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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Film New Music Doc: A Band Called Death: The First Black Punk Band

Posted by Kelly O on Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them. Equal parts electrifying rockumentary and epic family chronicle, the story of Death is one
of brotherly love and fierce, divinely inspired expression.

I, for one, cannot wait to see this film. I sure it hope it screens in Seattle.
Trailer after the jump! Also watch the 2013 SXSW interview with Death.

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Whoa I want to see this!

Posted by Emily Nokes on March 21, 2013 at 11:28 PM

#1 - Samesies!

Posted by douchus on March 22, 2013 at 8:35 AM

Stoked to see this...HOWEVER there is enough revisionism in that press release to choke a badger. It actually contradicts what the fucking group has said about what they were doing at the time.

Posted by nipper on March 22, 2013 at 9:57 AM