Original interviews with America's punk pioneers and the U.K.'s most notorious bands.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Cast:Iggy Pop , Henry Rollins , John Lydon , Legs McNeil , Jello Biafra , Flea , Joan Jett , Marky Ramone , Ian MacKaye , Penelope Spheeris , Keith Morris , John Holmstrom , Vinnie Stigma , Wayne Kramer , Sylvain Sylvain , Bob Gruen , Penelope Houston , Debbie Harry
The proto-punks of the Detroit scene, including the Stooges and MC5, put the 60s to bed in 1968 and reinvigorate the New York art music scene of the early 70s.
The Ramones visit London in 1976 to discover a vibrant UK punk scene who reciprocate with a second British invasion of America, culminating in the Sex Pistols' disastrous US tour and flameout in 1978.
The Germs, Bad Brains, Black Flag, DOA and others dump gas on smouldering rage and alienation in America's suburbs, igniting a blazing form of punk so extreme they call it hardcore.
Despite itself, punk breaks big, highlighting the talents of Nirvana, Bad Religion and Green Day while women roar onto the scene in defining bands such as Bikini Kill and L7, establishing punk as an enduring force, its spirit living on in the broader culture as we know it today.