Jeff Krulik and Jon Heyn revisit their head-bangin’ roots in their documentary Heavy Metal Picnic, which is now available on DVD through the film’s website for $15. Or buy the new film and the original Heavy Metal Picnic Parking Lot for just $25.
Back in the 1980s, Maryland was the epicenter for hard rockin’ and even harder partyin’ moreso than anywhere else on Earth. And there was no bigger, more debauched, more deranged gathering at the time than the Full Moon Jamboree weekend farm party in the sleepy suburb of Potomac.
Forget peace, love and understanding, the Full Moon was an unabashed, unending heavy metal concert planned by a couple of bored layabouts and one brazen entrepreneur looking for something exciting to do. The result was such a raucous event that it made the evening news and new laws had to be written so that nothing like it could ever happen again.
Back in the 1980s, Maryland was the epicenter for hard rockin’ and even harder partyin’ moreso than anywhere else on Earth. And there was no bigger, more debauched, more deranged gathering at the time than the Full Moon Jamboree weekend farm party in the sleepy suburb of Potomac.
Forget peace, love and understanding, the Full Moon was an unabashed, unending heavy metal concert planned by a couple of bored layabouts and one brazen entrepreneur looking for something exciting to do. The result was such a raucous event that it made the evening news and new laws had to be written so that nothing like it could ever happen again.
- 3/20/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
This year, Pop Montreal, an annual smrgasboard of concerts and music-themed films, celebrates its 10th anniversary. While the concert side of the equation is typically stacked (including, but not remotely limited to, a free Arcade Fire concert), the film portion is no slouch either. This year, film topics include legendary folkie Phil Ochs, The Replacements, Alan McGee and Creation Records, Aice Donut, and the Vancouver punk scene, among others. The fest runs from Sept. 21st-25th here in Montreal – the complete lineup and press release are below.
Montreal, August 11th, 2011 – Where music and movies make out in the dark: Film Pop returns. From September 21st to the 25th, as the Pop Montreal festival turns 10, Film Pop will once again resurface an always-pertinent array of underground musical films and captivating documentaries. Throughout the 5 days of the festival, Film Pop events will be held in 3 main venues: Blue Sunshine (3660 St-Laurent), the Pop...
Montreal, August 11th, 2011 – Where music and movies make out in the dark: Film Pop returns. From September 21st to the 25th, as the Pop Montreal festival turns 10, Film Pop will once again resurface an always-pertinent array of underground musical films and captivating documentaries. Throughout the 5 days of the festival, Film Pop events will be held in 3 main venues: Blue Sunshine (3660 St-Laurent), the Pop...
- 8/11/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Was there ever a more awesomely jammin’ place and time than the state of Maryland in the 1980s?
Well, the answer is probably yes, but thanks to the documentary evidence produced by filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, it’ll be awfully hard to prove.
The pair immortalized ’80s Maryland party atmosphere in their now legendary underground documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot (Hmpl), in which they chronicled the shenanigans going on outside of a Judas Priest concert. That film is probably one of the most iconic artifacts of ’80s culture ever created during that decade.
A little older, a little wiser and a little grayer, the boys are back with a new documentary, Heavy Metal Picnic, that, while not directly linked, is at to least joined in spirit with their earlier hit. (For this film, Krulik is credited as a director and producer; and Heyn just as a producer.)
The...
Well, the answer is probably yes, but thanks to the documentary evidence produced by filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, it’ll be awfully hard to prove.
The pair immortalized ’80s Maryland party atmosphere in their now legendary underground documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot (Hmpl), in which they chronicled the shenanigans going on outside of a Judas Priest concert. That film is probably one of the most iconic artifacts of ’80s culture ever created during that decade.
A little older, a little wiser and a little grayer, the boys are back with a new documentary, Heavy Metal Picnic, that, while not directly linked, is at to least joined in spirit with their earlier hit. (For this film, Krulik is credited as a director and producer; and Heyn just as a producer.)
The...
- 11/30/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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