The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009), The Sparks Brothers (2021), The Swell Season (2011), Teenage Superstars (2017), American Valhalla (2017), Bunch of Kunst (2017), Bad Reputation (2018), The Cream Will Rise (1998) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Independent Music movies.
Storyline: Music video director Emmett Malloy shadows guitarist and singer Jack White and drummer Meg White on their 2007 Canadian tour. Alongside traditional concerts, the film shows the duo performing in unusual spaces like a Winnipeg city bus, an Ontario flour mill and a gathering of Native American tribal elders. Also included are intimate backstage moments between Jack and Meg, a formerly married couple whose time as a band was nearing its end during this tour, which proved to be their last.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, live performance, independent music, black and white, minimalism, musical journey, behind the scenes ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Growing up in the '60s, Los Angeles brothers Ron and Russell got by on a heavy diet of popcorn matinees and pop music until the spotlight of school talent shows illuminated their way on a musical journey as the Sparks and spawned 25 studio albums. Edgar Wright's vision brings five decades of invention to life through animations and interviews, digging deeply into the band's rich, career-spanning archival.—Sundance Film Festival
Plot Keywords: music documentary, band history, experimental music, music legends, creative process, musical influence, cult following ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Oscar-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová embark on a world tour, but the pressures of touring and performing threaten their offstage romantic relationship.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, love story, true story, independent music, emotional turmoil, behind the scenes, musical journey ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A look at the bands from the alternative pop music scene in Glasgow from the mid 80's to early 90's.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, youth culture, independent music, band history, underground music, cultural impact, music interviews ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Directed by Andreas Neumann and Joshua Homme, American Valhalla tells the story of an unlikely musical collaboration between two mavericks of American rock: Joshua Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age and Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk. The film, co-directed by Homme, follows the recording of Iggy's final album 'Post Pop Depression' in the California desert, with his band comprising of Homme, his QOTSA bandmate Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys' drummer, Matt Helders, as well as the explosive tour that builds to a crowning performance at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. Featuring stunning cinematography and intimate access, American Valhalla reveals the growth of an intense bond between the musicians who have taken to heart the mantra: "you risk nothing you gain nothing".
Plot Keywords: music documentary, rock music, music composition, artistic expression, behind the scenes, music industry, experimental music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: British punk duo Sleaford Mods have been called "the voice of Britain" by their fans, "Britain's angriest band" by the Guardian and "The world's greatest rock 'n' roll band" by Iggy Pop. "Bunch of Kunst" follows them on their two-year journey from Nottingham bedroom recording sessions to chart success.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, punk, band, germany, biography, independent film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, rock music, biography, rebellion, gender equality, music industry, independent music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The Cream Will Rise is a documentary that exposes the turbulent and troubling side of singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins' early years when a confrontation with her mother forces her to come to terms with some of the demons and darker moments of her childhood. This moving portrait combines Hawkins' performance footage with intimate moments of revelation.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, biography, independent film, female director, singer, art ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Manchester 1976: Cambridge educated Tony Wilson, Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, signing first Joy Division (who go on to become New Order) then James and the Happy Mondays, who all become seminal artists of their time. What ensues is a tale of music, sex, drugs, larger-than-life characters, and the birth of one of the most famous dance clubs in the world, The Hacienda - a mecca for clubbers as famous as the likes of Studio 54. Graphically depicting the music and dance heritage of Manchester from the late 70's to the early 90's, this comedy documents the vibrancy that made Mad-chester the place in the world that you would most like to be.
Plot Keywords: music, independent music, club culture, 1980s, biography, comedy, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, music history, feminism, counterculture, 1970s, independent music, documentary ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmaker Paul Rachman recalls the 1980s American punk-rock movement and features interviews and performance footage with such bands as Black Flag and Circle Jerks.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, punk, american, history, culture, underground music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1970s Belfast, Terri Hooley is an idealistic rocker who finds himself caught in the middle of Northern Ireland's bitter Troubles. Seeing a parallel in the chaos with Jamaica, Hooley opens a record shop, Good Vibrations, to help bring reggae music to his city to help encourage some harmony. However, Hooley soon discovers a new music genre, punk rock, and is inspired by its youthful vitality to become an important record producer and promoter of the local scene. In doing so, Hooley would struggle both with the industry's realities and his chaotic personal life that threaten to consume him. However, he would also be instrumental in creating an alternative Irish community that would bridge his land's religious and social rivalries with an art no one expected.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords: 1970s, independent music, underground music, music history, counterculture, music scene, social change ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary covering the rise of extremely alternative band Half Japanese: from the early days when Jad and David Fair recorded loud music in their bedroom for distribution via mail order cassette tape, to their contemporary incarnation after David's departure for married life and Jad's increased stature among musicians and critics. Includes interviews with Jad, David, Mo Tucker of Velvet underground fame, and Penn Jillette, who produced an album of theirs.—James Meek <james@oz.net>
Plot Keywords: music documentary, independent music, japanese culture, music history, art film, music legend, independent film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Rockumentary following British singer, Liam Gallagher, as he attempts to make a solo comeback.
Plot Keywords: music documentary, rock music, biography, celebrity life, music career, personal struggle, musician ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Music impresario Alan McGee's journey from his native Glasgow into the heyday of '90s British rock music, intercut with an older version of himself recounting these events to an interviewer.
Plot Keywords: british film, based on true story, music industry, cultural revolution, independent music, music legend, youth culture ...
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