Minnesota Hardcore

Minnesota Hardcore

2020 1 Seasons
Documentary

A fast-paced, musical docu-series that examines the punk scene in the Twin Cities from 1980 to 1985. The Minnesota scene was a close-knit community of artists and fans that encouraged culture and spawned huge talents like Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Rifle Sport and more. Minnesota Hardcore is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota.

Seasons

1. Backstory

2020-10-30

Minnesota Hardcore charts the beginning of punk in the Twin Cities. Local bands The Suicide Commandos, Suburbs, Curtiss A, Replacements, and Husker Du all spring from this scene. …

2. The Fastest Band in the World

2020-11-06

Hüsker Dü began when Greg Norton met Grant Hart at a record store in West St. Paul. Bob Mould comes to a Ramones show and the power trio is born. The band creates a label, Reflex …

3. Local Bands

2020-11-14

This episode shows the hardcore scene sprouting from the excitement of the earlier punk culture. The Blu Hippos, Todlachen, Rifle Sport, Loud Fast Rules (which later became Soul A…

4. Goofy's Upper Deck

2020-11-20

A look at legendary Minneapolis punk rock dive Goofy’s Upper Deck. Hardcore bands that played the club between 1983 and 1984 include Black Flag, The Minutemen, JFA, Big Boys, and …

5. The Culture of Hardcore

2020-12-04

The people behind the hardcore scene in Minneapolis. Lori Barbero of Babes in Toyland fame lived in a punk rock party house and put on a Minor Threat show with Ian Mackaye. Your F…

6. The Limits of Hardcore

2020-12-11

As hardcore, thrash, and slam dancing becomes routine, the Minnesota punk rock scene splinters off into different musical genres. DKV are art students bent on making uncomfortable…

7. The 2nd Wave

2020-12-18

By 1985, the Twin Cities had a new generation of hardcore kids. Hanging out at the Uptown Minneapolis McDonalds, these Minnesota kids were known as McPunks, and their bands were O…

Top Cast

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Shannon Selberg

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