N.Y.H.C. (film)


N.Y.H.C. is a documentary film directed by Frank Pavich 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 and Toby Morse.
WWW nyhcdocumentary.com

Plot

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.

Live performances

The featured bands are:

Interviewees

Interviewees include:
  • Freddy Madball
  • Rick ta Life
  • Roger Miret
  • John Joseph
  • Lord Ezec
  • Mike Dijan
  • Kevin Gill
  • Barbara Kenngott
  • Vic DiCara
  • Rasaraja dasa aka Rob Fish
  • Trivikrama dasa
  • Jimmy Gestapo
  • Tommy Rat
  • Dean Miller
  • Vinnie Value
  • K love the Sonic Maximizer
  • Mike Dixon
  • Chris Wynne
  • Tim Williams
  • Mike Kennedy
  • Mike Fleischmann
  • Brendan Cohen
  • Matt Baumbach
  • Myke Rivera
  • Cesar Ramirez
  • Todd Hamilton
  • Loki Velasquez
Notable in this film is interview footage of Roger Miret while using a wheelchair due to a vertebrae injury sustained at a show.

Film festivals

Soundtrack

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. 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.
All tracks were recorded live in mid-1995.

Track listing

  1. Crown of Thornz - "Juggernaut"
  2. 25 ta Life - "Da Lowdown"
  3. Kevin Gill of SFT Records
  4. Vision of Disorder - "Suffer"
  5. Virginia
  6. District 9 - "Fool"
  7. Freddy Madball
  8. Madball - "New York City"
  9. Rasaraja dasa of 108
  10. 108 - "Solitary"
  11. Vinnie & Dean of NRSV
  12. No Redeeming Social Value - "New 64"
  13. Myke & Todd of District 9
  14. District 9 - "Victim"
  15. Rick ta Life
  16. 25 ta Life - "Separate Ways"
  17. John Joseph of the Cro-Mags
  18. 108 - "Holyname"
  19. Tim & Brendan of Vision of Disorder
  20. Vision of Disorder - "Formula for Failure"
  21. Roger Miret of Agnostic Front
  22. Madball - "It's Time"
  23. Madball - "Crucified"
  24. Dean & Vinnie of NRSV with Chris of In Effect Magazine
  25. No Redeeming Social Value - "No Regrets"
  26. Tim Williams, Matt Baumbach, Mike Kennedy & Mike Fleischmann of Vision of Disorder
  27. Vision of Disorder - "D.T.O."
  28. Ezec of Crown of Thornz
  29. Crown of Thornz - "Crown of Thornz"

Home media

The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2008.