Kill Your Idols

"New York No Wave and those who followed..."

Jan 27 2007 N/A 1h 15m
Documentary, Music

A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current generation of would be icons and true innovators seeing to represent New York City in the 21st century

Plot

Begins with a historical overview of the early art punk and no wave movements that originated in New York City in the 1970s. Through photos, archival performance footage and interviews with seminal bands like Suicide, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, DNA, and Theoretical Girls, the inspirations for and ideologies of those movements are discussed as well as their subsequent influence on early 1980s post-punk bands like Sonic Youth, Swans, and Foetus. The film then jumps forward to 2002 to introduce bands emerging at that time that either claimed some affinity with the early art punk and no wave movements or were depicted as such by the media.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Scott Crary

Cast

Ron Albertson, Angus Andrew, Tristan Bechet

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
593
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA