Trailers We Love: Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
This looks like it’s gonna be EPIC! Salutes to Sasha Jenkins, the dude has been going in! After releasing a string of great docs like Fresh Dressed, Burn Motherfucker Burn, and Word is Bond he now sets his sights on Shaolin’s finest, the Wu-Tang Clan.
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This looks like it’s gonna be EPIC! Salutes to Sasha Jenkins, the dude has been going in! After releasing a string of great docs like Fresh Dressed, Burn Motherfucker Burn, and Word is Bond he now sets his sights on Shaolin’s finest, the Wu-Tang Clan.
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Showtime Documentary Films dives deeper into the music documentary space with Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, a four-part limited docuseries from filmmaker and Director Sacha Jenkins (BURN MOTHERF*CKER, BURN!) and produced by Mass Appeal, that transcends the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and intimate family portrait.The four-part series examining the cultural history of hip-hop’s most influential group will debut on SHOWTIME this spring.
Concerts We Love :: Kraftwerk Live in 1970 - Rockpalast
Before Ralf, Fritz, Henning and Falk were jumping on the Trans Europe Express, inspiring Afrika Bambaattaa’s Planet Rock and pioneering electronic music worldwide, they were a couple of friends in their early 20’s looking for venues to share their unique sound. Then, in 1970 in a TV studio in Germany the Kraftwerk crew packed up a stage with a ton of computers and instruments for one of their first performances and did just that. The rest is, history…
Before Ralf, Fritz, Henning and Falk were jumping on the Trans Europe Express, inspiring Afrika Bambaattaa’s Planet Rock and pioneering electronic music worldwide, they were a couple of friends in their early 20’s looking for venues to share their unique sound. Then, in 1970 in a TV studio in Germany the Kraftwerk crew packed up a stage with a ton of computers and instruments for one of their first performances and did just that. The rest is, history…
From the archives of Germany's public broadcasting institution WDR, this televised concert video of Kraftwerk from 1970, the year of the band's formation. Even then, their post-Krautrock motorik dynamism is trance-inducing.
Docs We Love :: Kid Cudi: How A Misfit From Cleveland Impacted Hip Hop
Whether you’re a fan or not, you really can’t ignore or deny the impact Kid Cudi has had on the hip-hop scene. This video does a great job on taking you through all the up and downs on Cudi’s journey from then to now.
Whether you’re a fan or not, you really can’t ignore or deny the impact Kid Cudi has had on the hip-hop scene. This video does a great job on taking you through all the up and downs on Cudi’s journey from then to now.
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Over the past decade, Kid Cudi has changed the landscape of hip hop by inspiring a generation of young artists to be unafraid to explore an array of emotions. Ultimately, he made it okay to feel sad, lonely, and depressed. I took a look at the Cleveland native's come-up, discography, and battle with addiction.
via: JAKE ZEEMAN