Playlists > Let there be...ROCK! Vol. I

Let there be...ROCK! Vol. I
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A playlist dedicated to all things related to Rock music. Biographies, Docu-dramas, Documentaries, The Pioneers of the Genre and those who have passed on into Legendary status etc, etc (Films as well as TV series. The serious and the equally humorous as well)


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Movie: Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives ( 2017 )
A look at the life and work of music producer, Clive Davis.
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Movie: Amy Winehouse: Fallen Star ( 2012 )
A biography on the life of Amy Winehouse.
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TV Show: Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar ( 2016 )
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar presented by Mercury Insurance, is an original series from AXS TV featuring Sammy Hagar (a.k.a. the Red Rocker) as he drives across the country to interview and jam with some of music's biggest names including Tommy Lee, Bob Weir, Alice Cooper, Nancy Wilson and more. The series also presents Hagar's personal experiences and rules of the road, as he tours with his new super-group, The Circle.
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Movie: Count Me In ( 2021 )
You can have rhythm without music but you can't have music without rhythm.
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TV Show: Discovering: Music ( 2013 )
A look at the fascinating lives of musicians behind closed doors in this celebration of their music.
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TV Show: When Metal Ruled the 80s ( 2023 )
When Metal Ruled the 80s celebrates the peak years of glam metal as the productions became glitzier, the hair grew bigger and the parties went out of control as leading bands would stop at nothing to outdo their competition. By the 1980s fame and notoriety of metal bands was at a saturation point and individual band members were starting to become world famous leading to infighting that threatened to bring down the biggest bands.
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Movie: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream ( 2007 )
A documentary on the rock band Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, covering their history from their earliest times plus featuring interviews with the band members and other artists and including extensive live performances and studio footage.
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Movie: Meeting the Beatles in India ( 2020 )
Filmmaker Paul Saltzman retraces his journey of 50 years ago when he spent a life-changing time with the Beatles at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram on the banks of the Ganges River. In 1968, he discovered his own soul, learned meditation, which changed his life, and hung out with John, Paul, George and Ringo. Fifty years later, he finds "Bungalow Bill" in Hawaii; connects with David Lynch about his own inner journey; as well as preeminent Beatles historian, Mark Lewisohn; Academy Award nominated film composer, Laurence Rosenthal.: and Pattie and Jenny Boyd. And much of this is due to Saltzman's own daughter, Devyani, reminding him that he had put away and forgotten these remarkably intimate photographs of that time in 1968.
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Movie: Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers ( 1991 )
The band's history in live archival performances, in-depth interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage.
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TV Show: The Story of the Songs ( 2020 )
Documentary examining the personal and musical development of bands and artists by investigating the stories behind three of their greatest hits.
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Movie: Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story ( 2017 )
The story of Mick Ronson, the guitar great who helped to create the sound of David Bowie's hugely influential glam rock years.
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Movie: Somebody Up There Likes Me ( 2020 )
Ronnie Wood is a genuine, 24-carat rock star guitarist. He has paid his dues, played hard, lived fast (in every sense) and somehow survived to tell the tale. And tell it he does, in Mike Figgis's revealing, biographical documentary, which charts Wood's stellar and storied career. From his childhood and entry into the 1960s music scene, through to his time with the Jeff Beck Group, achieving fame with The Faces alongside band-mate Rod Stewart and finally becoming an indispensable and permanent member of The Rolling Stones, Mike Figgis captures it all. Featuring terrific archive footage, along with candid interviews with a very charismatic Wood and his many legendary friends, this is the perfect rock and roll treat.
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Movie: Slash: Raised on the Sunset Strip ( 2014 )
A Directv and Guitar Center documentary highlights the iconic rock guitarist, Slash. Featuring interviews with Dave Grohl, Joe Perry, Alice Cooper, Duff Mckagan and Nikki Sixx
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Movie: The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped ( 2016 )
Totally Stripped follows The Rolling Stones in 1995 as they recorded and performed stripped down versions of their classic songs in studio sessions in Tokyo and Lisbon and on stage in Amsterdam, Paris and London. The programme captures rehearsals, interviews, live performances and footage of the band in the studio.
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Movie: Light of Day ( 1987 )
A pair of siblings must choose whether to pursue their dream of touring with their rock band or support their family and stay in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Movie: Biography: KISStory (TV Special 2021) ( 2021 )
Follows the band's five decades in the business as founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons reflect on their career.
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Movie: Elvis: All the King's Men (Vol. 1) - The Secret Life of Elvis ( 1997 )
First of six interview sessions with the core-members of Elvis Presley's team of minders, known as the Memphis Mafia.
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Movie: Nova Rex: Ain't Easy Being Cheesy ( 2011 )
The real-life exploits of glam band NOVA REX come back to life in this hilarious 2011 documentary DVD that recalls the heavy-metal group riffing through the late 1980s hair-band era before crashing into a wall of early '90s grunge. Turn it up loud and love it!
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Movie: Guitar Man ( 2020 )
Joe Bonamassa has single-handedly transformed Blues from a marginalized legacy genre to an arena-filling spectacle. Interviews and concert footage chronicle his extraordinary rise as a guitar wunderkind mentored by BB King and praised by John Lee Hooker, and his experiences in the cut-throat music business. Despite neglect from the entertainment industry, Joe's independent approach sees him sell out concerts around the world, even hosting heroes like Eric Clapton at Royal Albert Hall. Joe has 22 #1 Blues albums; more than any other artist, including B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Although Bonamassa is still virtually unknown, his efforts and collaborations have brought the Blues to new heights and broader audiences.
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Movie: Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars ( 2017 )
A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
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Movie: Hounddog ( 2007 )
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
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Movie: Other Music ( 2020 )
For 20 years indie record store Other Music was an influential hub of music culture in NYC. Featuring Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, Interpol and more, the film reminds us that the spirit of the much-loved destination will live on.
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Movie: Breaking: Los Angeles ( 2013 )
BREAKING: LOS ANGELES takes a gritty, provocative look behind the curtain of the LA recording industry and reveals the dirty little secrets unsigned bands confront when they try to stay true to their vision yet appeal to established interests looking to sign the next sensation. Three years in the making, Breaking tears off the industry's veneer through candid interviews with bands and heralded industry executives that reveal how the music business works today, following unprecedented changes. Breaking boldly asks: Can creative brilliance survive the pressures of raw capitalism, do-it-yourself production and distribution, and rampant file-sharing?
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Movie: Filth and Wisdom ( 2008 )
In London, A.K. is a Ukrainian Gypsy, seeking fame as a rocker, doing odd jobs: he's a dom, drives a hack, and runs errands for his neighbor, a poet full of self pity since going blind. A.K's flatmates are Holly, a ballerina who becomes a reluctant stripper in need of coaching, and Juliette, a pill-popping assistant at a pharmacy run by an Indian tired of his marriage. Juliette, estranged from her family, dreams of helping the poor children of Africa; A.K. has a crush on Holly; Juliette's boss lusts after her. Her hapless sister calls from time to time. The poet despairs. Is there a route from filth to wisdom for these souls? Can they find fun and fulfillment? A.K. provides philosophical comment.
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Movie: Springsteen & I ( 2013 )
For 40 years Bruce Springsteen has influenced fans from all over. His songs defined more than a generation. This film gives the fans just as much time as The Boss himself, with never shown footage and live performances from his last tour.
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Movie: Elvis: All the King's Men (Vol. 6) - The Legend Lives On ( 1997 )
The Legend Lives On, the final installment in the All the King's Men series, covers Elvis's death while recalling stories of Elvis's years in the spotlight. The narrators, five longtime friends and traveling companions, recount the good and bad times as they mourn the loss of the King. They share never-before-seen home-movie footage from his 1968 Hawaiian vacation, as well as the role that Elvis and his memory has played in their everyday life. All in all, this tape offers the viewer commentary on the life and death of the King from a different, unofficial point of view.
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Movie: Elvis: All the King's Men (Vol. 4) - The King Comes Back ( 1997 )
After Elvis's less-than-triumphant stab at Hollywood, he returned to his first love--music. The King Comes Back enables the viewer to be a fly on the wall as five of his confidantes recap Elvis's life in the late 1960s through the early 1970s in a lo-fi, improvised living room setting. The stories run from the trivial (discussing Elvis's stress-related nosebleeds) to major (introducing Elvis--"the Happy Pappy"--to his daughter Lisa Marie) and take you from Hawaii to Memphis to Vegas. Just as in the other tapes in the six-tape set All the King's Men, you are given a full view of his life for this time period, only to look forward to the next chapter.
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Movie: Scenes from the Goldmine ( 1987 )
A young songwriter/musician joins a rock group but pays the price for success when she becomes involved with the band's leader and he tries to steal her music.
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Movie: Elvis: All the King's Men (Vol. 5) - Collapse of the Kingdom ( 1997 )
Elvis: All the King's Men, Collapse of the Kingdom--the title of this video, the fifth installment in a six-tape set, says it all. You witness the deterioration of Elvis's health and career as he sinks deeper and deeper into prescrip
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Movie: Elvis: All the King's Men (Vol. 2) - Rocket Ride to Stardom ( 1997 )
Second of six interview sessions with the core-members of Elvis Presley's team of minders, known as the Memphis Mafia.
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Movie: Elvis: All the King's Men (Vol. 3) - Wild in Hollywood ( 1997 )
Elvis Presley's acting career lasted from 1956 to 1969, leaving a legacy of 31 films and soundtracks. This one-hour documentary takes you back in time to Elvis's Hollywood days as you overhear five of his close friends remember his off-camera shenanigans, his encounters with Hollywood legends, and his friendships with his leading women. Wild in Hollywood is the third tape in the six-tape set All the King's Men. And just as with the other volumes, these stories have an added sense of honest charm as the entire dialogue among the longtime Elvis buddies is recorded in a makeshift soundstage consisting of a couple of leather couches and walls lined with Elvis movie posters.
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TV Show: Foo Fighters Sonic Highways ( 2014 )
In this new series, Foo Fighters commemorate their 20th anniversary by documenting the eight-city recording odyssey that produced their latest, and eighth, studio album. Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl directs the series, which taps into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities: Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington D.C. and New York. The band based themselves at a legendary recording studio integral to the unique history and character of each location. One song was recorded in each city, and every track features local legends. Even the lyrics were developed in an experimental, unprecedented way: Grohl held off on writing them until the last day of each session, letting himself be inspired by the experiences, interviews and personalities that became part of the process.
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Movie: Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him ( 2009 )
An intimate documentary on Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie) life (1957-1979), and death when he was just 21 years old from a heroin overdose.
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TV Show: Reel Stories ( 2018 )
Dermot O'Leary chats to some of the biggest stars in music about their careers to date.
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Movie: The Seven Ages of Elvis ( 2017 )
Seven different stages of Elvis's career which connects his achievements to his life and what it means to history.
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Movie: Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll ( 2019 )
A documentary outlining the story of a town once troubled by social tensions that makes a powerful comeback and reunites community through music.
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Movie: Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words ( 2016 )
Bruce Springsteen, widely hailed as one of the all-time greats, looks back and muses upon his life as a successful musician. His reflection is coupled with snippets of live performance, all joining together to form the narrative, in his own words.
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Movie: Jimi: All Is by My Side ( 2014 )
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
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Movie: Elvis: Behind the Image - Volume 2 ( 2003 )
... with even more newly discovered home movies released for the first time!
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Movie: Elvis: Behind the Image ( 2002 )
You know the Legend . . .now meet the man. Includes unreleased concert and candid footage never before seen. Newly discovered home movies.
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TV Show: Elvis Presley: The Searcher ( 2018 )
He was a boy from Tupelo who grew up to become the biggest star in music. Along the way, he absorbed a staggering range of influences, creating a revolutionary sound in his lifelong search for self-expression.Following his creative journey from childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions, two-part presentation Elvis Presley: The Searcher includes stunning atmospheric shots taken inside Graceland, Elvis' iconic home, and features more than 20 new, primary source interviews with session players, producers, engineers, directors and other artists who knew him or who were profoundly influenced by him. It also features never-before-seen photos and footage from private collections worldwide, and an original score by Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready.
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Movie: 27: Gone Too Soon ( 2018 )
An examination of the lives and deaths of the six most famous members of the '27 Club' - musicians who have died aged 27: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.
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