Category Archives: Reviews & Interviews

The Amazing Story of Rodriguez | JeffProbst.com

“Searching for Sugar Man” is the Oscar-nominated documentary that tells the unbelievable true story of a famous musician who had no idea he was famous! On today’s show, Jeff uncovers the compelling story of folk singer Rodriguez when he talks to Malik Bendjelloul, the film’s director, and Rodriguez himself. Check it out in this video!ContinueContinue reading “The Amazing Story of Rodriguez | JeffProbst.com”

Wife of Oscar-nominated ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Rodriguez says he’ll stay in $50 Detroit home | MLive.com

DETROIT, MI – Don’t expect fame to change Rodriguez, a 70-year-old partially-blind folk singer from Detroit who is the star of a documentary film nominated for an Oscar. The focus of the “Searching for Sugar Man” film is expected to stay put in a Detroit home in the city’s Woodbridge neighborhood he bought for $50ContinueContinue reading “Wife of Oscar-nominated ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Rodriguez says he’ll stay in $50 Detroit home | MLive.com”

Rodriguez Weighs Potential Third Album | Music News | Rolling Stone

Rodriguez Rodriguez, the obscure Detroit songman who unknowingly earned a huge cult audience overseas, will meet with producers to discuss making a third album, his first in more than 40 years. Though adamant about having no specific plan, Rodriguez tells Rolling Stone that once he breaks from touring in June he will explore the prospectContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Weighs Potential Third Album | Music News | Rolling Stone”

Rodriguez to bridge 42-year album gap? | News | phantom.ie

Forget the five years it took for The Stone Roses to produce Second Coming, or the 22 years it will have taken My Bloody Valentine to follow-up Loveless. Rodriguez, the focus of Oscar-nominated documentary Searching For Sugar Man, could be about to record his first album since 1971’s Coming From Reality. Speaking to Rolling Stone,ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez to bridge 42-year album gap? | News | phantom.ie”

The Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez :: SACSIS.org.za

Searching for Sugarman, Malik Bendjelloul’s film about the reception of Sixto Rodriguez in South Africa, continues to accumulate awards, critical acclaim and commercial success as its momentum gathers in the lead up to the Academy Awards at the end of next month. It is carrying Rodriguez, seventy years old and partially blind, onto the stagesContinueContinue reading “The Resurrection of Sixto Rodriguez :: SACSIS.org.za”

Malik Bendjelloul talks about his Oscar-nominated movie ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Yahoo! Movies Oscars Blog – Yahoo! Movies

The Oscar-nominated documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” tells the strange story of singer-songwriter Rodriguez. Back in the early 1970s, the record company had high hopes for him. With eminently hummable tunes and lyrics that eloquently spoke to life on the mean streets of Detroit, Rodriguez seemed poised to be the next Bob Dylan. But hisContinueContinue reading “Malik Bendjelloul talks about his Oscar-nominated movie ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Yahoo! Movies Oscars Blog – Yahoo! Movies”

Tour news: Sugar Man on his way – Entertainment – NZ Herald News

Sixto Rodriguez, the Mexican-American singer-songwriter who is enjoying a renaissance more than 40 years after releasing his two and only albums, will play New Zealand for the first time in March. He plays the Wellington Opera House on March 16 and Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre on March 17. Better known as Rodriguez, the Detroit nativeContinueContinue reading “Tour news: Sugar Man on his way – Entertainment – NZ Herald News”

‘Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez Headed to Coachella, Glastonbury | Billboard

Q&A With Singer and the Director of Oscar-Nominated ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Rodriguez, the singer whose story is at the heart of Malik Bendjelloul’s Oscar-nominated “Searching for Sugar Man,” has festival dates lined up at Coachella, Glastonbury and Primavera in Spain that will follow tours of South Africa and Australia. The new dates are partContinueContinue reading “‘Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez Headed to Coachella, Glastonbury | Billboard”

Rodriguez, from Oscar-nominated doc ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ books Coachella | The Music Mix | EW.com

It just goes to show: When you have an acclaimed feature documentary made about you that goes on to be nominated for an Academy Award, you’re suddenly much more in demand. Rodriguez, the musician at the center of the Oscar-nominated Searching for Sugar Man, has joined the line-ups of three major music festivals: Coachella (inContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez, from Oscar-nominated doc ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ books Coachella | The Music Mix | EW.com”

Guest Colum – Rodriguez: rock and roll’s last great mystery by Searching For Sugar Man’s director – News – QTheMusic.com

One of Q’s films of 2012, Searching For Sugar Man recounted the heart-warming tale of singer-songwriter Rodriguez. A commercial flop when he released his music in the early 1970s, he became one of the biggest artists in South Africa… without him – or the outside world – knowing. With the documentary just released on DVD,ContinueContinue reading “Guest Colum – Rodriguez: rock and roll’s last great mystery by Searching For Sugar Man’s director – News – QTheMusic.com”

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez to Play Coachella, Glastonbury – Hollywood Reporter

The formerly reclusive troubadour will headline two of the world’s biggest music festivals in the coming months. Singer-songwriter Rodriguez, the breakout star of award-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, will perform at two of this year’s biggest music festivals: April’s Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, held in Indio, Calif., over two weekends, as wellContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ Star Rodriguez to Play Coachella, Glastonbury – Hollywood Reporter”

Searching for Sugar Man is Critics’ Choice | Channel24

Los Angeles – Just hours after receiving an Oscar nomination on Thursday, SA-filmed musical documentary Searching for Sugar Man won Best Documentary Feature at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The film, which is a UK/Sweden co-production, tells the story of Detroit singer-songwriter Rodriguez who, as portrayed in the film, became a source of hope andContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man is Critics’ Choice | Channel24”

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ director says Oscar nom feels ‘surrealistic, crazy’ | Movies | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

On Thursday morning, “Searching for Sugar Man” director Malik Bendjelloul was still getting used to the reality of having made an Oscar-nominated film. “It feels surrealistic, crazy. Oscar is, the word itself, it’s something you’ve heard about since you were a kid. It never occurred to be that it was something anyone ever achieved. IContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ director says Oscar nom feels ‘surrealistic, crazy’ | Movies | Detroit Free Press | freep.com”

The incredible ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | DSTV.com

In Searching for Sugar Man’s online forum, users share their first discovery of the musician, Rodriguez. Most users, from across the world, list variations on 2012 and 2013. But, for people with South African links, encounters with Rodriguez (and his album Cold Fact) go way back. “Arrived in Jo’burg mid 1975 and EVERYONE was playingContinueContinue reading “The incredible ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | DSTV.com”