2015 UMBRELLA CATALOGUE MUSIC NEW STRANDED DVD The 1970s Punk Rock movement: New DCP York had The Ramones, London had Sex Pistols, Australia had The Saints... Stranded takes a look at the role four musicians from suburban Brisbane played in the explosion of one of the all time greatest musical movements. Featuring interviews with the members of , including its leaders Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey, as well as the likes of Sir Bob Geldof, former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra and Buzzcocks guitarist Steve Diggle, Stranded examines how the oppressive and conservative government of Joh Bjelke-Petersen in the 1970s helped act as a catalyst for the rise of punk rock in Australia, and how as a result The Saints went on to be one of the most influential bands in the country.

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Australian Country legend Reg Lindsay was responsible for an incredible five hundred songs during a fifty year career between 1951 to 2008. The first ever Aussie to appear at Nashville’s famous in 1968, his many great achievements and memorable contributions to the landscape, are indubitable. This special tribute to Reg Lindsay features classic interviews and performances with the entertainer recorded between 1979 and 1994 – from The Don Lane Show, The Midday Show, as well as appearances on Today with Steve Liebmann and The Ernie and Denise Show - Reg Lindsay’s laconic charm shines through to illuminate a truly stellar career.

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Australia’s first ‘singing cowboy’ Smoky Dawson entertained audiences for over 70 years with his trademark steel string guitar and distinct country yodel. A true pioneer of country music scene backed by a well respected radio show, his exploits and adventures astride his beloved horse Flash were legendary. This special tribute features classic interviews with the entertainer recorded between 1987 and 1992 – from The Midday Show with Ray Martin to The Today Show, exploring his body of work and great humanitarian endeavours, including a touching dedication to street kids alongside wife and number one fan Dot.

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AC/DC: DIRTY DEEDS AUTOLUMINESCENT BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS LIVE AT THE UNATHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF THE LOUDEST Containing a selection of rare footage and moving interviews BOGGO ROAD JAIL BAND IN ROCK AND ROLL. with Rowland S. Howard, Nick Cave, Wim Wenders, Recorded in 1993 in Queensland’s notorious Boggo Road AC/DC: Dirty Deeds boldy highlights one of the most influential Mick Harvey, Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, Thurston Moore, prison, this scorching live show – part of a triple bill with rock bands in history, exploring its incredible impact on the Bobby Gillespie, and Adalita, AUTOLUMINESCENT traces The Divinyls and Rose Tattoo – sees rock icon Billy Thorpe music scene and passionately detailing the 40 plus years of the life of Roland S. Howard, as words and images etch and his band return to Australia for the first time in 20 years hard rock celebrated by audiences around the world. light into what has always been ‘the mysterious dark’. and deliver rock n’ roll nirvana through a virtual replay of their legendary Sunbury set from 1972. Featuring rare and classic archival footage of the group, from “IF YOU MAKE SOMETHING THAT IS SO MAGICAL, SO UNIQUE their extraordinary debut on Australian live TV performing YOU WILL PAY THE PRICE... IT’S THE DEVIL’S BARGAIN.” The band are in full flight as they roll out all their big hits, Baby Please Don’t Go on ABC’s Countdown in 1975, through LYDIA LUNCH including: Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy , Mamma, to hit songs Highway to Hell, Hells Bells and Thunderstruck, Be Bop A Lula, Rock Me Baby, C.C. Rider, Rock ‘n’ Roll City, to interviews with Angus Young and Brian Johnson, this World Turning, Ooh Poo Pa Doo and many more. thoroughly researched program leaves no stone unturned in describing AC/DC as the true titans of rock and roll.

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BLOKES YOU CAN TRUST BRIAN ENO CHAD MORGAN – I’M NOT DEAD YET (COSMIC PSYCHOS) THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH 1971 – 1977 Narrated by rock musician Tex Perkins, I’m Not Dead Yet is For 30 years, the Cosmic Psychos have blazed a trail of The Man Who Fell To Earth 1971-1977 details Eno’s rapid the ‘unplugged’ chronicle of 78 year-old comic country music empty beer cans and busted ear drums around the globe with ascent during the excitement of a changing music scene, legend Chad Morgan and his wife Joanie, as they travel their quintessential Australian drawl and pounding punk rock where electronica was no longer feared, but accepted as a and perform throughout regional and outback Australia. songs. This is an extraordinary tale of Australia’s most unique dynamic and bold assault on the senses. Chad Morgan’s extensive body of work reveals a consummate cultural ambassadors, who sing about dead kangaroos, pubs Best known for his early involvement with key art rock bush storyteller with a politically incorrect twist. He sings and schnitzels. It’s a tribute to a country lad, a family man, still outfit group, U2, David Bowie, Talking Heads, John Cale, about chasing Sheilas, fighting drongos, shotgun weddings, rocking and rolling, when most have retired to the couch. Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Devo, Grace Jones and getting drunk and copulating double-decker blow flies! Chad more recently Coldplay. is the first person to be honoured with the CMAA Lifetime Achievement Award and was once dubbed the ‘crown prince Incorporating interviews, audio clips and archival footage of comedy’ by revered country singer and cohort . “BLOKES YOU CAN TRUST IS ONE OF THE BEST ROCK DOCOS this is a compelling story of an amazing artist, supported by OF THE PAST DECADE.” musical examples, laudatory stories and much more. MATT COYTE ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA

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DOGS IN SPACE THE HARDER THEY COME JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Set against the backdrop of Melbourne’s late ‘70s punk rock The film that took reggae music to the world, The Harder They DRESSED TO THRILL scene, Dogs in Space chronicles life in a chaotic, squalid Come is the essential rebel-reggae story of a young Kingston Incorporating rare archival footage (including the MTV share-house. Hippies, addicts, students and radicals fill their musician whose attempt to lift himself from poverty leads to VMA ‘N Sync reunion performance), detailed press coverage days and nights with sex, drugs, parties and television. drug dealing and murder. and insightful celebrity commentary, Justin Timberlake: Writer/director Richard Lowenstein balances a series Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff plays the young musician and Dressed To Thrill tells the story of a highly driven of chaotic vignettes with the central story of the romance outlaw who fights back against a corrupt system, a man who entertainer, considered by many as one of the greatest between housemates Sam (Michael Hutchence), the finally gets fame and a hit record, as he spends his days on artists of his generation. lead singer of the band, Dogs in Space and his lover Anna the run from police and gangsters. (Saskia Post) as it spirals out of control. A worldwide cult hit, this defining film gave reggae music a global audience, and is presented complete and uncut in a new widescreen transfer. “ENERGETIC, YOUTHFUL, FREQUENTLY HILARIOUS AND ULTIMATELY SO SAD, DOGS IN SPACE IS AN AUSTRALIAN COUNTER-CULTURE CLASSIC.” CINEMA AUTOPSY

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“ THE CITIZEN KANE OF JUKEBOX MUSICALS. ” VILLAGE VOICE

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LED ZEPPELIN: LITTLE STEVIE’S STEVIE WRIGHT BAND ONCE AROUND THE SUN DAZED AND CONFUSED Steve Wright may well be regarded as a pioneer of AT LAST, the long-lost film inspired by Australia’s first rock A rare look at Led Zeppelin, from their humble beginnings Australian Rock ‘n’ Roll. In the ‘60s with The Easybeats he festival – The Pilgrimage For Pop Festival – at Ourimbah, to their status as rock gods. The volatile chemistry between created several Australian hits like She’s So Fine, Sorry and near Sydney in 1970. singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist I’ll Make You Happy and the worldwide smash Friday On My Starring: John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham led to Mind. In the ‘70s he began work on his debut album • BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS tensions within the band, but this dynamic was essential Hard Road with Easybeats’ songwriters Harry Vanda and • JEFF ST JOHN AND THE COPPERWINE to their success. Led Zeppelin: Dazed And Confused charts George Young. • CHAIN the incredible heights and extreme lows that helped forge This concert, recorded at Adelaide’s Bridgeway Hotel in 1987 • TULLY one of the greatest rock bands ever and includes interviews is the culmination of three decades of commitment to rock • WENDY SADDINGTON AND COMPANY CAINE with the living members of the band. from an artist whose legacy endures unabated today. • LEO DE CASTRO • HANS POULSEN • MAX MERRITT AND THE METEORS and Featuring • ALLAN MOARYAWAALLA BARKER

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THE OVER THE HILL BAND QUEEN MERCURY RISING RIDE RISE ROAR Well out of the spotlight and into the twilight of her life, Unquestionably one of the world’s biggest and best-selling RIDE, RISE, ROAR is a concert film featuring David Byrne 70 year-old Claire (Marilou Mermans) is at cross-roads. rock bands, with over 200 million albums sold worldwide, that blends riveting onstage performances with intimate A respected chanteuse back in the days of old with darling Queen’s rise to fame is expertly documented in Queen: details of the creative collaborations that make the music dames ‘The Sisters of Love.’ she longs to get back together Mercury Rising, capturing their remarkable story through and performance happen. with the girls for one more song. rare archive footage, interviews and in-depth access to the Shot with multiple cameras over several concerts during the likes of Brian May and Paul Gambaccini. Rocked by the sudden passing of her beloved husband, she 08/09 tour, the film blends the energy and charisma of classic decides to grip life by the microphone stand and mount a Talking Heads with the heartfelt pathos of David Byrne return to the stage, enlisting the help of her wayward son Sid and Brian Eno’s most recent collaboration. (Jan Van Looveren). A rebellious musician himself, Sid is tasked with the unenviable challenge of bringing ‘The Sisters Between the songs, the film achieves an unprecedented of Love’ to a whole new audience, but only on his own terms intimacy with David Byrne and the band, documenting and to the rhythm of a totally new beat. behind-the-scenes auditions, rehearsals, and interviews with key players while revealing the creative process that led to the show’s unique fusion of pop music and modern dance.

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THE SLIM DUSTY MOVIE TAYLOR SWIFT – JUST FOR YOU VICTOR VICTORIA Journey back to an Australia of country showgrounds, Growing up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, she Written and directed by Blake Edwards, with an back-breaking roads, irrepressible bush larrikins, long trains was a long way from the life she leads now – complete with unforgettable score by Henry Mancini. From electrifying and ever-rolling trucks, paddocks of ripened wheat and kegs sold-out tours, hit songs and high-profile romances. excitement of Le Jazz Hot to the contemplative Crazy World, of amber fluid. Welcome to the world of Slim Dusty. Learn how her songwriting helped her cope with her teenage from the humor of Chicago, Illinois to the touching Almost a Combining nostalgic historical recreations, exhilarating troubles and get all the details on her past loves including Love Song, Victor Victoria has it all. concert scenes and on-the-road candid footage with the man Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mayer. An out-of-work British soprano, Victoria (Julie Andrews, himself, this big screen adventure spans 50 years in the life reprising the role she made famous), falls in with a down- of a remarkable performer who was known the world over as on-his-luck gay man (Tony Roberts, Annie Hall), who gets “The Man Who Is Australia”. the idea to present her as the world’s greatest female impersonator, “Victor.” Based on the 1982 film of the same name, this production was filmed on the Broadway stage in 1995. It includes extensive new dance numbers and songs by Henry Mancini & Leslie Bricusse and additional music by Frank Wildhorn.

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