We review and recommend some recent documentaries…
Ep 157 JACO with musicians Chaki Sklar and Bret Berg
- October 11, 2020
- Tagged as: Bass, Bass Guitar, Bootsie Collins, Bret Berg, CC Rider, Chaki Sklar, Cuba, death, Flea, Florida, Fretless Bass, Fusion, genius, Jaco, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Joni Mitchell, legendary, Los Angeles, Miles Davis, Murder, Pat Metheny, Randy Becker, rock n roll, Sting, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Word of Mouth
On episode 157 we recap the 2014 documentary Jaco currently streaming on Hulu. Jaco, the doc, is about the brief, brilliant and brutal musical career of the legendary electric bass player Jaco Pastorius a self-taught musician who changed the course of modern music.
Ep 74 WE JAM ECONO with comedian Nick Stargu
- November 13, 2017
- Tagged as: Andy Kaufman, byron coley, D Boon, Dj Real, fIREHOSE, Flea, George Hurley, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins, Jim Carrey, Joe Baiza, Keith Schieron, Longfingers, Mike Watt, Minutemen, Nick Stargu, Primus, Punk Rock, Raymond Pettibon, Rocket Fuel Films, Saccharine Trust, San Pedro, sketchfest, Tim Irwin, We Jam Econo
To know Nick Stargu (or DJ Real) is to love him! Nick is a friend of the show (he appeared on our LIVE Sketchfest episode 2 years ago) and is a very talented comedian and musician. Nick brought to us We Jam Econo the revealing doc that looks back at the history of the influential 1980s punk band the Minutemen.
