Random music news for Monday, May 27, 2019
May 27th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s the Memorial Day holiday in the US, so is there any music news for May 27, 2019? Let’s find
Browsing the "Documentary" Tag
New doc focuses on the mysterious death of punk pioneer Stiv Bators
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Steven Bator grew up in Girard, Ohio. By the time he died in Paris in 1990, he had morphed into
Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon documentary to debut at Tribeca
March 6th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
After many years of work, painstaking dedication and who knows how many trips to review footage with his family, the
Here’s the trailer for Leaving Neverland, the Michael-Jackson-was-a-pedo documentary coming to HBO
February 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The estate of Michael Jackson is furious that Leaving Neverland exists. Crowds at Sundance were aghast at what they heard
Brad Pitt is producing a Chris Cornell documentary
February 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With the way music movies and documentaries have taken off over the last couple of years, you just knew this
Remember the disastrous Fyre Music Festival? There’s a documentary in the works.
December 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
One of the biggest fiascos in the history of music events was 2017’s Fyre Festival, a debacle in the Bahamas
New documentary on the first metal band from Afghanistan
October 23rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Afghanistan is a difficult place. The never-ending American war. The Taliban. Tribal battles. The heroin trade. Suicide bombings. Yet amongst
Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams film comes out next month. Here’s a trailer.
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you have an Amazon Prime Video subscription, Coldplay would appreciate it if you gave a look at their new
There was an assassination attempt on Bob Marley in 1976. Now there’s a documentary on what happened.
October 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Netflix has always been documentary-friendly to the music fan. Come October 12, a new series called ReMastered will look at
Dave Grohl wants to “Play.” Watch now.
August 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Dave Grohl can’t sit still. Here’s that 23-minute one-man thing called “Play” that we’ve been hearing about for the last
What’s it like to go on a cruise with Kid Rock and his Trump-supporting fans? Watch this film.
June 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Two guys decided to go on Kid Rock’s Redneck Cruise–or, as they put it, “One cruise ship, 2,402 Kid Rock
Got an hour? Here’s a great BBC documentary on the Clash
May 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Interest in the Clash seems eternal. Ronald points us to this BBC documentary on the band. It’s a good way
Random music for Saturday, May 5, 2018
May 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Cinco de Mayo! And this is what we have for music news for May 5, 2018. Here are my weekly
This guy wanted to stage a concert along the DMZ between the two Koreas. Here’s what happened.
May 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The demilitarized zone between North and South Koreas is the most heavily fortified border on earth. And with the Korean
When They Awake premiere: Indigenous musicians come to the fore
April 5th, 2018 | by Elisa
[Another report from correspondent Elisa F.G. – AC] On April 22nd the Regent Theatre in Toronto will be premiering a
Academy Award-nominated director Todd Haynes tackles The Velvet Underground in a documentary
January 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Many people consider The Velvet Underground to be the first true alternative band. Now director Todd Haynes will bring what
Netflix documentary on the history of hip-hop culture coming March 30
January 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
As I’ve written and said many times, hip-hop is the driving force in culture these days, especially in the United
A 40-Year-Old Documentary on Punk and the Sex Pistols Has Finally Been Resurrected
January 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was forty years ago this month that the Sex Pistols launched their first and only tour of America, a
Billie Joe Armstrong’s New Supergroup, Punk Documentary and…Eyeliner?
October 21st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
[Intern-in-residence Dorothy Lee looks at the beginning of Billie Joe Armstrong’s makeup empire. -AC] Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, his
If You’re into Grunge, Kill Some Time with This VH1 Documentary
October 13th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Grunge has proven to be the most long-lasting of all the music that came out during the Alternative 90s. More
U2 Releases a Short Film for “You’re the Best Thing About Me”
October 9th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The first single from U2’s Songs of Experience seems to be succeeding at its mission of getting band back on
Can You Define “Classic Rock?” This Documentary Gives It a Good Shot.
October 2nd, 2017 | by Larry Lootsteen
When it comes to classic rock, you could ask a cross-section of fans and get a pile of different answers.
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