Watch The Avett Brothers Perform "Pretty Girl From Annapolis" in a Bathroom
The folk band filmed an acoustic performance of the track from the 2003 album Carolina Jubilee with a brief interlude of Bob Marley's "Is This Love?" read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayThe 10 Best Music Documentaries of 2012
This year saw directors like Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme and Kevin Macdonald filming some iconic music legends. But it also showed that little-known filmmakers documenting smaller acts can create just as a powerful a story. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Best Documentaries of 2012
It was quite the unusual year for documentaries. One director made our list twice, with a movie about pop music and a movie about child murder. And our top three docs of the year were made by new feature filmmakers. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySong Premiere: Ziggy Marley - "Reggae In My Head (Live)"
Reggae royalty Ziggy Marley is set to release Ziggy Marley in Concert exclusively on iTunes on Dec. 18. The five-time Grammy award-winning artist recorded the album throughout his Wild & Free 2012 tour, and the tracks feature the kind of energy that only a live show can provide. The album holds two tracks that are Bob Marley fan favorites, too: “War” and “Is This Love.” Ziggy Marley in Concert will feature 15 tracks in total and will be released on Tuff Gong Worldwide, the label founded by Bob Marley in 1965. You can listen to one track from the album,... read more
Found in: Featured AudioMarley: An Oscar Winner Creates a Warts-And-All Hagiography
Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley may be simultaneously the most idolized and least understood superstar in music history. A deep thinker and mystic, he’s been too often relegated to pro-marijuana rallies and college dorm rooms. read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesFrom The Vault: Bob Marley (1979)
Watch Bob Marley's entire 20-song set at the Oakland Auditorium on Nov. 30, 1979 in "this week's Paste mPlayer. read more
Found in: Featured VideosMarley
It’s not entirely clear why director Kevin Macdonald decided to make a documentary about the musician Bob Marley, a cultural icon whose life has been recounted countless times through a variety of mediums. Macdonald claims it’s because he wants to understand why Marley continues to speak to legions of fans around the world. Whatever his reasons, he’s clearly up to the task. Marley offers an expansive and at times fascinating perspective on the man through interviews with his fellow former Wailers, family, and childhood friends. The film is fairly detailed concerning Marley’s songwriting and musicianship from his early ska days... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsCopyright Provision Could Put Rights Back into Musicians' Hands
Plenty of artists have been taking advantage of the internet in efforts to establish artistic freedom from record labels. But as the New York Times reports, a provision of U.S. copyright law from the 1970s could be returning thousands of master recordings back into the hands of the musicians that produced them: read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Origin of Song: The Wailers and "Get Up Stand Up"
“How long must I protest the same thing?” asked Bob Marley in 1978 about the song he and Peter Tosh made famous with the Wailers. “I sing ‘Get Up Stand Up’, and up till now, people don’t get up,” he said, according to Bob Marley…In His Own Words. “So must I still sing ‘Get Up Stand Up’?...I want people to live big and have enough.” read more
Found in: Blogs, CrawdaddyLast King Of Scotland Director Tackling Bob Marley Documentary
Kevin Macdonald, the director of critically-acclaimed The Last King Of Scotland, will now work on a Bob Marley documentary simply titled Marley, reports TheWrap.com.... read more
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