The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (2016)

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Directed by

Penelope Spheeris

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Alice Bag Band
Themselves

Black Flag
Themselves

Circle Jerks
Themselves

Fear
Themselves

The Germs
Themselves

Alice Bag
Herself - Alice Bag Band

Don Bolles
Himself - Germs

Dinah Cancer
Herself - Light Bulb Kid

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Penelope Spheeris

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A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.

Release date: 19 March 2016

Tags: Documentary (4), Punk (4), Music (3), Nihilism (3), Club (2), Mohawk Haircut (2), Self Destruction (2), Opinion (2), Los Angeles California (2), First Of Series (2), Anti Conformity (2), 1981 (2), Drugs (2), Punk Rock (2), 1970s (2), Cult (2), Compilation (2), Band (2), Swastika (1), The Decline Of Western Civilization (1)

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