N.Y.H.C. (documentary)

H820 ( film / dvd )
Street Date: March 25, 2008

Dir. Frank Pavich

Featuring Madball, 108, VOD, 25 Ta Life, Crown of Thornz, No Redeeming Social Value, District 9.

With Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Jimmy Gestapo (Murphy's Law), John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Freddy Madball (Madball), Vic DiCara (108), Rick ta Life (25 Ta Life), Lord Ezec aka Danny Diablo (Crown of Thornz), and many more.

Special appearances by Lou Koller (Sick Of It All) and Toby Morse (H2O).

"Hard, brutal, and honest." -Skratch Magazine

Originally released as a now-legendary underground VHS tape in 1999, N.Y.H.C. will come to DVD for the first-time as a deluxe 2-Disc Set.

This incarnation features interviews with Jimmy Gestapo (Murphy's Law), John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Lou Koller (Sick of It All), Lord Ezec (Crown of Thornz, Danny Diablo), Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Rick ta Life (25 ta Life), Toby Morse (H2O), Vic DiCara & Rasaraja das (108), Freddy Madball (Madball), Tim Williams & Mike Kennedy (VOD, Bloodsimple), District 9, No Redeeming Social Value, and more.

The brand-new "Disc 2" includes "Where Are They Now?" interviews shot ten years after the original documentary, flashbacks of key venues, and previously unreleased live performances of iconic songs by VOD, 108, Madball, 25 ta Life, Crown of Thornz, and more.

N.Y.H.C. is the first feature-length documentary to explore the New York Harcore music scene. Drawings its roots from punk rock, hardcore evolved into a dedicated, self-contained movement, unconcerned with success in the mainstream. The documentary follows seven bands in the summer of 1995, ranging from Bronx inner-city youth to Long Island suburbanites to Hare Krishna devotees. N.Y.H.C. is a surprisingly in-depth and non-exploitive look into a vital and often neglected music community.

DISC 1

- THE MOVIE
-- Commentary by Frank Pavich (director), Stephen Scarlata (producer), & Kevin Gill (SFT Records)
-- Trailer
-- Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Japanese

- ADDITIONAL SONGS

-- Madball (1995 at Coney Island High)
"New York City"
"Down by Law"
"Streets of Hate"
"Never Had It"

-- VOD (1995 at Northport Pipeline)
"D.T.O."
"Formula For Failure"

-- 108 (1995 at Northport Pipeline)
"Solitary"
"Holyname"
"No Spiritual Surrender"

-- 25 Ta Life (1995 at The Pipeline)
"Separate Ways"
"Short Fuse"
"Inside Knowledge"

-- District 9 (1995 at Coney Island High)
"Fool"
"Pushed To The Edge"

-- No Redeeming Social Value (1995 at "Crucial Chaos" NYU Radio Show)
"No Regrets"

-- Crown Of Thornz - 1995 at Coney Island High)
"Juggernaut"
"Love Sick"
"The Hard Way / Crown of Thorns"

- THE CLUBS R.I.P.
-- Coney Island High (NYC)
-- The Pipeline (Newark NJ)
-- Northport Pipeline (Northport, Long Island)

- DELETED SCENES
-- Alternate Intro (9 mins)
-- "Religion" (9 mins)
-- "In Effect Magazine" (2 mins)
-- "Moshing" (2 mins)
-- "Fights / DMS" (8 mins)

- BONUS FOOTAGE
-- Rick Ta Life interviews Tommy Rat (6 mins)
-- No Redeeming Social Value at NYU (8 mins)
-- Jimmy Gestapo & Todd Youth (10 mins)
-- The Philosophy of John Joseph (6 mins)
-- Conversations with Lord Ezec (6 mins)
-- Speaking The Truth with Myke & Todd (6 mins)
-- Loki & His Animals (8 mins)
-- A Hospital Visit with Roger Miret (2 mins)

DISC 2

- UPDATED INTERVIEWS
-- Rick Ta Life (11 mins)
-- Tim Williams & Mike Kennedy of VOD (16 mins)
-- Freddy Madball & Toby H2O (18 mins)
-- Lord Ezec (aka Danny Diablo) (24 mins)
-- Myke Rivera of District 9 (19 mins)
-- John Joseph of Cro-Mags (11 mins)
-- Kevin Gill of SFT (17 mins)
-- No Redeeming Social Value (32 mins)
-- Mike Dijan of Crown Of Thornz (13 mins)

- SPECIAL FEATURES
-- Lou Koller of Sick Of It All
-- CBGB: Last Rites at the Last Ever Sunday Hardcore Matinee