Devo, captured live in Oakland, performing early experimental tracks written between 1974 and 1977, prior to any label deal or public success. No matter how messy, beginnings are exciting. Especially when what happens next endures the test of time. For Devo, the beginning happened in the basements...
A chronicle of the last four hours of one of the greatest bands in rock, in Chicago, on New Year's Eve 2004.
The first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music alongside the cultural history of Detroit, its birthplace. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit s economic downturn didn t stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought...
56 one-minute videos accessed by exploring a maze. Currated by The Residents. Ten videos by The Residents The Residents had recorded their album, The Commercial Album, in 1980. It contained 40 one-minute tunes. The DVD version of this required enlisting many talented film-makers from around the...
When director Tony Silver and co-producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists...
WSOU 89.5 FM Seton Hall University's Pirate Radio has been broadcasting for over 65 years and 25 of those years with a Heavy Metal format on a Catholic University! We all love a great underdog story, and the history of Seton Hall University radio station WSOU 89.5 FM flows beautifully through that...
The release of She’s So Unusual in 1984, catapulted Cyndi Lauper to the top of the charts and established her as a household name. She became the first woman to record four Top 10 singles on a debut album; “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “All Through the Night” and “She-Bop.” With...
John Hiatt: In Concert – Thing Called Love features the respected singer and songwriter performing a number of his compositions.
Cities in the Park: Manchester's Music Festival movie was released Mar 10, 2015 by the Beckmann studio. This release features footage from a 1991 outdoor music event in Manchester called “Cities in the Park” with performances by Happy Mondays, Electronic, A Certain Ratio, The Wendys, Cabaret...
Kick Out the Jams features many never before seen films of the MC5 as created by Leni Sinclair & conceptual artist Cary Loren during the peak of their career. Tracks include: “Kick Out The Jams,” “Come Together,” “Looking At You,” and more. Bonus footage includes a wild interview with MC5...
Originally released as part of the Snapper Classics’ Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues DVD box setwinner of 2005 Mojo Magazine Vision Awards, Snapper, through the Complete Blues label are releasing The Road To Memphis – A Film By Richard Pearce And Robert Kenner on DVD. Director Richard Pearce...
Off the back of the global success of the November 2014 release of Pink Floyd’s The Endless River, The voice & guitar of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour returns with his fourth solo album ‘Rattle That Lock’, which follows David’s 2006 UK No.1 album ON AN ISLAND. Primary lyricist on the new album is...
The legendary, boundary-pushing icon, Joe Louis Walker, live in Istanbul in 1995. “I remember this gig vividly because it was my first time visiting and performing in Turkey. We had no idea what to expect. But we were very surprised to find the audience very supportive and knowledgeable. Musicians...
Since the 1960s, generations of fans have adopted outdoor festivals as the ideal place to experience live musical performances. But in recent years, the best American music festivals have moved onboard specially chartered cruise ships sailing from the U. S. to the Caribbean, Mexico, and elsewhere....
Produced and directed by Nick Hall, this is the story of Joe Strummer's self-imposed exile in Granada in 1985/86. Johnny Green, the Clash's legendary road manager said of the film; ‘I glowed – I felt uplifted. Once again it felt as if I had spent a little time with my dear and lost friend, Joe...
Robert Mugge's 1982 portrait of the great poet-singer-songwriter and rap music forefather Gil Scott-Heron. BLACK WAX is a musical-political entertainment film produced and directed by Robert Mugge in 1982. It was the first American film to be fully funded by Britain's then-brand- new Channel 4...
Years ahead of his time, composer, keyboard player, bandleader, poet, and philosopher Sun Ra coupled images of outer space with those of ancient Egypt, acoustic instruments with electronic ones, and modern American musical genres (jazz, soul, gospel, blues, swing) with the sounds of Africa and the...
The first installment of Daptone Records' new video series, Live From The House Of Soul. Directed by Poull Brien and shot in the backyard of Daptone's House of Soul in Bushwick, Brooklyn, features Charles Bradley at his best with the Menahan Street Band. Charles Bradley's voice has evolved from a...