Desolation Center (2018)
The untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the inspiration for Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella. Interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic, Swans and more.
Director: Stuart Swezey
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Anthony Ausgang as |
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Joe Baiza as |
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Bob Bert as |
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D. Boon as |
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Jack Brewer as |
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Lisa Derrick as |
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Janet Housden as |
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Stephen A. Housden as |
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George Hurley as |
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Cris Kirkwood as |
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Curt Kirkwood as |
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Mario Lalli as |
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Bruce Licher as |
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David Markey as |
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Jeffrey McDonald as |
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Steven Shane McDonald as |
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Thurston Moore as |
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Carmel Moran as |
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Lee Ranaldo as |
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Steve Shelley as |
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Stuart Swezey as |
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Mike Watt as |
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Blixa Bargeld as |
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Mark Pauline as |
| Directing | Stuart Swezey | Director |