The Decline of Western Civilization
1981 : 1 hour 40 minutes
This video is only available with Night Flight+.
Director: Penelope Spheeris
synopsis
The first entry in the Decline series sheds a light on Los Angeles’ punk scene of the late 1970s. Featuring interviews and performances by some of the most seminal acts of the era like Black Flag and The Germ, Spheeris’ intimate conversations set the stage for a series that would feature all the highs and lows, as well as few breakfasts, of the bleeding edge of of LA’s music scene.
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