A short documentary on the ubiquitously sampled “Amen break” –  sonic pillar of hip-hop, jungle, and drum ‘n bass music to name just a few. Originally a 1969 B-side.  Interesting stuff. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac[/youtube]

A friend recently told me about a documentary called Heavy Metal Parking Lot. He had a VHS copy back in the day, and was going to order the newly available DVD. I’ll wait to check it out once he gets the DVD, but for now I would take a browse through the review below. Its […]

Kevin Kelly has updated his guide to documentaries (or True Films as he refers to them in the title). Better yet, he is offering it free. Here is his post on his Cool Tools blog: Cool Tool: True Films eBook If you are interested in documentaries, or reality film-making, definitely check this out. You are […]