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‘I Need That Record’ Trailer

Brendan Toller’s documentary ‘I Need That Record’ finds misty eyed musicians like Ian MacKaye, Mike Watt, Thurston More and (surprisingly) Noam Chomsky harking back to the good old days when their local stores were the hub of the artistic community, and lambasting the state of play which has seen the near extinction of the indie store.

Initially released on a limited DVD run for Record Store Day, ‘I Need That Record’ sold well enough to warrant an upcoming release through the US Major Chains; ironically the exact corporate giants that the film takes pot-shots at, hanging the blame for the decline of the independent record store at their doors.

Why not release the DVD exclusively through independent shops the second time around and actually back up the films holier than thou posturing? Why not CLICK HERE and ask Brendan for yourself?

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ArcAttack Will Blow Your Minds

The unbelievable video above is a performance by Texas based collective ArcAttack, performing with 2 custom built Tesla Coils and a robotic drumkit (out of shot), at this year’s SXSW Festival. Dressed in a chain mail Faraday Suit, Patrick ‘Parsec’ Brown passes back and forth through ½ Million Volt sparks, musically manipulating the electricity spewing from the Tesla Coils as his band play on in the background. Having taken 3 years to develop the technology, ArcAttack are now hitting the road with their show. Get your Dad to book them for your Bat Mitzvah, Kiddo!

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Henry & Glenn Forever

‘Henry & Glenn Forever’ tells the story of these two notoriously sweet rock dudes, as they navigate the rocky waters of their domestic relationship and come to terms with the inconsiderate antics of Satanist neighbours Hall & Oats. Billed as a “love story to end all love stories”, the back cover even features a lovely quote from Rollins himself “Has Glenn seen this? Trust me, he would not be impressed”.

‘Henry & Glenn Forever’ is written by (the soon to be murdered) Tom Neely and published by the stellar people over at Microcosm Publishing, “a nonprofit, collectively-run publisher and distributor of zines and related work”. Seriously, these guys rock at rock bottom prices. Head over to their store and check out their zine catalogue.

CBGB’s: A Virtual Tour

For those of you who never got the opportunity to visit the legendary punk venue CBGB’s on NY’s Bowery, what you missed was the equivalent to a gig being played inside a garbage truck. Plastered floor, wall and ceiling with graffiti, old pay-bills, grime, grot and the blood and sweat of hundreds of legendary performers, the venues eventual demise in 2006 was felt throughout the world.

But just like the Whiskey A Go Go, The 100 Club, TJ’s and a truckload of other “World Famous” venues, CBGB’s was always remembered fondly for only a certain point in time; well maybe two. Credited as the birthplace and spiritual home of American punk rock and new wave in the 70’s, the club got a dusting down by a new generation of punks in the 80’s, with Hardcore bands like Bad Brains, Cro-Mags and Sick of it All appropriating the venue for ‘Thrash Days’ on Sunday afternoons. The violence that dogged that particular scene would force CB’s owner Hilly Kristal to end Hardcore’s tenure at the venue in 1990, with the club never really recovering any committed interest. By the time of its demise, CBGB’s had become merely a tourist attraction.

If you didn’t have an opportunity to get inside CBGB’s over the 33 years that it stood sentinel on Manhattan’s Bleeker St, you can guide your way through the club via a virtual tour that will drag you along the rotten walls, the piss stained cubicles, behind the ramshackle bar and, poignantly, past the sadly deceased Kristal, sat (hopefully intentionally) underneath a hangman’s noose in the club’s office.

CLICK HERE to take the tour.

‘Punk In Africa’ Documentary Trailer

Ponces in binbag t-shirts on the Kings Rd thought the occasional kick-in by a Ted equalled a tough time. They should check out the new ‘Punk in Africa’ doc to see what it was like forming multicultural garage bands in a fascist state where racial mixing was a criminal offence!