The Silver Screen (Top 10 movies & docs that got me into punk rock)
Movies with punk soundtracks go hand in hand. Also believe or not kids there was a time before Al Gore invented the internet (ya he actually claimed that. LINK)
So east and west coast didn't meet all that well and all I had to go on were movies and documentaries to figure out what this demon inside me was that needed so bad to get out. It just so happened that it was a thing called punk rock...and indigestion...
1.) SLC Punk
Love this movie. Fiction movie of a punk kid told in 3rd person in the Salt Lake City (The SLC) in the Reagan Era of the U.S. by protagonist Steve-O and friend Bob.
2.) American Hardcore
Giving you a first person, fucked up, gnarly perspective of the 80's and 90's hardcore scene, this documentary follows bands like Bad Brains, The Exploited, Henry Rollins, & the legendary Black Flag. It talks about their crazy stories, from rises to "fame" to junkie house parties, definitely worth a watch for any of you fucks on the fence on the pop and punk rock side.
3.) Sonic Highways
If you don't like Dave Grohl, than Fuck You. Have your differences with Nirvana and The Foo Fighters, but the members of the Foo Fighers are awesome. Sonic Highways documents the guys of Foo Fighters as they make their way across the United States as they track a song for their"Sonic Highways" in a major city. It's awesome to see, seeing as artists typically record an entire record at ONE studio, and the Foo Fighters recorded ONE song at each of their 8-10 track listing stops along the way.
4.) CKY 3
People love the first one, people love 2K, people love Jackass, people might say "this isn't punk rock" well suck my dick, and fuck you, this is the first one I found, and fell in love with. This is the first one I found in my youth and got me into skating, and the alternative scene, got me into doing stupid shit, got me into the darker side of punk rock.
5.) Haggard
Another Margera Movie. This time slightly "fiction." This one is loosely based around the life of the late great Ryan Dunn, and his awful real life relationship with "then girlfriend" Glauren. It's a total must see for any Jackass or CKY fan. Tony Hawk is in it, and a ton of cameos from skating's best.
6.) Urethra Chronicles TWO
I love The first blink-182 documentary, "Urethra Chronicles ONE" but the second one, absolutely KILLS IT. It has everything; the maturity, the band's essance, and all of the band's hit songs. I HIGHLY suggest this to any blink-182 fan.
7.) Grind
Another fictional movie. This movie follows 4 skater friends in their mission to get signed/endorsed by this big shot skater "Jimmy." the cameos are out of control in this movie. from Bam &Bob Burnquist to Tom Green & Wee Man THEY JUST KEEP COMING, just take my cock suck fuck word and watch the mother fuck will ya!?
