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THE STARS ARE UNDERGROUND

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Tags: punk  independent  DIY  Punk Subculture  Punk Rock  Glen Hansard  Dublin Underground  Therapy band  Alternative  Fugazi  Dischord  Ian mackaye  DIY Ethic  The Frames  Indie 

Low budget documentary film in the tradition of John T. Davis' "Shell Shock Rock" about Dublin DIY/Hardcore scene, released 1996. Produced and Directed by Daragh McCarthy. Duration 26 mins Featuring: Mexican Pets, Jubilee All Stars, Ian Mackaye, Andy Cairns, Wormhole, Cruiser, Female Hercules, Tension, Pet Lamb, Luggage and SunBear. In 2000 Leagues, then presenter/producer of essential alternative music show NoDisco (RTE TV Cork)and the author of the fantastic The Humours of Planxty, wrote a companion piece to the VHS release of Stars.... on Folkrum Records. It is printed in full below. .................................. "In 1996, filmaker Daragh McCarthy directed a documentary inspired by the noises emanating from Dublin's independent rock scene. At the time, we didn't know if this urgent groundswell in activity was destined to be just an ephemeral phenomenon or whether it was the foundation for a future infrastructure. All we knew was that it was some of the best and most pro-active music making in a country other wise smothered by corporate bandwagoneering and post-U2 tail-chasing. The Stars Are Underground was, quite simply a film crying out to be made. In retrospect, it has become a prescient foretaste of the depth of fine music being made in Ireland, four years later. Stars... is a film about dreamers, visionaries, wannabe Warhols and shoe-string svengalis. A film about punk-rock, country outlaws, decadent discordance and slack jaw stoners. It's about people ...