Jimmy O'Brien (Robert Lowery)and Sammy Rubin (Sidney Miller), write jingle commercials for radio, and meet Mary Adams (Dona Drake), who wants to break into radio as a soloist for a band.
Short musical subject featuring the work of composer Hoagy Carmichael performed by him and featuring Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra, as well as vocalist Meredith Blake.
In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little work, he even convinces Count Basie to come with his band.
HighStrung follows Alex, a young guitarist with stage fright, as he arrives for an audition that could change his life. Nervous but determined, he discovers his guitar emits a mysterious glow and an eerie thrumming sound. During his audition, one of the judges and the leader of the band, Blake, quickly loses interest, leaving Alex discouraged. However, after the rejection, he plays a song to himself in the waiting room, unaware of how his guitar’s glow intensified around him, drawing the attention of both Blake and Cassidy, who is the band's drummer and the second judge. As they realize their instruments share the same supernatural energy, Blake, now impressed, offers Alex a spot in the band, as they realize each other's creative potential.
Lacey is a singer who doesn’t feel like she is capable enough. One day, a friend presents her with an opportunity to showcase her talents that puts her relationship in jeopardy.
In Duisburg, Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin—world-renowned for his exceptional technique—delivered a standout performance at the Ruhr Piano Festival, to great acclaim from both audiences and critics alike. The program featured works by Joseph Haydn, John Oswald, Nikolai Medtner, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, as well as one of his own compositions, “Boîte à musique.”
From off the grid to under the grow lights, Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary follows the story of a back to the land pot farmer coming to terms with raising her son and her income in a black market economy.
The princesses of Prinsessia have been invited to perform the opening dance at the annual ball of Prinsendaal. This is a great honor, as Prinsendaal is the oldest and most important princess school in the country. Teacher Flora urges the princesses to behave properly and orderly. After all, she wants Prinsessia to make a good impression. That won't be easy, because the director of Prinsendaal wants nothing less than a perfect opening dance. The only thing that matters to him is order and discipline. A stark contrast to the colorful, playful princesses Violet, Roos, Madeliefje, Iris, and Linde.
Billy Idol, recorded live at London's Wembley Arena, on December 22nd 1990, during the Charmed Life tour. Charmed Life was released in 1990, and a video for the single "Cradle of Love" had to be shot. Since he, Idol, was unable to walk, he was shot from the waist up. Against his doctors' advice, he also managed to make appearances to promote Charmed Life.
For those with any interest in Vivaldi's operas Orlando Furioso is essential viewing, being a 1989 San Francisco Opera revival by Pier Luigi Pizzi of his own 1979 production which was largely responsible for beginning modern interest in Vivaldi's stage work. The composer first premiered Orlando finto pazzo in 1714, but the Orlando Furioso finalised in 1727 was so heavily reworked as to be virtually an entirely new opera, and so successful Handel set the same epic poem by Aristo under the title Alcina in 1735.
Get up close and personal with new wave pioneers, Blondie. The legendary New Yorkers are responsible for some of modern music's most enduring songs, including "Call Me", "Atomic", "Heart of Glass" and other anthems from their 70s and 80s heyday. Blondie perform for only 750 fans at the intimate Round Chapel, Hackney.
Live concert performance from English rock band Motörhead recorded at the Zenith in Munich, Germany on November 20th and 21st 2015. Filmed as part of their 40th anniversary tour, only a month before the death of their frontman, the tracks performed include 'Bomber', 'Over the Top', 'Ace of Spades' and 'Overkill'.
A waiter who sings gets in a fight with rude customers and overpowers them. A boxing promoter sees this and transforms him into "Kid Nightingale," marketing him as a boxer who sings.
For one emotional night, a group of slum children in Mumbai, India, get a chance to experience a different world as they perform The Sound of Music with a classical orchestra, fostering hopes that it could change their lives forever.