When Nirvana burst onto the scene in 1991 the music they played spoke directly to an angry and disenfranchised generation. Grunge took over MTV and radio overnight… but just three years later the drug-related deaths of several musicians and the suicide of Kurt Cobain closed the books on an all too brief era. Patty Schemel the acclaimed drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band Hole was in the middle of all of it. The openly gay woman who always felt different never dreamed she would be in a multi-platinum band touring with legends… or that ... thanks to drug addiction she could lose it all. Given a video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour Patty filmed everything; the shows the parties and startlingly intimate footage of Kurt and Courtney. This footage has never been seen... until now. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. INCLUDES OVER AN HOUR OF UK EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT When Nirvana burst onto the scene in 1991, the music they played spoke directly to an angry and disenfranchised generation. Grunge took over MTV and radio overnight… but just three years later, the drug-related deaths of several musicians and the suicide of Kurt Cobain closed the books on an all too brief era. Patty Schemel, the acclaimed drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band Hole, was in the middle of all of it. The openly gay woman who always felt different never dreamed she would be in a multi-platinum band, touring with legends… or that, thanks to drug addiction, she could lose it all. Given a video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty filmed everything; the shows, the parties, and startlingly intimate footage of Kurt and Courtney. This footage has never been seen...until now. EXTRAS Unseen Home Footage Bonus Interviews (UK EXCLUSIVE) Hole Reunion New York City Teen Fan Really Can Play Commentary by Director & Patty Schemel
Documentary which explores the life of Patty Schemel, the drummer during the 1990s of the Seattle grunge band, Hole, who were fronted by Courtney Love. Patty, like her friends Courtney and Kurt Cobain, had a long-standing addiction to both drugs and alcohol which led to her eventual downfall. Unlike Kurt, she has been able to pull herself away from it and has successfully rehabilitated. This film tells the story of her rise to success and the ensuing fall which led to her being homeless and destitute, but also her road to recovery.
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