The ‘Green Room’ Radio Show Is Here to Teach Your About Hardcore Punk Rock

Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 by Jack Giroux

Green Room radio show

We love Green Room at the site. Both Jacob Hall and I saw Jeremy Saulnier‘s (Blue Ruin) third feature film at last year’s Fantastic Fest, and if it was released last year, it definitely would’ve made our top 10 lists. It’s a frenetic, brutal and uncompromising siege film. Green Room is also a ton of fun, in spite of the dark material.

Saulnier’s action-drama opens in theaters next month, and to continue to raise awareness, A24 has created a Green Room radio show.

For those of you who don’t know, Green Room is about a punk rock band, led by Anton Yelchin (Like Crazy), that must fight for their lives against a pack of neo-Nazis. While the trailers have properly reflected the story and tense mood of the film, it’s best to avoid them and discover for yourself how the band ends up in this situation.

Since the film is about a punk band, A24 has launched a radio station to promote the movie. In the press release sent out, it said the online punk radio show will include “intimate interviews, anecdotes, and a rotating playlist of hardcore punk rock.” The program is hosted by Tony Rettman, the author behind NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990. The first episode was released today, and it features Ted Leo of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.

Every Wednesday at 12 p.m. EST you can listen to Green Room Radio. The episodes will then be released on iTunes, Mixcloud, and Soundcloud. If you want to brush up on your punk history, then this podcast isn’t a bad start. I’m halfway into the first hour-long episode, and even as someone who doesn’t listen to much punk rock, it’s an entertaining episode thus far. Rettman’s chat with Ted Leo is natural, loose, humorous (the oddballs Ted Leo has crossed paths with, in particular, are quite funny), and informative so far, providing a backdoor look into the world of punk rock.

Now thats how you promote a movie!