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A thrilling, comprehensive guideto New York s buzzing downtown underground post-punk scene. Director ScottCrary kicks things off with the birth of No Wave in the late 1970 s, providingan angular rush with a priceless collection of live performances from Suicide,Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, the Theoretical Girls and DNA. From this initialexplosion of artistic energy, the film moves through the 1980 s, passing thetorch to Thurston Moore and Lee Renaldo of Sonic Youth and Michael Gira ofSwans, before crashlanding in the noisy Now! of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, BlackDice, Liars, A.R.E. Weapons and the Gypsy stylings of Gogol Bordello.Interviews connect the threads between the past and the present, anever-fertile scene is defined, celebrated and trashed with equal amounts ofenthusiasm, and the creators of some of the most challenging rock music ofall-time get to explain what they do, why they do it and where it s allheading.