The B-52's Movies
Best of Jammys, Vol. 2 features live performances from various awards shows dedicated to bands and musicians who specialize in live improvisation. This collection features appearances by Blues Traveler, Les Claypool, and Bela Flek. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gregg Allman, Trey Anastasio, (more)
- 2004
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Flashback Records presents this entry in the Essential Music Videos series, which features collections of some of the biggest hit music videos of the past 20 years. Journeying back to the decade that brought us Pac Man and leg warmers, Essential Music Videos: Totally '80s includes "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals, "New Song" by Howard Jones, "Don't Get Me Wrong" by the Pretenders, and three others. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- 2000
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This video features the music icon Paul McCartney, with a stellar cast of performers, giving a live benefit concert for PETA. The organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was the special concern of the former Beatle's deceased wife Linda McCartney. The concert honors her memory while it raises funds for an organization that has been embraced by people around the world. The performers include Ricki Lane, Brian McKnight, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen DeGeneres, Chrissie Hynde, Sarah McLachlan, and the B-52's. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul McCartney, Jamie Lee Curtis, (more)
- 1990
This 1990 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Alec Baldwin and features musical guest the B-52's. ~ Skyler Miller, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alec Baldwin, The B-52's, (more)
- 1989
New wave dance party sensations the B-52's serve up seven videos from the first ten years of their career on this home video release. The video includes a rare live clip of the band playing "Rock Lobster" during a New York club date, as well as studio shot video clips for such later hits as "Legal Tender," "Channel Z," and "Love Shack." B-52's: 1979-1989 also includes a video lead singer Fred Schneider made for a cut from his solo album Monster. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
The town of Athens, Georgia exists mainly to provide services to the local university. It also serves as the setting for a whole movement of small, independent rock bands -- which is the subject of this documentary. Cheap local rents and plentiful audiences create a venue for the fulfillment of many a creative dream in this unlikely location, as most of the musicians featured here (whose style is based on U.S. and European punk styles of the 1970s) have no desire to become big hits and only want a chance to perform before a live audience. An additional segment focuses on the accomplishments of the highly eccentric "Reverend" Howard Finster, whose artwork for the Talking Heads album Little Creatures won a national "Album Cover of the Year" award. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1980
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The struggle of a has-been singer to work his way back up the charts is the focus of this drama by Robert M. Young with screenplay and music by Paul Simon. Simon plays Jonah, a once-popular singer who now opens for punk rock bands. In the ten years since he had a hit song, Jonah's wife has divorced him, but he still sees his young son as often as he can. With his record company on his back to come up with something that sells, Jonah begins to compromise his own talent when he listens to the advice of a trendy producer. Whether or not he can straighten out his personal life and steer his own ship may depend on his ability to trust his own judgment and adjust to the changing times. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Simon, Blair Brown, (more)
- 1980
This 1980 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Teri Garr and features musical guest the B-52's. ~ Skyler Miller, Rovi
- Starring:
- Teri Garr, The B-52's, (more)
