“Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES is an unsettling and inspiring look at today’s popular music industry featuring interviews and performances by Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, ?uestlove and a wide variety of others. The documentary film has built a passionate following as “the most important film a music fan will ever see” (XM Radio) by providing “a balanced overview of the state of the rock scene of America” (The Wall Street Journal) and adding “passion to the eternal debate about the industry” (The New York Times). Last year, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen walked away from traditional Hollywood distribution to instead pursue a large-scale grassroots release with B-Side Entertainment. Since its release in November 2006, the film has screened over 200 times in over 130 North American markets with hundreds of additional events anticipated worldwide during 2007. Use this site to learn more about the film, where you can see it, ways you can own it, and – most importantly – how you can get involved in sharing it with others.”

“The music industry has abandoned musicians and fans.”

1. Frank Zappa Interviewed on Music Box (UK), 1984: On AIDS, Military Industrial Complex, Cold War, And The Commercial Music Industry ** RECOMMENDED – Ed.
2. Evelyn Glennie: How to listen to music with your whole body ** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
3. Electronic Behaviour Control System, EBN (Emergency Broadcast Network)
4. John Carpenter: Fear Is Just The Beginning (The Man And His Movies)
5. Remix Of A Barack Obama/Newscorp Promotional Propaganda Music Video, ‘I Like A Boy’, Featuring “Obama Girl” ** WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC