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Tami Neilson Don't Be Afraid

Rudimental We The Generation

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Battles La Di Da Di

Chris Cornell Higher Truth

Eagles Of Death Metal Zipper Down

Music movies – both fictional and factual – are enjoying a renaissance.

which collates some of her greatest appearances on both TV and in the studio. 2015 has actually been a great year for music docos, with Amy arriving hot on the heels of the superb Montage Of Heck , which gave us an intimate portrait of another music legend who died far too young: Kurt Cobain. The gunge icon is also the subject of Soaked In Bleach , which is out on DVD next month and is a more controversial piece about Cobain’s death – add in the new vinyl edition of Nirvana's self-titled greatest hits compilation and you have the perfect Christmas gift for Cobain fans.

W e're big fans of films about music – whether they be fictionalised biopics or documentaries – and this year has already seen the release of a number of must-have music DVDs and Blu-rays. The other great thing about music movies is that they will often encourage you to dust off an old favourite you may not have played in years – or even think about filling a forgotten gap in your record collection. Most filmmakers don’t have the luxury to include full versions of songs by the artists they are featuring, but the snippets that do get played are

Rhodes Wishes

Trivium Silence In The Snow

Fat Freddy's Drop Bays

Salad Boys Metalmania

Meanwhile, another music documentary to look out for in November is Lambert & Stamp , an affectionate account of the managers of The Who. There's also a host of other great music docos waiting in the wings. Mavis! , a marvelous portrait of the

often just the motivation you need to return to the original albums. Who wasn't tempted to seek out the full version of James Brown’s Live At Apollo after seeing Chadwick Boseman recreate it as part of the biopic Get On Up ? Or glory again in the complete

Lana Del Rey Honeymoon

Love & Mercy

gospel R&B legend Mavis Staples, will be essential viewing when it arrives on DVD, and you should also keep an eye out for The Wrecking Crew which profiles the legendary group of LA session musicians who played on classic records of the Beach Boys, Phil Spector, the Monkees, the Mamas & The Papas and many,

wonders of Pet Sounds after watching the superb Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy (out on DVD and BD this month)? And we’re sure N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton has been on the music decks of many a hip hop fan in the wake of the biopic of the same name currently playing in cinemas. It’s not just fictional films that cry out for a CD and/or vinyl companion. This month sees the release of the acclaimed documentary Amy , which tells the tragic story of the British soul singer. The film is particularly good on her early years, so while the first instinct was to fire up Back To Black , it’s also been interesting to revisit her under-rated debut Frank . We also recommend that you check out the CD/DVD set Amy Winehouse At The BBC ,

many more. And with new docos also due on artists as diverse as Nina Simone, Keith

Richards, James Brown, Kiss and The Damned, long may

the music movie revival continue. JB Listener

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