In the May 2022, FX-produced biographical series, pistol, He debuted and quickly took Hulu subscribers on a thrilling adventure that was a one-part crash course in the early British punk rock movement and one part erotic drama about misguided youth who find their own voices. After checking out director Danny Boyle’s treatment of sex pistols and the youth movement in London in the mid to late 1970s, I couldn’t help but think of other bands that I thought would benefit from such treatment.
However, I’ve compiled a list of seven bands that would make their antics (both on and off stage) great TV, especially if they were told by a group of talented actors like pistol ejaculate. We’re short on time and plenty of great and infamous business to cover, so let’s start this show down the road…
Blonde
Blondie, the iconic American rock costume that has been popular for nearly 50 years thanks to its mix of new wave, rock-rock, disco, and countless other genres, would be perfect for a biographical drama series treat. Best known for her hits “Heart of Glass”, “Call Me”, “Rapture” and “Atomic”, Blondie was founded in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, who remain prominent figures not only in the band, but The music industry, decades later.
There are a few different ways you can go with Blondie’s story if it’s made into a multi-part streaming series. First, you can focus on the band’s beginnings and early days playing at CBGB’s in New York City in the mid-’70s and then move on from there with an episode dedicated to each album or major event. If not, you can pick up with the band after the release parallel lines in 1978, following the members and their stories through their 1982 breakup for the first half of the limited series and then resuming the second half with their 1997 reunion.
Airship
One of the most famous and influential bands of all time, Led Zeppelin’s music and influence can be heard and felt almost anywhere, including Motorcycle rental. Over the years, the band and its members have been praised as giants of the music industry for releasing legendary tracks such as “Stairway to Heaven”, “Whole Lotta Love” and “Immigrant Song”, a single would make Avengers: Infinity War more epicBut this is another story.
The music is just one part of Led Zeppelin’s story, and the other half of the saga will make for more memorable TV shows, thanks to all the sometimes hard-to-believe legends (like the verified ones in 2019. rolling rock article – commodity). Some of these stories, specifically the ones about alleged behind-the-scenes guitarist Jimmy Page, likely made the series difficult to produce, either due to legal issues or getting the band to sign them entirely.
talking heads
I’ve loved Talking Heads ever since I found “Speaking in Tongues” on my dad’s recording collection when I was a kid (sorry, I still carry it with me). The band, which was active from 1975 to 1991, has since become one of my all-time favorite bands whose story I have always found interesting. Over the course of 16 years, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tiny Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison (as well as many other touring musicians) have created some of the greatest songs of all time such as “Psycho Killer”, “Once in a Lifetime” and “Life” in Wartime, “burning house.”
But, if you’re going to do Talking Heads, he’s going to have to focus on the band’s legendary 1984 concert movie. stop thinkingDirected by the late Jonathan Deem. A behind-the-scenes look at the film’s production that took place over the course of two nights would make for some great stories, especially when it comes to David Byrne’s iconic oversized suit. Who will play Byrne? Well, that’s for another day…
bad brains
The Sex Pistols are arguably one of the most important punk bands of all time, and another group in this category is the American outfit known as the Bad Brains. Formed in the mid-1970s as a jazz band under the name Mind Power, the members changed their lives and the face of American punk rock in 1979 when they adopted the nickname Bad Brains and quickly made a name for themselves as one of the early adopters. gangs on the east coast.
Over the years, bad minds Teams like the Beastie Boys have been affectedand The Roots, Rage Against the Machine, and countless others, first in Washington, D.C., and later in New York City after being banned from playing shows in the nation’s capital due to their extremely violent performances and vociferous fan base. I mean, just watch CBGB’s legendary 1982 group And you’ll quickly discover why the band has and continues to have such a legendary reputation. Then there’s the whole “Is that Brooke Shields?” situation that can be covered. Seriously, though, few bands have made as important an imprint as Bad Brains.
Metallica, which has been one of the most popular crossover/heavy metal bands since the early days of the ’80s, continues to reach new fans in 2022 (thanks in part to that amazing spectacle in Weird things Season 4 Finale). However, now seems like the perfect time to make a presentation about the band’s 40-year history.
If six to eight episodes are offered, the Metallica show will be a great way to spend a few hours for old fans and new fans at the same time. There’s a lot out there, from the release of “Kill ‘Em All” to the death of guitarist Cliff Burton in 1986, to the band’s explosive “black album” in the early ’90s and beyond. I’m frankly surprised that the band’s story isn’t covered at this point.
home country
Although Pink Floyd and Sex Pistols are as far apart vocally as possible, it would be great to see the legendary British rock band get similar treatment with their streaming series. The band, which started in London in 1965, has long been known for not only being one of the most successful bands thanks to albums like The dark side of the moonAnd the I wish you were hereAnd the the wallbut also some mythical stories… the ones that can be told in the show.
Just drop a share on Pink Floyd’s random album and you’ve got plenty to cover for a TV show. There are the band’s formative days in the psychedelic rock scene of the late ’60s, the band’s period in the early 1970’s where they recorded multiple albums (and soundtracks) in a two-year period, and then the massive success of the years before that. the wall.
JJ Allen
If there was someone who was more punk (or disgusting, or brokenhearted, or scared/respectful) than the late J.J. Allen, I’d love to meet them. Maybe Iggy Pop? Seriously, no one has caused more destruction or controversy in their lives (and death) than Allen has done in 36 years on this planet. Allen’s music was one thing, but his on-stage antics were something completely different, so much so that when someone does something like pissing on the audience, it counts as a “JJ Allen moment.”
Allen lived such a crazy life that a whole series can be made about his last day on earth, as taken up in great detail by vice 2013 on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of his death. Wild doesn’t do this story fair.
I hope at least one of these shows will be created in the near future (although it probably won’t be a GG Allin story). While we wait to see if my dreams come true, please take a look at all the great 2022 TV premieres on our way this year.
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