| N.Y.H.C. | |
| Director: | Frank Pavich |
| Producer: | Frank Pavich Stephen Scarlata Anthony Edwards (EP) Dante Di Loreto (EP) |
| Starring: | Madball 25 ta Life Vision of Disorder Crown of Thornz 108 No Redeeming Social Value District 9 |
| Cinematography: | Henryk Tzvi Cymerman |
| Editing: | Jason Airey Frank Pavich |
| Distributor: | HALO 8 Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 87 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
N.Y.H.C. is a documentary film directed by Frank Pavich[1] about the mid-1990s New York hardcore scene. Filmed in mid-1995, it was completed and self-released on VHS by Pavich in 1999.
The documentary was acquired for distribution by HALO 8 Entertainment in December 2007. On March 25, 2008, Halo-8 released a two-disc special edition for the documentary's first time on DVD. Disc 2 features previously unreleased footage including "Where Are They Now?" interviews shot ten years after the original documentary, live performances of complete songs by Vision of Disorder, Madball, 25 ta Life, 108, No Redeeming Social Value, District 9, and more, as well as new interviews with Lou Koller (Sick of It All) and Toby Morse (H2O).[2]
One of the few documentaries focusing on the hardcore music scene of one city, N.Y.H.C. featured seven bands prominent in the mid-90s scene. A diverse grouping was selected, from Long Island suburbanites to Bronx inner-city youth to Hare Krishna devotees.
The featured bands are:
Interviewees include:
Notable in this film is interview footage of Roger Miret while using a wheelchair due to a vertebrae injury sustained at a show.
The N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack was released in 1996 prior to the film’s release by SFT Records on compact disc. It was intended to help raise funds for the completion of the documentary itself (which was finally completed & released in 1999). This CD featured live tracks as well as interview clips. The featured bands are Madball, 25 ta Life, Vision of Disorder, 108, Crown of Thornz, No Redeeming Social Value, and District 9.
| N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Cover: | Nyhccoundtrack.jpg |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Genre: | Hardcore punk |
| Length: | 73 minutes |
| Label: | S.F.T Records |
| Producer: | Velebit Productions |
All tracks were recorded live in mid-1995.
The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2008.[3]