Let Let it Be Be, Eh?

[Guitardude23]

Now I don't know these dudes or their music, but seriously.. can't an indie abnd get their own damn ideas these days?

From Pitchfork:

2007 has been a banner year for the Black Lips. They came, they saw, and now they're making their move to the silver screen as the stars of the forthcoming film Let It Be. According to its website, the movie is "the story of the movement in underground American music that was known as D.I.Y." as told through the narrative of a fictional band called the Renegades, played by the Black Lips.

Springboard Films is working in collaboration with the Lips' label, Vice, on Let It Be, which will be produced by The Breakfast Club/Fried Green Tomatoes producer Andrew Meyer and Winn Coslick. It will be directed by Roger Rawlings.

Given the mid-late 80s setting of the movie and the name of the fictional band it takes as its subject, its title seems more an homage to the Replacements than the Beatles. According to a press release, "the movie will be filmed throughout the Southeast and will include notable music of the period and new music written by the band [Black Lips]."

[scoOter]

"the renegades" is a retarded name for a band; fictional or otherwise.

[GtrPlyr]

Real bad name. The Renegades screams of guys with bandanas tied around their legs, wearing ripped jeans, singing really bad metal.

[Kathy]

gtrplyr said:

Real bad name. The Renegades screams of guys with bandanas tied around their legs, wearing ripped jeans, singing really bad metal.

"The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found me...."

[scoOter]

admin said:

gtrplyr said:

Real bad name. The Renegades screams of guys with bandanas tied around their legs, wearing ripped jeans, singing really bad metal.

"The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found me...."

oh. my. god. no.

[WsBigBrownBeaver]

I picture Bon Jovi. This is sickening.

Maybe Paul could get the soundtrack/scoring gig....?

[WsBigBrownBeaver]

Actually, they do look like a really bad fat and old metal band....

www.therenegades.50megs.com/

[scoOter]

someone ought to email a link to this thread to the producers of the movie.

make no mistake, we are the target market of this movie.

[brady]

Oh my God, those guys look like the biggest bunch of wannabees ever. Notice the careful placement of Beer. The fact that it's bud doesn't serve to their credit. (this is all besides their ridiculous name) I hope that they can all act like Orson Wells or this is gonna be a shite movie.

[SnowCover]

They are quite simply the physical manifestation of rock n roll and everything awesome.

[erics]

You guys are a tough crowd.

No, they're not geniuses and they're not breaking any new musical ground (Sweet Home Chicago? Sorry boys.) but they're out there playing and having some fun on the weekend and drinking free beer.

Let them have their fun before the diabetes takes them down for good.

[Christopher]

I am not sure about the band the "Renegades" pictured above, but I can say that The Black Lips, (who are playing the roles of the fictional band the Renegades), are one of the best underground bands out there right now.

They were just on Conan a week or two ago, which surprised me. Good performance. Lucky for Conan they cleaned up their act for the show. When I saw them at the 7th Street Entry a year ago, one of their guitar players played a guitar solo with his, um, junk. Turns out this is his thing. Kind of a slap base thing goin' on.

I hope this doesn't discourage anyone from going to one of their shows. They honestly blew me away! They sound like a 60's garage band with attitude.

[Stegman]

gtrplyr said:

Real bad name. The Renegades screams of guys with bandanas tied around their legs, wearing ripped jeans, singing really bad metal.

I just blew a snot out my nose laughing at that. The visual is dead-on, but I envision the Renegades playing Molly Hatchet-esque swamp rock.