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Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) 
- Becoming Led Zeppelin, a documentary that dives into the rise of the epochal rock group, has been completed. It is the only documentary of its kind…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Blur: To The End (2024) 
- A new feature–length documentary depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of Blur, captured during the year in which they made a…
 - DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
 
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2024)
 
- The definitive musical biography about one of the most gifted singer–songwriters of his generation. Now in his early eighties, Paul Simon is…
 - DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
 
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
 
- A fabulous documentary that gives long–overdue credit to the man who blazed the trail for rock 'n' roll sound and showmanship when he burst…
 - DVD $34.95
 
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis (2023)
 
- The story of Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm Thorgerson, a couple of unlikely London lads who stumbled into forming the coolest art design group of…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Ennio: The Maestro (2021)
 
- A celebration of the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone, anchored around an interview with film–maker Giuseppe…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Laurel Canyon (2020) 
- Two part documentary series exploring the music and culture of Laurel Canyon and the wider LA rock scene of the 60's and 70's. Features incredible…
 - DVD $29.95
 
David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) 
- Soulful and deeply personal documentary on musician David Crosby, a founding member of both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash. A fearless and at…
 - DVD $24.95
 
Liam Gallagher: As it Was (2019) 
- Rockumentary following the Oasis singer as he attempts a dramatic solo comeback, since scaling the dizzying heights of rock n roll fame in the 90's…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2019) 
- Intimate rise–and–fall portrait of the charismatic frontman of the mega–selling Australian rock band INXS, who died in…
 - DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
 
PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money (2019) 
- Beautifully impressionistic documentary set around the making of PJ Harvey's 2016 album, The Hope Six Demolition Project, shining light on an…
 - DVD $29.95
 
The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps (2019)
 
- An absolutely unflinching portrait of the genius New Zealand songwriter Martin Phillipps whose band The Chills exemplified the "Dunedin Sound" with…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Eulogy, The (2018) 
- Australia's greatest, and perhaps most overlooked, classical pianist Geoffrey Tozer is the subject of this documentary presented by music educator…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Rockabul (2018) 
- Intrepid Australian journalist and director Travis Beard explores the Afghan heavy metal music scene, and how the long conflict in Afghanistan has…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017)
 
- An unflinching and deeply personal look into the life of blues–rock and guitar legend Eric Clapton, told through his own words and songs and…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Gurrumul (2017) 
- Documentary about internationally acclaimed indigenous Australian artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, who wrote music inspired by his community on…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
 
- Beautiful portrait of revered Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, that captures the unique compositional process of a new work he…
 - DVD $29.95
 
A Family Affair (2015) 
- An intimate and intoxicating portrait of the renowned Xylouris family, who have been maintaining the musical traditions of their native Crete for…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Amy (2015)
 
- The compelling but undeniably downbeat story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. From the…
 - DVD 
$25 $18.75 
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
 
- A 24–hour portrait of writer and musician Nick Cave, blending fiction and reality, as it examines the artistic process and the power of the…
 - Blu-Ray $34.95
 
Searching for Sugar Man (Searching for Sugarman) (2012)
 
- A unique, engaging music mystery that follows the late–60's Detroit based musician Sixto Rodriguez, who faded into obscurity in America amidst…
 - DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
 
Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
 
- An adorable, "Kiwi–as" portrait of NZ's beloved folk–singing comedy duo, Jools and Lynda Topp, which also resonates as a ripely…
 - DVD 
$20 $15 
Young @ Heart (Young at Heart) (2007)
 
- A stirring, crowd–pleasing music doco for ages 9 to 99 that introduces a spritely senior citizen choir known as 'Young @ Heart' who are…
 - DVD 
$20 $15 
Favela Rising (2005) 
- Rousing documentary traces the transformation of a violent slum in Rio de Janeiro by former drug–dealer Anderson Sa, who was so shocked by a…
 - DVD $29.95
 
New York Doll (2005) 
- Affecting yet hilarious documentary about the bass–player of influential glam–punk band The New York Dolls, Arthur 'Killer' Kane, whose…
 - DVD 
$20 $15 
Dig! (2004)
 
- Arguably the best and most illuminating of the recent wave of 'rock docs', this intimately charts the polarising fortunes of two buddy rock bands,…
 - DVD $29.95
 
Work of Director Spike Jonze, The (2003)
 
- Before his successful foray into feature films, director Spike Jonze made his name as the pre–eminent music video director of the 1990s. He…
 - DVD $24.95
 
Metallica - S & M (2000) 
- Michael Kamen directs the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in an epic accompaniment for heavy–metal gods Metallica. Songs include: The Ecstasy…
 - DVD $49.95, $49.95
 
Modulations (1998)
 
- Sub–captioned "Cinema for the Ear", this is an enlightening exposition of electronic music – a marginalised yet broadly significant music…
 - Poster (VG) $12.95
 
Latcho Drom (1993)
 
- A moving testament to the plight of inter–continental gypsy culture and to the redemptive and communicative power of music, Tony Gatlif's…
 - DVD 
$25 $18.75