Nearly twenty years after 1981's "Beauty and the Beat" made the Go-Go’s a radio staple and international phenomenon, the feisty quintet is back on the road again.

This time out, Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Jane Wieldin are sharing the stage with two other seminal '80s bands, the Psychedelic Furs and the B-52s. But beyond the tour, the group is also putting together a new studio album--its first full-length album since 1984's "Talk Show"--and there's even talk of a feature movie.

LiveDaily correspondent Don Zulaica spoke with drummer Gina Schock about the reunion tour, tabloid TV and future projects.

So how did this group reunion really all come together?

Gina Schock: It's not really a reunion. We're back. This isn't a one-off kind of thing. How everything happened was: a couple of years ago, a director named Ted Demme approached us about doing a movie about the Go-Go’s. Everybody started talking, and it sort of evolved into where it is now. We started getting together, the vibe was really good. We did a little tour for a couple of weeks, and that grew, and now we're really back together.

Would the movie be a documentary?

No, this would be a feature, a real movie, with people playing us. And we're talking with a lot of people about doing this.

Is there a screenplay?

We've been talking with a lot of different writers over the last year. We have a couple people that we really like, but nothing's locked in yet.

Who do you want to play you?

Chloe Sevengy. She's good. [She has appeared in the films] "Boys Don't Cry" and "Kids." She's something else.

Speaking of being biographical, what did you think of the VH1 "Behind The Music" special?

Oh, I don't think much of it. [laughs] You know, it's like tabloid press. They're just after one thing: to sensationalize whatever little goofy shit happened. I don't know. I don't care for it, myself. They taped 5-6 hours with each individual, and then what they came up with at the end was amazing to me. Because there's so much more, you know? There's so many really interesting things about the band, and they focused on the drug thing, which is what they do on every one of 'em. So it's not like I really expected it to be something different, I guess, but I was a little disappointed. I thought maybe they'd focus on other things that were totally relevant and totally important, but I guess not.

But then, to me, it was like, "Get ready for what's going to be happening again, Gina."

The roller coaster is back.

Yeah, you have no control. What are you going to do?

Well, that won't happen when the movie comes together.

Yeah, we'll be totally involved in that. Every step of the way.

Is there any type of a timetable on this? Is it something you want to film next year or what?

It's something that, when it is ready, we will do it, because we want it to be right. We're certainly not going to rush it. It's going to happen when it's ready to happen, when all the elements are there that need to be there to make the best picture that we can. So it's going to take time.

The tour with the B-52s and the Psychedelic Furs, how did this happen?

We've been good buddies with the B-52s since the early ‘80s, and we've always wanted to do something with them. We did a Rock in Rio festival in 1985 where we played with them, but nothing like this. When it came time to do this tour, we were asked who we wanted to tour with. And we said, "We'd love to do something with the B-52’s if they're available." So they put aside time to do it, and then our booking agent suggested the Psychedelic Furs, who I love, and it was just awesome.

You're sporting some new material, as well.

We played three new songs on this tour: "Apology," "Kissing Asphalt" and "Superslide."

So a new album is in the works?

We've got tons of material, since we've been writing for the last year. I have a studio in my house in LA, and we rehearse and demo stuff there. We'll start pre-production in a couple weeks. The whole thing is to have it done by the end of the year so we can put it out for a spring release.

Who are you going to do this through?

Beyond Music. They did a great job with Blondie.

You'll certainly have the live show to back it up. I saw Fred [Schneider of the B-52s] dancing around like a madman during your set.

Aww! And we watch them every night. It's so great because their bass player Sara Lee told me, "You know, Gina, I've played with these guys for so many years, and I've never seen them like this." And after our last show, Fred came up to me and said, "I haven't been this excited in years." It was a real shot in the arm for him, and I said, "My God, Fred, the feeling is so mutual." They've been so inspirational to us.

Who is inspirational to you now?

My three favorite bands right now are Radiohead, Marilyn Manson and Garbage. Without a doubt. Radiohead is brilliant. I think "The Bends" is just a classic record, a special record. Marilyn Manson and Twiggy [Ramirez, Manson's bassist]--I love Twiggy! I love their music. And Garbage, Butch Vig, you don't get any better than that.

Any girl rock bands that you like?

As far as the girl bands go, there's a couple that aren't real big but that I'm a big fan of. One of them is called the Lunachicks, and there's a band from New York called the Friggs. They're awesome.