Skip navigation

 Login or Register | Member Centre

Posted on 13/10/06

The good 'ol bad 'ol days

Special to The Globe and Mail

American Hardcore**½Directed by Paul Rachman Written by Steven Blush Featuring interviews with Vic Bondi, Joey Keithley, Ian MacKaye, Paul (H.R.) Hudson and Henry Rollins Classification: 14A 'When Bad Brains came to New York, they changed the history of music overnight," a fellow musician boasts in American Hardcore, a documentary of the aborted, eighties punk movement that includes grainy extended-play VHS home footage of bands with names like Gang Green and Poison Idea, along with network news clips of both Ronald Reagan presidential inaugurations.

The full text of this article has 649 words.

To continue reading this article, you will need to purchase this article.

Already have a member account? Login now

Pay-Per-View Offers To read the complete article, select one of the following options

Purchasing from globeandmail.com is quick and secure.

Single Article: $4.95

4-pack: $17.95

Back to top