Chicago Punk Scene
Interestingly titled documentary about the early punk scene in Chicago. Made for those that were either there, and didn’t participate, or for those that were NOT there, and wish they were. Titled: You Weren’t There…
Punk Movies
Classic CBGS’s Video
Ever wanted to go back in time at see bands at CBGS’s? This video gives you a short ‘You are There’ feeling. All kinds of raw punk rock, NYC Style.
The Punk Attitude
The movie doesn’t totally cover the HISTORY of punk, but the punk attitude throughout different styles of music. You get a good understanding about why the music was recorded at the time. The movie apparently tries to bridge early 80′s punk with what became the new punk, if you want to call it that, with [...]
List of Recommended Punk Movies 80′s Punk
Repoman – from 1984 – Soundtrack features Iggy Pop, Circle Jerks, and Black Flag. This movie is one of the essentials—sometimes FUNNY and sometimes very strange. The Iggy Pop song is awesome! (plays during the end credits) Another State of Mind – from 1984 – This is about the Youth Brigade/Social Distortion tour from 1982. [...]
Amerian Hardcore 80′s Punk DVD
American Hardcore 1980-1986 – 100 Min DVD Covers the time when punk was at its prime. The movie runs through the punk music styles of 1980 to 1986 rather quickly, showing you the major bands of that time, which was the BEST time for punk music. Styles that emerged from this time included Hardcore, Straight [...]
