Washington DC was a center of American punk rock in the late 1970's. Punk the Capital explores that era and gives voice to those who were part of it, celebrating musicians such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye and Jello Biafra.
These bands, the music they created and the influence they still exert are powerful. James June Schneider (co-director, editor),Paul Bishow (co-director) and Sam Lavine (associate producer, co-editor) have assembled a document that feels alive and vital, one that makes you want to experience this movie no matter if you're a punk fan or have never heard this music before.
How was a punk scene created in one of the most conservative cities in the world? How did the young punks work with older hippies to get places for their shows? And how did the sound of DC from 1976 to 1983 change the world of music?
Beyond rare performances by Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Teen Idles, The Slickee Boys, Faith, The Nurses, Enzymes and Chalk Circle, more than a hundred interviews with those who lived this time were conducted.
It all comes together to be a document that music fans should seek out.
Punk the Capital will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in the US for Record Store Day on June 12 via Passion River and in the UK for Record Store Day on July 12 via Wienerworld. A portion of all DVDs and blu rays sold through Dischord Records will go to the DC based charity We Are Family.
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
2019
Documentary
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
2019
Documentary
Keywords: washington dc, usapunk rockhardcore punk
Plot summary
Punk the Capital takes viewers of any musical persuasion step by step from a sleepy 1970's Nation's Capital to the birth of an explosive music scene which came to not only define American punk rock/hardcore punk but alter the broader rock 'n' roll landscape the world over. Pioneering bands such as Bad Brains and Minor Threat (Ian MacKaye) and well-known figures including Henry Rollins and Jello Biafra all appear in the film. The film details how the sounds and ideas such as Straight Edge (no drinking, no drugs) of this revolutionary music resound through to our present day.
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Director
Top cast
Henry Rollins as Self
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 816.01 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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