The Trailer for L7: Pretend We�re Dead Brings the Punk Rock
Even among the grunge-punk bands of the late �80s/early �90s, there was something foot-stompingly primal about L7. The band�s music was fuzzed-out, four-on-the-floor rock that didn�t earn the sobriquet �heavy� so much as prove why the term should be applied to music in the first place. People didn�t go to L7 shows for Rush-style technical wizardry; fans were there for the raw three-chord churn of distorted mayhem. And, as the trailer for a new documentary, L7: Pretend We�re Dead , reminds us, it kicked ass. After reuniting in 2014 following a nearly 15-year hiatus, director Sarah Price ( The Yes Men ) has put together a portrayal of the avowedly feminist group, culling more than 100 hours of archival footage and pairing it with new interviews to create a document of one of the grunge era�s most iconic bands. From the early days in California to single-handedly creating Rock For Choice, the band�s members have had a far-reaching influence beyond their music. Launched via a K...