40 Bands 80 Minutes!

40 Bands 80 Minutes!
Directed bySean Carnage
Produced bySean Carnage
Chris Schlarb
CinematographySean Carnage
Edited byBret Berg
Sean Carnage
Distributed byNail Distribution
Release date
  • November 2006 (2006-11)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

40 Bands 80 Minutes! is a 2006 American rockumentary about the Los Angeles underground music scene in 2006 directed by Sean Carnage.[2]

In the style of Urgh! A Music War, 40 Bands 80 Minutes! is a series of punk and experimental musical performances and performance art pieces, with minimal narration. The film was conceived as a way to systematically document the music of the entire L.A. underground music scene.[3]

On March 6, 2020, 40 Bands 80 Minutes! was reissued with remastered sound and picture.[4]

  1. ^ Carnage, Sean (November 24, 2006). "CHECK OUT THESE AMAZING PORTRAITS FROM THE PREMIERE OF 40 BANDS 80 MINUTES!".
  2. ^ "Various Artists: 40 Bands 80 Minutes [DVD]". PopMatters. January 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "Pehrspace in Trouble, Sean Carnage to Move Monday Nights Temporarily?". LA Weekly. June 1, 2009.
  4. ^ "Free screening: 40 BANDS / 80 MINUTES! remastered". Eventbrite.