There’s something electric about watching a great music documentary. You get the backstage pass, the messy breakdowns, the triumph, and all those unguarded moments that remind you why music matters in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's fun to live vicariously through musicians. They go to extremes so we don't have to—but we love watching them do it. In recent ...

One incredibly entertaining form of music journalism is the documentary. It has been and seemingly always will be a staple in the music business, as there is nothing more smile-evoking than seeing a ...

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America was in turmoil in 1975: post-Vietnam, post-Watergate, pre-bicentennial. And then there was Bob Dylan covered in white clown makeup, offering a soundtrack for the whole affair. Bringing his ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: This year’s Tribeca Film Festival went all in on music, including documentaries on Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus and more. USA TODAY National Music Reporter ...

In this piece, Glen Peoples has compiled a list of some of the greatest documentaries from the '70s through to the '10s covering musicians, instruments, and music scenes. Although not comprehensive, ...

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A crucial component of examining any given genre is understanding its musical vocabulary: how artists utilize motifs, themes, or instruments to convey the message of a given piece, and how that fits ...

The best music documentaries provide insight into an artist’s life and artistic process the way even the best album can’t. With the use of never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews, these ...

In the mood to be transported to a simpler time, when grunge was on the rise and music was a bit more organic? These five music documentaries about 90s music (particularly rock) at completely free to ...