I saw this movie last weekend and I was disappointed...very, very little about San Francisco. Allow me to detail what was missed:
Bands: The Avengers Dead Kennedys Social Unrest Crucifix F u c k Ups Society Dog Code of Honor
Venues: On Broadway Elite Club Valencia Tool & Die Tenth St. Hall The Farm
Magazines: Thrasher Maximum Rock n Roll (the ones that brought the national/international scene together...)
Other: Target Video
It seems like the film makers had an agenda in place before they started gathering material for this film. Hardcore was not a complete break from the punk/post-punk scene and it was not an entirely American invention (ever hear of Discharge? GBH? Crass? Rudimentary Peni? All very big influences back then).
In the film's defense, I will say that the film maker's opinion that hardcore was a response to Reagan was right on.
Bands: The Avengers Dead Kennedys Social Unrest Crucifix F u c k Ups Society Dog Code of Honor
Venues: On Broadway Elite Club Valencia Tool & Die Tenth St. Hall The Farm
Magazines: Thrasher Maximum Rock n Roll (the ones that brought the national/international scene together...)
Other: Target Video
It seems like the film makers had an agenda in place before they started gathering material for this film. Hardcore was not a complete break from the punk/post-punk scene and it was not an entirely American invention (ever hear of Discharge? GBH? Crass? Rudimentary Peni? All very big influences back then).
In the film's defense, I will say that the film maker's opinion that hardcore was a response to Reagan was right on.