what are your favourite music documentary programmes + links

rennie · Post by **rennie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:30 pm

hi all..

being a music obsessive full stop i thought id share with you some of my fav music documenties ive found online and see if anyone can point me in the direction of some interesting stuff..

i love all types of music especially electronic - hence my interest in dubstep.
i'll watch anyhting on TV about music.. (thank god for sky +)
i love the 'classic album' series which they have VH1 - although it doesnt cover newer music.. seeing some of the classics albums being talked about in depth is amazing.. anyone ever see the jimmy henrix one?

can u believe that guy hated his singing voice lol - fuckin madness eh!

anyway here's a few i like that are online to watch..

pump up the volumne - basically history of house music (channel 4)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3777292744

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1867315514

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1374412417

Chicago House Music Truth 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMYXL4AT71c

Sound Factory Documentary (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goleDeHe760

Velvet Underground documentary pt 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUihm4u2-ok

1988 / FAC 211 - A short documentary including interviews with New Order, Rob Gretton, Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus and Paul Morley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aze76GVGj1Q

Northern Soul - this is england

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbEuq54FcBg

the world's most important 6-sec drum loop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

1989 SUMMER OF RAVE DOCUMENTARY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmCwiqa3Tro

Kraftwerk - Documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ1mAeJHPgg

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:56 pm

Maestro - History of Disco and early club culture.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... &plindex=3

High Tech Soul is good if your into Detroit Techno. Though you will have to buy it as it ain't on Google vids or anywhere else i can find.

control · Post by **control** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:04 pm

if you're interested with docs about music you'd probably know these films, but in any case I'm giving the links...

Behind the Music - Studio 54

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303182/

Moog

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378378/

High Fidelity (it's not a documentary but really good film about music... much more indie rock music. originally a book written by Nick Hornby)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146882/

modulations

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139468/

Pioneers Of Electronic Music Vol. 1 - A Documentary Film About Richie Hawtin

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=27802

guess no need to talk bout 24 Hour Party People and Control :]

rennie · Post by **rennie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:07 pm

thanks very much!
thats exactly the sort of thing i was looking for..

and high fid - is a very funny film!!

nice one

Rennie

rennie · Post by **rennie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:11 pm

some interesting stuff on this page..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/

Rennie

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:16 pm

The story of Jamaican Music from the BBC is pretty good an all
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... &plindex=4

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:36 pm

Good thread

Metalheadz Documentary

Pt. 1 : http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ89idGkLJY

Pt. 2: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=O1uEUjXr0JI

Pt. 3: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUpG7yGkveU

Pt. 4: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U5FOjnIX9vg

Really jarring MCing/footage of headz people going go karting etc but also loads of interesting interviews with people like Dillinja, Lemon D, Goldie (duhh), Source Direct, Doc Scott, Ed Rush and Optical etc.

rennie · Post by **rennie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:07 pm

Nice one Corpsey!!

droidster · Post by **droidster** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:18 pm

Has anyone seen that one about chopped and screwed and the whole dirty south scene.I think it's on VBS or youtube.The last episode they give the reporter a sipp of the codine and he

is lovin it

rennie · Post by **rennie** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:04 pm

Good Looking Records/LTJ Bukem Documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdy_YE7P1sI

this is a wicked documentary about the early days of ltj bukem - see him in the studio.. and check his manager! fuckin hilarious cockney..

Rennie

rennie · Post by **rennie** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:21 pm

guess no need to talk bout 24 Hour Party People and Control :][/quote]

my favorite films!!

datura · Post by **datura** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:57 pm

there was a doc on Marvin Gaye on BBC3 or 4 that was excellent..i cant recall what it was called.

The recent dylan documentary was great too.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:42 pm

Made in Sheffield.

dom · Post by **dom** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:37 pm

Here is a documentary on LTJ Bukem. I quite enjoyed it even though I have never been a particular fan.

http://youtube.com/swf/l.swf?video_id=h ... OGhqBvdsT5

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:10 pm

Scratch DVD is overly sick to be fair.

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:11 pm

control wrote:guess no need to talk bout 24 Hour Party People and Control :]

Control is amazing, really good film.

BBC - Factory : From Joy Division to Happy Mondays

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... &plindex=4

this is brilliant aswell

pupstar · Post by **pupstar** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:22 am

"the amen break" "Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

phill the bass · Post by **phill the bass** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:51 am

Don't forget this little gem from 1993, "Jungle - A London Someting Dis":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jd2Lr7C ... re=related

phill the bass · Post by **phill the bass** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:54 am

^ I think its more like 1994.

hugh · Post by **hugh** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:56 am

PUPSTAR wrote:"the amen break" "Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

good watch cheers

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