40 Nights of Rock & Roll

Welcome, friends, to the web log for upcoming documentary “40 Nights of Rock & Roll," a film by director Scott Sloan & former Paste magazine editor Steve LaBate.

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Meet Steve LaBate and Scott Sloan, Film-Making Rock ‘n Roll Road Warriors

Two gentlemen, one Jeep, a mighty stretch of pavement, and one rock show every night for forty nights on the road. That’s the basic premise behind 40 Nights of Rock & Roll, the documentary that Steve and Scott of Southgate Studios are creating after an epic cross-country quest. Scott and Steve give great interview, so we won’t waste time with a boring intro. Let’s just say that we may have to steal Steve’s sangria-soaked party at the Wren’s Nest idea…

40 Night of Rock Archive: Day 17 video blog - Conspiracy of Owls

After a night of battling zombies, Steve demonstrates a magical power he never knew he possessed. Then he and Scott head to Detroit Rock City where they interview Conspiracy of Owls‘ Bobby Harlow and John Krautner (formerly of The Go). Bobby vents about his needy cat.

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40 Nights of Rock Archive: Day 8 video blog - The Moaners

Scott and Steve head south to Chapel Hill, N.C., where they meet up with Steve’s music-writer friend Ashley Melzer and Melissa Swingle and Laura King of The Moaners. They all discuss the trials and tribulations of life on the road as a duo, and then The Moaners do what they do best—rock faces.

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40 Nights of Rock Archive: Video blog, Day 7 - Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun

In Day 7’s video blog, we get a recap on the previous night’s RATT show, a primer on the “power violence” genre, and a face-rockin’ clip of Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun playing at a super-cool bar called The Triple in Richmond, Va.

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Watch the 40 Nights movie trailer, featuring Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun’s “Autonomic”

40 Nights of Rock Archive: Day 6 video blog - RATT

Scott and Steve on the road from Boston to Baltimore. Steve drunkenly freaks out about how awesome RATT is.

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“And on the 6th Day of Rock, the gods gave us RATT”

40 Nights of Rock Archive: Day 5 video blog - Jonsí

After he and Scott interview Sigur Rós frontman Jonsí, Steve wanders the streets of his old hometown, Boston, obsessing over street food. And Jonsí tour manager Peter Van der Velde offers a sneak peek while the crew sets up the special effects for the evening’s show.

40 Nights of Rock Archive: Day 4 video blog - Spree Wilson goes mobile

Scott and Steve meet up with Jive Records recording artist Spree Wilson, cruise the streets of Brooklyn as Spree plays guitar through Black Betty’s stereo system, and end up at a White Castle drive-thru.

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