Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Mandy Stein
Casts & Crew
Dicky Barrett
Michael Bloomberg
Clem Burke
David Byrne
Cheetah Chrome
Jayne County
Jonathan Demme
Fab 5 Freddy
Flavor Flav
Debbie Harry
Richard Hell
Ice-T
Jim Jarmusch
Hilly Kristal
Kurt Loder
Thurston Moore
Joey Ramone
Marky Ramone
Tommy Ramone
Henry Rollins
Patti Smith
Chris Stein
Sting
Steven Van Zandt
Pete Yorn
Also Directed by Mandy Stein
You See Me Laughin' is a personal journey into the lives and music of the last of the hill country bluesmen who've kept their music alive on the back porches and in the tiny juke joints of the Mississippi backwoods.
On September 12, 2004, just two-and-a-half days before Johnny Ramone's death, a group of musicians and friends-among them Deborah Harry, The Dickies, X, Eddie Vedder, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers-staged a benefit concert to celebrate The Ramones' 30th anniversary and to raise money for cancer research. Mandy Stein's touching rockumentary captures that unforgettable evening.
Bad Brains are one of the most important and influential American bands still working today. They melded punk and reggae into an innovative style that has yet to be copied. Their impact and influence can be heard in groups like Beastie Boys, No Doubt, Nirvana, Jane's Addiction and countless more. Despite the troubles of an eccentric front man they have stayed together for 30 years without ever reaching the level of success so many think they deserve. Using rare archival footage and original comic illustrations the film re-constructs Bad Brains' rich and complicated history.