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”
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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”
Uncut – Soundtrack Review – October 2012
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.
The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Like A Whirlwind: Rodriguez And The Search For Sugarman
At times it’s a story that almost beggars belief. Searching For Sugar Man, if you’ve not seen it already, is a documentary about Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, the 70-year-old singer-songwriter from Detroit who released two glorious, largely unheard albums some four decades ago, then promptly vanished without trace. Various grisly rumours about his unfortunate life –ContinueContinue reading “The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Like A Whirlwind: Rodriguez And The Search For Sugarman”
Movie – Searching for Sugar Man | Rickie writes….
If you are as unfamiliar as me, the story is of Rodriguez, a struggling, talented singer-song writer from Detroit who makes a couple of albums at the turn of the 1970s, having been signed by a label run by an ex-Motown boss. It sounds like the start of the American dream with comparisons to BobContinueContinue reading “Movie – Searching for Sugar Man | Rickie writes….”
Searching for Sugar Man – Music – This Is Africa
In apartheid South Africa, “Sugar Man”, the song featured in the title of this documentary, was banned – the label scratched off records so that the track could not be listened to. The song itself is an excellent example of Sixto Rodriguez’s work; while on first listen it is clear that the song is aboutContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man – Music – This Is Africa”
Rodriguez: “They made love to my music, but they also made war to my music” – Minneapolis – Music – Gimme Noise
Back in the late ’60s, the singer-songwriter Rodriguez was slated to be Detroit’s own Bob Dylan. Although he made a couple of terrific records, they only made it as far as the cut-out bin in the United States. Over time, however, his music caught fire in South Africa, and he became revered from afar, influencingContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez: “They made love to my music, but they also made war to my music” – Minneapolis – Music – Gimme Noise”
David Letterman lavishes praise on ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ Sixto Rodriguez | TV and Radio | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Add David Letterman to the growing list of Sixto Rodriguez fans. When the Detroit musician performed last night on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” the CBS host praised him and the new documentary about his life, “Searching for Sugar Man.” via David Letterman lavishes praise on ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ Sixto Rodriguez | TVContinueContinue reading “David Letterman lavishes praise on ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ Sixto Rodriguez | TV and Radio | Detroit Free Press | freep.com”
American singer is a huge hit in South Africa… without knowing it | Erin Burnett OutFront – CNN.com Blogs
Imagine if Elvis Presley grew up and lived his whole life in a foreign country, and that he had no idea that his wildly popular music had made him the king of rock and roll here in the United States. But for one man, this is no dream. It actually happened to Sixto Rodriguez, aContinueContinue reading “American singer is a huge hit in South Africa… without knowing it | Erin Burnett OutFront – CNN.com Blogs”
Design a Poster for the Soundtrack of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Creative Allies
Design a poster inspired by the soundtrack of the documentary film ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ via Design a Poster for the Soundtrack of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | Creative Allies.
Sixto Rodriguez, and a Q. & A. with the Director of “Searching For Sugar Man” : The New Yorker
Record collectors and documentary filmmakers often look for the same thing: a moment when someone does something remarkable without being seen, a gap that turns the witness into a proprietary liaison between that moment and everyone else. Crate-diggers dream of finding that record, the one that sounds like music you know rendered in a versionContinueContinue reading “Sixto Rodriguez, and a Q. & A. with the Director of “Searching For Sugar Man” : The New Yorker”
Searching for Sugar Man – Rotten Tomatoes
Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late ’60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recordingContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man – Rotten Tomatoes”
Searching for Sugar Man :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
Do some stories exist only because we need for them to? “Searching for Sugar Man” is about a gifted singer-songwriter from Detroit who was an enigma. His face half-hidden by long flowing hair and dark glasses, he sang in folk music bars with his back turned to the audience. His name was Sixto Rodriguez. viaContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews”
Golden Lady searches for Sugar Man « Something You Said
About 15 years ago I stumbled aimlessly into a record shop in Kings Cross, Sydney. A tiny space filled to the brim with dusty vinyl classics, such as Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Having already hijacked my dad’s collection, I had most of these legendary recordings already safely stored. What I wasContinueContinue reading “Golden Lady searches for Sugar Man « Something You Said”
A chat with the mysterious Rodriguez, and director of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ – Detroit Movie | Examiner.com
The documentary Searching for Sugar Man opens in Detroit on Friday, August 10th, 2012, telling the bizarre true story of Rodriguez. Haven’t heard of Rodriguez? He is a musician who was found in the Detroit area in the late 60s/early 70s, a protest crooner not unlike Bob Dylan with a smooth yet powerful voice. HeContinueContinue reading “A chat with the mysterious Rodriguez, and director of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ – Detroit Movie | Examiner.com”
Sugar Man Coverage – Features in TNT / Aesthetica / Big Issue North
TNT magazine – Rodriguez feature (MB quotes).pdf Aesthetica Magazine – Malik interview.pdf Big Issue North Feature – Pg 1.pdf Big Issue North feature – Pg2.pdf
Best of 2012: ‘Searching for Sugar Man’
Is it too early to start compiling my list of the Top Ten Films of 2012? Because there’s one film that I know will be on that list no matter what else is released between now and the end of the year—“Searching for Sugar Man,” a remarkable, intensely moving documentary by Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul.ContinueContinue reading “Best of 2012: ‘Searching for Sugar Man’”
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