DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Audiovisual Collection
Salad days
Publication Information
Pottstown, PA : MVD Visual, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 103 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Salad days: a decade of punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) is a documentary that examines the early DIY punk scene in the nation's capital. It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows--without major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 1990s (and the industry's subsequent implosion). Thirty-five years later, DC's original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction.
Notes
Subtitle on container: A decade of punk in Washington, DC (1980-90).
Originally produced as a documentary in 2014.
Bonus features: Live performances by Fugazi, Government Issue, Gray Matter, Marginal Man, Beefeater, Embrace, Holy Rollers, and Soulside ; additional interviews with Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, Kevin Seconds, Brian Baker, and many others.