Born in the Southwest USA
Western Stars by Hope Madden and George Wolf Back in 1985, with “Born in the USA”-mania raging, Bruce Springsteen’s small acting performance in the John Sayles video for “I’m On…read more →
music documentaries
Different Drum
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice by George Wolf You may have heard that Linda Ronstadt can’t sing anymore, her incredible instrument silenced by Parkinson’s disease. But Ronstadt’s harmonies…read more →
California Dreamin’
Echo in the Canyon by George Wolf For a musician and a record executive, it was the look of an old movie that led them down a path toward becoming…read more →
All Hail
Amazing Grace by George Wolf These days, singers made from technology feel more like the rule than the exception. How cosmically right, then, that is it because of improved technology…read more →
So Emotional
Whitney by George Wolf Midway though Whitney, record business mogul “L.A.” Reid sternly tells the camera,”You laughing at Whitney Houston? Fuck you!” An animated sitcom gag came just before that…read more →
Melodic and Ferocious
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story by George Wolf The last several years have seen a bevy of documentaries aiming to shine a light on musicians never given their due.…read more →