Absolute favorite!!
A.R.E. Weapons,
Arto Lindsay,
Black Dice,
Eugene Hutz,
Glenn Branca
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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
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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
Stats: 104 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (104)
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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)
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December 7, 2008
Liked it, mostly the beginning of the film about No Wave. Nice to see footage of Sonic Youth, YYYs, Teenage Jesus.
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June 29, 2008
Would have liked it to concentrate on the early day of no-wave and skipped over the newer bands.
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July 27, 2007
Further proves Thurston Moore and Glenn Branca are cooler than you'll ever be
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