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The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was first used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast.[1][2]
Usage
Rolling Stone magazine's first use of the term "rockumentary" was in 1969 to describe the radio show The History of Rock and Roll which aimed to document the major artists of rock and roll to that date.[2] The term was subsequently used to describe concert films containing appearances by multiple artists.[3][4] In 1976 the term was used by the promoters of the live musical production Beatlemania which documented the evolving career of the Beatles.[5] The tongue-in-cheek film This Is Spinal Tap from 1984 is both a rockumentary and a mockumentary because of its intended humor.
List of "rockumentary" titles
Audio rockumentaries
| Title | Creators | Year | Narrators | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The History of Rock and Roll | Bill Drake, Gene Chenault | 1969, 1978, 1981 | Robert W. Morgan, Humble Harve Miller, Bill Drake | ,[1][2] |
| The Pop Chronicles | John Gilliland | 1969 | John Gilliland, Sie Holliday, Thom Beck | ,[6][7] |
Rockumentary films
Rock-mockumentary films
| Film | Director | Year | Writers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All You Need Is Cash | Eric Idle, Gary Weis | 1978 | Eric Idle | The Rutles[8] |
| This Is Spinal Tap | Rob Reiner | 1984 | Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner | [9] |
| Hard Core Logo | Bruce McDonald | 1996 | Bruce McDonald | Hard Core Logo (band)[10] |
| Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced | Espen Eckbo, Henrik Elvestad, Mathis Fürst | 2000 | Espen Eckbo, Henrik Elvestad | Boyzvoice[11] |
| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Eric Idle | 2002 | Eric Idle | The Rutles[12] |
| A Mighty Wind | Christopher Guest | 2003 | Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy | The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, Mitch & Mickey[13] |
| The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Polly Draper | 2005 | Polly Draper | The Naked Brothers Band (band)[14] |
| Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo | Les Claypool | 2006 | Les Claypool | [15] |
Television
In the late 1980s and early 1990s MTV aired a series called Rockumentary. Some of the artists that were featured were: AC/DC (1991), Aerosmith (1990), Def Leppard (1988 and 1992), Don Henley (1990), The Doors, Eric Clapton (1990), Genesis (1992), Heavy metal music, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Metallica (1992 and 1996), Mötley Crüe (1989), Pink Floyd (1989), Rod Stewart (1988), The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins (1995), and Van Halen.
In 2011, Radio Television of Serbia aired 40 episode documentary about former Yugoslav rock scene entitled Rockovnik.
Other music documentary series include VH1's Classic Albums, Behind the Music and Legends, and BBC Four's Britannia series. While their episodes are often about rock music, the inclusion of other genres means that they are not exclusively rockumentary series.
Rock-mockumentaries on TV
| TV Series | Network | Director | Year | Writers | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HaPijamot (Israeli TV series) | Arutz HaYeladim | Robi Dwany | 2003 | Yoav Zaphir | Episode 4, Season 1 |
| The Naked Brothers Band | Nickelodeon | Polly Draper, Melanie Mayron, Rosario Roveto, Jr., Jonathan Judge, Mark Salisbury | 2007–2009 | Polly Draper, Magda Liolis, Michael Rubiner & Bob Mittenthal, Will McRob, Chris Viscardi | [16] |
| Toyboize | UKTV | Jamie Deeks | 2008–2009 | Jack Brough, Jamie Deeks, Dan Johnston, Ewen Macintosh | Originally a web series, later broadcast on Dave.[17] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository - The History of Rock and Roll Demo". Reelradio.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ a b c Hopkins, Jerry (April 5, 1969). "'Rockumentary' Radio Milestone". Rolling Stone. No. 30. p. 9.
- ^ Aletti, Vince (August 31, 1972). "Our Latin Thing". Rolling Stone. No. 116. p. 42.
- ^ Landau, Jon (July 19. 1973). "'Let the Good Times Roll' indeed". Rolling Stone. No. 139. pp. 62–63.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Spires, Shari (December 26, 1980). "A 'Rockumentary' About the Beatles Comes to Sunrise". The Palm Beach Post.
- ^ ""The Pop Chronicles" — University of North Texas Libraries" (audio). digital.library.unt.edu. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Classic DJ and Radio Scrapbook: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "This Is Spinal Tap (1984)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Hard Core Logo (1996)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced (2000)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV)". Imdb.com. 2004-01-28. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "A Mighty Wind (2003)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005) (TV)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Electric Apricot (2006)". Imdb.com. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ ""The Naked Brothers Band" (2007)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Toyboize - Dave Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
External links
- "The 18 Best Rockumentaries of ALL TIME". Screenjunkies.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.