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Director
  
Tim Irwin

Producer
  
Keith Schieron

Language
  
English

7.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Documentary, Biography, Music

Duration
  

We Jam Econo movie poster

Release date
  
February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25)

Initial release
  
February 25, 2005 (San Pedro)

Music director
  
Mike Watt, D. Boon, George Hurley

Cast
  
Milo Auckerman
(Himself),
D. Boon
(Himself),
Mike Watt
(Himself),
George Hurley
(Himself),
Jello Biafra
(Himself),
Flea
(Himself)

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We jam econo the story of the minutemen


We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen, is a full-length documentary about the influential 1980s punk rock band Minutemen, created by director Tim Irwin and producer Keith Schieron in association with Rocket Fuel Films. The film premiered on February 25, 2005 at the historic Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California, after two years in production.

Contents

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Poignant recent interviews with the band's two surviving members Mike Watt and George Hurley, as well as first-person anecdotes from notable musicians including Ian MacKaye, Flea, Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore, complement the archival concert and interview footage of the band.

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The title is a lyric from their song "The Politics of Time." It's also referred to in a comment made near the end of the film by Mike Watt, in a 1985 interview, when the band is asked if they have anything else to say. He answers for them: "We jam econo." Econo was local slang for economic and described the band's dedication to low-cost record production and touring. It also describes the band's (and burgeoning underground independent music scene's) do-it-yourself attitude and philosophy.

The minutemen we jam econo trailer


Interviews

Film includes interviews with the following individuals (in alphabetical order):

  • Milo Aukerman
  • Joe Baiza
  • Kevin Barrett
  • Scott Becker
  • Jello Biafra
  • Richard Bonney
  • Jack Brewer
  • Dez Cadena
  • Joe Carducci
  • Nels Cline
  • Byron Coley
  • Ed Crawford
  • Brother Dale
  • Richard Derrick
  • John Doe
  • Chuck Dukowski
  • Ray Farrell
  • Flea
  • Michael C. Ford
  • Carlos Guitarlos
  • Grant Hart
  • Richard Hell
  • Pat Hoed
  • Rob Holzman
  • Randall Jahnson
  • Kjehl Johansen
  • Curt Kirkwood
  • Martin Lyon
  • Ian MacKaye
  • David Markey
  • Mike Martt
  • J Mascis
  • Brother Matt
  • Stephen McCllellan
  • Vince Meghrouni
  • Richard Meltzer
  • Mike Mills
  • Thurston Moore
  • W.T. Morgan
  • Chris Morris
  • Keith Morris
  • Brendan Mullen
  • Colin Newman
  • Greg Norton
  • Raymond Pettibon
  • Tony Platon
  • Lee Ranaldo
  • David Rees
  • Lisa Roeland
  • Nanette Roeland
  • Kira Roessler
  • Henry Rollins
  • Kurt Schellenbach
  • Spot
  • John Talley-Jones
  • Tom Watson
  • Jean Watt

    • DVD

    The 2-disc DVD (with 16-page booklet) was released on June 27, 2006 on Plexifilm.

    DISC 1: Feature "We Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen"

  • Original music videos filmed by Louis 'Video Louis' Elovitz [1984] "This Ain't No Picnic", "Ack Ack Ack Ack", "King of the Hill" & "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" [not used] for:
  • "This Ain't No Picnic" (directed by Randall Jahnson)
  • "Ack Ack Ack Ack" (directed by John Talley-Jones)
  • "King of the Hill" (directed by Randall Jahnson)
  • 19 Deleted Scenes and Interviews
  • Uncut Bard College Interview (56min)

    • DISC 2: Three live performances:

  • The Starwood, West Hollywood, CA - November 18, 1980, songs include:
    1. Swing To The Right
    2. Fascist
    3. Joe McCarthy's Ghost
    4. Paranoid Chant
    5. Tension
    6. Contained
    7. Fanatics
    8. Art Analysis
    9. Issued
    10. Validation
    11. Definitions
    12. Warfare
    13. Sickles & Hammers
    14. Hollering
    15. On Trial
  • 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. - 1984, songs include:
    1. Big Foist
    2. Retreat
    3. Toadies
    4. Anxious Mo-fo
    5. Love Dance
    6. Static
    7. Search
    8. Cut
    9. Plight
    10. Working Men Are Pissed
    11. Ack Ack Ack
    12. Life As A Rehearsal
    13. Beacon Sighted Through Fog
    14. The Only Minority
    15. Mutiny In Jonestown
    16. Maybe Partying Will Help
    17. Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing
    18. The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts
    19. Mr. Robot's Holy Orders
    20. One Reporter's Opinion
    21. God Bows To Math
    22. Please Don't Be Gentle With Me
    23. Joe McCarthy's Ghost
    24. The Punch Line
    25. Definitions
    26. The Anchor
    27. Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
    28. This Ain't No Picnic
    29. There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight
    30. No Exchange
    31. Self-Referenced
    32. Dream Told By Moto
    33. Corona
    34. I Felt Like A Gringo
    35. Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?
    36. Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
  • Acoustic Blowout (Public-access television Show) - Hollywood, CA - 1985, songs include:
    1. Corona
    2. Themselves
    3. The Red And The Black
    4. Badges
    5. I Felt Like A Gringo
    6. Time
    7. Green River
    8. Lost
    9. Ack Ack Ack
    10. History Lesson Pt. II
    11. Tour Spiel
    12. Little Man With A Gun In His Hand

    References

    We Jam Econo Wikipedia
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