40 Bands 80 Minutes!
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40 Bands 80 Minutes! is a 2006 American
rockumentary
directed by Sean Carnage
about the Los Angeles
underground music
scene in 2006.
In the style of Urgh! A Music War
, 40 Bands 80 Minutes! is a series of punk
and experimental
musical performances and performance art
pieces, with minimal narration. The film was conceived as a way to systematically document the music of the entire L.A. underground music scene.
in Hollywood, CA.
The young performers were required to play for less than two minutes, with no re-takes. The results were captured with four digital video cameras and a professional sound crew. Over 52 new bands were filmed. Forty performances are contained in the 40 Bands 80 Minutes! feature documentary. The other twelve performances are available as extras on the 40 Bands 80 Minutes! DVD
which was released in late 2006 by the Long Beach, CA-based label, Sounds Are Active Films
.
Among the most prominent groups are established L.A. underground bands Abe Vigoda
, Anavan, Bizzart, Captain Ahab
, Explogasm, Fireworks, Halloween Swim Team, Harassor, Three ( \\\ ), Health
, I Heart Lung, and Toxic Loincloth. There are also solo and duo performances by members of acclaimed bands Mika Miko
, Friends Forever and Child Pornography
. The last performance by legendary Los Angeles band Wives
is also included.
Director Sean Carnage, the movie's crew and featured performer Rob Williams
(who is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest man in the world to make a sandwich with his feet) were producers at Q Television Network
, a gay
and lesbian
cable network which entered bankruptcy the day 40 Bands/80 Minutes! was shot.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
rockumentary
Rockumentary
The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap....
directed by Sean Carnage
Sean Carnage
Sean Carnage is a director and producer living in Los Angeles. He is also a concert promoter, hosting "Sean Carnage Monday Nights" at Pehr Space in Echo Park, Carnage has also hosted his "Monday nights" in the past at Los Angeles venues The Smell and the il Corral.His feature-length video 40 Bands...
about the Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
underground music
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
scene in 2006.
In the style of Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, New Wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Magazine, The Go-Go's, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead...
, 40 Bands 80 Minutes! is a series of punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and experimental
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
musical performances and performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
pieces, with minimal narration. The film was conceived as a way to systematically document the music of the entire L.A. underground music scene.
Development
All of the performances in 40 Bands 80 Minutes! were filmed on March 6, 2006 at all-ages performance space Il CorralIl Corral
Il Corral was a venue located in Los Angeles, CA. that provided performance space for underground artists. It was founded by Bob Bellerue and Stane Hubert in January 2005...
in Hollywood, CA.
The young performers were required to play for less than two minutes, with no re-takes. The results were captured with four digital video cameras and a professional sound crew. Over 52 new bands were filmed. Forty performances are contained in the 40 Bands 80 Minutes! feature documentary. The other twelve performances are available as extras on the 40 Bands 80 Minutes! DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
which was released in late 2006 by the Long Beach, CA-based label, Sounds Are Active Films
Sounds Are Active
Sounds Are Active is an independent record label based in Long Beach, CA. It was founded in 1999 by Chris Schlarb. The label has focused on releasing music in the genres of free jazz, avanthop, ambient and other experimental music....
.
Among the most prominent groups are established L.A. underground bands Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda (band)
Abe Vigoda is a punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California, but are originally from Chino, California; a city in the Inland Empire. They frequently perform at The Smell. The May 2008 issue of The Fader magazine features an interview with the band....
, Anavan, Bizzart, Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab (band)
Captain Ahab is an electropop duo based in Los Angeles, California. They refer to their sound, a DIY take on dance music, as ravesploitation. The band is made up of Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson....
, Explogasm, Fireworks, Halloween Swim Team, Harassor, Three ( \\\ ), Health
HEALTH (band)
Health is an American noise rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band's 2007 release with Crystal Castles charted at position nine in the UK indie singles chart.- History :...
, I Heart Lung, and Toxic Loincloth. There are also solo and duo performances by members of acclaimed bands Mika Miko
Mika Miko
Mika Miko was a band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California. In 2004 they gained local popularity for their frenetic live performances. Featuring Victor Fandgore , Jet Blanca , Michelle Suarez, Jessica Clavin, and Jon Erik Edrosa, the original line up of the band made its first demo CD-R, its...
, Friends Forever and Child Pornography
Child pornography
Child pornography refers to images or films and, in some cases, writings depicting sexually explicit activities involving a child...
. The last performance by legendary Los Angeles band Wives
Wives (band)
Wives was a hardcore/punk/noise trio from Los Angeles, California, U.S. consisting of guitarist Randy Randall, bassist/vocalist Dean Spunt, and drummer Jeremy Villalobos. In the three years the band were together, they released a self-titled 7" on Post Present Medium, as well as a split 7" with...
is also included.
Director Sean Carnage, the movie's crew and featured performer Rob Williams
Rob Williams
Rob Williams is a British comics writer, working mainly for 2000 AD.-Career:Williams started out as a freelance journalist and creator of corporate videos. He decided to try comics writing resulting in Cla$$war, published by Com.x and illustrated by several artists, including Trevor Hairsine and...
(who is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest man in the world to make a sandwich with his feet) were producers at Q Television Network
Q Television Network
Q Television Network was an American cable television channel which aired programming targeted to the lesbian, gay, and bisexual audiences. It was owned by Triangle Multimedia. The channel aired a mix of film, documentary and music programming, along with a number of original talk and information...
, a gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
and lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
cable network which entered bankruptcy the day 40 Bands/80 Minutes! was shot.
Musical performances
- Abe VigodaAbe Vigoda (band)Abe Vigoda is a punk rock band based in Los Angeles, California, but are originally from Chino, California; a city in the Inland Empire. They frequently perform at The Smell. The May 2008 issue of The Fader magazine features an interview with the band....
- The Amazements
- Anavan
- Asthmatique
- Bacon Tears Up Business
- Bavab Bavab
- Bipolar Bear
- Bizzart vs. Demonslayer
- Camarillo Blues Triangle
- Captain AhabCaptain Ahab (band)Captain Ahab is an electropop duo based in Los Angeles, California. They refer to their sound, a DIY take on dance music, as ravesploitation. The band is made up of Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson....
- William Caruso's Wet Hot Social Anxiety
- Karen Centerfold
- Christ with Braces
- Clowns & Fetuses
- Creekbird
- DebaserDebaser (band)Debaser was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario.Vocalist Luke Higginson is also the younger brother of actress Torri Higginson....
- Dog Shit Taco
- Dommm
- Erebus Nyx & Styx
- Explogasm
- Extreme Dubble Bubble
- Faux for Real
- Fireworks
- Gowns
- Katherine Hall & Elijah Forrest
- Halloween Swim Team
- Harasser
- William C. Harrington
- HealthHEALTH (band)Health is an American noise rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band's 2007 release with Crystal Castles charted at position nine in the UK indie singles chart.- History :...
- The Health Club
- I Heart Lung
- I Rape Nick Lachey
- Lovetongueattack
- Mitchell Brown
- NaomiNaomi-Literature:* Naomi * Naomi , by Junichiro Tanizaki* "Noémi", part IV of the novel The Man with the Golden Touch by Mór Jókai-Music:* Noemi , Italian singer and music video director...
- Nosaj ThingNosaj ThingJason Chung, better known as Nosaj Thing, is a Korean American electronic musician based in Los Angeles County, California. He self-released his first EP Views/Octopus in 2006 and released his debut LP, Drift, on Alpha Pup Records on June 9, 2009....
- The OutfitThe OutfitThe Outfit or Outfit may refer to the following:*The Outfit , starring Robert Duvall*alternate name for the Chicago Outfit crime syndicate*The Outfit , a game for the Xbox 360 console...
- Parkinsons
- Slutty Knuckles
- SykoraSykora- Surname :* Michal Sýkora, , Czech ice hockey player* Petr Sýkora , Czech ice hockey player* Petr Sýkora , Czech ice hockey player* Stacy Sykora American volleyball player...
- \\\
- Toxic Loincloth
- Unwrinkled Doctor
- Veer Right Young Pastor
- Warm Climate
- Weekend Warrior
- Rob WilliamsRob WilliamsRob Williams is a British comics writer, working mainly for 2000 AD.-Career:Williams started out as a freelance journalist and creator of corporate videos. He decided to try comics writing resulting in Cla$$war, published by Com.x and illustrated by several artists, including Trevor Hairsine and...
- White Trash Firecracker
- WhitmanWhitman-People:* Whitman , including:*Charles Whitman, tower sniper *Charles S. Whitman, New York politician *Walt Whitman, American essayist and poet *Marcus Whitman, was an American physician and Oregon missionary....
- WivesWives (band)Wives was a hardcore/punk/noise trio from Los Angeles, California, U.S. consisting of guitarist Randy Randall, bassist/vocalist Dean Spunt, and drummer Jeremy Villalobos. In the three years the band were together, they released a self-titled 7" on Post Present Medium, as well as a split 7" with...
- Xanaar