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Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen

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Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, Ian MacKaye, and Guy Picciotto from Fugazi and filmmaker Jem Cohen discuss their 1999 documentary, Instrument, how it was captured using various camera and film technologies of the time, how live and interview footage was used and not used to reflect the band’s inventive music-making, insights about key and memorable moments from the film, its remarkable soundtrack, Jem’s focus on audience portraiture and commentary, the basketball hoop, what may become of the longer edit of Instrument and film footage we haven’t yet seen, Fugazi’s most popular and iconic song, and much more.      

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