To mark the 40th anniversary of the famous 1520 Sedgwick Avenue house party back in 1973, BBC documentary “Beat This: A Hip-Hop History” is the focus of our Throwback Thursday feature this week. First off, we have to wish hip-hop music a happy 40th birthday! Although hip-hop culture and its music had been growing before that …
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When Albums Ruled The World is a BBC documentary looking back at a time when music wasn’t so disposable and downloads didn’t exist.
Lost In Music, an oldschool drum and bass documentary from 1996, is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation.
The synthesizer legend that is Bob Moog is the subject of a documentary by Hans Fjellestad. It’s the feature presentation for this week’s Saturday Matinée.
Hip hop producers Kev Brown and DJ Iran discuss production, Dilla and Common’s Electric Circus in this mini documentary by Digital Hustle Films. Digital Hustle Films always come through with great and interesting videos and this one is no exception. Featuring Kev Brown and DJ Iran, the 45-minute mini documentary picks the brains of the …
This hour long documentary about Sun Ra is the feature presentation for our Saturday Matinée this week.
Check out this clip from Scratch featuring Jazzy Jay, Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow, amongst others, going through their crate digging exploits.
Our Saturday Matinée this week is dedicated to Brasilintime, featuring a large section of the Stones Throw alumni. Brasilintime is a 2-hour journey into the world of Brazilian music and its impact on hip hop. Including extensive talk with some of the greats in samba, Brazilian rock and bossa nova, the documentary leaves no stone …
Missed any of the Red Bull Music HΔSHTAG$ episodes? Stream them all right here. We’ve been loving this Red Bull Music HΔSHTAG$ series, a “six-part web documentary series” discussing the different ways in which Internet music culture has altered the modern musical landscape. With words from cultural proponents Flying Lotus, TNGHT, Miguel and others, it …
A great documentary on the shortlived TB-303 that spawned some influential basslines after its “death”.