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Minutemen documentary to be screened next week

Posted by brian on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 9:13 PM (EST)

The San Pedro Film Society and Rocket Fuel Films will be presenting "We Jam Econo - The Story Of The Minutemen," next Friday, February 25th, at 8 P.M. at San Pedro, CA's Warner Grand Theatre. Advance tickets are available here.

The full-length documentary chronicles the outfit from their earliest days in the 1980s to the present times, collaborating footage from several live performances and over fifty interviews.

Mike Watt and George Hurley of the band, along with director Tim Irwin and producer Keith Schieron will sit for a Q&A session with the audience after the screening.

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Kenjamin (February 16, 2005)

I'd love to see this.

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Someone (February 16, 2005)

as would i

PunkcoreKid (February 16, 2005)

definitely.

gladimnotemo (February 16, 2005)

The Minutemen are, augh, so good. I just listened to Double Nickels straight through today...perfect. Mike Watt is one of the best bassists, ever, and D. Boon's lyrics are poetry.

BrandonSideleau (February 16, 2005)

Amazing band........of course, around this time everything SST released was amazing. Mike Watt is still one of the most amazinf bassists alive.

Someone (February 16, 2005)

IheartAdam (February 16, 2005)

Awesome band. Horrible that he died in Arizona of all places, further proving Arizona sucks elephant ass and should be avoided. But they let Henry Rollins stick his whore of a soulless whoring sellout whore no moral intergrity having whore head in some of the interviews. And Henry Rollins flat out sucks.

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BrandonSideleau (February 16, 2005)

wow...somebodies got issues

Someone (February 17, 2005)

"Yeah man....it's cool to hate Henry....you know, he isn't punk rock because he works out and makes heavy music"..........fuck you, Henry's been making great records since you were in diapers, kid.

IheartAdam (February 17, 2005)

Good, and he's also been selling his soul to anybody with a dollar since MY kids were in diapers. *insert referance to age to hammer point home here*

TheOneTrueBill (February 17, 2005)

I love this band. I need to see this documentary. http://www.corndogs.org has a bunch of stuff.

KirbyPuckett (February 17, 2005)

I've been really into the Minutemen lately. - Kirby

KB (February 17, 2005)

The Minutemen rule. Hope I can find this on DVD somewhere. "Punk rock changed our lives...."

MrStabone (February 17, 2005)

finally a post about a legendary band without the obligatory post from some yellowcard fan saying how they suck... the minutmen set the standard for DIY punk more than any of the other bands of that time....they were inspirational for any punk band that does it the hard way.... read "Our Band Could Be Your Life" to know what I am talking about...

xmidipunkbastardx (February 17, 2005)

not only are the minutemen one of the best bands ever... ...but this is the first news post with the sst topic logo. now give us news about angst.

Someone (February 17, 2005)

It's funny though, if they came out today, and called themselves punk, they would be shunned and mocked by the punk community. People would call them "gay," "shitty", and, ugh, "pretentious," completely discarding them as a washed up indie band. Most of their songs do not sound "punk" at all, but they are punk. That's part of the reason I don't understand why people will accept them and not a band like Modest Mouse. Matt Sweeney and Pavement's frontman have both said that Minutemen are their biggest influence, and I can deffinately see it. Minutemen and most art- and post-punk bands were more punk than the most notable punk bands becaues they completely challenged the notions of rock, while others just skewered them to a flavor they found savory. The Homosexuals, The Ex, The Fall, and Nomeansno are all old bands that did this. The Plot ot Blow UP the Eiffel Tower and Les

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rkl (February 17, 2005)

well. basically, modest mouse arent a good band. theyve never been a good band, to me, and certainly never had that "punk sound." i cant define it, but some bands have it. some bands dont. the minutemen had it. also, last time i checked, mike watt didnt completely reconfigure his bands sound so he could sell cars. just a thought.

Someone (February 18, 2005)

The ambiguity found in Modest Mouse's is just like the kind found in the Minutemen's. Many bands today have it, and people talk trash on them just because they're supposed to. Minutemen never had that punk sound, but they were a punk band because they had the punk mindset. Also, Issac Brock never fashioned his music to sell cars. Saturn just bought the rights to the song. Moon & Antartica has just recently past the 100,000 sell mark and that's because of "Float On." Everyone I've talked to who listens to M&A after they have listed to Good News... say M&A sucks ass and is nowhere near the quality of Good News... Just a thought.

rkl (February 26, 2005)

can you not read? modest mouse has always sucked ass. its not a recent thing.

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