Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!

Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!

Punk, passion, politics and public protest collide, in this documentary depicting the fight to save rock and roll in Melbourne.

2011 en 57 minutes

Rating: 6.3

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Bruce Milne

Bruce Milne

himself

Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

herself

James Young

James Young

himself

Eddy Current Supression Ring

Eddy Current Supression Ring

band

Powder Monkeys

Powder Monkeys

band

Spazzys

Spazzys

band

Spiderbait

Spiderbait

band

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