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Hardcore on Top

Posted by Matt Coker in A Clockwork Orange

October 3, 2006 11:10 AM

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American Hardcore, the documentary about the rapid-fire aggro punk that exploded in Orange County circa 1980 (we just wrote about the film here and here), was last week's No. 1 movie at Edwards University in Irvine. That, of course, means it'll be sticking around awhile longer for you tatted, jack-booted, leather-jacketed, chain-dangling, orange-spiked, tackle-box pierced captains of industry who have not seen it. Go already!

 

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  1. A Clockwork Orange " Hair Metal Makes Him Blush says:
    October 17, 2006 14:10

    [...] We told you about how American Hardcore--the documentary about hardcore punk rock that Orange County helped spawn--was the No. 1 film at Regal/Edwards University across from UCI the week it opened. That film was based on producer Steven Blush's book of the same title, as we mentioned in our chat with the former hardcore promoter. So what's Blush's page-turning encore? Why, American Hair Metal, of course. Now, before you get your Spandex all in a bunch, let Bluth's publisher, Feral House, explain: Perhaps you hated it, maybe you loved it. Grunge chased it into seeming oblivion, but Feral House has it back in full spandex, lipstick and Aqua Net glory. Yes, that's right: the extravagant and often hilarious surfaces of AMERICAN HAIR METAL by Steven Blush, with amazing photo contributions from William Hames, Eddie Malluk and Frank White. [...]

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