Before the Music Dies - Trailer

Made by Austin filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES tells the story of how the music industry has abandoned both artists and fans in its single-minded pursuit of corporate profits. The film, which premiered to sold-out audiences at the 2006 SXSW Film Festival, features interviews and musical performances from Eric Cla Made by Austin filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES tells the story of how the music industry has abandoned both artists and fans in its single-minded pursuit of corporate profits. The film, which premiered to sold-out audiences at the 2006 SXSW Film Festival, features interviews and musical performances from Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Erykah Badu, Branford Marsalis, Doyle Bramhall II, Questlove, and Calexico, among many others.

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[SiMoFkr]

yep, punk rock, if you while recall, was a response to the commercialization of Rock 'n Roll. What the music scene, the whole culture of Western Civilization in general needs right now is a revolution, we're long since over due.

[theocean1973]

here's my theory: most people are stupid sheep, and follow the popular trash in order to fit in, and have no taste for real art. as someone who loves to listen to, play and write music, i'm thoroughly offended by the fact that many great musicians get hardly any attention for their talent and artistic substance, and are instead outshone by fake autotuned crap (the black eyed peas being the group i most despise at the moment) DAMMIT!!!

[rickv404]

Bah - it's only pop music. 

[sweetmay73]

now everyone likes dubstep or indie music =_=

[JhighJoe]

suburban white kids??? Hip-Hop is not cool anymore because its commercial front, gangsta rap, dirties up Mr. President's racial image, point blank. It's clear by stuff such as Snoop with Katie Perry, and that movie with Puffy that those guys personally had a little visit from Obama's agents pointing a gun at their heads : behave, or the monkey will get shot...

[BlueArmyfication]

The problem is that you can't "push the envelope" any futher. You can't go any more 'raw' than punk and hardcore have already done. "Hip-hop" is overwith because wiggers in the suburbs have already claimed it and once suburban white kids embrace it - its not cool anymore. So hip-hop is out. It's gotta be a music that everyone hates and doesnt make any money, so much so that John Lydon has to hate it and it has to have zero sellability. There's your music of the future.

[SuperMaria911]

people are running out of ideas...that may be a very likely reason as to why the music industry is the way it is....everything has been done before....

[MrMamboItaliano1]

@BlueArmyfication okay we have to do something different, but you cannot say that every single possible combination of a melody has been done. Today's pollution lacks real instruments for one, a melody, and most of all creativity, music is a way of expressing yourself; but unfortunately today it is all about making money.

[BlueArmyfication]

What this movie fails to address is that jazz, blues and R&R is DONE. It's not about just instrumental music anymore. It's about sound frequencies and aural experiences now. And every decade had it's junk music. Let's not pretend that our generation has the only 'schlock' music. And no one wants to hear a rehash of something already done. We can't hearken back to the past - we have to do something different.

[MrTigeriffic]

the dave mathews song they show on the film what is the name of that song?? would love to know as it blew my mind when i heard it

[SoundSurferukII]

Right On Dave Mathews