The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a program on television or movie documentary about rock and roll or its musicians. It is a portmanteau of the words "rock" and "documentary." The term was used by Rob Reiner in the mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap.

The concept of the Rockumentary Podcast was coined by Brinkley Warren in 2005 in conjunction with Athcast.com [1], a start-up non-profit that produces rockumentaries in multimedia podcast form. "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.

List of "rockumentary" titles

Rockumentary film examples include:

• Another State of Mind – Punk: Social Distortion, Youth Brigade
• Sticky Carpet (Melbourne Punk Rock)
• Shut Up and Sing (Dixie Chicks, by Barbara Kopple)[2]
• Monterey Pop (Monterey Pop Festival)
• Cracked Actor (David Bowie)
• Bullet in a Bible (Green Day)
• Woodstock (Woodstock festival)
• Glastonbury (Glastonbury Festival)
• The Last Waltz (final concert by The Band)
• Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones at Altamont)
• Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Various Artists
• Live at Pompeii (Pink Floyd)
• Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads)
• The Kids Are Alright (The Who)
• The Song Remains the Same (Led Zeppelin)
• Dont Look Back (Bob Dylan)
• Lord Don't Slow Me Down (Oasis)
• The Naked Brothers Band (Naked Brothers Band)
• The Filth and the Fury (The Sex Pistols)
• Stalking Pete Doherty (The Libertines/Babyshambles)
• DiG! (The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
• End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (The Ramones)
• Meeting People Is Easy (Radiohead)
• Year of the Horse (Neil Young)
• ResErection (Turbonegro)
• Some Kind of Monster (Metallica)
• Let's Rock Again! (Joe Strummer)
• Rattle and Hum (U2)
• The Decline of Western Civilization (Los Angeles
• The Decline of Western Civilization II (The Metal Years)
• Single Video Theory (Pearl Jam)

Punk Rock)

• American Hardcore (1980s Hardcore Punk)
• Fast Future Generation (Good Charlotte)
• LoudQUIETloud (Pixies)
• I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (Wilco)
• The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Daniel Johnston)
• Funky Monks (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Life On The Murder Scene (My Chemical Romance)
• the parody or mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap
• Bilo jednom... (Novi Sad Punk Rock).

New Media examples include the podcast program "ATHCAST".

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, 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.

See also

Concert film

Category:Music documentary films

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