It Came from Detroit

It Came from Detroit

20091h 31m

Overview

It Came from Detroit is the ultimate inside look at the Motor City’s internationally renowned “garage rock” scene. Nearly a decade in the making, this feature documentary chronicles the action both before and after the White Stripes rose to fame and brought an international spotlight on the scene. Beginning with the hugely influential 1980s trio The Gories (and stretching back to a legacy that includes The Stooges and The MC5), the bands of the Detroit garage rock music scene are known for two things: having an impeccable knowledge of the history of rock 'n' roll and putting on a raucous live show. It Came From Detroit documents the evolution of the Detroit scene from underground obscurity to international phenomenon. We watch how, as bands such as the White Stripes, the Von Bondies and the Electric Six started to develop a following overseas, journalists and fans around the world started hyping Detroit as “The Next Seattle” -- before the whole thing nearly imploded on itself.

The Girl Can't Help It
Have You Seen Me
Bad News
More Bad News
Detroit Connection Pt. 3: Last Man Standing (Demetrius Holloway)
Deer Camp '86
MC5: A True Testimonial
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
2gether
These Wilder Years
Game of Death
Uncle Tupelo: The Last Leg of the Andodyne Tour
We're Livin' on Dog Food
Stadium Anthems
No Sudden Move
We Are Bleach
Narc
This Is Spinal Tap
Presumed Innocent
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet