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Heff
bands in movies
August 05, 2009 03:50PM
Best band performances in the movies

- TSOL Suburbia
- Oingo Boingo Back To School
- EWF Sgt. Peppers
- Circle Jerks Repo Man

I know they don't play but the Untouchables beat up Emilio with their instrument cases Beat down!

- The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

That's all I can think of for now

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MrFab
Re: bands in movies
August 05, 2009 05:59PM
Sparks - "Rollercoaster"
Jonathan Richman - "Kingpin"
Pianosaurus - "New York Stories"
Tito & The Tarantulas - "Dusk To Dawn"

And if you wanna go way back:

Yma Sumac "Secret of the Incas"
Yardbirds "Blow Up"
Was watching "Bunny Lake is Missing" the other night and the Zombies popped up.
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breno
Re: bands in movies
August 05, 2009 06:46PM
Jonathan Richman - There's Something About Mary
5 6 7 8s - Kill Bill
Elvis Costello - Americathon, Austin Powers: Spy Who Shagged Me
T Bone Burnett & David Mansfield - Heaven's Gate (Mansfield actually has a sizable role in the movie, and he and Burnett are both musicians at the skating rink. Think Mansfield gets killed later on, but not sure about Burnett. Haven't seen the movie for a long time)
Plimsouls - Valley Girl
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Jermoe
Re: bands in movies
August 05, 2009 07:57PM

Old 97's in "The Break-Up"...the band was fine, but it seemed like they were just kind of shoe-horned into the story, representing a demographically plausible form of entertainment for these two unlikeable characters.

Weren't The Rave-Ups playing at the club in "Pretty in Pink," with Andrew "Dice" Clay manning the door?
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blasmo
Re: bands in movies
August 05, 2009 08:38PM
Was (Not Was) w/ Bert Parks -- The Freshman
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jcakp
Re: bands in movies
August 05, 2009 11:36PM
wasn't nick cave in "wings of desire"...
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totaji
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 12:18AM
Bauhaus in The Hunger
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MrFab
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 07:18AM
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No love for the Plimsouls in "valley girl"--wtf (as the kids say)?

Reno did mention it - what more do you want from him?!

He's only one man!


Anyway...Yo La Tengo played the Velvet Underground in "I Shot Andy Warhol."
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erikalbany
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 03:53PM
Oops. Missed breno's mention; I knew he wouldn't let me down.

I agree with the Purple Rain mention elsewhere: love Morris Day and the Time.
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satchmykels
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 08:24PM
lords of the new church (blender children), fishbone (ranchbone), swanky modes (sam moore and junior walker) in tapeheads. ummm, and a nice cameo by jello, too! "remember what we did to jello biafra?" haha



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blasmo
Re: bands in movies
August 07, 2009 02:02PM
Little Richard in Catalina Caper/Never Steal Anything Wet.
Wow...
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Heff
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 03:12PM
> Was watching "Bunny Lake is Missing" the other night and the
> Zombies popped up.

Yeah, I remember that, they were on the television at the pub. I recall that they got a prominent credit at the beginning of the movie and that was it.
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dj45rpm
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 12:26AM
Ramones = Rock'n' Roll High School, acting AND playing!
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Delvin
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 02:13AM
> wasn't nick cave in "wings of desire"...

Yes, with the Bad Seeds. So were Rowland S. Howard and Tracy Pew, his former Birthday Party bandmates, with their band Crime and the City Solution.
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erikalbany
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 02:35AM
No love for the Plimsouls in "valley girl"--wtf (as the kids say)?
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breno
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 11:15AM
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Anyway...Yo La Tengo played the Velvet Underground in "I Shot Andy Warhol."

And apparently Sterling Morrison looked a lot like Tara Key.
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Delvin
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 12:54PM
It's fairly clear that this thread (by design or accident) is focused on band appearances in movies, not on movies built around bands.

Nevertheless, I would like to say just two words: Purple Rain.

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Michael Toland
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 01:20PM
And established bands at that. Which is why I haven't mentioned Hedwig & the Angry Inch. Oops.

It's not necessarily a great performance, but for pure "What the heck are they doing here?" value, I'd like to nominate the Lords of the New Church for their appearance in Tapeheads.
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blasmo
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 02:00PM
Or Fishbone, from the same film. Do the Swanky Modes count? Or is that for another thread?
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rhettlawrence
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 03:05PM
Ed Hall in "Slackers"
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Heff
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 03:08PM
The Feelies were in "Something Wild" -- at the HS reunion?

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zoo
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 03:49PM
Fishbone were also in Back to the Beach, IIRC.

George Clinton & co were in P.C.U.

KISS were in Detroit Rock City, of course.

BOC were in The Stoned Age.

Marshall Crenshaw was in La Bamba playing Buddy Holly.
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hoip chiggs
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 06:52PM
Tell me, what Japanese girl band was playing in Kill Bill?
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Delvin
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 07:43PM
> Tell me, what Japanese girl band was playing in Kill Bill?

The 5,6,7,8's.



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blasmo
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 09:38PM
I would've bought a full Swanky Modes LP. Tapeheads has some flaws, but the music sure isn't one of them.
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totaji
Re: bands in movies
August 06, 2009 11:32PM
Fishbone in Back to the Beach
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dj45rpm
Re: bands in movies
August 07, 2009 03:22AM
Let's not forget all those bands (inc. "Little Stevie Wonder') who appeared in those 50s-60s beach flicks.
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