Punk

[elias]

Punk:Attitude was on IFC last week late in the evening and I recorded it. This is probably one of the best documentaries on the subject, filling the supposed "blank" years from the demise of the Sex Pistols in '78 to the rise of Nirvana in '92. Surprisingly mentioned: The Pop Group, The Slits, Bad Brains, Agnostic Front (immediately thought of anubis75),

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[anubis75]

Dude! How the hell did I miss this?! (prolly 'cause I don't have cable) and is it on DVD?
BTW have you seen American Hardcore. If not I highly recommend it.

[elias]

Looks like Netflix has it, so it's out there somewhere.

No, I haven't seen that but from the looks of it, I'll probably like that one too!

[anubis75]

Right on! It's going in my netflix queue now.
American Hardcore is out on DVD and it fills the same gaps you refered to. It's focus was on how Hardcore scenes developed locally in Urban areas across the country. They Start with LA and NYC and spend a good amount of time focused on Boston, DC, Minnapolis/St.Paul among others. My one beef with it is that when it speaks of Texas they really only talk about the Austin scene, namely MDC. There's no mention of the Butthole Surfers who are as important to the Texas scene as MDC is, and they spend no time talking about the nascent scenes in both Dallas and Houston (they do mention that Houston is where DRI comes from).
There's some great interviews with Ian MacAye, Joey Shithead, Keith Morris, Rollins, Vinnie Stigma, HR and Darrel Jennifer among several many others.

[elias]

I can't wait to check that out.
The Austin scene is missing from "Attitude" as well. I haven't thought about MDC in years. How could I forget those guys!

For a great Gibby interview in a not so great DVD, watch the Fearless Freaks (Flaming Lips). He gives an interview at the dentist while he's getting his teeth worked on. :P