GG Allin – Blood, Shit And Fears (DVD)

Critically acclaimed documentary chronicling the rise of punk rock in Washington, DC Acclaimed documentary chronicling the rise of punk rock in Washington, DC. Bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows, without record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 90s.

GG Allin shares viewpoints that are uniquely his own in this candid exploration of Punk Rock's most polarizing figure An insightful view of GG Allin at his most candid as he talks about his life, his art and the baggage that accompanies being the Godfather of Scum Rock. Chock full of interviews, acoustic performances, pictures and music from time spent with GG in Charlotte, NC and Tampa, FL during 1991. No bloodshed or mayhem here, but what is revealed about this notorious legend is just as shocking and brash.

Incredible live footage from the formative years: 1978-83. This DVD from Canada's legendary punk pioneers features exciting full live tracks from the band's formative years: 1978 - 83. It includes all the raw emotion, activism, humor and deadly renditions of all their greatest songs from the classic line up of Joe Shithead, Chuck Biscuits, Randy Rampage and Dave Gregg. The always-influential D.O.A. was to many people, their very 1st exposure to the blistering social phenomena of punk rock. This DVD documents why D.O.A. influenced artists such as Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins, Rancid, David Grohl, NOFX, Bad Religion, and many more. 'I really wanted people to see the original version of D.O.A. performing. You know, the completely raw band that went out and made a mark in this world. So I gathered together some of the best footage I could find and came up with Smash The State. Most of the footage is taken from shows in San Francisco and the East Bay. This makes a lot of sense, as San Francisco became D.O.A.'s home away from in the late seventies and in the eighties.' - Joe Keithley

From director of Rise and Fall of The Clash, Looking for Johnny and Sad Vacation comes this documentary on Stiv Bators Almost 30 years after Stiv's mysterious death in Paris, the Dead Boys have become the stuff of (Punk) legends but unsurprisingly the story remains largely untold. How did this native from Girard, Ohio end up living the life of Riley in Paris, France' Was Stiv really hit by a car (or a taxi...) on that fateful day' Who was the real Stiv Bators' These are a few of the questions answered in STIV.