The Joy Of Disco

And the BBC did it again: The Joy of Disco

A Documentary about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco soundtracked gay liberation, foregrounded female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture as we know it today, before taking the world by storm. With contributions from Nile Rogers, Robin Gibb, Kathy Sledge and Ian Schrager.

Vinyl Throwing!

Kaum steigen die Temperaturen steht wie jedes Jahr eine neue Funsportart in den Starlöchern, bereit die Stadtparks unserer Metropolen zu erobern. Wie so oft kommt auch dieser Trend aus den USA über England nach Deutschland und begeistert hier schon eine stetig wachsende Community.

Wir präsentieren: Platten-Werfen, oder wie es im contemporary Urban-Style heisst: Vinyl-Throwing!
Das heiße Ding des kommenden Sommers drückt perfekt das Lebensgefühl der Urbanen-Faze-Mag-Reader aus. Vinyl-Throwing schafft spielend die mentale Konsequenz von underground After-Hour zu charmantem Plastik-Müll-Verteilen auf der Wiese. Weder verzweifelt das Gleichgewicht suchende Studentinnen auf der Slackline, noch die einsamen Parcour-Läufer in den Gewerbegebieten bei Suhl und Esslingen bescheren  der Generation-Festival  ein derartig intensives Family-Feeling.

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

Vintage footage about the origins and roots of Hip-Hop and the movement of the music , Deejays, rappers, and dancers. Dating back to the 1970´s.

'...
Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 1984 BBC documentary film about hip-hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers. It is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd. Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip-hop.
The movie is about where Hip Hop started and the origins of the HipHop culture in the late 70's in the South Bronx/New York City, introducing all elements that represent this music: scratching and cutting, looping breaks with 2 turntables (DJing and turntablism), rapping, human beatboxing, Boomboxes, Tagging and Graffiti, breakdance. Interviews and short statements by Dj Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Malcolm McLaren, archive footage by Rap Brown, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali. small 'cameo' performances by Curtis Blow, Arther Baker, Lisa Lee, Jazzy Jay, Mel Brooks and others.
...'

PressPausePlay

A film about hope, fear and digital culture.

Klasse Doku über die Musikindustrie und die Künstler in der schönen, neuen, digitalen Welt. Über Verlust, Chancen und die Kreativität.

Das ganze kann man dann auch noch in 720 oder 1080 als torrent hier runterladen. Nice.

'...
The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities.

But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world's most influential creators of the digital era. presspauseplay.com @presspauseplay Facebook: on.fb.me/y4gEK1

If you like the film you can support us by rating it on IMDB - imdb.to/jUqhFn. Thanks!
...'