Let's Rock Again! is a music documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 following Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer

John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...

 as he tours across America and Japan with his band the Mescaleros promoting their second album Global a Go-Go

Global a Go-Go

-Personnel:* Joe Strummer - vocals, producer* Martin Slattery - synthesizer, bass, fuzz guitar, drones, Wurlitzer, hammer dulcimer, melodica, saxophone, Hammond organ, accordion, guitar, flute, backup vocals, producer...

. The memoir was shot by filmmaker and longtime Strummer friend Dick Rude

Dick Rude

Dick Rude is a writer, director, and actor known for his appearance in and contributions to many Alex Cox films. He has directed the music videos "Catholic School Girls Rule" and "Universally Speaking" for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as their live concert DVD, Off the Map.His most recent...

 in the 18 months leading up to Strummer's death in 2002.

DVD

The DVD

DVD

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 was released in June 2006; Bonus features include:

• Interviews with Joe Strummer
• Behind-the-Scenes Footage
• Joe's Suitcase [Slide Show]
• Q & A with Director Dick Rude
• Five Songs Performed Live:

1. Bigger they come, Harder they fall
2. Quarter Pound a Ishens
3. Armagideon Time
4. Pressure Drop '72
   Pressure Drop (song)
   "Pressure Drop" is a song recorded in 1969 by The Maytals for producer Leslie Kong. The song appears on their 1970 album Monkey Man and From the Roots...
   
   
5. Rudie Can't Fail

Scene selections include:

1. Tom Snyder
   Tom Snyder
   Thomas James "Tom" Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s...
   
    and The Clash
   The Clash
   The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
   
   
2. 1977 (The Clash)
3. 1 October 2002, Tokyo, Japan
4. Main Title; Global a Go-Go
5. Bhindi Bhagee
6. Interaction with the Fans
7. Quarter Pound a Ishens
8. Trashman or Doorman?
9. From Hero to Zero
10. London's Burning
11. Word of Mouth
12. Mega Bottle Ride
13. Drumming Up Business
14. Get Down Moses
15. Backstage Shenanigans
16. Shaktar Donetsk
17. Songwriting and Lyrics
18. Cool 'n' Out
19. 9 October 2001, New York, NY
20. Minstrel Boy
21. Going Underground
22. 1969
23. Johnny Appleseed
24. End Credits

Trivia

• The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
  Tribeca Film Festival
  The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
  
   in New York
  New York
  New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
  
  , May 2004.
• The film was shot using a Canon GL1.

External links

• Preview Trailer: from the Rude Archive