Stations of the Elevated (1981) is a 45-minute city symphony shot on lush 16mm color reversal stock, with a soundtrack that combines ambient city noise with jazz and gospel by Charles Mingus an...Read More
Analyzing the long and influential career of "Man in Black" , this documentary draws on commentary from rock journalists and working musicians, rare footage and interviews with Cash himself to ...Read More
In Performance is a retrospective look at the career of George Harrison, through an in-depth review of his work with The Beatles, his ventures as a solo artist, and his work as a collaborator o...Read More
Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) stars as Carl, a man who launches a full-scale heist to steal mob money from the prison that just released him. With the help of an old friend (Jeremy Roberts, The Pe...Read More
The is the independent critical guide to the music of The Who, in the crucial years when the legendary Keith Moon was in the band. This study chronicles the British band at its peak as Keith M...Read More
Banned in 20 countries! This outrageous “midnight show” film follows a cult of devil worshiping killers as they go on their rampage of hair raising terror through Chicago. 1985, Directed by Joh...Read More
Tony Palmer explores the link between African music and modern American pop.
Ragtime holds an unexpectedly profound place in the history of music, and it can be said to have laid the cornerstone of American popular music.
Rock Photography and NYC Hip Hop. A look behind the camera that captured Rock N’ Roll and a visit from a New York grandmaster.
Fame! “Success doesn’t change you, Fame does.” Rare footage of lost 1960s icons and a candid interview with a legendary pop deity.
Virtuoso Frontmen. Two of the most feverishly creative frontmen in modern music history stop by the Night Flight studios.
Pop Poetry. Lyrical sophistication and songwriting elegance define two of modern music’s most compelling figures.
Addicted. Escape to “unreality” with late ‘80s alt rock and get hooked on love with a stylish soul soloist.
Art Pop and Rock Muses. A seductive take on pop music and the cosmopolitan lovers that inspired it.
The Heartbreakers. A close look at a recently lost rock icon and a glam-punk bard. Both were known to have broken a heart or two.
Vocal Vanguards. A pop heir charts his own course and a look at the career of Rock’s vanguard vocalist and song stylist.
Tony Palmer's series studies Tin Pan Alley, the publishers and songwriters who turned music into big business by making records to order.
Unquestionably American, pop music has a profound debt to blues. This episode explores the tumultuous history of blues from its New Orleans origins to its current state.
Featuring a script by Stephen Sondheim, Tony Palmer's landmark series discovers how operetta, burlesque and vaudeville gave birth to the musical.
Tony Palmer's epic series traces the music industry back to its beginnings in pubs and taverns, with footage of Judy Garland and Mae West.