If You're Not Dead, Play
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If You're Not Dead, Play is a 2005 PBS rock music
documentary
that's a Western Reserve Public Media/ PBS production and the sequel of It's Everything, And Then It's Gone
. This was also written and directed by Phil Hoffman and provides the follow-up explanation of how the Akron Sound came to be with the second wave of Ohioan punk rock
and new wave (music) bands who emerged in the 1980s, including Chi-Pig
, Unit 5 and Hammer Damage
.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
that's a Western Reserve Public Media/ PBS production and the sequel of It's Everything, And Then It's Gone
It's Everything, And Then It's Gone
It's Everything, And Then It's Gone is a 2003 PBS rock music documentary. It is a Western Reserve Public Media/ PBS production, executive produced by Don Freeman and written/directed by Phil Hoffman, and was followed by the sequel, If You're Not Dead, Play....
. This was also written and directed by Phil Hoffman and provides the follow-up explanation of how the Akron Sound came to be with the second wave of Ohioan punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and new wave (music) bands who emerged in the 1980s, including Chi-Pig
Chi-Pig
Chi-Pig was a New Wave power trio hailing from Akron, Ohio. During the 1960s and 1970s, Susan Schmidt and Deborah Smith were active in several area bands, notably The Poor Girls, Cinderella's Revenge, and Friction...
, Unit 5 and Hammer Damage
Hammer Damage
Hammer Damage was an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, that performed from 1978 until 1984.-Career:Hammer Damage was founded in 1978, by Mike Hammer and Dave Zagar after their split from the Rubber City Rebels. The original line-up included George Cabaniss on guitar, Scott Winkler on bass,...
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