A semi-fictional tale of how Manchester’s alternative music scene was born as it follows the life of Factory Records founder, Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) from 1979 – 1992. As well as some notable faces in music history, we get to see how one man was able to bring the world bands such as Joy Division, New Order and The Happy Mondays.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Whiplash’ (2014)
Whiplash follows the story of nineteen-year-old, aspiring drummer, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller), in his first year at Shaffer Conservatory of Music – one of the best music schools in the United States. Andrew is dedicated to his craft and yearns to be the greatest drummer the world has ever seen. It’s not long before his skills are recognized by one of the most revered teachers in the school, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons).
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010)
Bringing Bryan Lee O’Malley’s quirky, indie, graphic novel to life we have Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ (2010)”
Jacked In Recommends ‘Sound of Metal’ (2019)
Sound of Metal follows the life of heavy-metal drummer Ruben, whose life gets thrown into disarray as he begins to lose his hearing. Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘Sound of Metal’ (2019)”
Fictional Movie Bands We’d Love To See Live
It’s safe to say movies have incorporated some brilliant artists into their soundtracks over the years, contributing to either, a particular scene or the overall vibe of the movie. However, now and again, they come up with some incarnations of their own, creating some fantastic fictional movie bands that we’d absolutely love to see live.
Whether they’re blowing the roof off (literally) or creating a jam so powerful it brings about world peace, we’ll be looking at the best movie bands that are (albeit) fictional but still deserve some sort of recognition in the Music Hall of fame.
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