'Life on the Other Planet' is a new film about the old Boston rock landscape

The Boston music scene of the 1970s and '80s was not like anything else, before or since.

In his teens and 20s, Vince Straggas was immersed in that world — spending night after night in gritty clubs, forming community with his fellow fans, and checking out bands that helped shape the future of rock.

Now a filmmaker, Straggas illuminates this heyday in a new documentary, "Life on the Other Planet." The film includes recent interviews and archival footage, and features artists including The Neighborhoods, Willie Alexander, Robin Lane, Mission of Burma, Human Sexual Response, The Atlantics, the Lyres, Girls Night Out, Jon Butcher Axis, the Nervous Eaters and many more.

"Life on the Other Planet" premieres at the Regent Theatre in Arlington Friday, Oct. 24, with a live performance by the Nervous Eaters.

Straggas shared his thoughts about the film with WBUR's Weekend Edition.