Examines the emergence of punk in Britain during the early 1970’s, the bands that made Punk and the movements that Punk spawned including the ‘New Wave’ movement in music. Interviews band members and musicians who were involved in the punk movement and includes clips of the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam, The Police, Madness, Ian Dury and The Kinks performing live.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304817
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Germany
Music & Performing Arts → Clash (Musical group)
Music & Performing Arts → Dury, Ian
Music & Performing Arts → Jam (Musical group)
Music & Performing Arts → Kinks (Musical group)
Music & Performing Arts → Madness (Musical group)
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Great Britain
Music & Performing Arts → Music - History and criticism
Music & Performing Arts → New wave music
Music & Performing Arts → Police (Musical group)
Music & Performing Arts → Punk rock music - Great Britain
Music & Performing Arts → Rock groups - England
Music & Performing Arts → Rock music
Music & Performing Arts → Rock musicians
Music & Performing Arts → Sex Pistols (Musical group)
People → Clash (Musical group)
People → Kinks (Musical group)
People → Madness (Musical group)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)