Upcoming Music Films

Looking at lists of upcoming film release dates, there are a few music-themed movies to look forward to.  Of course there is Footloose (not interested), the Green Day documentary/musical American Idiot, and Tom Cruise in the film adaption of Rock of Ages, but there were a few films that I had forgot about or just heard of.

With an October release, George Harrison: Living in the Material World is the first film to look out for.  Directed by Martin Scorsese with the blessing of Olivia Harrison, the picture debuts on HBO with part one on October 5th and part two on the 6th.  If you happen to live in the UK, there is an October 2nd premiere in Liverpool at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology.  If you can't wait just over a week to see this picture, then hopefully this trailer can satisfy you for the time being.

Just about a month later, Killing Bono has a limited release November 4th.  In this rock comedy, two brothers and school mates of U2 struggle to make a name in the 1980s music scene and watch U2's fame skyrocket.  If you live outside of a major city and don't get limited releases, you can order Killing Bono on DVD.


Another limited release (see here) in November, is The Other F Word.  The documentary film discusses the transition from rocker to "soccer dad".  The film features Pennywise's Jim Lindberg, Flea, Mark Hoppus, Black Flag's Ron Reyes, Tim McIlrath, Fat Mike of NOFX, and several others.  In case you're still wondering, the other F word is "father".  View all film clips on the official site.

Strange Music Videos

Recently it has become some sort of a trend to have really weird and odd music videos. Isn't all that new for Lady Gaga, but now Ke$ha and Katy Perry are making similarly strange videos. There has been many videos that were really odd in a way, such as Black Hole Sun or Closer (the latter I won't post due to strong language and brief nudity). But only recently has this trend achieved a new level of weird and most of the older odd videos are for rock songs. So a lot of the time the weird and dark imagery in the videos is justified. For pop videos it's just, well... weird. Here are some videos for your consideration.

Born This Way by Lady Gaga

Really almost any video from Gaga is pretty strange, but here's her [?] most recent effort of weirdness.

E.T. by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West

Perhaps this video is fitting to the song lyrics, but nevertheless it is still super weird and out of the ordinary for Katy Perry.

Blow by Ke$ha

Half unicorns, pantless bears, lasers, rainbow blood, cheese, James Van Der Beek and man-bras. I think the director was on blow when he came up with this idea.

Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

I have no idea what was up with these people.

Parabola by Tool

Tool videos are just as frequently strange as Lady Gaga's, except it usually fits their songs. Too bad Tool is together anymore, a Tool and Lady Gaga collaboration could make for a ridiculous video.

These are only a handful of videos, there are plenty more out there. And as long as Lady Gaga is making music, I expect many more.