Those in the DC area who can catch the Maryland Film Festival this week can see a little screened 1992 doc about Nina Simone called Nina Simone: La Légende. The draw: it will be introduced by Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye who will lead a discussion about..
Topics: Uncategorized

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Nearly eight years after Jay Bennett left the band Wilco, he’s suing lead singer Jeff Tweedy. At first glance, it seems like the typical unpaid royalty case — but there’s more! Bennett and Tweedy’s dissolution was chronicled in...
Topics: I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Uncategorized, wilco

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Saturday’s post about the Seattle scene made me nostalgic for other docs that profile hotspots as a source of musical exploration. Athens, GA Inside/Out (which I admit to seeing back in the day, even if my age can be more closely inferred) featured.
Topics: Mastodon, The Black Lips, Uncategorized

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You can view the whole thing in pieces in low res on YouTube. Or if you live in NYC, go to the Walter Reade theater on Monday May 4 at 8:15 pm and catch one of the best films about grunge 1991: The Year Punk Broke. Director David Markey was there at the.
Topics: Dinosaur Jr., Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Uncategorized, Year Punk Broke

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Debuted last night at Tribeca as a work in progress.Hmm.Was beautifully shot but it was in black and white, which was a bit of throwback.Bon Jovi himself sure looks young at 46.Did I mention the black and white?All told, Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful..
Topics: Bon Jovi, Uncategorized

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