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There's a classic but obscure one on Australian band The Fauves. It follows them on a tour, releasing singles and an album, amassing a huge debt to the record co., and getting dropped. It's carried mainly by the loveable singer, who is a 33 yr old virgin and constantly laments the fact (and seems to be unable to take hints from girls), writes trashy fictional sexual encounter stories for magazines, and complains passionately about the band smoking in the van. It's as entertaining as Spinal Tap. It made him a sort of underground cult hero here.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Monday, 9 February 2004 21:40 (twenty-two years ago)

A 33 year-old virgin--you mean like Jesus?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 9 February 2004 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)

What is the name of this film so we can find and view it?

― webcrack (music=crack), Monday, 9 February 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

well he does have long flowing locks. he's not unattractive by any means, maybe he has a really tiny penis?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 9 February 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

it's called Fifteen Minutes To Rock

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 9 February 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

gaz mullygrubber might be able to help you track it down

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 9 February 2004 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

i didn't see it!

― mullygrubber (gaz), Monday, 9 February 2004 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

but erm a certain company you're vaguely affiliated with produced it!

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 9 February 2004 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Whats in it for MEEEEEEEEE?
(i mean i'll try if thre's some fauves fan out there or some rockumentary o man gotta have this to complete my collection nut, but, well...)

― mullygrubber (gaz), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

was it released on DVD or anything though?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 00:08 (twenty-two years ago)

from the fauves:
We sometimes get queries about the documentary 15 Minutes To Rock that was made on us and shown on ***. We had no involvement in the production of the doco beyond being its subjects and have no rights to its sale but you can source a copy on video by emailing Vanessa.
VanessaStuart@bigpond.net

― mullygrubber (gaz), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

This is excellent news.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 05:30 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a classic BBC documentary about life on the road with 70s pub-rockers The Kursaal Flyers. Everywhere the humble Canvey Island lads go, people tell them that they "had Dr Feelgood the week before who were awesome". In a poignant aside, the singer says he doesn't go out raving with the lads any more - "I cut this out of the paper, see... garden sheds."

Many years later, the guitariast became a guitar teacher and played slide on a Menswear single. He told them that the Flyers strongly suspect that they were the original inspiration for 'This Is Spinal Tap'. Factamundo!

― laticsmon (laticsmon), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh that's too classic. Garden sheds! Heartbreaking.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)

i am a big fan of the band who would be king: the half japanese story.
it is the rock n roll version of grey gardens, a serious what the fuck in the eyes of anyone.

― mallory bourgeois (painter man), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 03:37 (twenty-two years ago)

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