''Punk's Not Dead'' is a 2007

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

directed by Susan Dynner, an American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...

fan. The filmmakers claims to infiltrate American clubs, malls, recording studios, etc. where they set out to claim

and

pop punk Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti- suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other p ...

music is "thriving" from an American perspective. Its content features performances largely from 1980s hardcore bands and MTV skate punk and pop punk/rock acts. It also includes various interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with the bands, labels and fans.

Film festivals

The film appeared in film festivals around the world for about a year prior to its theatrical release. ''Punk's Not Dead'' premiered at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

on June 23, 2006. The film first public showing was at the Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival in June 2006 and went on to screen at numerous others. The following is a list of film festivals in 2006 where the film was shown. *

*Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (in

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) * Melbourne International Film Festival *

San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in i ...

* Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema *

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Cleveland International Film Festival The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is the largest film festival in Ohio. It was first held in 1977, showing eight films over a period of eight weeks at the Cedar Lee Theatre. ...

*AFI Dallas International Film Festival *

Wisconsin Film Festival The Wisconsin Film Festival is an annual film festival, founded in 1999. The festival is held every April in Madison, Wisconsin, and has recently been expanded from five days to eights days. The Festival presents a broad range of independent Ameri ...

*In-Edit Film Festival (in

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) * Copenhagen International Documentary Festival *

Gijón International Film Festival The Gijón International Film Festival ( ast, Festival Internacional de Cine de Xixón or ''FICXixón'') is an annual film festival held in Gijón, a city in northwest Spain. History The festival's origins date back to 1963. In the beginning ...

Appearances

The following people appear in the documentary. *Craig Aaronson ( A&R for Reprise Records) *Colin Abrahall (vocalist for Charged GBH) *Jan Nils Ackermann (guitarist for

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) *Lorraine Ali (music editor of ''

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'') * Quinn Allman (guitarist for

The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, that formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden S ...

) *Nick "Animal" Kulmer (vocalist for

Anti-Nowhere League Anti-Nowhere League are an English punk rock band, formed in 1979 by lead singer Animal (Nick Culmer), guitarist Magoo (Chris Exall), Bones (Tony Shaw) on drums and Chris Elvy on bass. Career Early days The band first played at the 1980 Cha ...

) *

Billie Joe Armstrong Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for ...

(guitarist and vocalist for Green Day) *

Tim Armstrong Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...

(guitarist and vocalist for Operation Ivy and Rancid; founder of

Hellcat Records Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, w ...

; producer) * Brian Baker (guitarist for Bad Religion) *

Dave Baksh Dave Baksh (born 26 July 1980) also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as one of the guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 (not counting a guest appearance on ...

(guitarist for Sum 41) *Brian Barnes (guitarist for the U.K. Subs) *

Jay Bentley Jay Dee Bentley (born June 6, 1964) is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion. He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985. Along with vocalist Greg Graffin, Ben ...

(bass guitarist for Bad Religion) *

Jello Biafra Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), known professionally as Jello Biafra, is an American singer, spoken word artist and politician. He is the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Initially ac ...

(former vocalist for

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) *

Rodney Bingenheimer Rodney Bingenheimer (born December 15, 1946) is an American radio disc jockey who is best known as the host of ''Rodney on the ROQ'', a radio program that ran on the Los Angeles rock station KROQ from 1976 to 2017. In the early 1970s, he also m ...

(disc jockey on KROQ-FM) *Colin "Jock" Blyth (guitarist for Charged GBH) *

Riley Breckenridge James Riley Breckenridge (born January 5, 1975) is the drummer for the band Thrice. He plays Q Drums, and uses Vic Firth drumsticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, with Drum Workshop hardware and pedals. Biography The older brother of Thri ...

(drummer for

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) *Lisa Browlee (of the

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) *Steve Bruce (drummer for

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) *Phil Bryant (bass guitarist for the Subhumans) *Didit (Guitarist for BRASSO) *

Wattie Buchan Walter David "Wattie" Buchan (born 24 July 1957) is a Scottish punk rock musician. He is the lead vocalist for the punk rock band Early life Buchan was born in Edinburgh on 24 July 1957. He served in the British Army as a soldier prior to jo ...

(vocalist for

The Exploited The Exploited are a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 1979 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan, with Buchan soon replaced by his brother Wattie Buchan. They signed to Secret Records in March 1981,

) *Willie Buchan (drummer for

) *

Jake Burns John "Jake" Burns (born 21 February 1958) is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers, although he has also recorded with Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, 3 Men + Black, and as a solo artist. Early life ...

(vocalist for

Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the De ...

) *Peter Bywaters (vocalist for

Peter and the Test Tube Babies Peter and the Test Tube Babies are an English punk rock band, formed in the small town of Peacehaven, England in 1978, by Derek "Strangefish" Greening and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered ...

) *Alan Campbell (guitarist for the U.K. Subs) *

Brendan Canty Brendan John Canty (born March 9, 1966, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American musician, composer, producer and film maker, best known as the drummer for the band Fugazi. In 2007, ''Stylus Magazine'' ranked Canty at #29 on the list of "50 Gre ...

(drummer for Fugazi) *Becky Carriage (of Drunk Tank) *Carrie (of Drunk Tank) *Nick Cash (of

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) *Keith Clark (drummer for the Circle Jerks) *Pat Collier (bass guitarist for

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) *Claire Costa (of Drunk Tank) *Mitch Cramer (tour manager for Green Day) *Crazy Danny Culpables * Michael Davenport (bass guitarist for

The Ataris The Ataris are an American punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they released five studio albums between 1997 and 2007. Their best-selling album is ''So Long, Astoria'' (2003), which was certified gold. Their high-charting s ...

) *Dominic Davi (bass guitarist and songwriter for

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) *Pete Davies (drummer for the U.K. Subs) * Michael Davis (bass guitarist for

MC5 MC5, also commonly called The MC5, is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The original line-up consisted of Rob Tyner (vocals) Wayne Kramer (guitar), Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitar), Michael Davis (bass), and Dennis ...

) *Jane Davison *Kid Dee Davison (drummer for

The Adicts The Adicts are a British punk rock band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the most popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts during that decade. The Adicts originated as The Afterbirth in late 1975 but n ...

) * Pete Dee Davison (guitarist for

) *Guy Days (guitarist and vocalist for 999) *Kevin De Franco (guitarist and vocalist for The God Awfuls) *Ashley Dekoster (of Drunk Tank) * Steve Diggle (guitarist for Buzzcocks) *

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(bass guitarist for X) *

Fletcher Dragge Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' It'' known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Between their 1991 self-titled ...

(guitarist for Pennywise) *

Joe Escalante Joseph Patrick Escalante (born January 30, 1963) is an American television writer, film and television director, musician, radio host, and former television executive. He is known professionally as the bassist and songwriter for the punk rock ...

(bass guitarist for

; cofounder of Kung Fu Records; radio host on Indie 103.1) * Chris "Magoo" Exall (guitarist for the

) *Eyeball (of Drunk Trunk) *

Jennifer Finch Jennifer Finch (born August 5, 1966) is an American musician, designer, and photographer most notable for being the primary bass player of the punk rock band L7. Active in L7 from 1986 to 1996, Finch also wrote music and performed with her ban ...

(bass guitarist for L7; guitarist and vocalist for The Shocker) *

Peter Finestone Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities ...

(drummer for Bad Religion) *

Warren Fitzgerald Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. He is best known for being the guitarist of The Vandals and Oingo Boingo. He is also co-founder of Kung Fu Records, along wi ...

(guitarist for

; cofounder of Kung Fu Records) *Micky Fitz (vocalist for vocalist The Business) *

Bruce Foxton Bruce Douglas Foxton (born 1 September 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Foxton's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as bassist and backing vocalist of mod revival band the Jam. ...

(bass guitarist for

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and

) *

Lars Frederiksen Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...

(guitarist and vocalist for Rancid and

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) *Kimm Gardner (guitarist for Channel 3) *Nicky Garratt (guitarist for the U.K. Subs) *Alvin Gibbs (bass guitarist for the U.K. Subs) *Cooper Gilespie (vocalist for Bang Sugar Bang) *

Greg Ginn Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is an American guitarist, bassist, singer and songwriter, best known for being the leader, primary songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led ...

(guitarist for Black Flag) *Ursula Glaviano (of Drunk Tank) *

Greg Graffin Gregory Walter Graffin (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer and evolutionary biologist. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist and only constant member of punk rock band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1980. He embarked on a s ...

(vocalist for Bad Religion) *

Steve Grantley Steve Grantley (born 8 March 1962) is an English rock drummer who plays for Stiff Little Fingers, and formerly the Alarm and RTZ Global. Between 1982 and 1987, he played drums for Jake Burns and the Big Wheel. He has also worked with Alicia K ...

(drummer for

and

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) *Dan Graziani (violinist, pianists, and mandolinist for

) *

Sab Grey Sab Grey (real name: Frederick Prasunitz) is the founder of Iron Cross, the United States' first skinhead hardcore/ Oi! band. As a teenager, he began to attend hardcore punk concerts in Washington DC, where he met Ian Mackaye, Henry Rollins, and o ...

(vocalist for

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) *

Jack Grisham Jack Grisham (born July 22, 1961) is an American rock vocalist, musician, raconteur and political activist from Southern California. He is the vocalist for the punk rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty), which emerged from the late 1970s ...

(vocalist for T.S.O.L.) *Jim Guerinot (manager for

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and

Social Distortion Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (lead vocals, lead guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing voca ...

) *

Brett Gurewitz Brett W. Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962), nicknamed Mr. Brett, is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and a number of sister labels. He has produced albums f ...

(guitarist for Bad Religion and founder of Epitaph Records) * Charlie Harper (vocalist for the U.K. Subs) *Adam Hecht (of ''Enough Fanzine'') *

Greg Hetson Greg Hetson (born June 29, 1961) is an American guitarist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and has lived in the Los Angeles area since he was 2 years old. Active since 1979, Hetson is best known as the guitarist for the influential hardcore pu ...

(guitarist for Bad Religion and the Circle Jerks) *

Dexter Holland Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and last remaining original member of the American rock band the Offspring. He is also the creator of t ...

(guitarist and vocalist for

; co-founder of Nitro Records) * Jeph Howard (bass guitarist for

) *

Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer o ...

(guitarist and vocalist for

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Frank Iero Frank Anthony Iero, Jr. (, born October 31, 1981) is an American musician who is the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance and post-hardcore band Leathermouth. He is also the guitarist in the metal band L ...

(guitarist for

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) *

Steve Jocz Steve Jocz (born 23 July 1981) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the former drummer for the Canadian rock band Sum 41. Early life Jocz formed Sum 41 in 1996 alongside Deryck Whibley. Jocz graduated from Exeter High S ...

(drummer for Sum 41) *Inge Johansson (bass guitarist for

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) *Barry Jones (co-founder of

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nightclub) * Joe Keithley A.K.A Joey Shithead (guitarist and vocalist for

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) *Keith "Monkey" Warren (vocalist for

) *Jake Kolatis (guitarist for

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) * Wayne Kramer (guitarist for

) *Pablo LaBritain (drummer for 999) *Joyce Lacovara Levi (of Pogo Atak) * Terri Laird *

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(bass guitarist for Fugazi) *Cindy Levitt (vice-president of licensing for

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Jim Lindberg James William Lindberg (born July 26, 1965) is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the 1980s, when he played in local bands in his early career, he is best known as the songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band Pennywise, w ...

(vocalist for Pennywise) *Bruce Loose (bass guitarist and vocalist for Flipper) * Dick Lucas (vocalist for the Subhumans) *Kyle Lumsden (bass guitarist for The God Awfuls) *

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(founder of the Warped and

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tours; co-founder of

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ocalist for Refused and

] *Ian MacKaye (vocalist for

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, Embrace (U.S. band), Embrace, and Fugazi) *Benji Madden (guitarist for

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) *Mike Magrann (guitarist and vocalist for Channel 3) *

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(bass guitarist for the Sex Pistols) * Jason "Cone" McCaslin (bass guitarist for Sum 41) *

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(vocalist for Dropkick Murphys, now for

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) * Bert McCracken (vocalist for

) *John McGivern *

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(co-founder and writer for ''Punk''; senior editor for ''Spin''; author) *

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(guitarist for NOFX) * Fat Mike (vocalist and bass guitarist for NOFX; bass guitarist for

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and founder of

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) * Chris Morris (senior writer for ''Billboard''; music editor for ''

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Keith Morris Keith Morris (born September 18, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off!. Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the ...

(vocalist for Black Flag and Circle Jerks) *

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(operator of

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nightclub) * Jeff Nelson (drummer for

) * Mike Ness (guitarist and vocalist for

) *Steve E. Nix (guitarist and vocalist for The Briefs) * Derek O'Brien (drummer for

and D.I. *

Kelly Osbourne Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born 27 October 1984) is an English television personality, singer, actress, model, and fashion designer. The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, she appeared on the reality show '' The Osbournes'' (2002–2005) w ...

(television personality; singer; actress) *

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(film director; producer; writer) *Kirsten Patches (vocalist for Naked Aggression) *Paulene (bass guitarist for The Diffs) *

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(drummer for

) *

Jimmy Pursey James Timothy Pursey (born 9 February 1955) is an English rock musician. He is the founder and frontman of the punk rock band Sham 69, which he has performed with since 1976, along with releasing material as a solo artist. Early life Pursey wa ...

(vocalist for Sham 69) * Dave Quackenbush (vocalist for

) * Johnny Ramone (guitarist for the Ramones *

Marky Ramone Marc Steven Bell (born July 15, 1952) is an American drummer. He began playing in hard rock bands in the New York City area, notably Dust and Estus. He was asked to drum for punk rock band Richard Hell and the Voidoids. He replaced drummer Tom ...

(drummer for the Ramones) * Tommy Ramone (drummer for the Ramones) * Monica Richards (vocalist for Madhouse, Strange Boutique, and

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) *Mike Roche (bass guitarist for T.S.O.L.) * Kris Roe (guitarist for

) *

Henry Rollins Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Roll ...

(vocalist for Black Flag and

State of Alert State of Alert (often abbreviated to S.O.A.) was an American hardcore punk group formed in Washington, D.C. in October 1980, and active till July 1981. S.O.A. was fronted by Henry Rollins, then using his original surname Garfield. History S.O. ...

) *Lance Romance (bass guitarist for The Briefs) *Kate Ross *Jenny Russell (of Wasted and HITS) *Scott Russo (vocalist for

Unwritten Law Unwritten Law is an American punk rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour. They are notable for their singles ...

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(bass guitarist for the Circle Jerks; actor) *Rob Schwartz (executive creative director for

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Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band the Damned, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. H ...

(guitarist for The Damned) *Stormy Shepherd (founder of Leave Home Booking) * Matt Skiba (guitarist and vocalist for

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) *Matthew Southwell (of Bang Sugar Bang) *

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(drummer for Rancid) *Adam Stern (bass guitarist for Youth Brigade) *Mark Stern (drummer for Youth Brigade; co-founder of BYO Records) *Shawn Stern (guitarist and vocalist for Youth Brigade; co-founder of BYO Records) *

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(disc jockey on KROQ-FM) *Torch (of Drunk Tank) *Bruce Treasure (guitarist for the Subhumans) *Trotsky (drummer for the Subhumans) *Steve Van Doren (vice-president of marketing and son of co-founder of

) * David Vanian (vocalist for The Damned) * Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (guitarist for

) *Jon Watson (bass guitarist for 999) *

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(vocalist for

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References

External links

TrailerOfficial Site
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Reviews

''Los Angeles Times''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Punk's Not Dead (Film) 2007 films 2007 documentary films American documentary films Documentary films about punk music and musicians 2000s English-language films 2000s American films