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1) Twist
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with interviews, Twist chronicles the evolution of rock and roll dance. From the time when moving hips marked you as a social degenerate, to a time when shaking your "thing" became the dance-form that rocked the world.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Since its overwhelming success on Broadway forty years ago, Hair: let the sun shine in has inspired generations with its messages of love, non-violence and liberation. This definitive and entertaining documentary highlights the continuing relevance of the show and its still radical, transformative power. In preparation for its fortieth anniversary, the show's author and co-creator Jim Rado rehearses a troupe of young performers for a new production...
3) Rumble
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
This revelatory documentary brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North America. Focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World shows how these pioneering Native American musicians helped shape the soundtracks of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Taqwacore: the birth of Punk Islam, chronicles the nascent Muslim punk rock movement in America. It was inspired by the work of Michael Knight, who converted to Islam in rebellion against his white-supremacist father. He went on to pen the novel The Taqwacores (a term combining the Muslim concept of God consciousness with hardcore punk), a manifesto for disillusioned Islamic teens. The film follows Knight and a variety of young subversives on tour...
5) Rock dog
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Description
For the Tibetan Mastiffs living on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff: Guard a peaceful village of wool-making sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, Mastiff leader Khampa forbids all music from the mountain. But when Khampa's son Bodi discovers a radio dropped by a passing airplane, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock 'n' roll star.
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English
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"He sang the anthems of a generation: "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "Life Is a Carnival." Levon Helm's story--told here through sweeping research and interviews with close friends and fellow musicians--is the rollicking story of American popular music itself. In the Arkansas Delta, a young Levon witnessed "blues, country, and gospel hit in a head-on collision," as he put it. The result was rock 'n' roll. As a teenager, he joined the raucous...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
A vibrant chronicle of one of today's most notorious and revered live bands, this film follows Eugene Hutz's gypsy-punk brigade around the world as they spread their liberating libertine musical gospel. Hutz fuses his gypsy heritage with a love of punk rock and burlesque.
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English
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If we fall in love tonight -- For the first time -- When I need you --So far away -- Have I told you lately (studio version remix) -- My heart can't tell you no -- You're in my heart -- First cut is the deepest -- I don't want to talk about it -- Tonight's the night (gonna be alright) -- Sometimes when we touch -- Downtown train -- Broken arrow -- Forever you (1996) -- All for love (Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting).
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Language
English
Description
“A gloriously over-the-top scare fest that has hidden depths.Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale.”—Publishers Weekly
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires.
Only a girl with a guitar can save us all.
Every morning, Kris Pulaski wakes up in hell. In the 1990s she was lead guitarist of Dürt Würk, a heavy-metal band on the brink of breakout success...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Language
English
Description
Beware of Young Girls - Brilliant Disguise - Carrie Anne - Chelsea Hotel No. 2 - Dear Prudence - Diana - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Every Breath You Take - Femme Fatale - Fire and Rain - Five Years Old - The Girl from Ipanema - Hearts and Bones - Hey Negrita - In the Air Tonight - Irene Wilde - It Ain't Me Babe - It Ain't Over 'til It's Over - Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) - Jennifer Juniper - Life on Mars? - Lola - Lovely Rita - Lucy in the Sky...
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Publisher
Abrams/Harry N. Abrams
Language
English
Description
"The legend of Bruce Springsteen may well outlast rock 'n' roll itself. And for all the muscle and magic of his life-shaking concerts with the E Street Band, his legendary status comes down to the songs. He is an acknowledged master of music and lyrics, with decades of hits. This book digs into the writing and recording of all the songs on Springsteens's studio albums, from 1973 to 2014 (plus all the released outtakes), and offers a unique look at...
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