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2014 documentary film by Scott Crawford
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980–90) is a documentary written and directed by Scott Crawford.
[1] Released on December 19, 2014,
[2] the Kickstarter-funded
[3]
[4] film features early pioneers of the Washington, DC
hardcore punk music scene over a decade (1980–1990) including
Minor Threat ,
Fugazi ,
Bad Brains ,
Government Issue ,
Youth Brigade ,
Teen Idles ,
Rites of Spring , and others.
Synopsis
This documentary film addresses the growth
[5] and the social, cultural and political aspects that influenced the
hardcore punk music scene in Washington, DC. The film features numerous footage shot and photos of the hardcore movement. It features interviews with early hardcore punk music artists from bands and many more.
Interviewees
The interviewees are (in order of appearance):
Ian Mackaye of
Fugazi , formerly of
The Teen Idles ,
Minor Threat and co-founder of
Dischord Records
Henry Rollins of
Rollins Band , formerly of
Black Flag and
State of Alert
Mark Sullivan formerly of Kingface
Sab Grey of
Iron Cross
Bert Queiroz formerly of
Untouchables ,
Youth Brigade and Second Wind
Thurston Moore of
Sonic Youth
Alec MacKaye formerly of
Untouchables ,
The Faith , and Ignition
Dante Ferrando formerly of
Iron Cross , Ignition and
Gray Matter
Danny Ingram formerly of
Youth Brigade , Madhouse and
Strange Boutique
Nathan Strejcek formerly of
The Teen Idles and
Youth Brigade
Skip Groff producer of Y&T Records and
Limp Records
Don Zientara producer of
Inner Ear Studios
Jeff Nelson formerly of
The Teen Idles ,
Minor Threat ,
Three and co-founder of
Dischord Records
Cynthia Connolly photographer
Kenny Inouye formerly of
Marginal Man
J Mascis of
Dinosaur Jr. , formerly of
Deep Wound
Jenny Toomey formerly of
Tsunami ,
Grenadine and co-founder of
Simple Machines Records
Mark Robinson formerly of
Unrest and founder of
TeenBeat Records
Scott Crawford filmmaker and journalist
Bubba DuPree formerly of
Void
Jason Farrell of
Swiz
Dody DiSanto co-founder of
9:30 Club
Fred Armisen actor, comedian and formerly of
Trenchmouth
Brian Baker of
Bad Religion , formerly of
Minor Threat and
Dag Nasty
John Stabb formerly of Government Issue
Boyd Farrell formerly of
Black Market Baby
Mike Dolfi formerly of
Black Market Baby
George Pelecanos novelist and screenwriter
Mark Haggerty formerly of
Iron Cross and
Gray Matter
Michael Hampton formerly of
State of Alert ,
The Faith ,
Embrace and
One Last Wish
Tom Berard scenester
Nicole Thomas formerly of
Fire Party
Tom Sherwood reporter and author
Jessica Kane scenester
Andre "White Boy" Johnson of
Rare Essence
Bobby Sullivan formerly of
Soulside and Lunchmeat
Stuart Casson formerly of
The Meatmen and Dove
Tim Kerr formerly of Big Boys
Steve Hansgen formerly of
Minor Threat and Second Wind
Steve Niles formerly of
Gray Matter and
Three
Joey Aronstamm formerly of Holy Rollers
Onam Ben-Israel (formerly Tomas Squip) formerly of Red C,
Beefeater and Fidelity Jones
Monica Richards formerly of Madhouse and
Strange Boutique
Sharon Cheslow formerly of
Chalk Circle and
BMO
Amy Pickering formerly of
Fire Party
Mark Andersen author and activist
Brendan Canty of
Fugazi , formerly of
Rites of Spring ,
One Last Wish and
Happy Go Licky
Skeeter Thompson formerly of
Scream
Tom Lyle formerly of
Government Issue
J. Robbins of
Office of Future Plans , formerly of
Government Issue and
Jawbox
Damon Locks formerly of
Trenchmouth
Jon Jolles scenester
Jim Saah photographer and filmmaker
Meghan Adkins formerly of Special K
Geoff Turner formerly of
Gray Matter
Chris Thomson formerly of Lunchmeat and Ignition
Scott McCloud formerly of Lunchmeat and
Soulside
Dave Grohl of
Foo Fighters , formerly of
Scream and
Nirvana
Chris Page formerly of Mission Impossible
Pete Stahl formerly of
Scream
Franz Stahl formerly of
Scream and
Foo Fighters
Steve Polcari formerly of
Marginal Man and Artificial Peace
Jim Spellman journalist and formerly of
High Back Chairs and
Velocity Girl
Andy Rapoport formerly of Kingface
Craig Wedren formerly of
Shudder to Think
Kim Coletta formerly of
Jawbox
Joe Lally of
Fugazi
Soundtrack
Me and You - Egghunt
What a Boy Can't Do - Slickee Boys
Don't Bother Me - Bad Brains
Kill the Kids - Slinkees
Never Mind - White Boy
Pressure's On - Red C
Banned in DC - Bad Brains
Nic Fit - Untouchables
Its About Time We Had A Change - Youth Brigade
Teen Idles - Teen Idles
Teen Love - No Trend
Public Defender - SOA
Who Cares - Slinkees
All Ages Show - Dag Nasty
Gotta Tell Me Why - Slickee Boys
Repulsion - Madhouse
Death of a Friend - Double-O
Teenage Rebel - The Avengers
Suburban Wasteland - Artificial Peace
Building - Embrace
Bet You Never Thought - Scream
Came Without Warning - Scream
Baby - Soulside
DC Groove - Static Disruptors
Bang on the Drum - Scream
Throttle - Ignition
Flannery - Dain Bramage
Crawl - Kingface
Lie - Swiz
Summertime Train - Shudder to Think
Take it Back - Gray Matter
Straight Edge - Minor Threat
Who Are You - Void
Torn Apart - Marginal Man
Double Image - Marginal Man
Forever Gone - Marginal Man
Bulldog Front - Fugazi
Waiting Room - Fugazi
Into Your Shell - Mission Impossible
Aware - Faith
World at War - Black Market Baby
Youth Crimes - Black Market Baby
Caring Line - Government Issue
Jaded Eyes - Government Issue
Swann Street - 3
Freezer Burn - Jawbox
Funk Off - Big Boys
Salad Days - Minor Threat
I Could Puke - White Boy
References
^
"Scott Crawford" . IMDb .
^ Gensler, Andy.
" 'Salad Days,' Washington D.C. Hardcore Doc, Gets Hometown Premiere" . Billboard . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^
"Salad Days: The Birth of Punk Rock in the Nation's Capital" . Kickstarter . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^ Martins, Chris (September 24, 2012).
" '80s D.C. Punk Scene's Story Will Be Told in 'Salad Days' Doc" . Spin . Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
^ Plitt, Amy (April 11, 2015).
" 'Salad Days': The Story Behind the D.C. Hardcore Doc" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
Bibliography
Crawford, Scott (2017). Spoke: Anecdotes and Images from the Film Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC, 1980–1990 .
Akashic Books .
ISBN
9781617755002 .
External links