HARD CORE LOGO - The Movie

[David Gold]

HARD CORE LOGO:

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Definitely my favourite film of all time, a Canadian 'mockumentary' by Canadian director Bruce MacDonald, about the legendary Vancouver punk band: HARD CORE LOGO. I first saw it when it came out in 1995 I think, I was 15 then. We most recently watched it again on my laptop in a hotel room over a case of beer while on tour last week, and I found it even more exciting to watch as way back when. In fact, I'll probably watch it again before too long.

'Joe Dick' is the frontman of HCL (played by Hugh Dillon from the Canadian band "THE HEADSTONES", who does all sorts of Hollywood acting these days). His mohawk haircut was the inspiration for my "Goldhawk" mohawk/beard combo on tour. 'Billy Talent' is the name of the lead guitar player of HCL, and we all know what sucky Canadian band of the same name who stole that idea... Way to take something underground and cool and then... uke:

I'd love to book a WOODS tour that follows the routing of the tour in the film: Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Saskatoon Edmonton (I think). FYI - the turnout in Regina was poor, and the venue in Winnipeg was closed on the day of the show. Calgary was awesome of course, and Edmonton was...well, you have to watch the movie.

Highly recommended for anyone into films about music/punk/metal/band lifestyle stuff. You'll enjoy it even more if you're Canadian, or have an interest in Canada, Canadiana or Canadian geography, etc...

Has anyone else seen it?

DG - \w/

 

[The Black Death]

Yes... Great movie !

Also by the same director : Highway 61

Set along the legendary road that leads from Thunder Bay in northern Ontario to New Orleans (passing through St. Louis, Memphis and many points in between), Highway 61 is a finely tuned, high-octane road movie. Don McKellar, the aspiring serial killer from Roadkill, stars as a barber and frustrated trumpet player who has been planning to flee his small town for years and journey to New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. When a kid happens to die in his backyard, he gets mixed up with a hard-ass roadie (Buhagiar), and before he knows it, he’s speeding down the blacktop with a pine coffin strapped to the roof of his Galaxie 500. To make matters more interesting, they meet somebody named Mr. Skin, an ominous and unnaturally pale figure with a thing for fresh souls.

 

[BlueEyedDevil]

Pretty ace.. aye.

Callum Keith Rennie is just grand.