A brand new trailer has been shared forward of the upcoming UK launch of the acclaimed documentary, Meet Me In The Toilet. Watch it completely on NME above.
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Lastly hitting UK cinemas on March 10, Meet Me In The Toilet is an immersive journey by means of the game-changing New York music scene of the early ’00s, following bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem.
Set towards the backdrop of 9/11, the movie tells the story of how a brand new technology of artists kick-started a musical rebirth for New York Metropolis that reverberated around the globe – and is predicated upon rock journalist Lizzy Goodman’s celebrated 600-page oral historical past of the scene from 2017.
The movie model of the guide, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – who made LCD Soundsystem‘s Shut Up And Play The Hits documentary and live performance film – options interviews, dwell footage and by no means earlier than seen archive footage from those that spearheaded the scene.
“What’s extra necessary? sound or a superb time?” Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs asks bandmate Nick Zinner within the clip. “Sounding good having a superb time,” Zinner says in response.
The movie may also characteristic The Strokes enjoying NYC venues Don Hills and Mercury Lounge in 2001, Paul Banks earlier than Interpol, Moldy Peaches and TV On The Radio.
Again in 2017, Goodman spoke to NME about her preliminary resolution to place her guide collectively.
“I went to see what was purported to be LCD Soundsystem’s closing present at Madison Sq. Backyard within the spring of 2011 and The Strokes enjoying Madison Sq. Backyard for the primary time in the identical week,” she mentioned. “There was one thing concerning the tone and epic nature of each of these reveals. These two bands who had been report keepers of this period had been solid in a brand new mild for me that night time, they felt like massive fancy grown-up rock n roll stars.”
She added: “Journalistically, it began to percolate that the time period between 2001 and 2011 had a starting, center and finish. It took one other 12 months to jot down a proposal and one other 5 years to jot down the guide – it was a fragile little seedling for fairly a very long time. I noticed the story and due to this fact couldn’t shake the itch to inform it.”
Final 12 months additionally noticed The Moldy Peaches reunite for his or her first dwell present in over a decade throughout the movie’s Los Angeles premiere.
Meet Me In The Toilet hits UK cinemas on March 10, 2023. Visit here for tickets and extra data.