Subgenre Sampler
Alternative: 36 Films to Buy & Rent
- Dinosaur Jr. BUG Live: In the Hands of Fans (2011)
- Fan–shot record of the reformed alt–legends tearing through their seminal album BUG at a blistering pace featuring plenty of J. Mascis…
- Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2010)
- Dir. Sarah Townsend
Feat. Eddie Izzard
- Potrait of the comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame from early influences, losing his mother to cancer at a young age before being sent with his…
- Radiohead - The Best Of (2008)
- Chronological collection of 21 inventive music videos and optical collages of rare singles from the slinking talents of Brit indie–rock kings,…
- This American Life (TV Series) (2007-2009)
- Ordinary strangers share their extraordinary anecdotes which are compiled by the worldly host into explorations on a given theme. This collection of…
- Nick Cave - The Abattoir Blues Tour (2006)
- A maturing Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds captured live at the height of their powers on the celebrated 'Abattoir Blues' tour at London's Brixton…
- Franz Ferdinand (2005)
- Comprehensive live video document of the neo–"new wave" and smartly dressed British band who evoke the danceable rock–electronic sound of…
- Guided by Voices - The Electrifying Conclusion (2005)
- A document of surrealistic and imaginative indie–pop band Guided By Voices playing their legendary valedictory show on New Year's Eve 2004.…
- Cowboy Junkies - Long Journey Home (2004)
- Live Liverpool gig from Canadian country / alternative band 'Cowboy Junkies,' performing all their past hits together with more recent songs and…
- Sonic Youth - Corporate Ghost (2004)
- An excellent compilation of New York band Sonic Youth's music videos from 1990–2002. Known for their intelligent and provocative music, their…
- Under Blackpool Lights - The White Stripes (2004)
- Dir. David Carruthers
- Bluesy 'alt' rockers The White Stripes enact their compelling guitar–and–drums sound at The Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. Tracklist:
1.…
- Can DVD (2003)
- The definitive DVD 'document' on influential German Krautrock band Can, who combined rock and funk rhythms, with intriguing instrumental textures and…
- Nine Inch Nails - And All That Could Have Been (2002)
- Live performances of 18 tunes by alternative rock group Nine Inch Nails from their 2000 'Fragility' tour. Band leader Trent Reznor lets his dark soul…
- World Shut Your Mouth (2002)
- A collection of 'alternative' hit songs from late 1970s–80s Great Britain. Introduced by Gary Crowley. Tracklist:
1. The Jam – Going…
- Smashing Pumpkins 1991-2000 (2001)
- Dir. Various
- Features the following music videos: Siva, Rhinoceros, Cherub Rock, Today, Disarm, Rocket, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, Zero, Tonight, Tonight,…
- Fugazi - Instrument (1999)
- Dir. Jem Cohen, Fugazi
- Culled from concert, interview and home footage, this portrayal of fiercely independent rock–bank Fugazi transcends the…
- Marilyn Manson (1998)
- The sinister goth–metaller does his spooky–schtick across the stadiums of the world in this live compilation. Also contains…
- Radiohead - Meeting People Is Easy (1998)
- Dir. Grant Gee
- The album OK COMPUTER took the Oxford quintet into the rock stratosphere, a place where, on this evidence, they'd often rather not be.…
- Pop Eyed (1997)
- Extensive coverage of recent music–videos from current Flying Nun bands. Includes Superette, The Chills, Bike, Garageland etc.
- Ritual Habitual - Big Day Out (1996)
- Dir. Peter Critchley
- Celebration of the Antipodean Big Day Out festival in its final year. With performances by overseas acts such as Porno for Pyros, Prodigy and Nick…
- P.J. Harvey - Reeling (1993)
- Feat. Polly Jean Harvey
- Darlings of the indie rock press, Polly Jean Harvey and band, captured on stage and off during her Euro–American tour of 1993.
- Cure, The - Picture Show (1991)
- Dir. Tim Pope
- Subtitled An Improbable Collection, and picking up where Staring at the Sea left off, 10 songs, plus lots of other bits.
- Nick Cave - Live At The Paradiso (1991)
- Dir. UK, Australia
Feat. Nick Cave
- Twelve songs from explosive live act, The Bad Seeds, performed live at the Paradiso club in 1991.
- Hunters and Collectors - Collected Works (1990)
- Encyclopedic compilation of these long–lived Aussie post–punks, ranging from the weird early stuff to Throw Your Arms Around Me. 17 tracks
- Road to God Knows Where, The (1990)
- Dir. Uli M. Schuppel
Feat. Nick Cave
- A candid and thorough observation of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on tour in Europe. Shot in black and white, and although in English it comes…
- Sugarcubes (1989)
- Compilation of interviews and live performances in London, Alabama and Reykjavik, dating from the Icelandic group's heyday.
- It's Clean It Just Looks Dirty (1987)
- Dir. Various
- Eclectic compilation of 1980s 'alternative' music incl. videos by Husker Du, Diamanda Galas, Einsturzende Neubauten, Swans and Psychic TV among…
- Athens, GA - Inside Out (1986)
- Dir. Tom Gayton
- A likeable survey of the music–scene in Athens, Georgia in its mid–80s heyday when bands like R.E.M. and The B–52s formed the…
- Cure, The - Staring at the Sea (1986)
- Dir. Tim Pope
- Definitive video compile of early Cure videos, ranging from Killing an Arab to Close To Me. 17 songs.
- Cabaret Voltaire: Gasoline in Your Eye / CV (1983)
- Industrial revolutionists of the musical kind, the U.K. duo provide two compilations of eye–popping visuals, cut–up from a variety of…
- Bauhaus - Shadow of Light
- Dir. Christopher Collins
- Compile of live stuff and videos from these gothic new wavers.
- Indie Top Video
- Compilation of 14 music clips from alternative rock bands including The Charlatans, Buffalo Tom, Pale Saints, Front 242 and Teenage Fanclub.
- No Alternative
- Dir. Hal Hartley, Derek Jarman
Feat. Lou Reed
- A benefit for AIDS education and relief, indie bands (Smashing Pumpkins, Breeders etc.) and directors (Hal Hartley, Derek Jarman etc.) fuse their…
- Noisyland
- 17–track compilation from New Zealand's Flying Nun records – includes classic clips from Skeptics, NRA, The Gordons, Tall Dwarfs, The…
- Snub TV
- Highlights from the British alternative rock music programme, featuring interviews and music clips from the likes of The Fall, Tackhead, Happy…
- Sonic Youth - Goo
- An eleven song video version of the album from New York's godfathers of grunge.
- Sonic Youth - Screaming Fields...
- Collection of live material and video 'hits' from their early career, incl. Death Valley 69, Addicted to Love and Teenage Riot.