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-[[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]] @ 50.+{{Infobox_Film
 +|name = We Jam Econo
 +|image = wejamecono.jpg
 +|caption = promo poster
 +|director = [[Tim Irwin]]
 +|producer = Rocket Fuel Films Productions<br/>[[Keith Schieron]]
 +|editing =
 +|starring = [[D. Boon]]<br>[[George Hurley]]<br>[[Mike Watt]]
 +|distributor =
 +|released = August 26,[[2005 in film|2005]]: USA
 +|runtime = 91 min
 +|bonus footage = 222 min
 +|language = [[English language|English]]
 +|amg_id = 1:328050
 +|imdb_id = 0446071
 +}}
 +'''''We Jam Econo - The Story of the Minutemen''''', is a full-length [[documentary film|documentary]] about the influential 1980s [[punk rock]] band [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]], created by director [[Tim Irwin (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, Los Angeles, California|San Pedro]], [[California]], after two years in production.
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAta5i4lFs&+Poignant recent interviews with the band's two surviving members [[Mike Watt]] and [[George Hurley]], as well as first-person anecdotes from punk notables including [[Ian MacKaye]], [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[Henry Rollins]] and [[Thurston Moore]], complement the archival concert and interview footage of the band, creating an informative and moving film for those interested in the band or punk rock in general.
-About [[Mike Watt]] of [[The Minutemen (band)|The Minutemen]] and [[fIREHOSE]].+The title is a lyric from their song "Tour Spiel". 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.
 + 
 +== Interviews ==
 + 
 +Film includes interviews with the following individuals (in alphabetical order):
 + 
 +*[[Milo Aukerman]]
 +*[[Joe Baiza]]
 +*[[Urinals (band)|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 (musician)|John Doe]]
 +*[[Chuck Dukowski]]
 +*Ray Farrell
 +*[[Flea (musician)|Flea]]
 +*[[Michael C Ford]]
 +*Carlos Guitarlos
 +*[[Grant Hart]]
 +*[[Richard Hell]]
 +*[[Pat Hoed]]
 +*[[Rob Holzman]]
 +*[[Randall Jahnson]]
 +*[[Urinals (band)|Kjehl Johansen]]
 +*[[Curt Kirkwood]]
 +*[[Martin Lyon]]
 +*[[Ian MacKaye]]
 +*[[Dave Markey|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]]
 +*[[The Masque|Brendan Mullen]]
 +*[[Colin Newman]]
 +*[[Greg Norton]]
 +*[[Raymond Pettibon]]
 +*[[Tony Platon]]
 +*[[Lee Ranaldo]]
 +*[[David Rees (cartoonist)|David Rees]]
 +*[[Lisa Roeland]]
 +*[[Nanette Roeland]]
 +*[[Kira Roessler]]
 +*[[Henry Rollins]]
 +*[[Kurt Schellenbach]]
 +*[[Spot (producer)|Spot]]
 +*[[Urinals (band)|John Talley-Jones]]
 +*[[Tom Watson (musician)|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<ref>Due to licensing issues the fourth official Minutemen music video, "[[Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love]]" (a cover of a [[Van Halen]] song), could not be included. There is however a bonus feature on the DVD of Randall Jahnson telling the story of the video he directed.</ref> for:
 +**"[[This Ain't No Picnic]]" (directed by Randall Jahnson)
 +**"[[Ack Ack Ack Ack]]" (directed by [[The Urinals|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:
 + 
 +* [[Starwood Club|The Starwood]], Los Angeles, CA - November 18th, 1980, songs include:
 +#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
 + 
 +* [[9:30 Club]], Washington, D.C. - 1984, songs include:
 +#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 Dyan Wrote Propaganda Songs
 +#This Ain't No Picnic
 +#There Ain't Shit On TV Tonight
 +#No Exchange
 +#Self-Referenced
 +#Dream Told By Moto
 +#[[Corona (song)|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
 + 
 +* Acoustic Blowout (Cable Access Show) - Hollywood, CA - 1985, songs include:
 +#Corona
 +#Themselves
 +#The Red And The Black <ref name="X">"The Red and the Black" by [[Blue Öyster Cult]] and "Green River" by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] appear on Disc One as the extra "Copy Songs." Also, "[[Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love]]" was part of the acoustic performance but has been removed due to licensing issues.</ref>
 +#Badges
 +#I Felt Like A Gringo
 +#Time
 +#Green River <ref name="X"/>
 +#Lost
 +#Ack Ack Ack
 +#[[History Lesson Pt. II]]
 +#Tour Spiel
 +#Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
 + 
 + 
 +== See also ==
 +* [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]]
 +* [[Plexifilm]]
-From a deleted scene from the [[We Jam Econo]] documentary. 
-<hr> 
-:Talking of [[Marxist]]s feeling obliged to [[conceal]] their [[pop culture]] love behind aliases, [[Kirk Razga]] tells me that [[Eric Hobsbawm]]--regarded by some as our greatest living historian and a member of the [[Communist Party of Great Britain]] from the Thirties right up to just before the party dissolved in 1991--was a [[jazz]] critic for the [[New Statesman]] in the 1950s using the pseudonym Francis Newton --[[Simon Reynolds]] 
-<hr> 
-Spent yesterday at the [[Verbeke Foundation]]. Impressed by the rotting [[cadaver]] in the garden, the work of [[Martin uit den Boogaard]], the typing hares by [[Stan Wannet]][http://www.verbekefoundation.com/stan-wannet.htm], the [[rectum]]-home by [[Joep van Lieshout]][http://www.verbekefoundation.com/joep-van-lieshout.html] and by the chaotic unmonumentality of the whole Verbeke Foundation.  
-The permanent collection of [[Belgian surrealism]] is worth the admission price alone. 
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Template:Infobox Film 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.

Poignant recent interviews with the band's two surviving members Mike Watt and George Hurley, as well as first-person anecdotes from punk notables including Ian MacKaye, Flea, Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore, complement the archival concert and interview footage of the band, creating an informative and moving film for those interested in the band or punk rock in general.

The title is a lyric from their song "Tour Spiel". 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.

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"

  • Original music videos<ref>Due to licensing issues the fourth official Minutemen music video, "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (a cover of a Van Halen song), could not be included. There is however a bonus feature on the DVD of Randall Jahnson telling the story of the video he directed.</ref> for:
  • 19 Deleted Scenes and Interviews
  • Uncut Bard College Interview (56min)

DISC 2: Three live performances:

  • The Starwood, Los Angeles, CA - November 18th, 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 Dyan 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 (Cable Access Show) - Hollywood, CA - 1985, songs include:
  1. Corona
  2. Themselves
  3. The Red And The Black <ref name="X">"The Red and the Black" by Blue Öyster Cult and "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival appear on Disc One as the extra "Copy Songs." Also, "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" was part of the acoustic performance but has been removed due to licensing issues.</ref>
  4. Badges
  5. I Felt Like A Gringo
  6. Time
  7. Green River <ref name="X"/>
  8. Lost
  9. Ack Ack Ack
  10. History Lesson Pt. II
  11. Tour Spiel
  12. Little Man With A Gun In His Hand


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