Since Fred Dellar’s groundbreaking NME Guide To Rock Cinema in 1981 several books have celebrated the affinity between music and movies, and this is an unashamedly populist one, very much in ‘let’s rock’ mode. It’s also from a very American perspective, so UK readers may query the absence of Slade In Flame, Stardust and Privilege, among others.
But it covers a lot of ground, from ’56 to 2005, ranging from blockbusters such as Grease to documentaries like The Kids Are Alright, with biographies, interviews, notes on casts and crews and DVD availability. The author knows his stuff and isn’t afraid to express his opinions, even if RC readers might quibble over the perfunctory entry for High Fidelity compared to the three-and-a-half pages for the sexchange movie Hegwig & The Angry Inch.
