There are a few ways for filmmakers to approach a rock 'n' roll documentary. Some just film a concert. Others lean into an artist's private life to reveal the person behind the on-stage performer.

There hasn’t been any shortage of music documentaries on big screens lately, but most are presented as special events that come in and out for one or two nights on a weekend, without settling in for a ...

The new documentary on Cincinnati’s King Records, which launched James Brown’s career, is making its national debut on PBS. Filmmaker Yemi Oyediran identifies the Cincinnati sound, influenced by the ...

Tonislav Hristov takes on fake news in doc “Truth or Dare” – and the people influencing voters in Bulgaria. “Some go: ‘No one ...

“I hate to say it,” the rhythm and blues singer D’Angelo ventures toward the end of Questlove’s new documentary “Sly Lives!” (streaming on Hulu), “but these White rock-and-rollers, these motherf---ers ...

Ask any two music fans what qualifies as yacht rock, and an argument is sure to ensue. Does Steely Dan count? (Absolutely.) What about Hall & Oates? (No, too East Coast.) In the late 1970s and early ...

The Sundance Film Festival is marking its 40th anniversary in 2025 with a lineup that highlights music's transformative role in storytelling. Running from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 in Park City and Salt Lake ...

One night a week, seven guys meet up in a soundproofed Bethel Park garage, pick up their instruments, and start to play. In ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

There hasn’t been any shortage of music documentaries on big screens lately, but most are presented as special events that come in and out for one or two nights on a weekend, without settling in for a ...