June 2011
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The Cuckoo's Nest
The Cuckoo’s Nest was a punk rock nightclub that was located at 1714 Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa, California. There were often confrontations with the punks from the Cuckoos Nest and the cowboys from Zubies, which shared a parking lot. The police were constantly harassing the punks. Club owner Jerry Roach fought a number of court cases in an effort to keep the club alive, and in his...
Cuckoo's Nest film revisits early 80's O.C. punk...
Longtime followers of the Southern California punk rock scene should well remember the Cuckoo’s Nest, one of the key punk clubs of the late ’70s and early ’80s and one of the few places a punk band could find a paying gig.
The Cuckoo’s Nest and its colorful owner, Jerry Roach, are the focus of a new documentary, “We Were Feared,” that’s slated for a pair of...
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EXCLUSIVE IAR EDIT BAY VISIT: 'STREET'
Written by Jordan DeSaulnier
Here in the dog days of summer, one needs no reminder of film’s unique ability to provide captivating escapism. What is less evident during these months of spectacle, however, is the potential of movies to viscerally depict abhorrent real-world issues with an urgency and emotional whallop not always possible in other media. During an exclusive edit bay...
