well they sure got Rodney’s hair right haha

otherwise I hate Hollywood biopics and I’m sure this will be horrible.

roffle

So, it’s like a gay version of Velvet Goldmine?

Added June 21, 2006

real quick on the uptake, bub. who do you think was singing for the germs on their reunion gigs?

Without the most important member of the group, I wouldn’t call it a reunion.

Ian Astbury?

Bobby Gillespie?

Without the most important member of the group, I wouldn’t call it a reunion.

— Adam Moultin (adammoulti...), December 21st, 2006. (later)

well i’m sure pat smear, lorna doom and don bolles really give a flying fuck what you think.

You seem to!

I know all them original dudez n dudettes were involved but how can this be anything other than yr standard shitty musician biopic (troubled artist’s sensitive youth > establish key relationships > big break > montage of “success” > ruined by drugs n fame > martyr THE END *snorrrreeezzzzzzzz*)

xpost—naw not really, i’m just trying to kill my last 20 minutes before going on vacation.

Id’ rather see a good documentary on early LA punk than some lame, generic, Hollywood paint by numbers bio-pic. Just finished reading “We Got the Neutron Bomb” and believe me there are many stories to tell from the inspirational to the sordid. Plus it’s always fun to hear old punks bitch about each other and get nostalgic for the “good old days.” Besides where else are you going to get Black Randy the Man, the Myth, and the Legend! Now that would be aces.

Id’ rather see a good documentary on early LA punk than some lame, generic, Hollywood paint by numbers bio-pic.

like “the decline of western civilization, part one”????!?

Yeah, that’s good, but I want something more comprehensive than “The Decline of Western Civilization.” I want to see a documentary that highlights seminal bands like the Weirdo, X, or the Screamers. Bands left out of Spheeris’s film because they didn’t fit her preconceptions of what LA punk was. Several people interviewed in “We Got the Neutron Bomb“ felt that Spheeris manipulated or mis-represented them. It could just be sour grapes, regrets, or attempts to re-write the past, but more than a few people say she often filmed Darby in his worst most totally fucked-up moments.

X were in Decline. Wasn’t that were the famous “throat cancer port” story was told?

I forgot about X being in there. Didn’t they come off looking/sounding rather tired or was that the Urgh video. It’s been years since I saw or listened to either. Come to think of it every video I’ve ever seen of X disappoints me. Live Exene’s and Doe’s vocals grate on my ears. I’ve always loved them on record though.

X are awesome in Decline. You must be thinking of Urgh (forgot they were in that, only one song IIRC). There’s also an extended interview where Billy Zoom comes off better than almost anybody else in the film except Dukowski.

i would like an oingo boingo bio pic starring napoleon dynamite as danny elfman.

starring bill murray as lee ving

usher is lamar

In every interview I’ve read Billy Zoom comes off like a pretty likable guy. So why’s he so controversial in some circles?

Looks like a less-enjoyable SLC Punk.

I want to see a documentary that highlights seminal bands like the Weirdo, X, or the Screamers.

Be careful what you wish for—you might wind up with a steaming pile like American Hardcore.

compare/contrast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_FKO4Y7u_w

i wanna copy of decline.. vol.1 for xmas

“Be careful what you wish for—you might wind up with a steaming pile like American Hardcore.”

Do not want!!

It’s questionable how ‘Hollywood’ the film is being that it was shot at least 2 years ago and no one will show it.

amon Decline Vol 1 is long out of print.

(xpost—here you go amon http://superhappyfun.com/product.cfm?whereme=802)

morbs—by “hollywood” people mean “shitty”

hahaha Laserdisc

There was a Japanese laserdisc.

here you go amon pt. II http://www.declinemovies.com/

WHat the hell? I didn’t know there was a Part III!

***“In every interview I’ve read Billy Zoom comes off like a pretty likable guy. So why’s he so controversial in some circles?

— Ice Ice Cream Baby (docido...), December 22nd, 2006.”

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He was pushing extreme right-wing politics for awhile.

He’s also just got a creepy way about him, both onstage and in interviews.

i bought a copy of decline vol. 1 today thinking it was the dvd rerelease but it seems like a bootleg, ripped from vhs and plays kinda glitchy (in my admittedly crappy dvd player) :————(

ha fuck, i hope i can return this. the shitty quality is bumming me out

i bought a boot of decline part 1 at a yard sale in williamsburg over a year ago, only it only had the germs part, then cut into some old 70s porn. probably better than the original, that way!

ahhaah. i’m gonna watch it again then return it. i forgot about the whole crappy homemade tattoo scene..punk!!1 circle jerks is still my favorite part

Black Flag puts on the best performance.

we carry dvd boot of Decline vol. 1 @ work. i will have to take it home and watch it sometimes; haven’t seen it ince i saw a crappy nth generation VHS dub sometime freshman year of high school.

Why is Decline 1 so hard to find? Spheeris is (sort of) a name director, the bands featured really aren’t in a postion to hold out for big bucks, and it’s a significant historic document by this point.

WHat the hell? I didn’t know there was a Part III!

Saw that in the theaters, oddly enough. It has its moments.

What’s era/scene does it cover, Ned? If it’s bullshit ’90s skapunk or something, I can’t say I’m all that interested.

“He was pushing extreme right-wing politics for awhile.”

Well that explains it. Still one of my favorite punk guitarists though.

wow. the fact that shane west is making a germs movie is horrendous. are they calling it Decline of Western Civilization p. 3?

uh

GREAT MINDS AT WORK

Has New Wave Theater ever been out on VHS or DVD? I’ve only seen a few clips on youtube. One of them had the Cirlce Jerks and another featured the Suburban Lawns. Don’t think there are any Germs clips though from New Wave Theater.

What’s era/scene does it cover, Ned? If it’s bullshit ’90s skapunk or something, I can’t say I’m all that interested.

90s homeless gutter punks i believe

Has New Wave Theater ever been out on VHS or DVD?

Rhino had them out on VHS, but those are long out of print. I remember the Plugz being on it also.

pt 3 comvers the hollywood anarcho-crust scene