Noise Pop 2015 Film Series
Beautiful Noise (San Francisco premiere)
Roxie Theater
Sat Feb 21 at 9:15PM / $12 // All Ages
There was no machismo, no rockstar posturing, and definitely no
gyrating. Save for the occasional tiff they had with pretentious NME
journalists, most of the band members were painfully soft-spoken. Geeky,
even. Yet the voluminous, woozy sounds of Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and
Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine were anything but. For a few short
years in the 80s and 90s, the indie music world was struck by a rare
moment of introspection that came to an abrupt end with the laddism of
Britpop. Diligently tracing the history of a genre that dares not speak
its name (shoe-what?), filmmaker Eric Green interviews the mad minds
behind the three bands, including the reclusive MBV frontman Kevin
Shields. Amongst the support appearances are members from Ride,
Slowdive, and Curve as well as keen fans Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and
Robert Smith – the last of whom got married to Cocteau Twin’s
“Treasure”. – Sheffield Doc/Fest
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