Two-Disc DVD Set includes over 5 hours of interviews, live performances, music videos, archival footage and more.
“Their idealism, their humor and decency is spellbinding."
- Sarah Vowell, The New York Times
“THE MINUTEMEN were influential then and now, and WE JAM ECONO is a valentine to the band and D. Boon's memory. They're immortal now...that's as it should be."
- Seattle Times
WE JAM ECONO - THE STORY OF THE MINUTEMEN is a feature-length documentary on the too-brief life of one of the most revered, intriguing and inspired bands of the early '80s. At the heart of their story is the immeasurable personal and musical bond between bassist Mike Watt and singer and guitarist D. Boon. Childhood friends, their unbridled creativity and political views were the foundation of this groundbreaking band, which refused to be categorized as Punk.
WE JAM ECONO weaves together personal tales from Watt and drummer George Hurley with archival interview footage of the band and rare live performances. New interviews with over 50 musicians, artists, journalists, and friends help tell the Minutemen story, from their humble beginnings in the harbor ton of San Pedro, California, to the tragic 1985 death of D. Boon in a highway accident in the Arizona desert.
Interviews include: Mike Watt, D. Boon, George Hurley, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Henry Rollins, J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Richard Hell, Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), John Doe (X), Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag), Colin Newman (Wire), Grant Hart (Hsker D), Milo Aukerman (Descendents), Dez Cadena and Kira Roessler (Black Flag), Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets), Nels Cline, producer Spot, artist Raymond Pettibone, journalists Byron Coley and Richard Meltzer and many, many more.
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