We Jam Econo
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Director Tim Irwin Producer Keith Schieron Language English | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, Biography, Music Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25) Initial release February 25, 2005 (San Pedro) Cast Milo Auckerman (Himself), D. Boon (Himself), (Himself), (Himself), (Himself), (Himself)Similar movies Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (2003) |
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.
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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.

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):
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"
DISC 2: Three live performances:
- Swing To The Right
- Fascist
- Joe McCarthy's Ghost
- Paranoid Chant
- Tension
- Contained
- Fanatics
- Art Analysis
- Issued
- Validation
- Definitions
- Warfare
- Sickles & Hammers
- Hollering
- On Trial
- Big Foist
- Retreat
- Toadies
- Anxious Mo-fo
- Love Dance
- Static
- Search
- Cut
- Plight
- Working Men Are Pissed
- Ack Ack Ack
- Life As A Rehearsal
- Beacon Sighted Through Fog
- The Only Minority
- Mutiny In Jonestown
- Maybe Partying Will Help
- Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing
- The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts
- Mr. Robot's Holy Orders
- One Reporter's Opinion
- God Bows To Math
- Please Don't Be Gentle With Me
- Joe McCarthy's Ghost
- The Punch Line
- Definitions
- The Anchor
- Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs
- This Ain't No Picnic
- There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight
- No Exchange
- Self-Referenced
- Dream Told By Moto
- Corona
- I Felt Like A Gringo
- Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?
- Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
- Corona
- Themselves
- The Red And The Black
- Badges
- I Felt Like A Gringo
- Time
- Green River
- Lost
- Ack Ack Ack
- History Lesson Pt. II
- Tour Spiel
- Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
References
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