A post from BJ the other day (he mentions the song Homicide by 999) made me think of one of my favorite films … Urgh! A Music War. I lucked into my copy when a local video store went out of business and were selling all their tapes. Roger and I spent most of a summer watching a re-watching this fantastic collection of early 80’s new wave and punk bands. The film runs a little over two hours and has live performances by 999 (they play Homicide), Echo and the Bunnymen, The Police, Wall of Voodoo, Gary Numan, XTC, The Cramps, X, UB40, Steel Pulse, The Go-Go’s, Dead Kennedys and tons of others. I have friends that make fun of me for my “sad 80’s punk movie.” But can you get any better than Lux Interior from The Cramps with his cut-off leather pants and that usage of the microphone? The video of this film is now out of print. Hopefully, the video gods will see fit one day to re-release this classic!