A.R.E. Weapons, Arto Lindsay, Black Dice, Eugene Hutz, Glenn Branca ...( see more  see more... ) , Gogol Bordello , Lee Ranaldo , Liars , Lydia Lunch , Sonic Youth , Suicide , Teenage Jesus & the Jerks , Thurston Moore , Yeah Yeah Yeahs

A thrilling, comprehensive guide to New York's buzzing downtown underground post-punk scene. Director Scott Crary kicks things off with the birth of No Wave in the late 1970's, providing an angular ru...( read more  read more... )sh with a priceless collection of live performances from Suicide, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, the Theoretical Girls and DNA. From this initial explosion of artistic energy, the film moves through the 1980's, passing the torch to Thurston Moore and Lee Renaldo of Sonic Youth and Michael Gira of Swans, before crashlanding in the noisy Now! of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Black Dice, Liars, A.R.E. Weapons and the Gypsy stylings of Gogol Bordello. Interviews connect the threads between the past and the present, an ever-fertile scene is defined, celebrated and trashed with equal amounts of enthusiasm, and the creators of some of the most challenging rock music of all-time get to explain what they do, why they do it and where it's all heading.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min.

Directed by: Scott Crary

Release Date: July 7, 2006

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006

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  • March 25, 2008
    Absolute favorite!!
  • September 26, 2009
    A very mediocre documentary not just in how it presents its subject matter but the pretensions that are coursing through its veins. Many of the artists featured go against the title of the film and refer to themselves as idols in their own. Filled with hypocrisy but wonderful ide...( read more)as I suppose that is the essence of a no wave scene. NY was so behind in comparison to the Land of the Rising Sun (the trumpet girl was mentioned briefly though).
    Plus the lead singer of Yeah Yeah Yeahs almost killed their music for me when it was apparent how inarticulate she was. But I suppose you can't convey the truth of this music with words, nor can you with horribly shot/recorder live clips.
    Pick up a fucking tuba says the one who never in her life would've done so in her own band.
    Pompous platypus.
  • December 7, 2008
    Liked it, mostly the beginning of the film about No Wave. Nice to see footage of Sonic Youth, YYYs, Teenage Jesus.
  • September 4, 2008
    great title. not sure i want to see it.
  • June 29, 2008
    Would have liked it to concentrate on the early day of no-wave and skipped over the newer bands.
  • November 28, 2007
    Nice musical Time-Line ...
  • November 27, 2007
    I was really hoping for it to be amazing, it was alright.
  • July 27, 2007
    Further proves Thurston Moore and Glenn Branca are cooler than you'll ever be
  • April 29, 2007
    good doc on the no wave music scene

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