bands that were struggling to make it on the famed Sunset Strip.
Grey Gardens, you just have to see to believe. Funny, sad, hilarious and sometimes shocking, this classic Maysles Brothers film documents a branch of the Kennedy family tree most people don’t know even existed.
April Events
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Friday,...
- 4/1/2014
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Tiff’s Midnight Madness program turned 25 this year, and for two and half decades, the hardworking programers have gathered some of the strangest, most terrifying, wild, intriguing and downright entertaining films from around the world. From dark comedies to Japanese gore-fests and indie horror gems, the Midnight Madness program hasn’t lost its edge as one the leading showcases of genre cinema. In its 25-year history, Midnight Madness has introduced adventurous late-night moviegoers to such cult faves as Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. But what separates Midnight Madness from, say, Montreal’s three and half week long genre festival Fantasia, is that Tiff selects only ten films to make the cut. In other words, these programmers don’t mess around. Last week I decided that I would post reviews of my personal favourite films that screened in past years. And just like the Tiff programmers,...
- 9/18/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Justine Smith
Bright Star, Jane Campion
Orlando, Sally Potter
Trouble Every Day, Claire Denis
Cleo 5 a 7, Agnes Varda
A New Leaf, Elaine May
The Night Porter, Liliana Cavani
American Psycho, Mary Harron
Anatomy of Hell, Catherine Breillat
Point Break, Kathryn Bigelow
Everyone Else, Maren Ade
Ricky D
Connection, Shirley Clarke
Wuthering Heights, Andrea Arnold
35 Shots of Rhum, Claire Denis
Meshes of the Afternoon, Maya Derin
Seven Beauties, Lina Wertmuller
The Hitch-Hiker, Ida Lupino
Lina Wertmuller- Swept Away
Meek’s Cutoff, Kelly Reichardt
Headless Woman, Lucrecia Martel
Xxy, Lucía Puenzo
Special mention:
Skyscraper – Shirley Clarke
Wasp – Andrea Arnold
On Dangerous Ground – Ida Lupino (uncredited)
Wanda
Chris Clemente
Little Miss Sunshine, Valerie Faris
American Psycho, Mary Harron
Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola
We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lynne Ramsay
Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold
Monster, Patty Jenkins
A League of Their Own, Penny Marshall
Wayne’s World, Penelope Spheeris
Clueless, Amy Heckerling
Point Break,...
Bright Star, Jane Campion
Orlando, Sally Potter
Trouble Every Day, Claire Denis
Cleo 5 a 7, Agnes Varda
A New Leaf, Elaine May
The Night Porter, Liliana Cavani
American Psycho, Mary Harron
Anatomy of Hell, Catherine Breillat
Point Break, Kathryn Bigelow
Everyone Else, Maren Ade
Ricky D
Connection, Shirley Clarke
Wuthering Heights, Andrea Arnold
35 Shots of Rhum, Claire Denis
Meshes of the Afternoon, Maya Derin
Seven Beauties, Lina Wertmuller
The Hitch-Hiker, Ida Lupino
Lina Wertmuller- Swept Away
Meek’s Cutoff, Kelly Reichardt
Headless Woman, Lucrecia Martel
Xxy, Lucía Puenzo
Special mention:
Skyscraper – Shirley Clarke
Wasp – Andrea Arnold
On Dangerous Ground – Ida Lupino (uncredited)
Wanda
Chris Clemente
Little Miss Sunshine, Valerie Faris
American Psycho, Mary Harron
Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola
We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lynne Ramsay
Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold
Monster, Patty Jenkins
A League of Their Own, Penny Marshall
Wayne’s World, Penelope Spheeris
Clueless, Amy Heckerling
Point Break,...
- 9/26/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
With "Rock of Ages" thundering through theaters on Friday, the retro spotlight will once again shine on the crazy '80s, the decade of decadence when rock stars were true rock stars and unapologetic about being so.
In anticipation of the nostalgia this will inspire, we're looking at nine hard-rock and heavy-metal films that have made noise in the mainstream. Horns up!
9. 'Detroit Rock City' (1999)
While a majority of teen flicks tend to focus on love, partying and sex, 'Detroit Rock City' has a singular directive -- getting four teenage Kiss fanatics to a concert after one of their mothers burns their tickets and banishes her son to Catholic school. Naturally that's not going to stop them, and once reunited, the four garage bandmates (including Edward Furlong) go on a wild road trip that involves drugs, fights, a botched mugging and robbery, a strip club contest and other ridiculous situations.
In anticipation of the nostalgia this will inspire, we're looking at nine hard-rock and heavy-metal films that have made noise in the mainstream. Horns up!
9. 'Detroit Rock City' (1999)
While a majority of teen flicks tend to focus on love, partying and sex, 'Detroit Rock City' has a singular directive -- getting four teenage Kiss fanatics to a concert after one of their mothers burns their tickets and banishes her son to Catholic school. Naturally that's not going to stop them, and once reunited, the four garage bandmates (including Edward Furlong) go on a wild road trip that involves drugs, fights, a botched mugging and robbery, a strip club contest and other ridiculous situations.
- 6/14/2012
- by Bryan Reesman
- NextMovie
Good news! Charlie Kaufman-esque rich, archly funny meta-comedy He Loves Me has begun filming in Los Angeles. Bona Fide Productions and Fox Searchlight Pictures officially announced a slew of A-listed thesps to star in the new dramatic comedy opposite leads Paul Dano and Zoey Kazan – Antonio Banderas, Steve Coogan, Elliot Gould, Chris Messina, Deborah Ann Woll and previously attached Annette Bening. In addition, The Daily Show veteran Aasif Mandvi is in talks to join the cast as well.
Helmed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine), the film follows a writer (Paul Dano) who, in an attempt to overcome writer’s block, scribes a female character he thinks will love him. As the story goes, Dano actually births the character into existence. His real life girlfriend, Zoe Kazan, will embody the character brought to life. Kazan also penned the script.
Let’s start with the end – Mandvi will play Calvin’s agent,...
Helmed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine), the film follows a writer (Paul Dano) who, in an attempt to overcome writer’s block, scribes a female character he thinks will love him. As the story goes, Dano actually births the character into existence. His real life girlfriend, Zoe Kazan, will embody the character brought to life. Kazan also penned the script.
Let’s start with the end – Mandvi will play Calvin’s agent,...
- 7/13/2011
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
The world has come down with a serious case of Bieber Fever… and with Justin Bieber: Never Say Never out in theaters tomorrow, we figured that this would be the perfect time to talk about some of our favorite Music/Band documentaries. There are so many that a couple have certainly been left out… but that just gives you something to discuss at the end!
Honorable Mention: The Fearless Freaks
If you have ever been to a The Flaming Lips concert, you know the kind of crazy, high energy show that these guys put on. In The Fearless Freaks viewers get to see the makings and evolution of this band from Oklahoma. It is an honest, genuine film that delves much deeper than just showing a band playing a show.
10. The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The popularity of big hair rock music was at its...
Honorable Mention: The Fearless Freaks
If you have ever been to a The Flaming Lips concert, you know the kind of crazy, high energy show that these guys put on. In The Fearless Freaks viewers get to see the makings and evolution of this band from Oklahoma. It is an honest, genuine film that delves much deeper than just showing a band playing a show.
10. The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The popularity of big hair rock music was at its...
- 2/11/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Of all the rock albums coming out in 2010 that can be considered hotly anticipated, the new record from the recently-reunited Blink-182 might be tops on the list. When it finally drops, hardcore fans will be able to experience the making of their new masterpiece first hand, as the band announced they are going to capture the recording experience first-hand as part of a making-of doc they're calling "The Blinkumentary."
While there have been plenty of documentaries that have tracked tours or specific shows, there have only been a handful of films that have really broken into the creation of great albums. But the ones that do exist are particularly amazing. If "The Blinkumentary" reveals the sorts of things that the following flicks do, then we're in for a classic.
"Some Kind of Monster"
Metallica originally just wanted to capture the energy of their 2003 album St. Anger, but following James Hetfield...
While there have been plenty of documentaries that have tracked tours or specific shows, there have only been a handful of films that have really broken into the creation of great albums. But the ones that do exist are particularly amazing. If "The Blinkumentary" reveals the sorts of things that the following flicks do, then we're in for a classic.
"Some Kind of Monster"
Metallica originally just wanted to capture the energy of their 2003 album St. Anger, but following James Hetfield...
- 1/12/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
It's New Year's Eve, which means that there are only hours left in 2009. No matter what you're doing today, be sure to take time to reflect on everything you accomplished in the past 12 months and everything you hope to get done in the coming year. Sure, getting together with your friends, popping champagne and kissing somebody special at midnight is important (and fun!), but don't forget reflection. It's good for you!
If you're anything like us, you'll be spending New Year's Day watching "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years," one of the best rock docs ever made. (It's a crime that it's not available on DVD, though for some reason IFC airs it every single January 1, probably because watching the frontman for W.A.S.P. literally drown himself in vodka will make most people feel better about their own hangovers.) We'll be back Monday, January 4 with more news,...
If you're anything like us, you'll be spending New Year's Day watching "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years," one of the best rock docs ever made. (It's a crime that it's not available on DVD, though for some reason IFC airs it every single January 1, probably because watching the frontman for W.A.S.P. literally drown himself in vodka will make most people feel better about their own hangovers.) We'll be back Monday, January 4 with more news,...
- 12/31/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
0:00 - Intro 6:00 - Headlines: Jackass 3-D, Oscar Documentary Short List, Warner Brothers DVD2Blu Program, American Gladiators Writer, McG Drops Out of 20,000 Leagues, Thor's Warriors Three, Carl Rinsch to Direct 47 Ronin, Will Ferrell Named Most Overpaid Actor of the Year, Top Grossing Movies of the Decade Are All Franchise Films 21:45 - Review: A Serious Man 40:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Wild at Heart, Black Dynamite, Thirst, Good Hair, Star Trek, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, Sergio, Fight Club, Bruno, An Evening with Stephen King 1:19:45 - Trailer Trash: Crazy Heart, Blood Simple Remake, Grown Ups 1:29:25 - Junk Mail: Low Budget Movies / Money Shots in Trailers, Blu-ray Recommendations, Fj Demographics, Unusual Subjects Made Into Great Movies, Nic Cage Financial Trouble, Favourite Films Based on a Book 1:57:45 - This Week's...
- 11/23/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
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