Art punk and no wave movements in New York City from the late 1970s to the early 2000s are explored through interviews with bands like Suicide and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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Art punk and no wave movements in New York City from the late 1970s to the early 2000s are explored through interviews with bands like Suicide and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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Synopsis
Scott Crary's 2004 documentary follows the art punk and no wave movements that shaped New York City's music scene from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. It features interviews with iconic bands like Suicide and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, along with emerging acts such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Black Dice. The film uses performance footage and title cards instead of narration to present a contrast between past and present musicians. It discusses artistic influence and the evolving music industry.
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- See interviews with iconic bands like Suicide and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
- Find out how modern media affects music scenes.
- Meet the innovators of the art punk and no wave movements.
Did You Know
- Kill Your Idols won the Best Documentary award at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
- The film features interviews with seminal bands like Suicide and DNA.
- It was included in Black Book Magazine's 2008 list of influential music documentaries.
- The film was invited into the permanent archives of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Who directed the documentary Kill Your Idols?
Kill Your Idols was directed and produced by Scott Crary.
What award did Kill Your Idols win at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival?
The film won the award for Best Documentary at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
Which bands are featured in Kill Your Idols?
The documentary features seminal bands like Suicide, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, DNA, and Theoretical Girls.
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