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Episode 297 - Penelope Spheeris (The Decline Of Western Civilization, Suburbia, Wayne's World)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 11m
Attention! Please be advised that today on the show we are joined by the legendary filmmaker of The Decline of Western Civilization: PENELOPE SPHEERIS!!! Listen in as Penelope & Damian discuss going from thinking music was dead, to being at the heart of the LA punk explosion, to becoming a "big time" Hollywood director & hating every second of it. Penelope is one of the the greatest to ever do it! 



I KNOW IT’S BEEN SAID BEFORE, BUT THIS ONE IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!



Also Touched On:



“Have you heard of the Sex Pistols?”




LA Psych




music as an escape




Going to Rodney's because that was the thing to do




Blue Cheer




Zolar X




Punk changes everything




The Masque and places “where normal people don’t go”




Wish you shot the Weirdos, The Zeros, The Screamers and The Plugz




Showing Foghat the Sunset Strip




How to filming music




Manson changes everything




The Runaways




Art: Bob Biggs, a stripper and a cow on a leash




Where does it start?




Punk could see the future




Punk > Hollywood




Between The “Michael Moore” and the “Hand Of God”  style of documentary filmmaking




We Sold Our Souls




Guns And Roses not being in Decline 2




too glam not enough hardcore




“I don’t know the east coast”




Hardcore was born in Hermosa Beach 




Pollywog park




Violence and gangs




Bay Area Trash Violence




X not liking their parts in Decline.




The Maus Maus




“Hollywood can blow me!”




The horror of working with Weinstein brothers driving the making of the Decline 3




“El Duce was an asshole”



Bikers On Acid



& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!





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