Documentary: Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

Dogtown and Z-Boys is a documentary that takes you through the history and lives of the legendary Zephyr surf and skateboarding team. The film, directed by Stacey Peralta and narrated by Sean Penn, is full of vintage surf and skate video footage, photos, and interviews with the Zephyr team. Based on the book Dogtown - The Legend of the Z-Boys and featuring a killer soundtrack (Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Stooges, etc.) this is a ride not be missed.

Documentary: American Hardcore - The History of American Punk Rock 1980 - 1986

Paul Rachman's feature documentary is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years in the US from 1979 to 1986. Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scenes in Washington D.C., Los Angeles or Boston gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed.

Hardcore back then was more than music - it was rather a social movement, created by alienated Reaganomics-era kids . A movement which could be self-destructive and nihilistic, but just as reassuring and positive at the same time.

American Hardcore traces this lost subculture, from its early roots in 1980 to its sudden decline in 1985. Recent interviews and great live footage from Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and Gang Green make this a real gem. Intelligent retrospective.

Check it out.

http://www.american-hardcore.de/

From the Vault #21: Van Halen - I (1978)

Think of the recent reunion what you want, this is a true classic.

Track List:

1. Runnin’ With The Devil
2. Eruption
3. You Really Got Me
4. Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love
5. I’m The One
6. Jamie’s Cryin’
7. Atomic Punk
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Little Dreamer
10. Ice Cream Man
11. On Fire

From the Vault #20: Corrosion of Conformity - In the Arms of God (2005)

Tracklist:

1.Stone breaker
2.Paranoid opioid
3.It is that way
4.Dirty hands empty pockets (already gone)
5.Rise river rise
6.Never turns to more
7.War
8.So much left behind
9.The backslider
10.World on fire
11.Crown of thorns
12.In the arms of God

From the Vault # 19: Fu Manchu - California Crossing (2001)

Tracklist:

1. Seperate Kingdom

2. Hang On

3. Mongoose

4. Thinking Loud

5. California Crossing

6. Wiz Kid

7. Squash That Fly

8. Ampn'

9. Bultaco

10. Downtown In Dogtown

11. The Wasteoid

From the Vault #18: Gang Green - Another Wasted Night (1986)

Let´s Skate to Hell...

Tracklist:

1. 19th Hole
2. Alcohol
3. Another Wasted Night
4. Voices Carry
5. Protect And Serve
6. Eight Ball
7. Evil
8. Last Chance
9. Fuck In A
10. Tonight We Rock
11. Sold Out Alabama
12. Have Fun
13. Crocadile Rock
14. Hate
15. Skate To Hell
16. Voices Scary
17. Untitled

From the Vault #17: Bad Religion - Suffer (1988)

Still their best album to date.

Tracklist:

1. You Are (The Government)
2. 1000 More Fools
3. How Much Is Enough?
4. When?
5. Give You Nothing
6. Land of Competition
7. Forbidden Beat
8. Best for You
9. Suffer
10. Delirium of Disorder
11. Part II (The Numbers Game)
12. What Can You Do?
13. Do What You Want
14. Part IV (The Index Fossil)
15. Pessimistic Lines