The Nextlander Watchcast· Folge 134
134: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Dienstag, 13. Mai 2025 · 1 h 35
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It's a new month for the Watchcast, and with that comes a new theme of music movies! And kicking things off is the 2021 ?uestlove film Summer of Soul, a doc that unearths a treasure trove of musical performances from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.
CHAPTERS:
() - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 134: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
() - Intro.
() - The times in which this festival takes place.
() - We love a documentary that unearths footage people haven't ever seen before.
() - What an insane lineup of great music.
() - How did this festival happen, and why did this footage disappear for so long?
() - Break!
() - We're back, and it's time to get into the festival itself.
() - The marvel that is Stevie Wonder.
() - The Chambers Brothers.
() - The youngest any of us have ever seen BB King look."
() - On jazz flute and The 5th Dimension.
() - A whole lot of gospel.
() - David Ruffin sans Temptations.
() - Shout out to Gladys Knight (and The Pips!)
() - Here comes Sly.
() - The broader cultural shifts.
() - Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln.
() - The power of Nina Simone.
() - How good this movie is at weaving its history with the performances.
() - Final thoughts.
() - Housekeeping for Alex's upcoming list, and next week's movie: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster!
() - Outro.
