This time from Marzipan Moxley of detroit.metblogs.com:

“Last night I saw “It Came from Detroit” at Brew & View in Ferndale.  For the ignorant Detroit music fan (in this case, me…) this Rock Doc reignited a lot of pride that i had let stew underneath for the Detroit music scene.  Honestly, i had little clue about the bands who were interviewed, besides seeing their names in Ads for weekend shows at the Magic Stick, or in Hamtramck.  i really had only listened to the White Stripes and the Von Bondies.  After realizing what creativity and passion the bands unbeknownst to me have put into their music, my respect if minuscule before, is now immense.

This “garage band scene” roughly from the period of the mid 1980s to the early 2000s, bred some feisty creativity and characters.  The Documentary tells it like it is, letting the gritty Underbelly of the Detroit Rock scene bask in the sunlight, getting a more attractive bronze.  By the end you are glorifying the grit in your mind, wanting more passion and inspiration to be seen at any venue, so you can at least TRY to capture a snipet of energy the movie reveals to you. This energy was not born out of greed.  It is clear in the documentary that the incentive “to rock” is to find the nirvana one attains in the creative process, with other like minded, supportive folks.

It is nice to see the positive people and ideas that have come, and continue, to come from Detroit, since we are in a time when the great majority of media focuses constantly on the negative.

you can still see this badass doc at Brew & View TONIGHT, THURSDAY doors open at 8 and the film starts at 9.30.

CHECK IT.”

source:
http://detroit.metblogs.com/2009/05/21/it-came-from-detroit/

Dr. Detroit has interviewed Director James R. Petix for the incredible website Motorciyrocks.com.

“Earlier this decade talented local filmmaker James R. Petix and producer Sarah Babila had a brilliant idea - document the incredible Detroit garage rock music scene that was making headlines all around the world (this was also basically the same reason that MotorCityRocks.com was created in 2003).  Their brilliant idea became the highly sought after documentary It Came From Detroit.  Now after years of post production starts and stops (which included a screening in 2006 at the DAFT), James and Sarah are bringing their “ready for prime time” film to the masses this Wednesday and Thursday at the Magic Bag’s Brew n’ View in Ferndale.

James, you started this movie several years ago– why did it take so long to complete?
When I first had the idea for the film, I thought it would take six months to complete. I was going to interview 10 bands and through them I would find a good cross-section of what was going on at the time. As it turned out, when I started interviewing the bands and getting deeper into the subject I found that I couldn’t interview The Go without talking to Rocket 455, and I couldn’t talk about Rocket 455 unless I interviewed the Gories! So I kept adding and adding until I really found the bands that were the most influential on the scene and also had the best stories to tell. It took six years to complete it because I was working on my nights and weekends only, with no outside financial support. In the end this is a passion project that I had a blast making and hopefully other people can now enjoy.”

To read the intire inteview please click here for Motorcityrocks.com!

It Came From Detroit and Stayed There

By Nicole Rupersburg

It Came From Detroit is perhaps one of the most culturally relevant documentaries of a particular time and place in music ever made. A documentary film five years in production (and almost mythic in stature—spoken of widely as the pinnacle tome on the Detroit “garage” scene, a claim made fervently by even those who have never seen it), It Came From Detroit chronicles some 20 years of Detroit’s thriving independent rock-and-roll subculture—Detroit “garage,” as it came to be known all over the world.

 For a link to the whole review as well as an interview with director James R. Petix click here.

Finally “It Came From Detroit” comes home with back to back screenings at Ferndale’s Magic Bag on May 20th and 21st.  Tickets are $6 and are available at the Magic Bag box office or online at TicketMaster.com.

This is the final, Director’s cut of the film.  It’s re-edited, remixed, and recolored. Oh, and you can drink while you watch it!  How cool is that?  (21 and older, please!)

It Came From Detroit Official Trailer (New) from James R Petix on Vimeo.

It Came From Detroit has been invited to kick off the Music Doc Festival in Gothenberg, Sweden on April 1st! Swedish musicians Division Of Laura Lee will be performing acoustic versions of some well-known Detroit songs. Filmmakers James R. Petix and Sarah Babila will both be in attendance for this event.

Stay tuned for more screenings.