![]() ![]() Also, I think just about every artist in the film is at the top of their game, Nirvana particularly. ![]() I think this may be the most important message in the film. What do you think young bands could learn from the film? Something was in the air at the time, clearly…”. There was graffiti on a wall near one of the German venues that said ‘Punk Rules, OK’. Then it kept going – there was a fashion spread in Elle titled Modern Punk. That stuck around and was repeated by Kim Gordon on stage one night of the tour. 1991 is the year that punk rock finally breaks…’. This prompted me to quip sarcastically, ‘Wow. First day of the tour we saw Motley Crue covering the Sex Pistols’ ‘Anarchy in the UK’. “Right out of the gate we kept seeing weird references to ‘punk’. What’s the strangest thing that happened when you were filming? A working title going into the film was Tooth or Hair but that didn’t stick for good reason. I thought it would be fun to re-create certain scenes from that film. Truth or Dare – the American title of In Bed With Madonna – was a big film in 1991. Sonic Youth were big Madonna fans, and had previously referenced her with their offshoot project, Ciccone Youth. “That was probably the only thing we had worked out going into the film. The Year That Punk Broke is full of Madonna references – what was the idea behind that? That also was the very first studio recording with their then new drummer, Steve Shelley.” They contributed a song to the soundtrack of my 1986 film Lovedolls Superstar, a cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘Hallowed Be My Name’. I was with Painted Willie at the time (drummer/ singer). Our paths crossed over the following years. Thurston knew my films and was into them. I didn’t meet them that night, save for a brief conversation with their then drummer, Bob Bert. That was with Meat Puppets and Redd Kross. “I first saw them in 1985 playing in the Mojave Desert for the Gila Monster Jamboree, their very first Southern California show. Everyone seemed to like them.” How did you start working with Sonic Youth? I also made a couple short films featuring the band. ‘Mildred Pierce’ – in which I cast Sofia Coppola – and a longer one for ‘Cinderella’s Big Score’. I had done a couple music vids for the band by that point for the ‘Goo’ LP. “Thurston Moore asked me to come along and document this tour. We spoke to Dave Markey ahead of the screening about the film’s legacy. Skinny Girl Diet will play live and who knows, local boy Thurston Moore might even pop down too. The special screening will feature never-before-seen footage of both Nirvana and Sonic Youth, as well as a selection of Markey’s videos for The Breeders, Black Flag, At The Drive In and Black Lips. The documentary, directed by Dave Markey, followed Sonic Youth on tour, but also featured candid footage of support act Nirvana. ![]() On August 11 London’s Rio Cinema and NTS will be hosting a special late night screening of cult grunge and alt.rock classic 1991: The Year That Punk Broke, to celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the film’s release. ![]()
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