Sly Stone, Led Zeppelin and two rock docs that treat ‘genius’ very differently
In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...
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In defence of the Premier League – and the new Man Utd stadium
Sly Lives! presents an unflinching portrait of the artist – and the main quandary of the creative process.
Sly and The Family Stone are celebrated in a new documentary with plenty of subtext
Ostensibly it covers the career of Sly Stone, the prodigious musician who, during the late '60s and '70s, generated some of ...
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Drop Everything and Watch This Music Documentary
In this Slate Plus episode, Anna talks about the trailblazing psychedelic funk band Sly and the Family Stone with Joseph Patel, producer for the new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black ...
‘The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’ Review: An Irresistible Celebration of the ’70s Funk-Soul Genius
H.E.R. directs a documentary full of all-star conversations framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an ...
How H.E.R.’s 2021 Oscar Speech Led to Her Directing a Curtis Mayfield Doc
The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’, which is premiering at SXSW, features interviews with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and John Legend ...
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H.E.R. says fans will 'get a different Dr. Dre' in her directorial debut, 'The Makings of Curtis Mayfield'
Disney/Scott Kirkland, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Image, Disney/Randy Holmes When H.E.R.‘s song “Fight For You” from Judas ...
‘The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’ Review: H.E.R. Directs a Music Doc That Says More About the Present Than the Past
When H.E.R. won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “Judas and the Black Messiah” in 2021, she used her acceptance to thank ...
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Video Games
Renée Zellweger's “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” and Questlove's Sly Stone documentary are some of the new media headed your way. Switch 2, the long-awaited successor to the Nintendo's ...