Here we have a little documentary about One of Britain’s best loved Pop punk bands, The Jam. Hope you Enjoy!
The Jam – Punk Icons
The Jam
The Jam were a Punk Pop group that were formed, and hit the scene in London in 1977 as the working class answer to their contemporaries like the Sex Pistols and The Clash. The Group was formed by Lead singer and Guitarist Paul Weller and Bassist Bruce Foxton.
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Here we have a little documentary on the famous Punk rock group, The Sex Pistols.
God Save The Sex Pistols
Who were The Sex Pistols?
The Sex Pistols were a Punk Rock band from London, England who formed in 1976 and split up by 1978. Yet, for their short One album career, the group left quite a legacy.
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This is an hour long Radio Documentary on Punk and let’s us hear some of the hits that became immortalised. Presented by John Peel. So you know it’s gonna be a good one.
John Peel – Punk Fiction, Radio 1 Punk Documentary 1996
This documentary is really well done. Peeli plays us some of the hits of the late 1970s punk era. We hear songs from The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop and the Clash. But John digs us out some less known artists like Patrick Fitzgerald, the punk poet with the acoustic guitar. He wrote some brilliant punk lyrics and was well played by John Peel.
Oh that’s one if the things I lived about John Peel. He was great at playing loads of little unheard of bands and brining them into the limelight. There must be thousands of groups and artists out there who are thankful to John Peel for helping them become known and grow a following.
We take a look at the Punk Fashion and hear some opinions on this as well as experiences from those who were Punks back in the late 70s at the time of the birth of the subculture. We hear from those who discovered the American punk bands here in the UK before the Sex Pistols came along and gave British kids a scene of their own.
When the Punk scene exploded around the UK,many kids went out and started their own bands. Groups like The Lurkers, The Members, The desperate Bicycles, to name just a few of the bands who spring up. They sung songs about the things that hit a note with them. Songs about day to day life, unemployment, boredom and sniffing glue.
The punkettes
The punk scene wasn’t without women taking to the stage and putting their own stuff out. Groups like X-Ray Spex, The Slits and Vice Squad were key players in the punk scene.
John Peel Punk Sessions
The John Peel Show was absolutely brilliant. It was probably the best music Radio Show that the BBC ever broadcast. It aired every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 8pm til 10pm. This ran from the 1970s up until he died in 2004. The documentary interviews Alan McGhee who formed Creation records in Glasgow. He talks about how Punk inspired baby DIY journalists and distributors as well as forming DIY bands. they could write what they wanted.
In Nant Wats, these Zines were probably much more pure than any regular tabloids as the writers were writing from the heart. They were only doing it for the enjoyment, so weren’t interested in the money. So
The other great thing about The John Peel show was that his show was great for Taping. Back before the wonderful Worldwide web, the only way you could get free music was either to copy from your friends onto Audio cassette tapes. Or else you could tape stuff from the Radio. Peeli was onboard with this and always kept speaking to a minimum. When he did speak to introduce the tracks, he’d always wait until the track had finished before saying a word.
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Dancing in the Streets little documentary film about the birth of Punk Rock music in the late 1970s. Featuring music and Interviews from Jonathan Richmond, Deborah Harry, The Ramones, The Talking heads, amongst others.
Dancing in the Streets – No Fun – Punk Documentary
Dancing in the Streets
Dancing in the Streets was a Punk Rock documentary on side by the BBC in the mid 1990s. The film follows Punk Rock from New York’s underground punk scene in CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City in New York City to the UK where the movement adopted it’s own spiky style. It features music from The Sex Pistols, Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, The Buzzcocks and more.
I used to have this documentary on VHS tape back in 1990s. But I hadn’t seen it for years until I stumbled upon it this evening. So it was good to watch it again. When you look online today, there are hundreds of Punk Rock documentaries, many just regurgitating each other. But this one I remember being pretty good.
Malcolm McLaren, John Lydon and Steve Jones talk about The Sex Pistols and their Tour of the United States. This was the tour which was ultimately the groups undoing. They each recall their own account of events and what led to the demise of the group after their short lived success. The Docu-movie is Narrated by Sean Barret and each of interviewees reflect on the whole punk phenomenon and where music’s at today.
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Here we have a short documentary that looks at the Rise and Fall of The beatniks. This was a culture that once upon a time thrived in New York’s Greenwich Village in the Early Nineteen-Sixties. It takes a look at the impact of Jack Kerouac’s book “On the Road”. Also Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”, and William Burroughs’ “Naked Lunch”. Discover how landmark events like ‘the obscenity trial’ shaped the legacy of free speech.
What Led To The Collapse of The Beatniks?
Who were The Beatniks?
The beatnik was coined by a reporter in 1958 meaning . They were the First subculture to adopt the All Black attire. They liked to dress in Black clothes with Black Sunglasses, adopting a French Fashion style. The mainstream fashion of the time was still very regimental Short back n sides or Crew cut for men and long hair and dress for the women. However, the Beatniks challenged this. The guys wore long hair and beards while the women would often cut their hair short and wear black trousers.
What was the Beatnik’s Riot?
The Beatniks Riot in Washington Park took place in April, 1961. It was a to spark a clash between the Burgeoning Counter-culture and the City authorities. For years the Park had been a haven for the Beatniks, Folk Musicians and Bohemians to gather, Play music, read poetry and socialise. However, City authorities imposed a ban on music performance in the park. This was seen by the artistic community as a direct attack on their rights to Freedom of Expression and to public spaces.
On the 9th of April, 1961, Hundreds of people rallied in the park to oppose the ban. But the demonstrations quickly developed into confrontation with Police. Meanwhile, by standers began to play music in open defiance of the new regulations. The Police responded by arresting several protestors. However, this only infuriated the crowd even more and a struggle ensued. This became known as ‘The Beatnik’s Riot’. It grew national attention to issues of Free Speech, Public Assembly and the Rights of Artists.
Although the ban was soon lifted, the park quickly adopted a reputation for the place to be for protesting against the authorities. The cultural turned into a commodity. The more the culture was adopted by the mainstream, the more credibility it lost.
Big Influences on the Beatnik Culture
As the Beatniks were mainly artists and Philosophy students, most of them liked to read the works of the modern Philosophers. The writings of these philosophers were to be a big Influence on the beatniks and Beatnik culture. Some of these include Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Jean Paul Sartre.
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac was
Kerouac eventually retreated out of public sight as the movement became mainstream, fracturing the subculture even more. He maintained the Three main qualities One ought to aspire to are Order, tenderness and Piousness. His death in 1968 symbolised the end of the Beatnik movement and subculture.
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was born in 1926 in Newark, New York. He was an American Poet and writer who, with Burroughs and Kerouac played a big part in the foundation of the Beat Generation and Beatnik culture. He strongly opposed to economic materialism, militarism and Sexual repression. Instead he embraced Sex, Multiculturalism, drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and an expressed interest in Eastern Religion.
His novel “Howl” was the subject of an obscenity trial in 1959. This was due to the books reference to various Homosexual acts. Of course, Sodomy was still a crime in every state and it was speculated that this was a reflection on Ginsberg’s own sexuality. However, the Judge dismissed these charges and ruled that the book wasn’t obscene . He asked ‘Would there be any freedom of Press or speech if One must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?” .
Ginsberg was a Buddhist who lived modestly and was active in a lot of protests about a range of issues including The Vietnam War a d the War on Drugs. He embraced the Hippy movement as the late 1960s drew in.
William Burroughs
Another Prime figure in the beatnik movement and beat generation was William S. Burroughs. Burroughs was born in 1914 in St. Louis and graduated to Harvard where he graduated in Anthropology. However, when his applications to join the U.S. Army to fight in World War Two, he hit the drugs pretty hard and ended up developing a heroin addiction.
Drunk at a party Burroughs attempted a William Tell Act on his girlfriend by placing a glass on her head ad shooting it off. But he was drunk and he missed and shot her through the head instead. He was convicted of Manslaughter in absentia and received a two-year suspended sentence.
Excerpts from his book Naked Lunch was published in 1958 and was described as “obscene” by a Chicago columnist. The Post-Master General ruled that copies could not be mailed to subscribers on the basis of obscenity laws. Once published in the United States, Naked Lunch was persecuted by the common law of Massachusetts. But, in 1966, this was over-ruled based on public opinion defending the Book. However, Naked lunch remains the last ever Obscenity Trial on a work of Literature consisting not of illustrations but only of words.
Jean Paul Sartre
Jean Paul Sartre was a French Philosopher born in 1905 in Paris. He was considered to be a key spokesperson on the philosophy of existentialism. He was also to play a lead role in the struggle against Anti-Semitism in France. In 1943, he published his novel ‘Being and Nothingness which discusses the Polarization of the world between Communism and Capitalism where he sides with theResistance. He was also a sponsor of the Fair Play for Cuba which opposed the persecution of Homosexuals in Cuba under the Castro government.
In 1964, he was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in Literature. His works were a big Influence on the Beatniks who were attracted to his political leanings. If Kerouac encouraged their longing for Freedom, then Sartre encouraged their exploration of Existentialism. He provided an Intellectual framework to explore questions of Meaning, Choice and Individual Responsibility. They believed in a meaning of life based on our own desires and the life we make for ourserves.
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Heres another documentary for all you Bob Dylan fans and lovers of the Folk revival music of the 1960’s. ‘Roads Rapidly Changin’ explores the Folk revival Scene of the 1960’s in Greenwich Village, New York. We learn how a young Bob Dylan became part of that scene and rose to fame.
This Docu-Movie features Interviews from Tom Paxton, Martin Carthy, Robert Christgau, Nigel Williamson, Eric Andersen, Harold Leventhau, John Cohen & Izzy Young, . It also Features music from Pete Seeger, woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, The Animals and The Byrd’s
Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changin
The Folk Revival
As America was trying to cope with the Great Depression of the 1930’s, there arose a folk scene. This scene included great folk singers such as Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson and Leadbelly. They sung songs about the life they lived. Addressing subjects such as Poverty, Workers rights, Racism, etc they sung protest songs.
However, come the early 1960’s, a New Era of Folk music which was to become known as The Folk Revival Scene. Artists like Pete Seeger with his Group The Weavers were elevated to spokeperson for the Folk revival scene. However, the Anti-Communism sentiment was still very much a thing in the states at the time and tensions were still quite high. Seeger was banned in the United States under the Anti American Bill that was passed in 1960.
Anti Communist
Bob Dylan comes to Town
Robert Zimmerman was a kid in Hibbing Minnesota who was born in 1941. He had played in a Rock n Roll band with friends at High School. But he fell in love with the folk songs of Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson and Leadbelly. He was having fun playing with his band. But he wanted to be where the action was happening. So he headed to Newyork city and to Greenwich Village.
It was in Greenwich Village that he found a place in the music scene going by the pseudonym Bob Dylan. He was soon busy playing gigs almost every night in the Village.
But Bob had another mission in mind when he arrived in New York. He wanted to visit his hero Woody Guthrie who was dying in hospital at the time. So he went to see the aged folk singer in the hospital. Woody Guthrie gave him a card that read “I’m not Dead Yet” which Dylan went around Greenwich town showing everyone he knew. He returned the gift in song with his ‘Song to Woody’.
Recording
Bobs love for Woody Guthrie’s music Inspired his self titled debut album which he released in 1962. This album consisted almost wholly of covers except for ‘Song to Woody’ which was his own. But his Second Album ‘The Freewheelin Bob Dylan’ was mostly his own compositions. However, it wasn’t until his Third Album that it was completely Dylan’s own material. This is often considered his Greatest album. Especially amongst his original fans of the ‘Acoustic Dylan’ Era.
Dylan with Joan Baez
The documentary talks about Dylan’s professional relationship with female folk singer Joan Baez. This was a collaboration that would earn the duo the nickname ‘The King and Queen of Folk’. With so much going on in both Vietnam and within America, they’d enough material to sing about. There was no shortage of issues that needed addressing and the Duo did just that.
His 5th studio album ‘Bringing it All back home ‘ was released inn April, 1965. It was a Top selling Hit and reached Number Six in the Billboard Chart. The album featured Top Ten Hit singles ‘Subterranaean Homsesicvk Blues’ and ‘Mr Tambourine man’.
Dylan Goes Electric
During Dylan’s 1966 World Tour, Dylan went electric. Each of his shows consisted of two Parts. The First Part would be an acoustic set. However, when he came back on stage to play his Second half, Dylan was armed with an Electric guitar. This was to the horror of many of his more conservative Folk fans. One fan even called him “Judas!” at his concert in Manchester Free Trade Hall.
However, this was no deterrent to Dylan on his new rock n roll lifestyle. Before long many contemporary groups were covering his songs. A Rendition of ‘House of the rising sun’ by Newcastle band, The Animals became a Top Ten hit in the UK and America. Also The Byrd’s version of Mr Tambourine man’ has became a well known classic. Dylan was going down well in his new role as a Rock n Roller rather than a Folkie and Dylan liked it. Songs like ‘Maggie’s Farm’ reflect his attitude towards his Musical Career path. He was doing his own thing whether anyone liked it or not.
This New Era of bob Dylan saw hits such as ‘Like a Rollin Stone’, ‘Positively 4th Street ‘ and ‘Desolation Row’. He also released Top selling albums ‘Blonde on Blonde’ and ‘Highway 61 revisited’ around this time.
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This a great little Docu movie that Interviews Mickey Jones of The Band. He played Drums for Bob Dylan on the American Folk singers 1966 world tour. Mickey also had a keenness for filming and managed to catch a lot of rare footage from that tour on his 8,mm Camera.
The documentary features an in depth interview with Jones. It features some rare Footage of Bob Dylan playing live on his famous 1966 tour where he went electric.
Bob Dylan 1966 World Tour
The Bob Dylan World Tour of 1966
In 1965, Mickey Jones was a young drummer with a keen interest in filming. Armed with his Drum kit and an 8mm Camera, he set out in 1966 with Bob Dylan on the singers World Tour of that Year. Having had worked in a Foundry for a short stint in San Diego, Mickey soon knew he was in the wrong Vocation. So he headed over to Los Angeles. This is where he soon got regular work as a musician at P.Js club in L.A. with session group, The hawks.
This where he met manager “Bullets” Dervin who Invited him to join the Tour. So he soon found himself on a plane to Holland to play as a full time session drummer for many big names of the time including, The Beatles. This is where he developed his keenness for filming the shows. He also played in Vietnam playing to the U.S Army and captured some rare footage of the troops being entertained.
It was when he returned from Vietnam that he met Bob Dylan who sought him out. Dylan explained that Mickey was his Favourite Rock n Roll Drummer and asked him to play for him. The reason for Dylan’s demand for a drummer was because he was about to go Electric. This was a move that caused some controversy with his fans. Taking his trusty 8mm camera with him, Jones captures some rare footage of that tour.
Touring the World
Jones chronicles his experience of the 1966 world tour. The documentary shows Footage from Hawaii, Australia, Ireland, England, Scotland and Denmark as the group ,make their way around the Globe. Sound man Richard Alderson recorded every gig that Bob Dylan and the Band played on this tour. However, Jones shows us some previously unseen footage that he’s had in the cupboard all these years.
Hawaii
The group started the tour off by First heading Westwards, over to Hawaii. They stopped over in Honolulu at the Princess Kai Lani Hotel. Mickey explains how they became tourists when they got there as it felt so amazing to be out here. So they took the days off to go out around the sites, taking a boat cruise around Pearl Harbour. You can see footage of this in the documentary as well as some shots from the airplane window on their way from Honolulu to Sydney, Australia.
Australia
As the group land in Sydney for the Australian leg of the tour, we see footage of them at their hotel, The Town house in Kings Cross, Sydney. Bob Dylan was set to play Sydney Stadium boxing Arena. It shows some footage from here where the concert sold out Two nights in a row. However, Jones explains how the place had a revolving stage. It would do Three turns clockwise and then Three turns Anti-Clockwise on a cycle.
He tells of the hilarities they had in Brisbane where he thought it seemed a good response from the Audience. Yet instead, they were Booed by the audience. But Dylan wasn’t about to let this get to him and neither were The Band. So they just laughed. However, this made the crowd Boo harder, but Dylan and the rest of the guys just laughed even harder. Mickey recalls it being great fun.
Heading South again to Melbourne, the group stayed at The Sheraton Hotel, just across from John F. Kennedy Park. Whilst in town, they took part in a TV Documentary. This featured Dylan’s One and Only Live Televised Gig at The Festival Hall in Melbourne.
At about Seven in the morning, the group were turned over in Melbourne. It was the police on a Dawn raid looking for drugs. But, they never found any. He manages to catch some rare footage of Dylan in Australia.. This was the only footage of Bob Dylan playing Australia on that tour.
Sweden
After a brief Pit-Stop in Beirut in Lebanon, they landed in Stockholm, Sweden where they stayed at The Flamingo Hotel. Jones tells us of their time here and how they really enjoyed it. He makes a point to emphasis how Sweden has some of the world’s most beautiful women.
On Friday the 29th of April, Bob Dylan and The Band played Concert Yusef in Stockholm. In the film, you can see the streets teaming with Kids all desperate to see Bob.
Bob Dylan seems to have went down really well in Sweden. Mickey tells how one of these kids on a motorcycle persuaded him to have a go which he said was fun.
He also tells of how he had a close shave with fate after being talked into going to a party with some kids he’d met at a party. He tells how they drove about 50 miles out of Stockholm when the kids pulled over and started shooting up. Of course Jones freaked. So he managed to get the keys off them and make his way back to the hotel.
Copenhagen
After Sweden, the group crossed over the water to Denmark. Jones tells us how much he loves Denmark and how they really enjoyed their time in Copenhagen. We see some of the footage he gets of Tivoli Gardens and The Tuborg Brewery.
They also took a trip to Kronberg Castle which was Immortalised as Elsinore in Shakespeare’s Tragedy Hamlet. We see many of the Tours crew including Dylan himself, Albert Grossman, Richard Alderson among others. Here they all had a good look around an had great fun here. We see Mickey do a spoof Tourist documentary on the bus back into Copenhagen to play the concert there.
Ireland
On their way into the United Kingdom, Bob Dylan and The Band travelled to Ireland where they landed in Dublin city. From here they headed North to Belfast. It doesn’t show any concert footage from Ireland. But it shows some footage of the group on the train and having a look around the sites of Dublin. The airports were all buzzing with the press all dying to interview Dylan So they decided to take the train as it’d be more subdued. This also let them see the sights on the way.
However, that plan didn’t work out. There was just as many reporters at the Train Station as there was at the Airport. This was the case in both Dublin and Belfast. But they all had fun on the train. We see some lovely Footage of the East coast of Ireland and many of the crew enjoying themselves on the way up the coast to Ulster.
Mickey confesses that this where he had his First experience with Guinness. He explains how the group arrived in Belfast the day after the IRA had blew up the Statue of Lord Nelson and in it’s place was a statue of a Soldier in a Wheelchair.
England
Mickey explains how Dylan didnt get a very warm response in England. He says it wasn’t a pretty scene at all. The film shows footage from various places of Interest around England Including London’s Parliament buildings and the Famous Big Ben clock. However, he manages to get some prize footage of some of the England gigs such as The Albert Hall, Leicester and Manchester Free Trade Hall.
It shows some footage of the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield and its Cathedral with the Crooked Spire. They stop at Raglan Castle in Cumbria on their way North, where the crew can be seen fooling around the ruins of the ancient dwelling.
The Royal Albert Hall concert had quite a few celebrities in the audience including Mick Jagger, The Beatles and Prince Charles. Mickey explains how this particular gig was probably his greatest experience in all his musical career. We also see some footage of the group as they visit Hampton Court Gardens, the home of the legendary English King Henry the 8th.
Scotland
Heading Northward over the border Into Scotland, Jones explains how they stopped at the border village Gretna Green. This was the traditional destination of young lovers who wished to marry without parents consent back in the old days. They also visit the famous Cave where the legendary Scottish King Robert the Bruce hid out whilst on the run from his enemies before his eventual victory at Bannockburn in 1314.
Mickeys Footage shows a very interesting shot of a building on the way into Scotland’s Capital City, Edinburgh. He describes it as looking like ‘the Psycho House with its turreted outline and Gothic Grandeur. This was in Fact Donaldson’s School for the deaf which was opened in 1851 by Sir James Donaldson, a wealthy Newspaper publisher.
When Queen Victoria saw the building, she instantly fell in love with it. She demanded she have it purchased, but Donaldson’s would not sell. So, for the rest of her life, whenever Queen Victoria arrived in Edinburgh by train, she’d have her Carriage curtains pulled shut so that she couldn’t see it. The One building that the almighty Empress of the British Empire could not have.
France
Between gigs in Scotland, they took a trip over to Paris to play at The Olympia theatre. Here they flew the Stars and Stripes for the One and only time Dylan ever flew the American Flag. This was done to annoy the French as they weren’t very keen on the Americans anyway, especially with what was going on in Vietnam. So Dylan wanted to shove it in their face.
The Tunes They are a Changin
Mickey talks about Dylan goin Electric and the from response Dylan’s critics of the time. The famous Incident when an audience member shouted ‘Judas!’ as he went onstage at the Manchester Free Trade Hall. With his Electric guitar Dylan was ready to deliver a new Era of Dylan. Dylan famously replies “I Don’t beleive You! You’re a Liar!”
Although his shows were all split. He would start with an acoustic set. But the Second half of each show would be electric.
Bob Dylan and The Band
Mickey also speaks about how his band The Hawks suddenly became known as The Band. This is the name that most people know them as since their future releases and shows were billed as Bob Dylan and The Band. But this was actually a name that they adopted by accident.
After being Booed at gigs in England, the critics would refer to the hawks simply as ‘The Band’. This was quite annoying as Mickey Recalls. But being as it wasn’t exactly ‘Good press’, they just let it go. So the name just stuck. From then on, they were called ‘The Band’.
Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones gives a great reminiscence of the 1966 world tour and describes himself as a Fan of Dylan as well as his Drummer. He later backed Country Western Singer Kenny Rogers. However, he decided to get into acting and says that he’s having more fun now than ever.. Over the years, he’s played various TV Ads and a role in The Incredible Hulk. But he, is most famous for his long term role as workman Pete Docker in Tim Allen’s series Home Improvement. He has 17 Gold Platinum Albums on his wall at home.
However, he still keeps his hand in the Music game with his Dylan Tribute band Highway 51. But he still writes his own songs too. Mickey has always been a Fan of Dylan though which is why he has all this old footage of this tour. He just loved to stand at the back and get into watching him as he’d play his acoustic set.
Mickey Jones describes the 1966 World Tour was the Tour that changed the face of American Music. He says it was quite fun to be part of something that was such a major turning point in American Music. He says that Bob Dylan’s work today is just as good today as it was back then. He’s still a fan.
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Here’s a little short docu-film made by a fan of Ex Pogues Frontman and Solo Artist Shane MacGowan and his work. Featuring Interviews with Johnny Depp, Nick Cave amongst others who were close to the Singer-Songriter.
Shane MacGowan – A Life Less Ordinary
A Short Fan-Made Docu-Film
This video is a Short Fan-Made Documentary Film that covers Shane MacGowan life and works. Following the singer-Songwriter from his childhood in West Tipperary, Ireland over to London. Documenting his Musical Career. Firstly with The Nips and his rise to fame as the Lead Singer and Frontman of the 1980’s London-Irish Punk-Folk band The Pogues.
The movie features Interviews from some of the people who were close to Shane and worked with him including Nick Drake, Johnny Depp. For only being Twenty Minutes long, I think they make a really good effort here and well worth a watch, especially if you’re not so familiar with Shane MacGowan or his work. It does well to describe who Shane was, not only as an artist but also as a person. He was certainly well loved throughout the world by Fans and Celebrities alike.
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Well, I thought it was a good effort and shows just how well admired Shane MacGowan was amongst both his Fans and contemporaries. Even though I found most of the stuff covered, I already knew. But thats because I’m already a Fan of the artist and the Pogues. So thats no surprise but I thought it was a good effort and ideal for anyone unacquainted with the artists life and works. What did you think of it?
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Here we have a documentary featuring the late Shane MacGowan. It takes a look at the life and the works of the controversial artist, musician , singer and song writer. The Documentary is quite an old one from the late Nineties.
The documentary film features Interviews from Shane himself as well as Interviews with his family and some of the well known artists who knew and worked beside him including Christy Moore, Nick Cave, Ronnie Drew, Sean O’Hagan Sinead O’Connor, Bono, and Billy Bragg.
The Life and Songs of Shane McGowan
Who was Shane MacGowan?
Shane MacGowan is a Punk, Folk and Country singer who was famous for his lead role in the London Irish Punk-Folk group The Pogues. However, after his departure from the group in 1990, Shane embarked on a Solo career and has written many wonderful songs. Initially scorned by many for his drinking, Shane eventually was recognised for his lyrical ingenuity and was given a state burial when he died on the 30th of November 2023 after a long period of trouble with his health.
Growing Up
Born Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan, Shane was born in Kent on Christmas Day (25th of December) 1957. His parents Theresa and Maurice moved over to England from Ireland as they moved over to London in search for work. He grew up in England a lot, moving from place to place. His father Maurice worked for the department store Chain C&A’s, so the family moved around a lot. However, he spent good part of his childhood growing up in the family home just outside Nenagh, West Tipperary, Ireland.
He recalls some fond memories of his time in Ireland although was still able to define the countries social problems that needed change. The Family home was very musical and his family members would all take a turn at playing an instrument. Shane was No exception. He recalls that he did his First Gig when he was 3, getting up and singing a song to the entire room. However, this became commonplace for Shane and he grew up with Music being a close companion.
Teenage Years
Shane spent a big part of his later childhood in North London’s White City area in an Irish community. With his father working away a lot, Shane was left to look after his mother who was suffering a mental breakdown at the time. He learned to make money doing all sorts including working in a record shop, doing Bar work and running alsorts of earners down on ‘The Dilly’ where he hung around in his teens taking in the differences between the city life he’d grown accustomed to and Life bacck in Ireland which he was still very much accustomed to.
Shane the Punk
In 1976, when the Punk Rock phenomenon erupted, Shane was right in the middle of it. With everyone getting onboard the DIY punk ethic and starting their own bands, Shane was no different. Along with Shanne Bradley, he formed his own Punk rock group The Nipple Erectors.
Getting Traditional
By the time the 1980s come around, the Post-Punk music scene had became pretty dreadful for those who’d been used to something much better. All they were getting was the cringeful Synth-Pop which was now dominating the charts. For punks like Shane, they needed something better.
In 1982, Shane teamed up with friends and fellow London-Irish musicians Jem Finer, Andrew Rankin, James Fearnley and Cait O’Roirdan. They formed a new band that they named Pogue Mahone, an Irish Gaelic Insult which translates ‘Kiss my Arse’. Mixing the Traditional Irish ballads they’d all grown up with and knew well, with their own Punk style.
Influenced by the Folk Revival groups of a previous generation like The Dubliners, they sung songs about life in London for the Irish. However, unlike the Dubliners and the Behan’s, who romanticised the life with songs of the Irish Heroes digging the roads whilst Building up and tearing England down. They sung songs about the realities of life for the Irish living in 1970s London. Songs about Drinking, Pill-Popping and prostitution. The topics that everyone was aware of yet nobody dared speak of let alone sing about.
The Pogues
This new sound they were delivering appealed to many followers of Punk music and they pulled off some amazing performances. The early group would play working men’s clubs and Irish centres around the United Kingdom, selling out wherever they went. They were soon spotted by young artist, producer and fellow Irishman Declan McManus. McManus, better Known by his stage name Elvis Costello took the band on. Shortening the groups name to The Pogues, they released their First album Red Roses for Me in 1984.
In 1985, they released their Second Album Rum, Sodomy and the Lash which was in my own opinion, their best album.
The Popes
In 1994, Shane MacGowan and The Popes released their debut album The Snake.
Solo Career
After his stint with The Popes, Shane MacGowan reformed his own band and started playing simply as Shane MacGowan.
Shane’s Health
Over the years, Shane has been most commonly known to many just for his health. This is something that the Media have always focused on and played up. However, this is a Shame because he had so much more to offer than the drunken lout image the media always so keenly portrayed.
A National Bard
Despite the original apprehensions and disgust of many Irish people back in the 1980s, Shane grew to be loved by a nation and became a household name in Ireland. When he died in November 2003, he was given a state funeral that paraded through Dublin and brought a bigger turnout than anything Ireland has ever seen.
What did you think?
So, I thought that was quite a good little documentary film to watch even though it’s quite an old one. Although I guess I would say that as I’ve always been a lover of the Pogues and Shane’s music. How about you? What did you think of the film? Did you enjoy it? Or was it not for you? Whatever your thoughts or opinions on the video are, we’d love too read them in the comments below.
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Here’s a film for all you Dylan fans out there. Busy being Born is a movie about Bob Dylan. Presented by Dylanologist Sid griffin, this 50 minute Documentary Movie examines Dylan’s life and Works. Charting his Early Roots and rise to Fame and his reception of the Nobel Peace Prize
Busy Being Born – The Full Bob Dylan Movie
Busy Being Born
The movie examines and discusses the artists life and roots along with his musical works. Discussing his upbringing and culture and his entry into the world of music. It also discusses where the Folk Revival scene was at in the early Sixties when Bob Dylan was first making his mark in the music world.
The Docu-Movie is presented by Dylanologist Sid Griffin and also features clips from Pte Seeger, woody Guthrie, Leadbelly among others. Of course, the film has plenty of interview clips from Bob Dylan himself as he explains a lot of the topics raised.
It examines how Dylan was Influenced by many of these folk legends. We follow Dylan from his home town of Hibbing, Minnesota to New York City where Dylan set off for to make the big time. He gives a detailed account of Dylan’s rise into the music business and is a great video for those interested in Dylan’s life and works.
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