Seven years later the original artists plus members of Wilco and KT Tunstall, gather together one summer in New Zealand as Neil's guests to record an album and perform it. All in twenty days. With proceeds to Oxfam. A unique and intimate, inside-look at these artists at work and play.
Yeah boy! With a career spanning over 20 years, Public Enemy have established themselves as one of the most influential acts in the history of rap music. Through rare footage of the group and interviews with Chuck D and Flavor Flav, as well as insights from Korn's Jonathan Davis, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Henry Rollins, and others, Public Enemy's legacy is explored.
"...in 1968, under a haze of publicity, 'The Beatles' opened their collective door to musicians, writers, artists, film-makers, inventors, designers, freaks and opportunist sharks. But despite a hefty investment, little of substance was forthcoming, except for "Apple Records". "This is the story of a record label which came to exist under extraordinary circumstances, produced extraordinary records and was operated under extraordinary guidelines..." "Strange Fruit" offers new interviews with Tony Bramwell, members of 'Badfinger', 'The Iveys', 'Elephant's Memory', Jackie Lomax, 'Brute Force' and David Peel, plus commentator Chris Ingham, author, journalist Mark Paytress and Apple biographer Stefan Granados. The film also includes Apple music, archive footage of Apple artists, interviews from the vaults, rare images and location films.
Michael Tilson Thomas explores the lives of his grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, through a musical performance that features five performers and the New World Symphony orchestra.
This film is straight-ahead footage of Santana, the Grateful Dead, and the Jefferson Airplane playing at The Family Dog in 1970. Each band does two songs, followed by a jam at the end featuring musicians from all of the bands.
The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its 1952 release on Folkways Records, the urban folk revival of the 1960s, and its continuing influence on contemporary music.
The Closing Of Winterland documents the Grateful Dead's landmark New Year's Eve 1978 concert that marked the end of the famed San Francisco Bay Area venue Winterland Aena. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown.
So Far is a music documentary video by the Grateful Dead. Directed by Jerry Garcia and Len Dell'Amico, it is intended to give a subjective view of the Grateful Dead experience. The soundtrack includes Dead song performances, largely from 1985. The visuals combine scenes of the band playing the songs, other Dead related material, computer animation, and found footage that has been altered and edited in various ways. So Far was released on VHS videotape and on laserdisc in 1987, and has a running time of 55 minutes.
As a celestial phenomenon neighboring the musical big bang of the Sixties, The Soft Machine Legacy echoes the melodious growl of an era when rock'n'roll, blues, jazz, jazz-rock, funk, soul, pop were, as yet, nothing more than a magma of sounds challenging the musicians' ability to shape the course of music to come. In those days, Soft Machine symbolized the uncompromising dialog between those rock and jazz musicians who were determined to create a synthesis of the untamed energy of rock and the improvisational thrust of jazz. Forty years later, The Soft Machine Legacy musicians have not forsaken their dreams. Immune to the leveling pressures of show biz, Hugh Hopper, John Marshall, John Etheridge and Elton Dean -who passed away shortly after this last reunion at the New Morning - still mesmerize their fans. Whether the cheeks be rosy, or the heads speckled with grey freedom is ageless. Recorded live at the New Morning, Paris on December 12th, 2005 by New Morning Vision.
Paul Rodgers is the possessor of one of the great rock voices. This concert was recorded in Glasgow on his sell out autumn 2006 UK tour and features powerful performances of songs from across his career
You Weren't There: a History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 is a documentary that looks back on the impact that the Punk movement had on the Windy City. Though overlooked in the annals of Rock history (compared to media centric LA, NYC and London), Chicago served as an important early supporter of the Punk movement in America. "You Weren't There" talks to the DJ's, musicians, promoters, artists and fans who were pivotal in creating the Chicago Punk scene. It also showcases classic archival footage of great Chicago bands such as, Effigies, Naked Raygun, Strike Under, Articles of Faith, as well as lesser known greats like Silver Abuse, DA, The Subverts, Savage Beliefs, Negative Element, Rights of the Accused and many, many more.
On his own, Neil Finn continues to purvey remarkable songcraft, music that's subtly irresistible. In performance, with Finn's ace band featuring his teenaged son, Liam, on guitar and drums, his music is yet more immediate, even more intense.
This feature documentary chronicles the last days of Dispatch, quite possibly the biggest band that never signed with a record label. In a time of upheaval in the music industry, their do-it-yourself style started a grassroots fan phenomenon that is changing the way indie bands (and record labels) do business. The band's final concert, "The Last Dispatch" drew 110,000 fans from every U.S. state and 20 foreign countries for one last free show in Boston in July of 2004.
It's cattlemen versus sheepmen and Trigger Gargan appears to be the leader of the gang causing the trouble. But unknown to Ranger Tex Lawrence, the respected town citizen Barrow is the boss and is tipping off the gang as to the Ranger's activities.
If you've had enough of performing air guitar, here's your chance to learn how to play the real thing like a pro. This in-depth instructional program covers everything you need to know to improve your skills as a heavy metal guitarist. The tutorial focuses on advanced techniques such as whammy bar tricks, rakes, harmonics, full-neck and metal speed runs and much more.
The cult jam band performs during the "Light Fuse Get Away" CD release party, which was held in Widespread Panic's hometown of Athens, Georgia, in April 1998. This very special release features the music video "Aunt Avis," directed by Billy Bob Thornton; also included are tracks such as "Disco," "Tall Boy," "Love Tractor," "Chilly Water," "Porch Song," "Pilgrims," "Fishwater," "Space Wrangler" and many more.
Another Station: Another Mile is the second DVD from punk rock band Rise Against. It was released on October 5, 2010, through Interscope Records. Unlike the band's first DVD Generation Lost which focused more on a documentary about the band, this DVD was said by the band to contain live raw unreleased footage by the band, but will also contain footage from the backstage, on tour and on the road as well. Tracklist: 1. Collapse 2. Dirt Whispered 3. Savior 4. Hero Of War 5. Audience Of One 6. Survive 7. Good Left Undone 8. Prayer Of The Refugee 9. Blood Red White & Blue 10. Long Forgotten Sons 11. Give It All 12. Re-education 13. Swing Life Away 14. Ready To Fall