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BLOWN AWAY: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a must see!

I’m definitely behind the curve on this one! Went to check out Searching For Sugar Man at the Curzon in Soho yesterday and was blown away. I like to see documentaries on the big screen… it’s a different experience… you get immersed in the story and when it comes to Searching For Sugar Man IContinueContinue reading “BLOWN AWAY: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a must see!”

‘Cold Fact’ by Rodriguez was the de facto soundtrack for road trips | Helene Dancer

Growing up in South Africa, ‘Cold Fact’ by Rodriguez was the de facto soundtrack for road trips to Cape Town and nights down a bottle of Black Label. I didn’t really give the album a second thought; it was just part of the fabric before I hijacked the system for some Wu Tang Clan action.ContinueContinue reading “‘Cold Fact’ by Rodriguez was the de facto soundtrack for road trips | Helene Dancer”

Save the Date: Light In The Attic 10-Year Anniversary Concerts

Press Release from Light In The Attic Records Hi Friends & Family, I wanted to say hello and let you know that this fall marks the 10-year anniversary of Light In The Attic. We feel incredibly lucky to be doing this for a decade and continuing to thrive, especially in these tough economic times. EachContinueContinue reading “Save the Date: Light In The Attic 10-Year Anniversary Concerts”

Film Reviews: Searching For Sugar Man and The Imposter – Jerry Lockspeiser – Dale & Co.

Watching documentaries which feel like feature films is a real delight. The mesmerising, Oscar winning Man on Wire in 2008 and the wonderful exploration of Marley earlier this year have been joined by two excellently made tales, Searching for Sugar Man and The Imposter. If you enjoy an evening at the cinema watching real lifeContinueContinue reading “Film Reviews: Searching For Sugar Man and The Imposter – Jerry Lockspeiser – Dale & Co.”

MIFF Awards Audience Award for Searching For Sugar Man | FilmInk

In the documentary category, audiences picked Searching For Sugar Man. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film recounts the unbelievable true story of Detroit born rocker Sixto Rodriguez, who languished in obscurity in the US but unknowingly became a star in South Africa after his music was embraced as an anthem in the struggle against Apartheid.ContinueContinue reading “MIFF Awards Audience Award for Searching For Sugar Man | FilmInk”

Brighton Dome – RODRIGUEZ – Searching for Sugar Man Brighton Tickets

Brighton Dome & Serious present RODRIGUEZ: Searching for Sugar Man Fri 30 November 8.00pm (doors 7.15pm) Known for his classic songs ‘Sugar Man’ and ‘I Wonder’, Rodriguez spent years in the wilderness before the enthusiasms of people like David Holmes brought a whole new audience to his music. The film Searching For Sugar Man celebratesContinueContinue reading “Brighton Dome – RODRIGUEZ – Searching for Sugar Man Brighton Tickets”

Rodriguez “Cold Fact” « Cool Album of the Day

Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#741 in the Series) is Rodriguez, Cold Fact Recording under the single name “Rodriguez,” Sixto “The Dylan of Detroit” Rodriguez, was a psychedelic folk singer in the early seventies. Long on talent and short on patience for “The Man,” Rodriguez was one of those folk singers that straddled thatContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez “Cold Fact” « Cool Album of the Day”

Searching for Sugar Man :: Original Soundtrack (2012) | Profoundly South African

If you’re drawn to the vitriolic dimension of Rodriguez’s 26-song opus and are tracking reactions to Searching for Sugar Man, you’re probably tempted to respond to the media blitz with a pinch of cynicism. A Wikipedia entry, tweets and a rash of Facebook pages? Tick. Official merch and top-dollar eBay memorabilia? Affirmative. Bandwagoning and profiteering?ContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man :: Original Soundtrack (2012) | Profoundly South African”

Rodriguez: Searching for Sugar Man Podcast (CoS Premiere) « Consequence of Sound

It’s one of the most remarkable – and least known – stories to come out of the musically-rich 1970s. At the onset of the decade, mysterious Detroit-bred singer-songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez released his debut album, Cold Fact, playing a brand of soulful folk with pointed lyrics that dealt with poverty, urban living and political corruption.ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez: Searching for Sugar Man Podcast (CoS Premiere) « Consequence of Sound”

Sixto Rodriguez, Secret Rock Star Behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Entertainment | TIME.com

Who were the most important American songwriters after Woodstock? Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Rodriguez. Everyone knew that where I was growing up, among the malcontent teenagers of white suburbia in apartheid South Africa in the 1970s. What’s that you say? Who’s Rodriguez? Don’t be stupid. Rodriguez. You know, the Mexican guy with the hatContinueContinue reading “Sixto Rodriguez, Secret Rock Star Behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Entertainment | TIME.com”

The Niles Files: Words as Weapons | l’etoile

Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man is filled with aerial views of sleeping cities and long shots of desolate streets with the winter steam rising. What people we see on those streets are obscured by space, anonymous, and dwarfed by the metal and brick overhead and grizzled concrete below. On top of the images, borderingContinueContinue reading “The Niles Files: Words as Weapons | l’etoile”

Just a movie review? Perhaps. You be the judge | The Steve Alexander Group

Every now and then a film comes along that, from what you hear about it, promises a morsel of wisdom, insight and perhaps a message that will affect us and endure beyond its hour and 30 minutes. “Searching for Sugar Man” starts out as more than a morsel – soon delivering the whole cake –ContinueContinue reading “Just a movie review? Perhaps. You be the judge | The Steve Alexander Group”

“Searching for Sugar Man” documents lost folk songs | CNN on Youtube

Filmmakers document one Detroit construction worker/songwriter who never knew he was the ‘Bob Dylan’ of South Africa.

Nuwe lewe in Wildernis ná oorloë en swaarkry | Die Burger

Op ’n rustige koppie bo Wildernis aan die Tuinroete bly Eva Rodriguez. Sy is die dogter van “Sugarman’’, die sanger en liedjieskrywer Rodriguez van Detroit, die man wie se rasperstem en siniese lirieke al jare lank die hulpelose woede verwoord van jongmense wat in establishment-sisteme vasgevang is. “Sy musiek het in Suid-Afrika spesifiek aanklank gevindContinueContinue reading “Nuwe lewe in Wildernis ná oorloë en swaarkry | Die Burger”