Sundance Channel and Nokia Music Document the Underground Music Scene in 'New American Noise'

This is a brief excerpt from NoFilmSchool

If you’re heavily into music you’ll undoubtably be aware that certain geographical areas tend to become associated with particular music scenes. For myself here in the UK, I could quickly point to Manchester as the birth place of the aptly named ‘Madchester’ scene comprising bands such as The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, and The Charlatans, and the beautifully idealistic Factory Records, closely followed by rave culture which sprang up around the legendary Hacienda nightclub. Recently Nokia Music in partnership with the Sundance Channel have raided Somesuch & Co’s director roster (Emily Kai Bock – Spit Gold Under An Empire, Tyrone Lebon – Atlanta Dream$ & SFV ACID, Bob Harlow – Lords of Detroit & Abteen Bagheri – Electric Noise & That B.E.A.T) for New American Noise; a six-part series of documentaries exposing the underground music scene in six US cities.

The six films run near the ten minute mark each, so here’s a quick look at what you’re in store for over the next hour:

Sitting comfortably? OK, let’s take that musical tour of the US underground (warning – there is some NSFW language & images here):

Selecting Portland and New Orleans — cities he’d never …

By: Mar Belle

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