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what are your favourite music documentary programmes + links

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:30 pm
by rennie
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

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:56 pm
by BaronVon
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.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:04 pm
by control
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 :]

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:07 pm
by rennie
thanks very much!
thats exactly the sort of thing i was looking for..

and high fid - is a very funny film!!

nice one

Rennie

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:11 pm
by rennie
some interesting stuff on this page..

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


Rennie

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:16 pm
by BaronVon
The story of Jamaican Music from the BBC is pretty good an all
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... &plindex=4

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:36 pm
by corpsey
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.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:07 pm
by rennie
Nice one Corpsey!!

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:18 pm
by droidster
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 :P is lovin it

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:04 pm
by rennie
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

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:21 pm
by rennie
guess no need to talk bout 24 Hour Party People and Control :][/quote]

my favorite films!!

;-)

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:57 pm
by datura
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.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:42 pm
by two oh one
Made in Sheffield.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:37 pm
by dom
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

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:10 pm
by ruskie
Scratch DVD is overly sick to be fair.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:11 pm
by tronman
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

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:22 am
by pupstar
"the amen break" "Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop"

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

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:51 am
by phill the bass
Don't forget this little gem from 1993, "Jungle - A London Someting Dis":


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

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:54 am
by phill the bass
^ I think its more like 1994.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:56 am
by hugh
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