In search of music documentaries

February 27, 2005 4:05 PM

I am a fan of radio music documentaries, like the BBC's 6 Music Plays it Again or The Edge's The Ongoing History of New Music. Is there any place online where I can listen to such things? Some sort of archive is preferred so I can listen at the odd hours I keep rather than tuning in at a certain time.

I've been listening to some on the BBC player, and have found some good ones, but am looking for more. Format isn't much of an issue, though I wouldn't mind some sort of mp3 or podcast set up.

I am especially interested in documentaries about the history of rock and pop music, but am open to just about anything.

posted by synecdoche to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

Not an archive, but another site you might like to check for variety is Radio Scotland's listen again. There is usually a music documentary of some sort there.
posted by Flitcraft at 4:41 PM on February 27, 2005

Check this one out: The Wire on CBC. It's about the history and future of "electricty in music." Tons of posted interviews, it's a two-month long show overall and they are adding more content as it goes on. Meek disclaimer: I was interviewed for this! (Haven't heard my bit yet, it's later on.)
posted by neustile at 8:49 PM on February 27, 2005

National Public Radio does a lot of that sort of thing, I used to love their series on the 100 most "important" songs of the 20th Century.

NPR.org
posted by DickStock at 9:37 PM on February 27, 2005

National Public Radio does a lot of that sort of thing. I used to love their series on the 100 most "important" songs of the 20th Century.

NPR.org
posted by DickStock at 9:38 PM on February 27, 2005