Miya Masaoka uses music to interact with plants and insects; Jon Rose turns fences into musical instruments with a violin bow in conflict zones ranging from the Australian outback to Israel; John Luther Adams translates geophysical phenomena in Alaska into music; and Bob Ostertag explores socio-political issues through processes as diverse as transcribing riots into string quartets, and creating live cinema with garbage. By contrasting the creative paths of these artists, and a connection between them by the world renowned Kronos Quartet, the film explores music not as a form of entertainment, career, or even self-expression, but as a tool to develop more deeply meaningful relationships with people and the complexities of the world they live in.
Tom Petty was one of the most successful rockers of his generation;his unique blend of country, blues, rock, and psychedelia earned him and his bands a cult following from around the world.This is the journey of Tom Petty, The Heartbreaker.
This film follows Montreal-based thrash-metal band "Dealer" over the course of one weekend, for shows in both Toronto and the bands hometown of Windsor, Ontario.
Texas Style centers on three generations of Westmoreland family fiddlers, bringing you to the Homecoming, Rodeo, Reunion and Fiddling Contest in Gustine, Texas, where there are armadillo races, tobacco-spitting and frog hopping contests, cow chip throwing and young and old comparing their hog calling skills. Inside a canvas tent, some of Texas' most remarkable fiddlers compete to the foot-stomping delight of their audience.
Dazzling appearances by Ursula Andress, Teresa Graves, Gloria Loring, Bobbi Martin, Romy Schneider, Miss United Kingdom, Miss Worlds, The Golddiggers, and more! Astronaut Neil Armstrong answers questions about being the first man on the moon, and Bob and Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench trade zingers. Musical and dance performances from Suzanne Charny, Lola Falana, Connie Moore, Connie Stevens, and others. Legendary top dancers The Nicholas Brothers and jugglers The Pierro Brothers. Bob delivers messages from home to service members.
The story is based on the life of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam (N. T. Rama Rao), a well-known saint and astrologer of the 17th century. A brief life of Gautama Buddha, Ramanuja, Adi Shankara and Vemana (all essayed by NTR) are shown at the beginning of the film.
The hitman in this parody of a music video, inspired by the figure of the bad men-rapper of music videos, he tells a fiction in which the act of killing is banalized, as in action movies, one after another, the bodies of the actors, they are riddled under the bullets, the killing activity is acted upon and recorded indifferently.
Travel Hymn is an intimate look inside the process of creating, touring and promoting Circa Survive’s acclaimed major label debut, Blue Sky Noise. Following the five members over the course of 2 years & 8 countries between 2009 & 2011, the previously unreleased film inspects the adventurous and at times tumultuous process of releasing and touring on an album.
Interactive singer/songwriter/storyteller Marc With a C has been doing what he does for 20 years. He offers you a two-act, one person music story called "The Obscurity Show". It's a sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, sometimes crass, yet painfully honest story of persistence, toil, toxicity, and the good parts of fighting your demons... but most of all? A story of hope!
The action takes place in the 1960s over a period of nine months in a small Italian American community in the fictional mid-western town of Harmony, USA.
Homeless veterans find family as they rent rooms from an eighteen-year-old girl struggling to support her thirteen-year-old brother while discovering her voice in Americana music.
Rare and Unseen Footage Of Deep Purple Performing For The TV Cameras in Europe During The Early Seventies. As An Added DVD Also Features British TV Footage Of Ian Gillan And His Band Performing Some Deer Purple Classics For The Cameras In 1989.
Through the recollections and insights of those who knew The Beatles best, this documentary examines the creative processes and personal chemistry that contributed to some of the greatest music ever made.
Phil Collins, with members of his band, together with conductor Quincy Jones and special guests including Tony Bennett, David Sanborn and members of the WDR Big Band, play several of Collins' songs in jazz arrangements, both as a solo artist and with Genesis, as well as jazz standards and covers.