John Waters' "What's In My Bag?" | Amoeba Music

Legendary filmmaker, writer, and cultural provocateur John Waters goes record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He talks about some of the best bad girl groups, including The Shangri-Las and The Donnas, plus '70s New York punk rock, a critically-panned movie soundtrack & more. You can see John Waters live this April for his 80th birthday on the "Going to Extremes: A John Waters 80th Birthday Celebration" tour.

📍 Filmed at Amoeba Music, the world's largest independent record store in San Francisco, CA.

John Waters' picks:
• Lisa MacKinney - Dressed In Black: The Shangri-Las (BOOK)
• The Donnas - American Teenage Rock N Roll (CD)
• Deborah Harry - Def, Dumb, & Blonde (CD)
• Johnnie Ray - High Drama: The Real Johnnie Ray (CD)
• Nico - Live In Reims Cathedral, December 13th, 1974 (LP)
• Various Artists - Blank Generation: The New York Scene (1975-1978) (CD)
• Various Artists - Joker: Folie à Deux [OST] (LP)
• Chucky - 2026 Calendar (MISC.)
• Rowland S. Howard - Teenage Snuff Film (LP)
• Luis Buñuel - Viridiana (VHS)
• Chris Isaak - Mr. Lucky (CD)

👉 Watch more “What’s In My Bag?” episodes (Season 19): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtg-TKQBIhv7dVTw6fe5F3bwGaKn9JKA

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