Boston, Massachusetts 1985: The first great wave of hardcore-punk bands like SSD, DYS, and Jerry’s Kids were breaking up or moving on, leaving a generation of kids and adults inspired and in search of someone, something, or some band to light the powder keg once more.
Enter Slapshot; a viciously unapologetic new take on hardcore-punk that stemmed from the seemingly polar opposite personalities of singer Jack “Choke” Kelley, guitarist Steve Risteen, and drummer Mark McKay and put the Boston scene back on the map.
“Chip on My Shoulder” follows the members of Slapshot through their turbulent twenty-year history, documenting every up and down along the way. It is an unflinching look into the life of a band that was seemingly destined to implode from its very inception. “Chip on My Shoulder” is a story of friendship and betrayal, loss and redemption, self-destruction and sacrifice. Born in the streets and underground music halls of Boston, Slapshot went on to inspire millions worldwide while simultaneously tearing a group of friends apart.
Through hundreds of hours of the band’s own archival footage, rare images, and revealing present day interviews comes the true story of one of the most influential hardcore bands of all time. It is a unique look at the ugly side of music– a side that few people have a chance to see. It is what happens when sanity and stability are thrown to the wind in pursuit of passion, regardless of how destructive that passion may be and regardless of how it will forever change the trajectory of people’s lives.
Narrated by Dave Smalley (DYS, Dag Nasty, Down By Law, ALL) the DVD is now available from Taang Records here.
Slapshot will be here next month for the first time ever...
SLAPSHOT “Everything Wants To Kill You” Tour
Friday March 21st Gold Coast
@COOLANGATTA HOTEL
w/
DRIVEN FEAR
LOST CAUSE
SHACKLES
BITTER LUNGS
Saturday March 22nd Brisbane
@PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL - NUNDAH
w/
PLAN OF ATTACK
MOUTHGUARD
SICK PEOPLE
BASTARD'S LUCK
Sunday March 23rd Newcastle
@ NEWCASTLE LEAGUES CLUB
w/
TAKEN BY FORCE
MARK MY WORDS
HAZARDS
DEADLY VISIONS
HURT UNIT
TWO FACED
CHOKE
THROUGH AND THROUGH
Thursday March 27th Canberra
@TURNER BOWLING CLUB
w/
TOE TO TOE
RUCKUS
BLADDER SPASMS
THE FUCKOUTS
EYE GOUGE
Friday March 28th Sydney
@HERMANNS BAR – SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
w/
TOE TO TOE
HOSTILE OBJECTS
CROWNED KINGS
STRAIGHT TO A TOMB
STREET WAR
Saturday March 29th Melbourne
@BENDIGO HOTEL
w/
GRIM REALITY
CROWNED KINGS
DECLARATION
JOIN THE AMISH
TAKEN BY FORCE
COLD GROUND
RUST PROOF
IMPACT ZONE
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