Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: documentary, gogol bordello, heavy metal in baghdad, pied piper of hutzovina, super size me, the brian jonestown massacre, the dandy warhols, vice magazine
I’ve been getting into documentaries lately, and I just stumbled upon this site today which I think is fabulous. Visit Snag Films to watch free streams of hundred of documentaries. And I wouldn’t be talking about this site unless it was well worth it. For the price of free, no registration required, you can watch full length docs like Super Size Me, State of the Union, and my personal favorite Dig!, an incredibly interesting account of the trials and tribulations of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. Two bands with intertwined histories that allowed them to reach the peak of their popularity in the late 90’s, but had many struggles on the way to their own versions of success. Please go watch this now, I promise that you will love it.
The next two films on my list are Heavy Metal in Baghdad and Pied Piper of Hutzovina. Heavy Metal in Baghdad was produced by Vice, everyones favorite hipster rag, and follows an Iraqi heavy metal band in the period of time during the fall of Saddam regime. Pied Piper of Hutzovina is a travel account of Eugene Hutz, ring leader of Gogol Bordello, during a 2004 road trip through his native Ukraine.
Anyway, go watch some films. It’s a much better waste of your time anything on Youtube.
Also, keep an eye out for my reviews of “The Best Albums of 2008 (so far)”. It’ll be good. I promise.
