The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a program on television or a movie documentary about rock music or its musicians. It is a portmanteau of the words "rock" and "documentary." The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast,[1][2] and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap.
Rolling Stone magazine's first use of the term "Rockumentary" was in 1969 to describe the radio show "The History of Rock and Roll which, as its name implied, aimed to document the major artists of rock and roll to its date.[2] It was next used to describe concert films with multiple artists.[3][4]
[edit] List of "rockumentary" titles
[edit] Audio rockumentaries
[edit] Rockumentary films
[edit] Rock-mockumentary films
[edit] Television
MTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s had a series called Rockumentary. Some of the artists that were featured were: AC/DC in 1991, Aerosmith in 1990, Eric Clapton in 1990, Def Leppard in 1988 and 1992, Don Henley in 1990, Rod Stewart in 1988, Pink Floyd in 1989, Mötley Crüe in 1989, Genesis in 1992, Metallica in 1992 and 1996, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Van Halen and one on Heavy Metal music.
[edit] Rock-mockumentaries on TV
[edit] New Media
The concept of the Rockumentary Podcast was coined by Brinkley Warren in 2005[citation needed] in conjunction with Athcast.com, a start-up non-profit that produces rockumentaries in multimedia podcast form.[15] "ATHCAST" is a music preservation podcast started by Mike Ewing and Brinkley Warren that consists of video, audio, and interactive slideshows that preserve and disseminate the legendary music scene in Athens, GA.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Reel Top 40 Radio Repository - The History of Rock and Roll Demo". Reelradio.com. http://www.reelradio.com/ricky/horr.html. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ a b c Hopkins, Jerry (April 5, 1969), "'Rockumentary' Radio Milestone", Rolling Stone (30): 9
- ^ Aletti, Vince (August 31, 1972), "Our Latin Thing", Rolling Stone (116): 42
- ^ Landau, Jon (July 19. 1973), "'Let the Good Times Roll' indeed", Rolling Stone (139): 62-63
- ^ "Index to "Pop Chronicles" — University of North Texas Libraries". Library.unt.edu. 2008-07-24. http://www.library.unt.edu/music/special-collections/john-gilliland/index-to-pop-chronicles. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Classic DJ and Radio Scrapbook: KRLA POP CHRONICLES Program, 1969 (1 of 2)". Classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com. 2009-05-01. http://classicdjradioscrapbook.blogspot.com/2009/04/krla-pop-chronicles-program-1969-1-of-2.html. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "A Mighty Wind (2003)". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310281/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced (2000)". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248036/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077147/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Electric Apricot (2006)". Imdb.com. 2008-03-28. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482499/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV)". Imdb.com. 2004-01-28. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318641/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "This Is Spinal Tap (1984)". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005) (TV)". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444736/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ ""The Naked Brothers Band" (2007)". Imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0888280/. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Athens Music Foundation Podcast". Athcast. http://athcast.com/faq.php#d1. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "The 18 Best Rockumentaries of ALL TIME". Screenjunkies.com. http://www.screenjunkies.com/general/18-best-rockumentaries-all-time. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
