Rod Swenson

Rod Swenson

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Blondie: Live at CBGB 1977 2014 (7.3)

This 47-minute piece of video verité captures Blondie on the rise ripping through a good part of their debut album while also throwing in covers of The Yardbirds, The Runaways and Freddy Cannon, all performed in their natural habitat: New York's legendary CBGB.
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Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics - 10 Years of Revolutionary Rock and Roll 2006 (8)

Pioneers of punk-metal fusion, Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics revolutionized the culture of American music with unparalleled live performances and jaw-dropping theatrics, on and off stage. Lightning rods for controversy, Williams and the band endured police arrests and countrywide bans. With unforgettable stunts such as taking chainsaws to guitars and blowing up full-size cars, their chaotic live concerts are the stuff of legend.
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Plasmatics Live - Rod Swenson's Lost Tapes 1978-1981 2017

The rare Wendy O. Williams/Plasmatics live footage in this DVD has, in the main, never been released before. During the early years Plasmatics creator Rod Swenson, who directed and shot all the Wendy O./Plasmatics conceptual videos (AKA known for his footage of the Ramones, Dead Boys, Blondie, and Motorhead among others) shot numerous Plasmatics shows the footage from which was never edited or released.