We Are the Shaggs

How great that we finally have a full-scale documentary on the Shaggs and their uniquely strange yet deeply sincere music. Loved seeing the tribute band try their hardest to get the non-tempo tempo correct. I just feel there were elements of their story that was missing…

elliotroberts

What a horrible world it would be if art was always done correctly.

nerdamage

society's opinion on music: You a stupid hoe You a You a Stupid hoe (Amazing) My pal's name is Foot Foot He always likes to roam My pal's name is Foot Foot I never find him home (Stupid, Emo, Gay) Wtf has this world come to.

jess

Oh, the girls with short hair want long hair And the girls with long hair want short hair Oh, the boys with cars want motorcycles And the boys with motorcycles want cars You can never please anybody in this world

Larry Karaszewski

At the New Hampshire Film Festival, to be shown on October 18.

SahmeranAvda

Didn’t know what to expect here - I assumed at least that the doc would be relatively kind to the Wiggin sisters and try to sidestep some of the more ironic appreciation a lot of people have for their music. Although it doesn’t shy away from Frank Zappa’s famous (maybe…

Alex

my chair mustve had a “kick me” sign, bc the guy behind me was going absolutely apeshit

roy shat

i didn’t know there was so much lore

lily

Melbourne International Film Festival ‘26 - 7/13 Ken Kwapis kindly answered a question of mine at the following Q&A about whether the Wiggin sisters are proud of The Shaggs legacy by stating that Dot still very much considers herself a songwriter, while Betty never really…

dan