American Hardcore

AMERICAN HARDCORE
 
 
American Hardcore  is a documentary directed by Paul Rachman and written by Steven Blush.  It is based on the book American Hardcore: A Tribal History also written by Blush.  It was released on September 22, 2006 on a limited basis.  The film features some early pioneers of the hardcore punk music scene including Bad Brains, Black Flag, D.O.A., Minor Threat, The Minutemen, SS Decontrol, and others.  It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 20, 2007.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

The frontwoman for Fur is Holly Ramos, a musician and actress from New York City.  As revealed in a 2003 interview with Glitzine – a glam/punk/pop online fanzine that has evidently been around for 40 years – Ramos was into the New York punk scene at an early age:  “In grade school I started to get interested in 1977 type punkthe RamonesBlondiePatti Smith.  And in high school I got into hardcore (Black Flag/Bad Brains, etc).  I am interviewed for the book American Hardcore, a book about the history of that music.”  The book was written by Steven Blush and was the basis for an acclaimed 2006 documentary by the same name, American Hardcore that was directed by Paul Rachman

 

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