Bookended by a near-identical juxtaposition of sound and fury, directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s “Meet Me in the Bathroom” starts and ends like a messy, wannabe Jules Dassin cityscape film seen through a grunge filter. “Manhattan crowds with their turbulent musical chorus, Manhattan faces, and eyes, forever for me,” our narrator reads as we see riotous anger take to the streets. Following the evolution and rise of several now-legendary groups (in select circles) such as The Strokes, Interpol, TV on the Radio, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and LCD Soundsystem, ‘Bathroom,’ chronicles the journey of those in a musical movement who felt they were “slipping out of existence” and “didn’t have a place to play,” finding new direction and fame with the rise of the “anti-folk scene” in New York spots like the Mercury Lounge and Sidewalk Café.

Continue reading ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’ Review: NYC 2000s Rock Rebirth Doc Is Too By The Numbers [Sundance] at The Playlist.

James Murphy & 'Shut Up And Play The Hits' Filmmakers Say Full 4 Hour Madison Square Concert Will See The Light Of Day

Continue reading James Murphy & ‘Shut Up And Play The Hits’ Filmmakers Say Full 4 Hour Madison Square Concert Will See The Light Of Day at The Playlist.