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25 Must-See Music Documentaries

Our favorite of this week’s several fine indie releases is Searching for Sugar Man, Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul’s investigative profile of Sixto Rodriguez, a singer/songwriter who should have been a giant star in the early 1970s and instead faded into obscurity (and then became a cult sensation in New Zealand, Australia, and apartheid-era South Africa). Bendjelloul’s warm, kind film is both a showcase for terrific music and a compelling human interest story; it deserves a place alongside the best music documentaries, and since it reminded us of them, we thought we’d compile a list of our favorite music docs. It’s a list that’s constantly in flux, so we’ve included some alternates (as well as where you can see them); we’d love to hear yours as well. Check it out after the jump. … Read More

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What’s on at Flavorpill: Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

Today at Flavorpill, we decided that Billy Corgan has officially lost it. We were suprised to hear that Futurama is coming back to FOX. We wondered who would take on Mr. T’s role in the A-Team movie. We dug Studio Gang’s wavy Aqua Tower in Chicago. We were happy for Anvil… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Cultural Stories

Cruisin’ for a bruisin’: While it’s managed to survive the current crunch, don’t be fooled; the Louvre could be in serious trouble come 2010. [via NYT]
Have mercy: John Stamos is working a Full House movie; he sees James Franco in his old role and Tracy Morgan playing Uncle Joey. [via NYDN]… Read More

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Exclusive: Anvil Will Save Us All

Drugs, Cessnas, belts tied to door-knobs — it’s a gamble becoming a rock star, and yet even their most gruesome demises have a strange sex appeal. Delivering fish, working in a cafeteria, and installing toilets, on the other hand, do not. But that’s what happened to Robb Reiner and Steve “Lips” Kudlow, the founding members of one of the most influential heavy metal bands you’ve never heard of. … Read More

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