Have you read the book "Please Kill Me, The Uncensored Oral History of Punk"? It focuses mainly on the NY rock scene of the mid-to-late 1970s. Highly entertaining.
I've read excerpts from it; I need to actually get the book.
It was kind of fun, some good nostalgia, but there were a few inaccuracies (i.e. anachronistic songs, etc.). Still, it was fun to think back about those days.
Have you read the book "Please Kill Me, The Uncensored Oral History of Punk"? It focuses mainly on the NY rock scene of the mid-to-late 1970s. Highly entertaining.
I had high hopes for it but by the time it came out I decided it looked wretched. Might have to investigate it now...
It was kind of fun, some good nostalgia, but there were a few inaccuracies (i.e. anachronistic songs, etc.). Still, it was fun to think back about those days.
"CBGB" - starring Allan Rickman - about the legendary club in NYC, its owner, the performers that got their start there, and the guys who started Punk Magazine.
Really well done, and stars some interesting people, such as Harry Potter's Rupert Grint and Sting's daughter (who plays Patti Smith).
I had high hopes for it but by the time it came out I decided it looked wretched. Might have to investigate it now...
although i may not agree with everything in it, the doc is a good starting point for someone interested in solving one of our single biggest problems - abundant clean energy
"CBGB" - starring Allan Rickman - about the legendary club in NYC, its owner, the performers that got their start there, and the guys who started Punk Magazine.
Really well done, and stars some interesting people, such as Harry Potter's Rupert Grint and Sting's daughter (who plays Patti Smith).
“Keith Richards: Under the Influence,” Morgan Neville’s documentary that promises to give an unprecedented look into the sounds and influences of the Rolling Stones legend, will have its worldwide premiere in September on Netflix.
That should be interesting, all right.
I just finished this one last night - excellent! (Thanks, Dave)
DaveInVA wrote:
"The Wrecking Crew" - Will give you a whole new outlook on all the 60's groups you grew up with....
And going to start on the ones K-Love recommended below next!
“Keith Richards: Under the Influence,” Morgan Neville’s documentary that promises to give an unprecedented look into the sounds and influences of the Rolling Stones legend, will have its worldwide premiere in September on Netflix."
I watched it Sunday night. Some very interesting stories and cool old footage and photos.
I Dream of Wires(about the rise, fall and rebirth of a machine that shaped electronic music: the modular synthesizer)
Just saw that during my recovery from my dental adventure. I really love synths and the Moog especially at first listen way back when. Going to want to see it again just to get it all straight in my head.
Boxtrolls is on Netflix. The animation is fascinating, the story is sweet. Funny and fun to watch, an obvious morality play but with some more subtle commentary, too. Watch the end credits.
I've been wanting to see that and we were waiting for a weekend when we had Jordan to watch it but he told us he had already seen it and didn't like it. He gets scared really easily so we were wondering if it could be scary for little ones. Anywho, Jeff and I will end up watching it at some point by ourselves.
(Thanks, Dave)
