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Beat the clock: quintessential punk mavericks get their documentary due with We Jam Econo.

Publication: Film Comment
Publication Date: 01-MAY-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Beat the clock: quintessential punk mavericks get their documentary due with We Jam Econo.(sound & vision)(Movie Review)

Article Excerpt
It seems like yesterday--and yet a million light-years ago. The Eighties, the decade that gave birth to and then sanctified the phenomenon of "indie rock," was also, not so coincidentally, the heyday of the incendiary SoCal art-punk trio, the Minutemen. Although their career trajectory terminated with the tragic 1985 death of their voluminous and voluble guitar-playing singer, D. Boon, they will forever hold a place in the pantheon of the homegrown DIY ethos. Rock historian Michael Azerrad, when looking for a title for his indie-rock magnum opus, found the perfect hook with a Minutemen lyric: "Our Band Could Be Your Life." The words are...

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