The dc punk revolution, a documentary on the 1980s washington, dc punk. Images and stories from the 1980s washington, dc punk scene. Salad days is a documentary film that examines the early diy punk scene in the nations capital. It was a decade when seminal visit our beta website and give us feedback on our completely redesigned victory dashboard. The hardcore punk revolution will be the most comprehensive, honest and insightful look at the dc punk.
Punk revolution is a new documentary written and directed by scott crawford which will take a comprehensive, honest and insightful look at the dc punk scene from the early 1980s to the decades end. For decades, the music industry has found ways to exploit and capitalize on homegrown music scenes. It was a decade when seminal bands like bad brains, minor threat, government issue, scream, void, faith, rites of spring, marginal man, fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own showswithout major record label constraints or mainstream media. Salad days dc documentary venice, california premiere duration. In this clip brian baker from minor threat addresses one of the many myths about the dc hardcore scene in. Salad days the washington dc punk revolution on vimeo. The documentary uses archival footage, still photos and interviews with the music scenes participants to recount a creative evolution that, like many musical subcultures in america, dissipated and altogether disappeared when it was.
The bill also featured government issue, another washington dc punk reunion. The film will include exclusive archival photographs, concert footage and interviews with dozens of bands, artists, label owners, zine publishers and others who helped mold and. The choice of name hints at the 1985 salad days ep by the washington dc band minor threat. From the heart of the political establishment in the united states, a punk rock revolution is born. The hardcore punk revolution currently being assembled will be the most comprehensive, honest and insightful look at the washington dc punk scene from the. The birth of punk rock in the nations capital on kickstarter. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing salad days. A decade of punk in washington, dc 1980 90 examines the early diy punk scene in the nations capital. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 is a documentary film that examines the early diy punk scene in the nations capital. Reviews salad days punk doc is a deep dive on dischord records. Writerdirector scott crawford and director of photography jim saah are roughly halfway through production for salad days. Simple machines would become standard bearers for the diy revolution. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 is a documentary written and directed by scott crawford. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 salad days.
Salad days, a film that documents the bands and characters associated with the washington d. Dave grohl discusses the continuing impact the dc hardcore scene had on him personally. Salad days directorwriter scott crawford is a music journalist, musician and graphic designer. Youth of togay tossed salad days 2008 ireland, anarchopunk music albums downloads, jun 3, 2014. Acclaimed documentary chronicling the rise of punk rock in washington, dc. In the television series frasier, season 10, episode 20, frasier sarcastically tells the cafe owner. Curated by scott crawfordthe guy behind the superb salad days documentaryspoke covers all of the usual suspects but also includes lesserknown yet important dc bands like beefeater and marginal man. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 synopsis.
A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 is a documentary film that examines the early diy punk scene in the nations. It was a decade when seminal bands like bad brains, minor threat. The dc punk revolution, an upcoming documentary by scott crawford. As the washington dc hardcore documentary salad days premieres this month across the. As a teenager in the dc suburbs, he started a fanzine called metrozine that documented much of what was happening in the dc hardcore punk scene in the 1980s. Dc punk legends dag nasty original lineup, government issue, black market.
It was a decade when seminal bands like bad brains, minor threat, government issue, scream, void, faith, rites of spring, marginal man, fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own showswithout major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Bands like bad brains, minor threat, government issue, scream, void, rites of spring, fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows. Bad brains, minor threat, government issue, scream, void. Dave grohl, ian mackaye, henry rollins in new dc punk. Salad days acts as a handbook of how to take control in these ways, and its a valuable example that sometimes the most amazing things come from the most unexpected places, prompted by the most unlikely of people. Released on december 19, 2014, the kickstarterfunded film features early pioneers of the washington, dc hardcore punk music scene over a decade 19801990 including minor threat, fugazi, bad brains, government issue, youth brigade, teen idles, rites of spring, and others.
Bands like bad brains, minor threat, government issue, scream, void, rites of spring, fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows, without record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 2015 1 hr 43 min. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 gives an overview of that citys punk rock movement during the subgenres most vibrant decade. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Salad days is the name of a documentary film released in 2014 about the evolving punk and hardcore scene in washington dc during the 1980s and 1990s. A longawaited documentary on the influential 80s d. Salad days is the final ep by the american hardcore punk band minor threat. The hardcore punk revolution will be the most comprehensive, honest and insightful look at the dc punk scene from the early 1980s to the decades end.
Exploring the heyday of the punk music scene in the nations capital, when bad brains, void, fugazi and other bands booked their own shows and released their own records without media scrutiny or label constraints. On december 28, 2012 the original dag nasty line up played the black cat in support of the upcoming documentary salad days. A decade of punk in washington, dc 198090 examines the early diy punk scene in the nations capital. Dc 198090 is a documentary film that examines the early diy punk scene in the nations. Images and stories from the 1980s washington, dc punk scene features rare images from the photographers that documented the movement. This is salad days the washington dc punk revolution by in edit greece on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Salad days a decade of punk in washington, dc 198090. It was released in july 1985, two years after the bands breakup, through dischord records with the catalog number dis 015. A spotlight on the influential diy hardcore and more scene of 198089. About salad days a decade of punk in washington, dc. Emerging in late 1979, it is considered one of the first and most influential punk scenes in the united states. The ep differs somewhat from the bands previous material. The birth of punk rock in the nations capital by scott. In october 2012 dag nasty announced a reunion show in washington dc with their original singer, shawn brown.
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