Unheard of New Orleans Rock Documentary -Part 1

NOLA underground Rock documentary.(C) 2004. Shot, Produced, & Edited by Jody Smith. Featuring bands;The Black Problem, Lump, NIpples of Isis, Dang Bruh Y, Nut, On, Cap'n Meathead, Weedeater, Burnversion, Rigid, Evil Nurse Sheila, Blackula, Rudebega, Nailboss, Orangeye, Opposum, Universal Chrome, Won Ton Lust, and more!!!! Stories, of the RC Bridge Lounge and Absract Cafe, Warehouse cafe and More! * Note Song at 48:12 is Nailboss' 'Lock it Up". RIP Tomas White!

[@AngelNOLA]

That was such a pleasure to watch! Thank you for a nostalgic evening Jody. Loved every minute of it!

[@billysay10]

My band Dirtnap from Springfield, MO played Abstract Book and Cafe. It was a wild trip. Wish I could remember who we played with. Cool video thx

[@thethrillainmanilla1412]

Thanks guys! Those were great times for sure. So many cool bands. Took me forever to put this thing together but I'm glad I finished the damn thing!!!!!! Thanks for watching!

[@ibelieveicansoar]

Oh my GOD... I think that flyer at 0:50 was the first show I ever went to! I remember it was at RC Bridge Lounge or the Abstract Café, and was Dang Bruh Y? + Fiddlehead. My friend's brother, Tom Irwin, was Fiddlehead's bassist. I don't remember a band called Black Piranha though... I know it was on a weekend night in late '91. I remember borrowing the Basil's Favorite Hat demo tape from Tom in early '93. Anyway, great work.

[@Buttneckification]

I loved the RC Bridge Lounge. There was a true sense of community, and it is a fond memory of my early 20's and my year I spent there. Believe it or not, I was a sort of adjunct member of the Nipples for a few months. I played a bunch of live gigs, including a show on the balcony of the laundromat/bar on St. Charles (I forget the name) which is one of my fondest memories of my time in New Orleans. My own involvement ended when the band stopped calling me to come to rehearsal, and I was a bit butthurt about it at the time, but judging from the subsequent disintegration detailed by Dennis in this video, it was probably for the better...The Nipples were a very original band...both musically complex and rough, which appealed to me at the time. It's too bad they never had the opportunity to go into the studio and produce some recordings that represented the music the way (at least I) heard it. The New Orleans Curse....they may have something there...

[@BGNOLA]

they screwed themselves, like alot of NO bands; there was no "curse".

[@quietlabour491]

Very unique bands and music scene that was essential wrong time(lacked labels,media support,exposure,larger audience,ect). Some of these bands could of had a level of success if they were around in the digital era. The local mainstream nola music scene at the time was really only supporting more traditional music acts and dismissed these kind of bands for the most part. Offbeat rarely spotlighted anything but funk,jazz,blues,rock n roll,ect. At least these bands had each other for support.

[@ricksimmons2098]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@mikehunt8992]

From what I have read, Mr. Smith (as he says himself) worked on this for years?! Where can I buy this dvd? A friend from Norway.

[@CrashBangBoomDrummingPodcast]

Hey Mike! I unfortunately don't have any more DVD copies! Figured I'd just throw it up here for folks to check out (and get me out of having to ship anything again haha)!!!!