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Good films about rock 'n roll/the music industry (fact or fiction)

Just trying to think of ones i haven't yet seen - of which i'm sure there are huge amounts that i've never heard of.

The ones i have seen are:-

Control
24hr party people
velvet goldmine
still crazy

so far that's all i can think of that i've seen.

Any recommendations?



  • Spinal Tap

  • Didn't we have this thread last week?

    This is Spinal Tap.
    Almost Famous.
    Dig.

    All three are essential viewing...

    • How could i forget Spinal Tap

      I've seen it. cheers.

      This thread may have been up last week although was not posted by moi.

      • I quite liked

        Rock Star, which is on TV this week I think, though the film version of Josie and the Pussycats was just as good-

        Really though, Metallica's Some Kind of Monster and Standing In The Shadows of Motown are great

  • EMPIRE RECORDS!!!

    and the one from Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues that's docudrama (is it Warming By The Devil's Fire?)

    • Switch off

      your telly and read The Dirt, the Motley Crue book.

  • High Fidelity

    yeah its got a romance story but there's enough music geekery in this film to rival these here boards

  • Another vote for

    Josie and The Pussycats.

    • Still Crazy

      Lol.

      • Yeah I also found this film amusing...

        if a little cheesy at the end.

        • soundtrack to this film

          = actually very good

          my vote goes for david bowie in labyrinth.

  • benu vista social club

    movie thing.

  • Britpop doc thing

    Live Forever is really good

  • Stoned

    about early Rolling Stones.

  • Martin Scorsese's:

    No Direction Home - fucking brilliant
    DA Pennebaker's - Don't look back - fucking excellent.

    • the daniel johnston doc

      fade to black, the jay-z one
      scratch, the hip-hop one

  • That Thing You Do!

    (i'm serious)

    • two good ones are:

      america hardcore

      lightning bolt: power of salad

      • has anyone

        seen the converge dvd?

  • The Rutles

    Also, for an insight into how the music industry can turn you into a complete fucking narcissist, The Great Rock & Roll Swindle.

  • ramones end of the century

    metallica some kind of monster
    fugazi instrument

    • american hardcore

      was good too

      • The Burn to Shine DVDs

        • This may seem unbelievable ...

          ...but Slade in Flame is a terrific little movie. As are the two David Essex films That'll be The Day and Stardust.

  • The Decline of Western Civilisation

    1991: The Year Punk Broke

    • ^^^^

      anyone know where I can get this on DVD? or even vhs if I mut, was looking everywhere for it the other day.

      • which of the 2?

        the year punk broke VHS is always on ebay, usually goes for under a tenner.

        only seen the Decline on the internet.

        • Nice one

          it was decline I was after. I don't think you can get part 2 either. I also found out during my search there was a part 3 that was never commercially released about street punks in LA. Anyone ever seen this?

          • i think all of them

            are on youtube to be honest, or it at least it looked that way when i was looking for the 1st one