Before You Submit Festival Report » Rock-AFire Explosion

Brian Quain Interviews Aaron Fechter Creator of The Rock-AFire Explosion

Brian Quain — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:38:02 +0000

I was able to interview the man responsible for creating MANY childhood memories and MANY childhood birthday parties for a lot of us. Aaron Fechter (Creative Engineering INC.), in the 80’s made hundreds of rock bands to play ShowBiz Pizza’s nationwide. These rock bands were animatronic bears, gorillas, birds, wolves, and even a girly mouse. The Rock-AFire Explosion was the house band for this chain restaurant, and in time, like everything from the 80’s, disappeared and was replaced by a shity version of what we loved. Aaron explains the film, The Rock-AFire Explosion and future endeavors of the band and his creation.

Brian Quain Interviews The Rock-AFire Explosion Director Brett Whitcomb and Writer Brad Thomason

Brian Quain — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:28:07 +0000

Director/Producer Brett Whitcomb and Writer/Music Brad Thomason of the new documentary The Rock-AFire Explosion explain the plains of making such an amazing film and talk about the fans of this band. Chris Thrash is the main subject of the film, a devoted fan of the animatronic rock band of the 80’s, and started to single handedly bring this band back to life on the internet. A MUST SEE at a festival near you. And hopefully, the band will be touring…but that’s in another interview.

ROCK-AFIRE EXPLOSION doing Arcade Fire’s “Neighborhood #1: Tunnels”

Brian Quain — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:02:13 +0000

HELLO FRIENDS

As you have read, we interviewed the filmmakers of the new documentary “The Rock-AFire Explosion” and we’re getting that up soon. To tide you over, and PLEASE watch it to the 3:57 mark. If you can say you slept through the night after seeing this…you’re a better person than us. I met Mitzi and now i’m scared.

ROCK-AFIRE EXPLOSION and their version of Arcade Fire’s “Neighborhood #1: Tunnels”

Enjoy and we’ll have some of the footage from the SOLD OUT screening and reunion show of the Rock-afire soon

b.quain (is watching, scary)

Some SNAPSHOTS of the 2009 FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL

Brian Quain — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:29:41 +0000

Here are some pictures from the opening night weekend of the FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL.

(Our first INTRO at the ENZIAN THEATER for TRUE ADOLESCENTS)

(BYS sitting with Indiewire’s Mark Rabinowitz and FFF’s Programming Director Matthew Curtis)

(The REUNION SHOW of 2009! Screw Jane’s Addiction or Spandau Ballet! You wanted the BEST, well…YOU GOT THE BEST! The ROCK-AFIRE EXPLOSION)

(Goood morning ORLANDO! 10am on WPRK 91.5 discussing Katharine O’Brien’s short Doppelganger, and Me babbeling about Before You Submit)

Photos credits: Vanessa Quain, Kelly McNoldy

Thanks for the pics! More to come…

B.Quain (Is posing)