‘This is the cradle of our beloved music. We need to verify our skills there’, said Michał Urbaniak to Polish jazz vocalist Urszula Dudziak to convince her to go and conquer the US with him. The film is a recording of the fascinating and tumultuous journey reported from off-screen by the artist herself.
Musical performers put on a show in a pawn shop to convince a man to give them the money they need to buy back their instruments.
On stage since she was a toddler, Googoosh has been an icon of Iranian pop culture since the 1970s. Her progressive style and raw singing talent attracted worldwide acclaim and saw her performing alongside the likes of Tina Turner and Ray Charles. But the star's career came to an abrupt halt after the Islamic Revolution, which banned women from singing in public. Googoosh was placed under house arrest, where she remained for the next two decades. Niloufar Taghizadeh's documentary, which includes interviews with the charismatic singer (now in her seventies, but still performing and advocating for women and girls) and arresting archival footage, offers both a loving portrait of a national icon and a fascinating historical and cultural record of Iran.
Maaya Sakamoto's 25th anniversary live "Yakusoku wa iranai" held at Yokohama Arena on March 20-21, 2021, which was acclaimed as "the best live ever by Maaya Sakamoto"! This is the first time in six years that Maaya Sakamoto's live performance has been released on Blu-ray, and in addition to the complete recording of March 21 (Day 2), it also includes the guest portion of March 20 (Day 1), which featured Masakazu Hara (the band apart). From their debut song "Yakusoku wa Iranai" to the hit FGO number, numbers from their latest album "Duets" with guests such as Tomomi Uchimura (la la larks), Kohei Dojima, Asako Toki, etc., and "25th Anniversary Medley" featuring their most popular songs
LET'S MUSIC TOUR 2005 is Nakashima Mika's third concert performed at Tokyo International Forum Hall and Osaka Festival Hall Main Hall.
The "KODA KUMI 19TH→20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT" show from December 6, 2019 (nineteen years since TAKE BACK released) at Zepp Diver City Tokyo.
Tim Landers, a prolific songwriter and founding member of the emo/pop-punk band TRANSIT, struggled. He fought battles, often privately, with substance misuse and his own mental health needs. "Don’t Forget To Leave" paints a poignant portrait of Landers, from his early success up until the posthumous release of Weathervane by his band Cold Collective. His story is chronicled through archival footage and interviews with members of A Loss For Words, The Story So Far, Frank Turner, Man Overboard, Transit and Cold Collective, family members and mental health professionals.
Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead a miniature orchestra. A deacon passing by the apartment hears him singing and advises him go to his wife's gypsy tea room. As she reads the tea leaves, she sees situations which lead to Cab and his orchestra performing musical numbers.
Passing the Torch documents a ninety year old Jazz master, Jimmy Heath, mentoring teenage musicians with a thirst for knowledge and an appreciation of America's homegrown art form, Jazz. Director Bret Primack captures Heath's gentle, humorous sharing of life lessons and the non-threatening way he guides aspiring artists to musical excellence. An esteemed mentor, Mr. Heath reaches a much younger generation by understanding his role, to be dependable, engaged, authentic, and finely tuned to their needs.
Various international presentions are featured through satellite uplink.
A documentary filmed between 2016 - 2018 about the Boston DIY music scene, and part of the community that keeps it going.
m-flo Tour 2005 BEAT SPACE NINE at Nippon Budokan was filmed on November 5th, 2005 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. This concert is the beginning of the m-flo loves series.
"m-flo Tour 2007 COSMICOLOR at Yokohama Arena" is the 6th DVD released by m-flo with live concert performances from Yokohama Arena. It is the second DVD to be released that is predominantly part of the m-flo loves series.
m-flo 10 Years Special Live "we are one" was filmed on December 15, 2009 to celebrate m-flo's 10th anniversary in the music business. It features both performances with LISA and from the "loves" series. This was held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2009 "WE ARE KAZEYOMI!" is the second DVD (first live DVD) released by Sakamoto Maaya. It is from her LIVE TOUR 2009 "Kazeyomi".
In this entertaining Puppetoon animated short film, a young boy, Jasper, gets trapped inside a pawnshop at midnight. All the musical instruments come to life and play jazz. A whooping wooden Indian chief self-animates as well, and goes on the warpath.
Alive and Burning drops a pin in the band's career as their first-ever recorded live performance. Filmed in their home town of Los Angeles during the successful Black Mass Tour in support of their self-titled fourth album at the world famous Wiltern Theatre. The sold out crowd witnessed a career-spanning set list featuring classics such as Knives and Pens and Fallen Angels as well as current favorite Faithless and the grand finale In The End!
A virtual concert hosted by AJR. This show features songs from AJR’s albums The Click, Neotheater, and OK ORCHESTRA.
Les Cowboys Fringants - L’Amérique Pleure
A closer look at the new album before the world premiere of the “Lover” music video, including an exclusive live performance and Q&A