Revenge of the Mekons, the film rock-umentary charts
the unlikely career of the genre-defying collective notorious for being, as rock
critic Greil Marcus notes, "the band that took punk ideology most
seriously."
The group, born out of the 1977 British punk scene, progressed from a group of socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. Joe Angio's exuberant documentary of the Mekons follows their improbable history, a surprising and influential embrace of folk and country music; forays into the art world (collaborations with Vito Acconci and Kathy Acker); and consistent bad luck with major record labels.
The film arrives on DVD on July 28 via Music Box Films.
The group, born out of the 1977 British punk scene, progressed from a group of socialist art students with no musical skills to the prolific, raucous progeny of Hank Williams. Joe Angio's exuberant documentary of the Mekons follows their improbable history, a surprising and influential embrace of folk and country music; forays into the art world (collaborations with Vito Acconci and Kathy Acker); and consistent bad luck with major record labels.
The film arrives on DVD on July 28 via Music Box Films.
REVENGE OF THE MEKONS
96 minutes /Not Rated/ In
English
DVD - UPC 741360538757 - $29.95 SRPAVAILABLE July 28, 2015
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