A group of high school teens steal a van full of music equipment and pretend to be a band called "Truckstop" in order to stay on the road. When the band starts playing gigs, their sound is largely inconsistent and incoherent, however, over time the band becomes increasingly competent in their...
Made with Washington DC's notorious gospel-punk outfit The Make-Up. The musicians seek "creative asylum" in a subcultural womb. This road movie is, in the words of a Parisian critic, "comme si Foucault roulait avec les situationistes dans le Scooby-Doo Van". It is both a lyrical document of a time...
The Lost Record is a sci-fi rock ‘n’ roll essay fantasy film about art, music, fetish, creation, love, & records. Based on the LP "The Lost Record" by Escape-ism.
"WHAT IS A GROUP?" is a film by Ian F Svenonius which shows a rock 'n' roll band creating a record in the studio. "What is a Group?", narrated by alien life forms, is the first ever Sci-Fi documentary. Starring Katie Alice Greer, Daniele Yandel, Kid Congo Powers, Alex Minoff, Michelle Mae, Mary...
X-Ray Visions: A Look Inside Portland's Legendary X-Ray Cafe
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From 1990 to 1994, ground zero for the all-ages, alt-rock scene in Portland was the X-Ray Cafe. Brought to life and operated as a flight of fancy by Benjamin Arthur Ellis and Tres Shannon, the X-Ray was both a critical venue for emerging local and touring bands and hang-out for an amazing array of...
