Ep459: The Making of "Free LSD" with Dimitri Coats

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Dimitri Coats dives into the creation of OFF!'s groundbreaking film project "Free LSD". Hear the story behind the punk band’s journey with punk legend Keith Morris and the eight-year odyssey that led to their ambitious cinematic swan song.

Topic Include:

• Interview intro
• The inception of "Free LSD"
• How different is “Free LSD” from the original “Watermelon” plans?
• Learning how to write a script
• Buzz and Dale of Melvins played on some Free LSD demos
• Mario was originally written into the movie
• Early filming at live shows for movie prep
• OFF! almost didn’t survive losing the rhythm section
• Dimitri’s background in acting
• Greater confidence in acting than music
• Working with Malcolm McDowell
• Managing OFF! prepared him for movie production
• Jonathan P Shaw was attached very early on
• Sculpting the mood and emotion of the film
• Bringing in new fans to OFF! through the movie
• OFF!’s breakup and potential reanimation
• Keith and Dimitri’s focus is diverging
• The community of friends that appear in the film
• Working with Jack Black – filming on an iPhone
• How DH Peligro saved “Free LSD”
• The passing of DH Peligro
• Participation of David Yow, Davey Havok, Don Bolles, Zander Schloss
• Coordinating concepts that carry through the album, movie and packaging
• Giving the band permission to try new things
• Retiring the band directly after their most ambitious project
• OFF! is exhausted and ready to move on
• Conflict and evolution of friendship and bandmates of Dimitri and Keith
• Keith and Dimitri helped one another reinvent themselves
• Big contributors to the film, revising the script to budget
• The meticulous details of the film
• The crew following Dimitri’s vision
• The challenges during filming the movie
• The process of developing OFF! music
• There was a lot of extra songs/outtakes from the Free LSD sessions
• The Blu-Ray / CD package of “Free LSD”
• Potential additional theatre screenings & Q&A
• The Blu-Ray / CD will be the only place for fans can hear 2 of the outtakes
• Lots of easter eggs, details and additional layers to the movie
• Interview wrap-up

Order the "FREE LSD" Blu-Ray and CD package here

Stream "FREE LSD" to your home here.

Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide

Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8