My Generation

Good documentary, lots of witty observations and visual jokes.The film outlines the devolution of Woodstock from a somewhat commercial gathering of doped-up morons into a completely commercial gathering of doped-up morons. A sad commentary, really, on what capitalism does to... Full review

An interesting look at the degeneration of the Woodstock festival. All three festivals are shown and contrasted. From the supposedly peaceful motives of the 1969 show to the commercialism of the other shows and also the out and out violence... Full review

This documentary proved that there was something behind all 3 of the Woodstock festivals that no one saw.Sure this is a great documentary if you want to see all the differences between generations, and if you want a portrait on... Full review

I walked out of this documentary angry (at the end) - extremely angry in fact.The 1969 footage was used as a way to compare and contrast the behaviour of the audience at the later show's (94 & 99.).The inclusion of... Full review

Getting In Tune," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "My Generation" and a superb "Love Reign O'er Me" were dead-on. L ast night, at an almost full TD Banknorth Garden , the Who played "Baba O'Riley," possibly the greatest, most glorious, most epic rock song ever written, with all the requisite bluster and bombast. ... Full Review

"If I was an MP, the Dublin Castle would be registered as my second home," beams the Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq, standing on a tiny stage in the backroom of a Camden boozer that is renowned for its churnover... ... Full Article

The South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival on Thursday announced the short-film lineup for this year's fest, which runs March 13-21 in Austin, Texas. ... Full Article

Buddy Holly wasn't the biggest or most influential star of the early rock era. He didn't have the chance to be. He died too young - 50 years ago today, in fact, when the plane he was on crashed in... ... Full Article

The Who's guitarist, Pete Townshend, supposedly wrote "My Generation," his immortal fuck-off to the elders in his way, on his twentieth birthday, May 19th, 1965, while riding a train from London to Southampton for a television appearance. ... Full Article

In their youth, before the operas and the arenas, the Who were an electric-soul band. Maximum R&B: That's what they called the music on that famous Marquee Club poster, and they meant it literally. ... Full Article

I have deep reservations about recommending any sort of "greatest hits" packaging. Perhaps for old-time country, folk, blues, and early R&B the story is different. ... Full Article