Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote!

• Cast: Bruce Milne, Amanda Palmer, James Young, Eddy Current Supression Ring, Powder Monkeys
• Duration: 57 minutes
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Rating: 6.3/10
• Release Date: 2011-07-28

In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the struggle of more than 20,000 fans – and the bands who inspire them – to preserve their history and protect their future, and puts the audience on the front line of an epic-scale culture war.