Music documentary films Music documentary films This is a two-part documentary about the process of making the Metallica album (or "The Black Album"), and the following tour. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Year and a half in the life of Metallica"
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Fade to Black is a 2004 documentary about the career of US rapper Jay-Z. Filmed around the time of The Black Album, the movie also features many other famous names in hip hop music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fade to Black (documentary)"
Feast on Scraps is a CD/ DVD package that was released by Alanis Morissette on 10 December 2002. The DVD was filmed during a concert in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands and the CD contains unreleased studio tracks left off her Under Rug Swept album. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feast on Scraps"
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is a documentary profiling the band They Might Be Giants, featuring interviews with Frank Black, Sarah Vowell, Dave Eggers, and others. It was directed by AJ Schnack and premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival in 2002. It was released in theaters and on DVD in 2003. The DVD includes bonus features such as music videos, vintage live performances, and more. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)"
Hype! is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge music in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the steps of grunge from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements to its explosion as a pop culture phenomenon. Hype! is unique to media about grunge both in that it shows grunge from the point of view of people from the grunge scene and in that it attempts to dispel the myths of grunge created by media hype. The film first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996. It later opened to general audiences on November 8 of that same year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hype!"
Jagged Little Pill, Live is a 1997 DVD/ VHS video chronicling Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill world tour from 1995- 1996. It was primarily filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, but it also featured clips from various tour stops including Morissette's hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jagged Little Pill, Live"
Jazz on a Summer's Day is a 1959 documentary film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. It was filmed and directed by noted commercial and fashion photographer Bert Stern. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jazz on a Summer's Day"
Kurt and Courtney is a 1998 documentary film about Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, made by Nick Broomfield. It is primarily an investigation of the circumstances surrounding Cobain's death; his death has been legally declared to have been suicide but has been alleged by some to have been murder, in some allegations at Love's instigation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kurt & Courtney"
Made In Sheffield is a documentary film on the history of the Sheffield music scene. The film was directed and produced by Eve Wood in 2002. It features bands such as Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA, ABC, and Heaven 17. ...more on Wikipedia about "Made In Sheffield"
Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto is a benefit rock concert that was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 30, 2003. It was also known as "Toronto Rocks," "SARSStock," "SARSfest," "SARS-a-palooza," the "SARS concert," or, more descriptively, "The Rolling Stones SARS Benefit Concert." Estimated to have between 450,000 and 500,000 people attending the concert, it is the largest outdoor ticketed event in Canadian history, and one of the largest in North American history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto"
Punk's Not Dead is a 2006 documentary film directed by Susan Dynner. The film infiltrates the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, and even shopping malls and stadium shows where punk rock music and culture continue to thrive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Punk's Not Dead"
Some Kind of Monster, also the name of a song released in 2003 by Metallica, is the name of a 2004 film featuring the band. ...more on Wikipedia about "Some Kind of Monster (film)"
Soul Of A Man is a 2003 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders. The film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James and J. B. Lenoir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Soul of a Man"
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Strong Enough to Break is a documentary film by Ashley Greyson that follows Hanson's struggle to release a follow up to their second studio album, This Time Around, and the creation of their independent record label 3CG Records. The documentary will be shown at around 25 college campuses around the United States and in theaters in Europe and Mexico. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strong Enough to Break"
The Best of The Beta Band - Music and The Best of The Beta Band - Film are retrospective best of collections by The Beta Band, on CD and DVD respectively, released on 3 October 2005. The cover artwork combines elements from the covers of each of the three EPs and three albums released by the band in its seven-year lifespan. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Best of The Beta Band"
The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll is a documentary by Daniel Bitton following the late musician Wesley Willis as he talks to himself, writes a song, performs a concert, records a track, and visits his friends. Bitton also interviewed many people who commonly interacted with Willis. It was released on video in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Daddy of Rock 'N' Roll"
The Decline of Western Civilization is a rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles punk rock scene in 1979 and 1980. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Decline of Western Civilization"
The Filth and the Fury is a 2000 documentary about the Sex Pistols directed by Julien Temple. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Filth and the Fury"
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is a documentary film directed by Julien Temple. The film purports to chronicle the peak of the Sex Pistols' career -- a time when they were considered by some to be "the most dangerous band in the world". The film was made on a low budget in the summer of 1978 and, after much editing, went to theaters in October 1979. It was derided by critics as being of poor quality. Created following the band's break-up, it tells its story from the perspective of the Sex Pistols' manager, Malcolm McLaren, and aggressively criticizes lead singer Johnny Rotten. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle"
The Punk Rock Movie was assembled from Super 8 camera footage shot by Don Letts, the disc jockey at the Roxy club during the early days of the UK punk rock movement, between 1977 and 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Punk Rock Movie"
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The Road To Memphis is a documentary directed by Richard Pearce. It follows blues musicians BB King, Rosco Gordon, and Bobby Rush as they reunite in Memphis for a blues festival. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Road To Memphis"
Woodstock is the name of the 1970 documentary film about the Woodstock rock festival, directed by Michael Wadleigh and edited by Martin Scorsese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Woodstock (film)"
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