RUSH Guitarist Alex Lifeson Talks About Suck The Movie; Audio Available
September 9, 2009, 15 years ago
RUSH's Alex Lifeson and director/writer Rob Stefaniuk were guests on the Dean Blundell morning show on 102.1 The Edge in Toronto this morning to talk about Suck and its premier at the Toronto International Film Festival. The podcast of their appearance is now up on the station's website at this this location. The interview begins at around the 26 minute-mark (counting down) and runs 9 minutes or so.
Suck will make its world premiere at The Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 10th to September 19th. The film will be part of TIFF’s prestigious Contemporary World Cinema programme, Friday, September 11th at 9:00pm.
Suck is a "rock and roll vampire flick" which also features cameos by ALICE COOPER, IGGY POP, HENRY ROLLINS, MOBY and Carole Pope (ex-ROUGH TRADE).
A trailer for the film can be viewed below.
According to a press release, Suck follows a group of rock ‘n’ roll wannabes in search of immortality and a record deal. Seemingly doomed to roadtrip doldrums and dives, the band THE WINNERS break their slump when their female bass player disappears one night with a studly, stylin’ vampire. She returns charged with sexual charisma that creates audience frenzy and eventually ensnares the rest of the band. Their “hook” launches them to fame. But fame turns out to be a different kind of hell than AC/DC promised.
Lifeson plays the Border Guard who gives The Winners a hard time at the border until he discovers that like himself, they are musicians.
(Thanks Rushisaband.com)
