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Daniel Johnston: The Devil and Daniel Johnston
"danielson: a family movie"

def. these.

also

Songs for Cassavetes:

a good doc. about the mid/late 90s post hardcore movement in washington state.

Spending an Evening With Saddle Creek:

if you like saddle creek bands.

and Blind Melon's "Letters From A Porcupine" is an honorable mention as well.

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It's obscure but Lonely Boy about Paul Anka was a ground breaking film and still a favorite of mine.

I'm biased but I think folks here would actually like Shut Up & Sing about the Dixie Chicks controversy. (don't need to like their music to dig the film)

Gimme Shelter is the greatest music doc of all time. No doubt in my mind.

Biggie & Tupac is fun and I didn't see it listed above. Nick Broomfield also did Kurt & Courtney which was worthwhile as well.

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Such Hawks Such Hounds- stoner/doom/sludge/desert rock documentary ft. St. Vitus, Sleep, Om, Kyuss ++ highly recommended

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-njKCr6ieKE

Dave Chappelle's Block Party- ft. Kanye West, Mos Def, Dead Prez, Common, Erykah Badu, THE FUGEES

no idea why I didn't check this out until now. amazing collaborations, powerful message, and Dave brings the lulz.

Punk's Not Dead self explanatory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zfbjW35fs&feature=relmfu

Welcome To Death Row- fascinating flick about Death Row Record's rise and fall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUqiY5OfiMg

Rhyme & Reason- crash course of Hip Hop history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxN2nJIwWNM

Fugazi- Instrument a must see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jTjALyY8NM&feature=related

Mastodon- The Workhorse Chronicles

Radiohead- Meeting People Is Easy

The Pixies- loudQUIETloud reaaally good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96BOXemuLHc&feature=related

Grindcore - 85 Minutes of Brutal Heavy Metal

Once Upon A Time In Norway- BM doc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h9XzRdFIhc&feature=related

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Radiohead- Reflections on Kid A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkzmyarSNzQ&feature=relmfu

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfNldqntWKA&feature=related

Amy Winehouse - The Girl Done Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxDNTcRY1tw&feature=related

A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ji27gOf7VE&feature=related

Prince: The Glory Years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDgFN1hjryU&feature=related

Modest Mouse- Untitled (Making of The Lonesome Crowded West)

http://www.youtube.com/user/ModestMovie

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trying not to name anything thats been mentioned

Hotel California from The Byrds to The Eagles

(very interesting stories, lots of young neil young )

Classic Albums The Doors

(its in 2 parts but the torrent should have both, its just crazy drug stories and interesting people who are a lot younger and vivid than i anticipated)

Open up and say Chi Pig

(its just sad and not that well made but well worth it. not just for SNFU fans)

Band on the Run Documentary

(came with the special edition of band on the run reissue but torrent is available, it made a bunch of my friends listen to the album)

Cocksucker Blues

( its slow paced and doesnt really have a story but if your curious about how it was being in The rolling stones in the early 70s this is it. Just a fascinating unexplainable glimpse into their touring life)

and the links from the post before has a lot of amazing stuff, especially nick drake, Metal, pixies and modest mouse. Also theres a few hiphop ones but the one on A Tribe Called Quest is amazing.

thanks to the people that posted, ive added a few things to my playlist

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The saddle Creek Documentary was pretty cool.

What's it called?

The Other F-Word (< - Amazing, especially if you have kids/played in a band)

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II (About scumbag 80's metal guys)

Riding In Vans With Boys (About Kut U Up going on the Pop Disaster Tour)

Vinyl (www.veoh.com/iphone/#_Watch/v16951205N9H8Wagc)

I've been meaning to watch Red Rice & Beans as well.

Unrelated to music, Rising Son (the documentary about old school skateboarder Christian Hosoi) is fucking killer.

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