2 TONS OF STEEL - 100 MILES AN HOUR.
Search
Tag Results
34 posts tagged Black Flag
REALITY 86’D.
“Three bands and crew (a combined total of 13 individuals), 2 Dodge Ram extended cab vans, one equipment truck, one PA system traverse the continental US for six months. A road documentary shot from the inside of the last Black Flag tour ever (the 1986 “In My Head” US tour.) Greg Ginn along with Henry Rollins, Cel Revulta, and Anthony Martinez comprise the final line up of the band. Featuring behind the scenes proceedings and live performances from Black Flag, Painted Willie, and Gone (Ginn’s side project, then featuring Sim Cain and Andrew Weiss (later of the Rollins Band). David Markey was along for the entire trip as the drummer / singer for Painted Willie (with Phil Newman & Vic Makauskas), documenting the six month tour with his Super-8 camera as it happened.Also features roadie Joe (“Planet Joe”) Cole, soundmen Davo Claasen and Dave “Ratman” Levine, and the tour manager who kept it all together, Mitch Bury.
A crucial turning point in American underground rock. The end of the line for a trail blazing American band”.
Shot in 1986 and completed by director David Markey in 1991 for We Got Power Films, approx. 62 min., Super 8 film
- Black Flag at San Pedro High circa 1983
I wasn’t doing shit in 1983. I was in seventh-grade, wearing corduroys, discovering Nikes and riding 10-speeds.
I was a sophomore about to get kicked out of catholick high school for having a picture of The Plasmatics in my locker. And for possession of a cigarette lighter (allegedly). I think I turned out alright…
Pen Rollings (Honor Role) and Henry Rollins (Black Flag) converse before the Black Flag show at Rockitz, 1985. Photo: Thurston Howes
Honor Role was a great punk band (moody down-tempo punk not fastcore) from Richmond, I highly recommend the album from Merge Records with their full discography.
It’s interesting you say that though, because there are actually two EPs that predate the Merge Records material—a demo called Your Skull Is My Bowl (split with Graven Image), and a 7 inch called It Bled Like A Stuck Pig—which totally WERE fastcore. Bob Schick hadn’t yet joined the band when those early EPs were recorded, and Pen Rollings both sang and played guitar on both of them. There’s a song from the Your Skull Is My Bowl demo on the Strange Daze soundtrack that I posted a while back. Check that out if you haven’t already.
I had no idea, thank you for the info! I love the Strange Daze book, I’m downloading the soundtrack right now (dear readers, if you’re not in Richmond but like black & white live photos of 80’s hardcore bands you can grab the book as a PDF here).
PEN. FUCKING. ROLLINGS.
We Got Power Films: Reality 86’D.
Three bands and crew (a combined total of 13 individuals), 2 Dodge Ram extended cab vans, one equipment truck, one PA system traverse the continental US for six months. A road documentary shot from the inside of the last Black Flag tour ever (the 1986 “In My Head” US tour). Greg Ginn along with Henry Rollins, Cel Revulta, and Anthony Martinez comprise the final line up of the band. Featuring behind the scenes proceedings and live performances from Black Flag, Painted Willie, and Gone (Ginn’s side project, then featuring Sim Cain and Andrew Weiss (later of the Rollins Band). David Markey was along for the entire trip as the drummer / singer for Painted Willie (with Phil Newman & Vic Makauskas), documenting the six month tour with his Super-8 camera as it happened. Also features roadie Joe (“Planet Joe”) Cole, soundmen Davo Claasen and Dave “Ratman” Levine, and the tour manager who kept it all together, Mitch Bury. A crucial turning point in American underground rock. The end of the line for a trail blazing American band.
