Urgh! A Music War

This music documentary presents 30 different performances nonstop, featuring both well-known and lesser-known bands with names that sound like they were picked at random from words thrown into a salad bowl and then mixed at high speed: Pere Ubu, XTC, Wall of Voodoo, Oingo Boingo, Steel Pulse, Surf ...more

More a collection of bite-sized musical oddities than a proper movie, Urgh! A Music War is a must-see for fans of late '70s-early '80s new wave music. Director Derek Burbidge unleashes his succession of unusual acts without a narrative spine, preferring to let viewers soak in the unconventional stylings and stagings of 30 bands who helped steer alternative rock music down its current path. For every Police or UB40, there are a half-dozen hidden treasures whose influence is not so obvious. What ...more