April 7, Thursday, 7:30PM, 2005
You will pay for this!(Artists in person)

Balagan goes punk with premiere screenings of 2 local films about Boston's important contribution to the punk music scene in the 70's and 80's. Come see a slice of Boston's underground history and meet some punk rock legends in the flesh.

ATTENTION PUNKS, SCUM AND MAGGOTS!

Late Risers Club 30min, video, 2005
Director: Marissa Acosta Filmmaker in Person

MIT grad Marissa Acosta's film tells the tale of "The Late Risers Club" a ragtag group of community radio disc jockeys who band together to create the first radio program in Boston to play punk rock on a daily basis. Vintage footage, photo montages and great interviews tell the story of the gestation period of a 25 year plus institution. As a bastion of the alternative, WMBR's Late Risers Club created the template that's now a staple of college radio programming . Many of the original dj's moved on to top-rated
commercial stations and media outlets after pushing MIT's humble 10 watt station to the brink of destruction and you'll hear all about it!

 

The Unnatural Axe in "You'll Pay For This" 60min, video, 2005
Director: Tommy White Band in Person

This is the definitive Unnatural Axe compilation/documentary from Telly Award winning filmmaker Tommy White. Utilizing long-lost footage and interviews we get a light-hearted and sometimes poignant tale of Dorchester's first punk rock band. Despite their commercial breakup in 1980 the band reformed soon after and have since become a favorite of punk fans around the world . "I've been tracking down and remastering Axe audio and video footage for many years. Digital technology has finally enabled me to pull this masterpiece out of the scrap heap." reports Mr. White. Find out why Rita Ratt was thrown out of the band and see Richie Parsons measure inseams at the world debut at The Coolidge.