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Camden

Showcases Camden's history of music.

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Mitra Pictures

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There was a, kind of, feeling of safety
when you're with a load of other people. - Camden

There was a, kind of, feeling of safety when you're wit...

I really want to sign you
to my label in England." - Camden

I really want to sign you to my label in England."

New Romantics against everyone,
you know? [chuckles] - Camden

New Romantics against everyone, you know? [chuckles]

So, these 17- and 18-year-olds
came in looking for a gig. - Camden

So, these 17- and 18-year-olds came in looking for a gig.

Just to walk where they had walked, - Camden

Just to walk where they had walked,

No one's doing that. Bang.
Powerful, massive, important. - Camden

No one's doing that. Bang. Powerful, massive, important...

I mean, I didn't feel a part of that
really, but I understood it, - Camden

I mean, I didn't feel a part of that really, but I unde...

[chattering] - Camden

Those early years when we was like
18, 19, 20, it was just a mad optimism. - Camden

Those early years when we was like 18, 19, 20, it was just a...

He believed in us and saw things in us
that we didn't even see in ourselves. - Camden

He believed in us and saw things in us that we didn't e...

But it was something which, kind of,
spawned so much in new music. - Camden

But it was something which, kind of, spawned so much in new ...

And I just kept saying,
"What's wrong with this guy?" - Camden

And I just kept saying, "What's wrong with this gu...

The band would be famous, - Camden

The band would be famous,

And we thought,
"We'll say country and western, - Camden

And we thought, "We'll say country and western,

[Laverne] It was the first time
I'd ever come to a place - Camden

[Laverne] It was the first time I'd ever come to a plac...

They played their style of music,
but it was electronic, New Romantic sound, - Camden

They played their style of music, but it was electronic, New...

The music, at the time, that Rusty was
playing was lots of these weird imports, - Camden

The music, at the time, that Rusty was playing was lots of t...

I can't quite believe that we, uh--
That I-I actually was part of their story. - Camden

I can't quite believe that we, uh-- That I-I actually w...

Every venue that you walked past, - Camden

Every venue that you walked past,

Dad said, "Come down Wednesday night,
and we'll see how you get on." - Camden

Dad said, "Come down Wednesday night, and we'll se...

[Questlove] When we got to Camden,
we weren't swimming in money. - Camden

[Questlove] When we got to Camden, we weren't swimming ...

But then also, you know,
you've got these tiny, little pubs - Camden

But then also, you know, you've got these tiny, little ...

Gilles says, "Look, I got some studio work
for you guys to help sustain you. - Camden

Gilles says, "Look, I got some studio work for you guys...

So, when I'd deejay,
people started discovering. - Camden

So, when I'd deejay, people started discovering.

There's a particular studio
that allows you - Camden

There's a particular studio that allows you

[applause, cheering] - Camden

[applause, cheering]

Every week, I found something new, - Camden

Every week, I found something new,

[reporter]
If punk was all about rebellion, - Camden

[reporter] If punk was all about rebellion,

[Noel Gallagher] We hadn't sold
any records then, - Camden

[Noel Gallagher] We hadn't sold any records then,

We were above a fish and chips shop
that filled us up every night. - Camden

We were above a fish and chips shop that filled us up every ...

So everybody that was in bands
who were milling around the pubs - Camden

So everybody that was in bands who were milling around the p...

First of all,
th-th-the size of the fish over there... - Camden

First of all, th-th-the size of the fish over there...

[Henry] I remember being in the back bar, - Camden

[Henry] I remember being in the back bar,

[laughs] - Camden

I don't-- [chuckling] It was, like-- What
is it? Nuclear engineering or whatever. - Camden

I don't-- [chuckling] It was, like-- What is it? Nuclea...

So I had a great few years here.
Really loved it. - Camden

So I had a great few years here. Really loved it.

But, like... [chuckles] ...for three pounds, - Camden

But, like... [chuckles] ...for three pounds,

Just pubs, drinking Guinness, - Camden

Just pubs, drinking Guinness,

♪ I need to be myself ♪ - Camden

♪ I need to be myself ♪

[Henry] They got another Wednesday night.
Then they got the residency. - Camden

[Henry] They got another Wednesday night. Then they got the ...

Like, day by day.
"Ooh, another day. Another day." - Camden

Like, day by day. "Ooh, another day. Another day."

And as each Wednesday went on,
there was queues outside. - Camden

And as each Wednesday went on, there was queues outside.

[music continues] - Camden

[music continues]

And my managers were like, "Yo, Gilles,
any gigs you can get us?" - Camden

And my managers were like, "Yo, Gilles, any gigs you ca...

I remember one night
I put my foot through the monitor, - Camden

I remember one night I put my foot through the monitor,

Sticky floors and, uh, plastic palm trees. - Camden

Sticky floors and, uh, plastic palm trees.

It's like having a big eye looking
at you all the time. Paranoia. - Camden

It's like having a big eye looking at you all the time....

You know, it was like... [groans] - Camden

You know, it was like... [groans]

♪ Give me your autograph ♪ - Camden

♪ Give me your autograph ♪

It was rewarding. Suddenly, you go, - Camden

It was rewarding. Suddenly, you go,

I mean, it was a moment, you know?
[chuckles] - Camden

I mean, it was a moment, you know? [chuckles]

[reporter]
Security starts at the front door - Camden

[reporter] Security starts at the front door

There's no people coming - Camden

There's no people coming

You're in your 20s.
Single, got no kids. You got no baggage. - Camden

You're in your 20s. Single, got no kids. You got no bag...

School, an apprentice butcher,
an apprentice painter and decorator. - Camden

School, an apprentice butcher, an apprentice painter and dec...

Sometimes for a band that would last
all their lives, you know what I mean? - Camden

Sometimes for a band that would last all their lives, you kn...

But, suddenly,
being in that room making music, - Camden

But, suddenly, being in that room making music,

[Boy George]
Getting in the premises was one problem, - Camden

[Boy George] Getting in the premises was one problem,

[Questlove]
The reason why we got so many gigs - Camden

[Questlove] The reason why we got so many gigs

For us it was months, you know,
and then all hell broke loose then. - Camden

For us it was months, you know, and then all hell broke loos...

I just used to think,
"What's your problem?" - Camden

I just used to think, "What's your problem?"

I don't know. Just--
Why you want to fight with me?" - Camden

I don't know. Just-- Why you want to fight with me?&quo...

Because we had a residency, - Camden

Because we had a residency,

[cheering] - Camden

"We'll-- We'll take the gig." - Camden

"We'll-- We'll take the gig."

[Egan] The Music Machine
came to us and said, - Camden

[Egan] The Music Machine came to us and said,

And then the record company
comes past and goes, - Camden

And then the record company comes past and goes,

The Jazz Cafe was always just a-- - Camden

The Jazz Cafe was always just a--

It was a really, really direct
kind of music that you could plug into. - Camden

It was a really, really direct kind of music that you could ...

[announcer]
We got the one and only, Questlove... - Camden

[announcer] We got the one and only, Questlove...

Yeah, well,
I subscribe to the, uh, Umberto Eco view - Camden

Yeah, well, I subscribe to the, uh, Umberto Eco view

New York, to me,
was way ahead of English clubbing. - Camden

New York, to me, was way ahead of English clubbing.

[dance music playing] - Camden

[dance music playing]

♪ Can I ride with you in your BMW? ♪ - Camden

♪ Can I ride with you in your BMW? ♪

Everything that we dreamed of
was in New York. - Camden

Everything that we dreamed of was in New York.

[record scratching] - Camden

[record scratching]

[Henry]
Madness were the best thing ever for us, - Camden

[Henry] Madness were the best thing ever for us,

[reporter] It's three in the morning
in Manhattan, - Camden

[reporter] It's three in the morning in Manhattan,

♪ You need to find out ♪ - Camden

♪ You need to find out ♪

"I ain't giving this to the Roots.
This is my money." - Camden

"I ain't giving this to the Roots. This is my mone...

[Martin] When we played the Dublin Castle,
I think it was February the 20th, - Camden

[Martin] When we played the Dublin Castle, I think it was Fe...

[Noel Gallagher]
We're just a rock 'n' roll band. - Camden

[Noel Gallagher] We're just a rock 'n' roll b...

I didn't have deejay equipment
or any of those things to practise on. - Camden

I didn't have deejay equipment or any of those things t...

[audience chattering] - Camden

[audience chattering]

So I would spend
about five hours in record stores - Camden

So I would spend about five hours in record stores

We just write rock 'n' roll music, - Camden

We just write rock 'n' roll music,

We were sharing a drum kit
with the headliner, - Camden

We were sharing a drum kit with the headliner,

[Liam Gallagher] The reason why
we're in every paper - Camden

[Liam Gallagher] The reason why we're in every paper

I was like, "Wow." - Camden

I was like, "Wow."

And the smoke and the strobes
and the music that you've never heard of. - Camden

And the smoke and the strobes and the music that you've...

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Showcases Camden's history of music.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Mitra Pictures

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 29 May 2024

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