This Friday, Showtime will premiere Alison Ellwood’s new documentary “The Go-Go’s,” which traces the rise of the hugely popular band out of the Los Angeles punk scene in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The 98-minute film premieres at 9 p.m. ET/PT on July 31. Watch the full trailer above.
Showtime’s description of the film:
As the first multi-platinum-selling, all-female band to play their own instruments, write their own songs and soar to No. 1 on the album charts, the Go-Go’s are the most successful female rock band of all time. Underpinned by candid testimonies from The Go-Go’s past and present, this documentary chronicles the meteoric rise to fame of a band born of the LA punk scene that not only captured but created a zeitgeist.
The band, with Kathy Valentine back in the lineup, on Friday also will release “Club Zero,” its first new song in nearly 20 years, according to Universal Music.
Why hasn’t THE GO GO’S been inducted into the Rock and roll Hall of Fame. They wrote played and sang all of their own songs. There’s people who have been inducted you never even heard of and aren’t as good as the Go-Go’s. Let them in and give them credit for what they have done.
You girls rock…need to play more of your songs on the FM radio system ..albem covers are kind of funky ….love your music…