1. We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment
Formed in 1979 in Wichita, Kansas, the so-called "blister pop" band the Embarrassment played major U.S. cities and garnered praise from the likes of Allen Ginsberg, John Cale and Jonathan Demme, but their refusal to compromise their vision made success elusive. Through archival interviews and concert footage, this documentary draws a portrait of the oft-overlooked post-punk legends.
2. Midori: Sayonara, Goto-San. (さよなら、後藤さん。)
Sayonara, Goto-san. is a recording of Midori's final show at Tokyo LIQUIDROOM on December 30, 2010, released on DVD on April 6, 2011.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Adam the Apostate
In the realm of contemporary music, Adam “Nergal” Darski surely needs no further introduction. Yet the guitarist and singer has even made inroads into general pop culture and shaped social discourse, all the while not moving away an iota from the underground ethos his ongoing career is based on. Rising from his humble beginnings in Cold-war Poland to global fame with his band Behemoth, striving for musical excellence throughout the ignominies of life-threatening illness and dubious legal battles, staying deeply spiritual and focused during even the most casual appearances in mundane limelight, it is safe to say the 1977-born has many faces, the sum of which defies categorization. Satanist or dexterous money spinner? Academically certified historian or shallow media figure? Inspired and inspiring spokesperson of a generation or mere agent provocateur? Make your guesses...
4. SLC Punk
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.103 on TMDB.
5. Play It All Night Long
A troubled but talented Los Angeles punk frontman becomes convinced that his entire career is the result of demonic possession.
6. A Fat Wreck
Fat Wreck Chords... The influential music label proud to say they've spent the past 25 years "ruining punk rock". A Fat Wreck tells the story of founders Fat Mike and his ex-wife Erin Kelly-Burkett, spanning the birth, growth, struggles, and survival of the Fat Wreck Chords label.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
7. Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick Rock, the genius photographer who immortalized the seventies and the rise to rock stardom of many legendary musicians.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
8. There Is No Authority But Yourself
A Dutch documentary about the history of the anarchist punk band Crass. The film features archival footage of the band, and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
9. Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
Lou Reed was wise to chronicle a concert by his early-'80s band, featuring lead guitarist Robert Quine and bassist Fernando Saunders. Reed had used them on his trilogy of strong albums -- The Blue Mask, Legendary Hearts, and New Sensations -- released between 1982 and 1984. This 52-minute video, shot at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ, in 1984, is a straightforward, no-frills live show. Reed, in black T-shirt and black leather pants, stands on-stage before a cityscape background and makes his way through a set that features both a selection of Velvet Underground songs, and his sole hit single, "Walk on the Wild Side," plus highlights from his three recent albums, notably such songs as "I Love You Suzanne." As such, the video makes a good Lou Reed career sampler.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
10. Persepolis (Persepolis)
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
It has an average vote of 7.906 on TMDB.
11. Revenge of the Mekons
Documentary about the Mekons.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. Gimme Danger
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyrics, and a snarling, preening leopard of a frontman who somehow embodies Nijinsky, Bruce Lee, Harpo Marx, and Arthur Rimbaud all rolled into one. There is no precedent for The Stooges, while those inspired by them are now legion. The film will present the context of their emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relate their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
13. DEVO: Live in London
Live performance of DEVO's debut album, "Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are DEVO" at the Forum, London in 2009.
14. Beyond Barricades
Beyond Barricades is a documentary on political punk band Anti-Flag, featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Bragg, Tim McIlrath, Brian Baker & More. The film explores the trials and tribulations of playing politically charged music and devoting your life to activism.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
15. The 90s Sucked the First Time Around
"The 90s Sucked The first Time Around" ft. UNBROKEN and SWING KIDS. Filmed May 2009 in Southern California. A Leg Lifters production.
16. GG Allin: Live and Pissed
With his startlingly outrageous behavior, GG Allin became one of the most infamous performers in the history of rock and roll. GG Allin: Live & Pissed 1988 contains a collection of live performances, television appearances, and interviews that pain a full portrait of the controversial singer. The DVD release of the documentary contains a San Francisco concert appearance.
It has an average vote of 9.5 on TMDB.
17. The Stolen Body
Made for Italian national television, Ellis Donda’s Il Corpo Rubato is an experimental documentary on psychoanalisis in 70s/80s Italy, its analytical practices and forms of suggestion.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
18. Pivotal (Pivotal)
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19. Baseball Punx
A documentary exploring the sporadic connections between baseball and punk rock.
20. Such Was the S.O. 36 (So war das S.O.36)
A documentary about the now abandoned and very influential punk club S.O.36. A punk music club on Oranienstrasse near Heinrichplatz in the area of Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
