When Wizkid: Long Live Lagos premiered at Tribeca Film Festival this month, the documentary on one of Afrobeats’ foremost superstars marked a milestone for the genre in itself. While Tribeca is flush with music documentaries, this one – a primer on a face of and the state of African pop …
Read More »House Great Vince Lawrence Recalls the Racism Fueling Disco Demolition Night in New Doc Clip
Chicago house pioneer Vince Lawrence recalls witnessing Disco Demolition Night as a teenager, and later recognizing the racist undertones of the infamous incident, in a new clip from the fascinating documentary, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, premiering on Rolling Stone. Directed by Elegance Bratton, Move Ya Body digs …
Read More »How Metallica Inspired Fans to Walk and Rock Again After a Serious Motorcycle Accident
Two Metallica fans named Pete and Sarah reflect on how the promise of a Metallica concert was the perfect incentive to get Pete back on his feet after a brutal motorcycle accident in a clip from the upcoming documentary, Metallica Saved My Life. The movie will get its world premiere …
Read More »De La Soul Dig Into Their Long Island Roots in 'The Sixth Borough' Doc Clip
De La Soul’s Maseo and Posdnuos return to Long Island to discuss their earliest sessions with producer Prince Paul in an exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary, The Sixth Borough. Directed by Jason Pollard, the film digs into the vibrant and influential history of hip-hop on Long Island, which is …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Raises Awareness for Rare Disease in New Docu Clip
Eddie Vedder and his wife Jill share why they’ve become so heavily involved in the Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) community in an exclusive clip from Matter of Time, a new documentary about the Pearl Jam singer and his efforts to raise money and awareness for those suffering from the rare genetic …
Read More »MTV's the State Look Back on Early Years in New Documentary: 'It Was Intense in Every Way'
The MTV sketch comedy show The State ran for a mere 24 episodes between January 1994 and August 1995. And if you weren’t a teenager or young adult during that narrow window of time, odds are high you’ve never even heard of it. But the show left an enormous cultural …
Read More »New Doc Explores How Julia Sweeney's 'SNL' Favorite Pat Became a Complex Nonbinary Icon
Julia Sweeney’s popular Saturday Night Live character Pat gets their plaudits (and some criticism) as a gender non-conforming pioneer in a new clip from the upcoming documentary, We Are Pat, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone. Sweeney played Pat throughout her run on SNL in the early Nineties and even got …
Read More »USC's SoCal VoCals Are Pitch Perfect in 'Just Sing' Documentary Trailer
For the University of Southern California’s reigning a cappella group the SoCal VoCals, it isn’t enough to just be pitch perfect. In the official trailer for the documentary Just Sing, directors Angelique Molina and Abraham Troen follow the group as they balance pressure and passion ahead of their final pre-graduation …
Read More »Turnstile Visual Album 'Never Enough' Will Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Turnstile‘s new record, Never Enough, is heading to the Tribeca Film Festival as a visual album. The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival will be held from June 4 through 15, with the album scheduled to release on June 6. The brief trailer for the project begins with an open field, which …
Read More »Metallica, Billy Joel Docs, Miley Cyrus Visual Album Lead 2025 Tribeca's Music-Heavy Lineup
The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival will feature a music-heavy film lineup that includes new documentaries about Metallica and Billy Joel, as well as the premiere of Miley Cyrus’ Something Beautiful visual album. In addition to the previously announced Metallica Saved My Life and Billy Joel: And So It Goes, this …
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