One of my favourite Australian folk/country artists, Watty Thompson, has announced premiere screenings of Watty Thompson Live at Estonian House – The Film, captured in Naarm, Melbourne on the release of his acclaimed debut album in March of 2023. Screenings kick off this week with tonight in Lorne VIC followed by Thursday in Sydney and … Continue reading
Here’s a great, ramshackle country song that rolls along on the momentum of its melody, sung by a certain Evan Dando. As songwriter Nic Dalton explains, the song came about when ex Lemonheads bassist Jesse Peretz asked Dalton to compose a song for a short film of his. From one Lemonheads bassist to the next, … Continue reading
Sounds Of The Silver Screen Soundtracks always play a crucial part in establishing mood, location and emotion in film, and country and folk music is purpose-built for filling that role – whether it’s adding colour to a bar-room brawl, chronicling broken hearts or conveying the power and fragility of nature and the great outdoors. The golden … Continue reading
This sounds fascinating, a documentary film on Jim Lauderdale directed by Australian filmmaker Jeremy Dylan. The film is available to PRE-ORDER as a digital download, Vimeo rental or DVD. PRESS RELEASE: Jim Lauderdale, the two-time Grammy winning hit Nashville songwriter and icon of Americana music, is set to mark his 25th year of record-making with the release … Continue reading
I’ve been fortuitously bumping into a few articles, mentions and the music of Phil Ochs lately so I really want to track down a copy of the 2010 documentary There But For Fortune, directed by Kenneth Bowser. Here’s the trailer… I also came across this Channel 4 documentary Chords of Fame from 1984 that is … Continue reading
Fallen Angel (2004) was made by director and musician Gandulf Hennig and American music journalist, musician and biographer Sid Griffin. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram’s … Continue reading
Jonathan Demme has directed his third Neil Young film following on from Heart of Gold and Trunk Show. Neil Young Journeys will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival later this month and includes footage from shows Young played last May at Toronto’s Massey Hall. Continue reading
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