Jul 28, 2011
57 min
Full-HD

Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote! (2011)

In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the struggle of more than 20,000 fans – and the bands who inspire them – to preserve their history and protect their future, and puts the audience on the front line of an epic-scale culture war.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

Australia

Companies

NicNat Films

Bruce Milne

himself

Amanda Palmer

herself

James Young

himself

Eddy Current Supression Ring

band

Magic Dirt

band

Powder Monkeys

band

Spazzys

band

Spiderbait

band

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