A pal out in So Cal just hipped me to a new Minutemen documentary that’s teetering on the cusp of release. Looks like Tom Irwin & Rocket Fuel Films wrapped the production recently & will have a christening/screening this Friday, 2/25 @ The Grand Theatre in San Pedro. It's got the usual punk intelligensia suspects: Thurston Moore, Henry Rollins, Greg Ginn, John Doe, Ian MacKaye, etc. as talking heads. But it's also got archival footage & concert clips (21 performances by one count) culled from 100 hours of raw source materials, interviews, stills and best of all what looks to be a metric ton of music. My one burning question: how much are the cheapo 11th hour fares to Pedro?
Posted by derek on February 22, 2005 3:54 PMDerek - I wouldn't stress it. I'm 100% certain this will be released on DVD (probably before the end of the year even, I'd bet).
Posted by: Jeff LeVine at February 24, 2005 7:34 PMHope you’re right, Jeff. The dvd is supposed to be outfitted with even more goodies.
I’m still grooving on that pic of Charlie Haden jamming with Boon and Watt. Schmaltzy Quartet West it thankfully ain’t.
Cant wait for a DVD release, the Minutemen have been one of my favorite bands for a long long time now and my love for them has never waned. Just a beautiful combination of sounds and feelings and some swell guys too.
Rob
watt says the dvd will have 50 (!) songs on it and it will most likely be a double (!). i was at the opening and watt told me that was the bigest crowed he's ever seen at that theater (holds 1500 and it sold out!) except when the ramons played there. him and d boon used to go there all the time to watch movies. i can't wait for you to get a chance to see this picture. it was amazingly good with some great editing, although it was a tad blury in spots. i think that was because there wasn't a film print, insted they opted for digital projection
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