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The most chaotic party tape your parents definitely hid from you.
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What the Punk - An MVD Sampler (2002)

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Overview

Music Video Distributors has been releasing the best in punk rock music videos for years. In compiling WHAT THE PUNK?!, the music experts over at MVD have poured through their vaults, handpicking the best excerpts from hundreds of hours of footage. The finished product is a diverse, comprehension collection of punk rock from 1970's New York to 1990's Europe. Bands making an appearance include L.A. revolutionaries the Dead Kennedy's, king of abjection GG Allin, seminal New York pop-punkers The Ramones, 1990's Epitaph Record heroes the Offspring, Seattle grunge rockers Nirvana, and many others.

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Standout Aspects

Production

Rare archival footage spanning three decades of rebellion

Direction

Tom Seaman's curatorial eye for genuine vs. manufactured punk

Best for:Friends: Pre-game fuel with people who won't judge your moshing·Background: Chaos energy while cleaning or creative projects·Binge: Rabbit hole into punk history — trust me, you'll Google everything
Heads up:Disturbing: GG Allin footage includes genuine on-stage violence and bodily fluids·Language: Every song is basically a FCC violation
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Director

Tom Seaman

ReleasedJun 25, 2002
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

GG Allin

GG Allin

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Johnny Thunders

Johnny Thunders

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Trivia

MVD's vault contained over 800 hours of unreleased punk footage when this was compiled — most of it still unseen.

Cultural

This sampler accidentally documents the moment punk stopped being a threat and became a museum piece — watch Debbie Harry and GG Allin share billing.

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