Tightwad Hill Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 EastBayPunk.com Quote In the mid 1980s, on the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay, a fuse was lit. As the shadows of the 1960s counterculture gave way to the Reagan 80s, disillusioned kids growing up in Berkeley and its surrounding suburbs discovered punk rock... and each other. Together, with amplifiers, copy machines and hearts blazing, they fought to carve out a movement of their own, and changed music, art and literature forever. EAST BAY: By the Punx, For the Punx, About the Punx is the story of how the East Bay’s unique and thoughtful style of punk rock arose, sending out ripples from the incredibly diverse community of misfits that banded together around Berkeley’s 924 Gilman. Today, the world at large knows about some of the bands who emerged from this scene like Green Day, Rancid & AFI. but their success is just the tip of the iceberg; the roots of this inspiring story go deep into the underground. Drawing from over 150 interviews, footage from hundreds of live shows, and thousands of archival photos and flyers, the story of the East Bay punk scene is told by the people who were there; its unlikely beginnings, its struggles and triumphs, and how it continues to be influential today. The documentary EAST BAY: By the Punx, For the Punx, About the Punx is being executive produced by Green Day and directed & co-produced by East Bay native Corbett Redford, alongside a production crew of local musicians, artists, and friends from the East Bay punk scene, includingKamala Parks, Robert Eggplant, Greg Schneider & Dan Abbott, with art contributed by Aaron Cometbus, Tim Armstrong, Janelle Hessig, Jesse Michaels & more... The film will be a definitive telling of an unforgettable story, drawing from a wide variety of viewpoints. Production is still very much in progress, and we welcome other voices who have something to add to the story. We are looking for archival photos, flyers or video (casual or live show) footage of any individuals or bands that participated in the 1980 - 1994 era of the East Bay punk scene. Some of the bands that we are focusing on include: Neurosis, Christ On Parade, Isocracy, Corrupted Morals, Operation Ivy, Soup,Crimpshrine, Mr. T Experience, Green Day/Sweet Children, Rancid, Blatz, Filth, Sweet Baby,Econochrist, Spitboy, Jawbreaker, Fifteen, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Gr'ups, Schlong, AFI, Tilt,Kamala and the Karnivores, Samiam, Monsula, Cringer, Raooul, Yeastie Girlz, The Tourettes,Black Fork, The Skinflutes, Sewer Trout, Fang, Special Forces, Nuisance, The Lookouts and other bands of interest from the 1980-1994 East Bay punk scene. Non-East Bay bands we are looking for archive items for that relate to their association with the East Bay/Gilman: Screeching Weasel, Flipper, Dead Kennedys, Avengers, NOFX, Victim's Family,Fugazi, Nomeansno, Bikini Kill, Bad Religion, MDC and more. Can't wait to see it.
Todd Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Jesse Michaels, Tim Armstrong, hundreds of live shows, oh my god this is gonna be great!!
AngelBlue_ Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Wait...they are 2 different documentaries,right? The pre-dookie one and this?
Crimpshrine Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Can i get my hopes up for an interview with aaron cometbus? Oh man . I'm Pretty sure that he will interveiwed. He was at the 91-92 tour with them.. i mean they are best buds!Will John Kiffmeyer attend in this film?
desertrose Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 From Facebook page East Bay: By The Punx, For The Punx, About The Punx shared a link. Very excited to share this. Check out the link below for more info on the documentary project we have been honored to be working for the past 8 months. Very proud to be part of this and to have such an amazing crew. PUNX IN BANDS OR PROJECTS WE ARE FOCUSING ON: We are still digging for archive materials. Feel free to share this link thru your own channels or contact our Lead Archivist Daniel Hague at archive@eastbaypunk.com if you any photos, flyers, footage or other detritus to contribute to the project! http://eastbaypunk.com/ Please get in touch with the project’s lead archivist Daniel Hague at archive@eastbaypunk.com if you would like to contribute any archive materials to the film.
Todd Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Wait...they are 2 different documentaries,right? The pre-dookie one and this?nope, just this now it seems. They merged Oh man . I'm Pretty sure that he will interveiwed. He was at the 91-92 tour with them.. i mean they are best buds! Will John Kiffmeyer attend in this film? I asked Corbett... He can't say
Annie, get your gun Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 WoooooW! I hope they won't hold back ANY old footage 'cause I want to see it all (Green Day, espacially ) Can't wait!
petros Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Fuck the other bands i dont care about them at all. I want all the time for pre-Dookie Green Day.
gdearlydays-archivist Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Hey guys, this is Daniel, the archivist on this project. I've been lurking here for a while now. For those curious, I'm not sure what I can say about the project exactly, but we are still actively collecting lots of Green Day footage. I do not think you folks will be disappointed at all. Cheers to those that have stayed excited about this.
IsaGreenDay Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 They're really focusing on many of my all-time fave bands man, this is all too good
Todd Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Hey guys, this is Daniel, the archivist on this project. I've been lurking here for a while now. For those curious, I'm not sure what I can say about the project exactly, but we are still actively collecting lots of Green Day footage. I do not think you folks will be disappointed at all. Cheers to those that have stayed excited about this. Hey Daniel! I have a question, how long are you guys trying to make this film? That press release thing mentioned a lot of bands, and I'd love to see pieces about all of them, but how can you fit that many into one documentary?
Liam Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Hey guys, this is Daniel, the archivist on this project. I've been lurking here for a while now. For those curious, I'm not sure what I can say about the project exactly, but we are still actively collecting lots of Green Day footage. I do not think you folks will be disappointed at all. Cheers to those that have stayed excited about this. Can you at lease tell us if it will be two separate documentaries or just the one?
Heather. Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 nope, just this now it seems. They merged I asked Corbett... He can't say Fuck the other bands i dont care about them at all. I want all the time for pre-Dookie Green Day. Hey guys, this is Daniel, the archivist on this project. I've been lurking here for a while now. For those curious, I'm not sure what I can say about the project exactly, but we are still actively collecting lots of Green Day footage. I do not think you folks will be disappointed at all. Cheers to those that have stayed excited about this. I'm worried now that we aren't going to get a pre-Dookie Green Day doc now. I think the East Bay one sounds fantastic, and might feature a lot of cool GD footage, but I don't want it in PLACE OF a separate Green Day doc. Both is awesome, but if there's just one, I'd rather it be the Green Day only one. Obviously I'm biased but it felt like Green Day initially wanted to make it about themselves, and then realized that there was a bigger story to tell, and changed the mission. That kinda irks me even though they can do whatever the fuck they want.
Todd Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 I'm worried now that we aren't going to get a pre-Dookie Green Day doc now. I think the East Bay one sounds fantastic, and might feature a lot of cool GD footage, but I don't want it in PLACE OF a separate Green Day doc. Both is awesome, but if there's just one, I'd rather it be the Green Day only one. Obviously I'm biased but it felt like Green Day initially wanted to make it about themselves, and then realized that there was a bigger story to tell, and changed the mission. That kinda irks me even though they can do whatever the fuck they want. As much as I love Green Day, this is still telling the East Bay story from their point of view. I understand your frustration, not everyone on here cares about the other punk bands, since Green Day is mainstream, they have a lot of fans that like other genres and don't give two shits about East Bay punk. I'd be upset too. But I do like other East Bay punk bands, so I'm not upset. But I do understand where you're coming from. Daniel and Corbett have a hell of a lot of interviews and live footage, and hopefully they'll release deleted scenes and stuff that they can't fit into the documentary with everything else
Heather. Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 As much as I love Green Day, this is still telling the East Bay story from their point of view. I understand your frustration, not everyone on here cares about the other punk bands, since Green Day is mainstream, they have a lot of fans that like other genres and don't give two shits about East Bay punk. I'd be upset too. But I do like other East Bay punk bands, so I'm not upset. But I do understand where you're coming from. Daniel and Corbett have a hell of a lot of interviews and live footage, and hopefully they'll release deleted scenes and stuff that they can't fit into the documentary with everything else That's the thing, I really am interested in the other punk bands. I've watched that One Nine Nine Four and History of Punk films and love them and sit through the non-Green Day segments with pleasure. But this was hyped to us for a long time, and maybe saying "pre-Dookie" doesn't mean "just Green Day" it can mean "everything before 1994", but it's just a pretty big let down to find out it's going to be a shared experience.
Tightwad Hill Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 Fuck the other bands i dont care about them at all. I want all the time for pre-Dookie Green Day. Fuck you too. I want time for Screeching Weasel, Bad Religion and Dead Kennedys.
Todd Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Fuck you too. I want time for Screeching Weasel, Bad Religion and Dead Kennedys. Lol, just ignore Petros.
Hermione Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 There will be two documentaries. Fuck yes. Was only going to reply to moan before reading this post . In that case this documentary also sounds cool.
Sarcasm Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Hey guys, this is Daniel, the archivist on this project. I've been lurking here for a while now. For those curious, I'm not sure what I can say about the project exactly, but we are still actively collecting lots of Green Day footage. I do not think you folks will be disappointed at all. Cheers to those that have stayed excited about this.You've come to the right place to find creepy photoshops of Billie. Good luck on your endeavor, I'll go ahead and share this thread on Facebook and Twitter so it gets some more exposure.I'm sorry in advance for Céadóg.
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