12-03-2016, 01:22 AM
Way too hard to narrow it down to just 5. Here's my top 10 in no particular order:
Drive-By Truckers- American Band
The Hip- Man Machine Poem
Gord Downie- Secret Path
Ron Hawkins- Spit, Sputter & Sparkle
John K. Samson- Winter Wheat
Bob Mould- Patch the Sky
Iggy Pop- Post Pop Depression
David Bowie- Blackstar
Leonard Cohen- You Want it Darker
Lydia Loveless- Real
Honorable mentions:
Wilco- Schmilco
Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool
Wintersleep- The Great Detachment
Dinosaur Jr- Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
Jim Bryson- Somewhere We Will Find Our Place
Lucinda Williams- The Ghosts of Highway 20
The Jayhawks- Paging Mr. Proust
Black Mountain- IV
...just to name a few. So much great music this year!
2016 rock docs that everybody should see:
Spirit Unforgettable- Beautiful film about John Mann/Spirit of the West. One of the most powerful and heartbreaking docs I've ever seen.
The Smalls: Forever is a Long Time- Tells the story of legendary Edmonton band The Smalls and follows them on their 2014 reunion tour. Very emotional if you grew up following the indie-rock scene in Western Canada in the early to mid-90s. I went to a screening in Vancouver a couple of months ago and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Lots of old school punk-rock dudes openly weeping and having to collect themselves before leaving the theatre.
Gimme Danger- Fascinating and inspiring doc by Jim Jarmusch about the legacy of Iggy & the Stooges.
Drive-By Truckers- American Band
The Hip- Man Machine Poem
Gord Downie- Secret Path
Ron Hawkins- Spit, Sputter & Sparkle
John K. Samson- Winter Wheat
Bob Mould- Patch the Sky
Iggy Pop- Post Pop Depression
David Bowie- Blackstar
Leonard Cohen- You Want it Darker
Lydia Loveless- Real
Honorable mentions:
Wilco- Schmilco
Radiohead- A Moon Shaped Pool
Wintersleep- The Great Detachment
Dinosaur Jr- Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
Jim Bryson- Somewhere We Will Find Our Place
Lucinda Williams- The Ghosts of Highway 20
The Jayhawks- Paging Mr. Proust
Black Mountain- IV
...just to name a few. So much great music this year!
2016 rock docs that everybody should see:
Spirit Unforgettable- Beautiful film about John Mann/Spirit of the West. One of the most powerful and heartbreaking docs I've ever seen.
The Smalls: Forever is a Long Time- Tells the story of legendary Edmonton band The Smalls and follows them on their 2014 reunion tour. Very emotional if you grew up following the indie-rock scene in Western Canada in the early to mid-90s. I went to a screening in Vancouver a couple of months ago and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Lots of old school punk-rock dudes openly weeping and having to collect themselves before leaving the theatre.
Gimme Danger- Fascinating and inspiring doc by Jim Jarmusch about the legacy of Iggy & the Stooges.