Glenn Branca
Birthday: 1948-10-06
Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography: Glenn Branca (born October 6, 1948 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume,alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. In 2008 he was awarded an unrestricted grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.
Movies
Punk: Attitude
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. ...
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Kill Your Idols
A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from t...
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Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its histor...
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I Need That Record!
Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL) OF ...
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No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New...
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Kill Your Idols: More.
A full-length feature documentary produced in 2006 which serves as a companion piece to and is inclu...
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Branca Ensemble: Symphony Nos. 8 & 10 – Live at The Kitchen
Concert film documenting a 1995 performance of Glenn Branca's 8th and 10th symphonies performed live...
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Put More Blood Into the Music
PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn;...
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135 Grand Street New York 1979
New York's No Wave scene, recorded on Super-8mm, performing in a sparse downtown loft....
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