Rock Docs

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Hey Jude, Get Back with James Campion Jun 07, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries We're joined by Very Special Guest James Campion, author of Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of "Hey Jude". We discuss his book about "Hey Jude" and the influence that the song had on the "Let It Be" sessions that led to Get Back. James shares his insights after talking to songwriters, musicologists, and even Michael Lindsay-Hogg himself about this era of the Beatles' career. Plus we talk about our mutual love of rock docs and James puts on the spot to reveal our favorite Beatles documentaries (other than Get Back, of course).

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Summer of Soul Special with Oscar Winning Producer Joseph Patel May 31, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Today's Very Special Guest is Joseph Patel, the Oscar and Emmy-winnning Producer of Summer of Soul. Follow him on Twitter @jazzbeezy

Joseph tells us about how Summer of Soul came to be, how Questlove was brought on and how they determined what shape the movie would take, how they went about finding so many great interview subjects, and what's next, including an upcoming documentary about Sly Stone.

Summer of Soul was released in 2021 and was directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

a-ha: The Movie with Director Thomas Robsahm May 24, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

We're joined by Very Special Guest Thomas Robsahm, director of a-ha: The Movie (2022).

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

DIG! Special with Director Ondi Timoner and Producer David Timoner May 17, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

We're joined by Very Special Guests Ondi and David Timoner, director and producing partner of DIG! (2004).

DIG! is one of the most acclaimed music documentaries of all time. It's a documentary about the 90s indie rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. Drugs are consumed, fights are had, Harry Dean Stanton Shows up, there's a lot going on in this one.

We did a full review of DIG! way back in Episode 2 of Rock Docs & after about a year of stalking, we managed to get Ondi and David on to discuss how they came to create a movie about these two bands, share tons of hilarious and enlightening backstage stories, and reflect on the film almost 20 years later. Plus - will there be a Director's Cut? What's coming up for DIG!'s 20 year anniversary?

Thanks to Interloper Films for hosting this live event. This was recorded on May 4, 2022.

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Ranking the Rock Docs - Part 2 May 10, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Ranking the Rock Docs - Part 2

In which we rank the rock docs that we've reviewed so far, from 20 to 1, and argue about our rankings along the way. Last episode we ranked from 20 to 11. We rank the rest, from 10 to 1, this week.

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Ranking the Rock Docs - Part 1 May 03, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Ranking the Rock Docs - Part 1

In which we rank the rock docs that we've reviewed so far, from 20 to 1, and argue about our rankings along the way. Well, in this episode we actually go from 20 to 11. We rank the rest, from 10 to 1, next week.

Plus: our first bad review! We've really made it now.

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

N.C. Winters - Rock Poster Artist and Rock Docs Logo Creator Apr 26, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Today's episode is an interview with N.C. Winters, who is celebrated worldwide for having created the Rock Docs podcast logo, but also has a career as a professional music poster artist. He's worked with huge bands like Metallica, Dead & Co., Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Dave Matthews Band, and more.

N.C. tells us how he got into the world of music poster creation, what that subculture is all about, and explains his creative process.

Check out his community on Facebook - fansofncwinters - and enjoy his art on Instagram @ncwintersart - and buy his stuff, people!

Thanks for doing this, N.C., you're the best!

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Rock Docs Season 2 Finale: Festival Express Apr 19, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Season 2 Finale! Today's documentary is Festival Express, a 2003 film directed by rock doc lifer Bob Smeaton.

Festival Express is about a rock festival tour that took place in Canada in 1970. The musicians included The Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin, Buddy Guy, Delaney and Bonnie, Ian and Sylvia, local heroes Mashmakhan, and of course everyone's favorite, Sha Na Na. They all (well, mostly) piled on a train and the film includes lots of footage of the musicians jamming and drinking the train ride away, as well as performances from the festivals.

Thanks again to everyone who's followed along through Season 2. We'll have more Rock Docs episodes coming at you every Tuesday as we gear up for Season 3.

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Mavis! Apr 12, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Today's documentary is Mavis!, released in 2015, directed by Jessica Edwards.

Mavis! is the first full-length documentary about gospel and r&b legend Mavis Staples of The Staple Singers.

What was Pops Staples like? Did Mavis, in fact, "smooch" with Bob Dylan? And more!

Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

It Might Get Loud with And Introducing's Molly Mary O'Brien & Chris Wade Apr 05, 2022

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Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries

Today's documentary is It Might Get Loud, released in 2009, directed by Davis Guggenheim.

For this episode we are joined by Very Special Guests Molly Mary O'Brien and Chris Wade of "And Introducing", A Podcast About Words About Music. Check them out at Twitter @andintropod and listen to their show wherever you listen to podcasts.

"It Might Get Loud" is an extremely Obama-era meeting of guitar superstars Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2), and Jack White (The White Stripes). When you get these three together in a room with some guitars, sparks are going to fly, right? Right?

Rock Docs is hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod

Instagram: @RockDocsPod

Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

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