PBS more has been running some goog docs this weekend. Watched the one on Jimi and fell asleep during the one on Janis last night and woke up this morning to "Free to Rock" about how rock and roll saved the USSR? LET THERE BE ROCK!
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2017 2:02 am
by whatwouldcooleydo?
this is now available on Starz on Demand (no idea if it's on Netfilx/Amazon yet). Saw it in theater, excellent film
Rock musician and Native American music pioneer Stevie Salas performing in Germany in 2010.
Salas served as executive producer on Rumble, which he was also featured in.
THOMAS VON DER HEIDEN / COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
Saw this last night. one night/one showing only, sold out our art house/indie theater. Excellent depiction of the scene (at least it seems so to me, I didn't live here then), pretty dang comprehensive.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:14 pm
by psychobillycadillac
Watched this one last night on Amazon and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's well filmed and edited and has a good flow to the story.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:34 pm
by Kudzu Guillotine
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars premieres on Showtime on February 10th, 2018.
Rock musician and Native American music pioneer Stevie Salas performing in Germany in 2010.
Salas served as executive producer on Rumble, which he was also featured in.
THOMAS VON DER HEIDEN / COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
this is coming to our art house this weekend, Fri-Sunday nights only. Can't go tomorrow but definitely will Sat or Sun. Saw the trailer for it last week before a film there and immediately chalked it up as a must-see
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:51 am
by whatwouldcooleydo?
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:03 am
by Flying Rabbit
Been watching some great ones lately:
Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove
A great intro to the catalog and life of the way under-appreciated Doug Sahm. How his record from '73 isn't heralded more is beyond me. But I digress. Anyway, if you've never heard Sahm, then this is an excellent primer on the virtuosic musician. It sticks mostly with the folks who were in his immediate circle and his family, which I think is unfortunate, since he's been cited by many as an inspiration. I know this was a Kickstarter funded thing, so maybe they just couldn't get to Willie or Dylan. Dr. John and Billy Gibbons pop up, which is cool if only for a line or two.
Mudhoney: I'm Now
In the book about grunge, and really NW rock in general, there are bands that *need* to be spoken about and listened to. IMO, Mudhoney is one such band. They are the anthesis of all that became "the scene" but ironically were "the scene" in Seattle. Guys who just wanted to drink, party and make music. This was obviously created as a historical document to augment a press-kit, but that makes it no less interesting with period footage and talking head interviews.
Lo Desert Sound
Sludge, Stoner Rock, Desert Punk all flow through the channels that brought us bands like Kyuss, QOTSA, Unida, Fatso Jetson and more. This was probably my least-liked doc I've watched recently, but it offers a decent look at a scene that delivered one of my favorite "bootleg" desert concert films, Gila Monster Jamboree. That said, Kyuss wounldn't let the filmmakers use their music, so it feels a bit off despite interviews with Brant Bjork, Josh Homme, and Scott Reeder. I read that John Garcia was the one who vetoed, but who knows (though he is noticeably absent from the film). It did flesh out a ton I didn't know about Palm Springs and the time, so despite its shortcomings and weird way of telling the story, it has some merit.
Finished watching this 4 hour and 19 minute Tom Petty documentary last night. It is streaming on Netflix, and was well worth the time invested.
Not sure why it took me so long to get around to this but I finally watched this TP movie. It was really well done and reminded me just how (a) skilled and (b) hugely famous TP was.
I did think it was kinda weird how the movie never delved into Petty's romantic and family relationships and how it barely mentioned his battles with drugs. Those seem like reasonable topics that would be covered in a 4 hour rock doc.
Btw the movie is currently streaming free (with prime ) on amazon video.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:13 pm
by Flea
Even though it's not a documentary, I watched 200 Motels for the first time last weekend.
Even though it's not a documentary, I watched 200 Motels for the first time last weekend.
One of my favorites.
Allison! Welcome back, don't be such a stranger.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:33 am
by tinnitus photography
I watched the VU documentary in the movie theatre last night, really excellent look back and i learned a bunch of stuff. man, getting clearances for all the music and art used in that thing must have been quite the effort.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:23 pm
by Kudzu Guillotine
This documentary on I.R.S. Records was originally scheduled for release in the summer of 2020 but evidently never came out. I'm not sure why but I can only guess it was like a lot of things, it likely got delayed due to the pandemic. Hopefully, we'll see it released sooner rather than later.
I saw that tour in Chapel Hell at the old Carmichael Auditorium. Still one of my favorite music memories.
This one is amazing as well. One of the coolest live shows I've ever seen....the video format is almost as good as being there.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:48 am
by Kudzu Guillotine
One of the many things I miss about moving away from the Triangle area of NC is the opportunity to see movies such as this which only show at art house cinemas, none of which exist here on the coast. It doesn't look like there are any screenings happening at the moment but I've included a link to the website below for those that would like to check it out. Per the website it is is now available on streaming platforms as well as Vimeo. Below is the trailer and a recent review from Variety.
I've missed the more recent posts in this thread. Looks like a lot of good stuff to check out, especially the Mekons and Vinyl Nation. I'm a little gun shy about the David Byrne doc because I fear it's gonna make me feel like an idiot for not going to see that show live. I really like that VN review: the author found that sweeet spot between mocking and appreciating the subject without going all Kool Aid.
Re: Music Documentaries
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 10:50 pm
by Kudzu Guillotine
Available now on Apple TV, Google Play and other such things.
