Rockumentary

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The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a program on television or movie documentary about rock and roll or its musicians. The term was used by Rob Reiner in the mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap.

The concept of the Rockumentary Podcast was coined by Brinkley Warren in 2005 in conjunction with Athcast.com [1], a start-up non-profit that produces rockumentaries in multimedia podcast form. "ATHCAST" is a music preservation podcast started by Mike Ewing and Brinkley Warren that consists of video, audio, and interactive slideshows that preserve and disseminate the legendary music scene in Athens, GA.

Rockumentary film examples include:

• Sticky Carpet (Melbourne Punk Rock)
• Shut Up and Sing (Dixie Chicks, by Barbara Kopple)[2]
• Monterey Pop (Monterey Pop Festival)
• Woodstock (Woodstock festival)
• Glastonbury (Glastonbury Festival)
• The Last Waltz (final concert by The Band)
• Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones at Altamont)
• Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Various Artists
• Live at Pompeii (Pink Floyd)
• Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads)
• The Kids Are Alright (The Who)
• The Song Remains The Same (Led Zeppelin)
• Dont Look Back (Bob Dylan)
• The Filth and the Fury (The Sex Pistols)
• Stalking Pete Doherty (The Libertines/Babyshambles)
• DiG! (The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
• End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (The Ramones)
• Meeting People Is Easy (Radiohead)
• Year of the Horse (Neil Young)
• ResErection (Turbonegro)
• Some Kind of Monster (Metallica)
• Let's Rock Again! (Joe Strummer)
• Rattle and Hum (compilation of '80s U2 concert videos)
• The Decline of Western Civilization (Los Angeles Punk Rock)
• American Hardcore (1980's Hardcore Punk)
• and the parody or mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.

New Media examples include the podcast program "ATHCAST".

MTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s had a series called Rockumentary. Some of the artists that were featured were: AC/DC in 1991, Aerosmith in 1990, Eric Clapton in 1990, Def Leppard in 1988, Don Henley in 1990, Rod Stewart in 1988, Pink Floyd in 1989, Mötley Crüe in 1989, Genesis in 1992, Metallica in 1992 and 1996, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Led Zeppelin The Doors, Van Halen and one on Heavy Metal music.