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

The Vinyl Guide Interview - For Record Collectors & Music Nerds

Dimitri Coats dives into the creation of OFF!'s groundbreaking film project "Free LSD". Hear the story behind the 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

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