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19 nov 2015 · Revenge of the Mekons: Directed by Joe Angio. With Vito Acconci, Fred Armisen, Rico Bell, Hugo Burnham. REVENGE OF THE MEKONS 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."
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- Documentary
- Joe Angio
- 2015-11-19
29 ott 2014 · The Joe Angio documentary “Revenge of the Mekons” shows how a band went beyond its punk roots and explored other art forms.
- Joe Angio
1 nov 2014 · So it is with “Revenge of the Mekons,” a portrait of a long-lived English punk group that is the very definition of a cult band: Director Joe Angio not only gives us a sharply crafted account of this quirkily protean outfit, he also conveys his feeling they’re as great as any band you care to name. Advertisement.
19 nov 2015 · The Mekons have combined politics with post-punk, folk and country music for nearly four decades. The story of their Ancient and Modern tour reveals a passionate and talented bunch.
- Henry Barnes
- 2 min
The quintessential underdog story of punk, The Mekons started out practicing on Gang of Four's instruments and while they never released an album even 1/100th as successful as Entertainment!, they have defied the odds in surviving nearly 40 years without a single breakthrough hit.
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- Roseland Films, Daniel 13
- Joe Angio
29 ott 2014 · The engaging film details the Mekons’ four decades of membership changes, financial uncertainty, political outspokenness and perseverance.
29 ott 2014 · A contagious enthusiasm runs through the heart of Jon Angio’s Revenge of the Mekons, a documentary that celebrates and explores the evolving ethos of the seminal British punk band The Mekons while also proving that some of rock’s most interesting stories come not from success but survival.
