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Search for Sugar Man Leads to Cape Town – Cape Town Tourism

Star-struck doesn’t even begin to describe our reaction on Monday 22 October, 2012 to meeting not only Stephen “Sugar” Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, fans of musician Sixto Rodriguez and stars of the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, but also Eva Rodriguez, daughter of the music legend himself. Searching for Sugar Man, directed by MalikContinueContinue reading “Search for Sugar Man Leads to Cape Town – Cape Town Tourism”

Rodriguez: The Story of Sugar Man | WGN

Rodriguez. Its a name recognized by many things in today’s society. From athletes to movie stars, the name associates with many things. Never has it been associated with the Detroit and the music Detroit it produced. Until now. People often think of Detroit and its music scene as Motown – with names like Marvin Gaye,ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez: The Story of Sugar Man | WGN”

Rich Folks Hoax, Iron Horse Music Hall, September 2nd 2012 | YouTube

  The moon is hanging in the purple sky Baby’s sleeping while its mother sighs Talking ’bout the rich folks Rich folks have the same jokes And they park in basic places The priest is preaching from a shallow grave He counts his money, then he paints you saved Talking to the young folks YoungContinueContinue reading “Rich Folks Hoax, Iron Horse Music Hall, September 2nd 2012 | YouTube”

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”

“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.

Live From Newport: Rodriguez – “The Establishment Blues” :: Featured Videos :: Paste

For the second consecutive year, Sennheiser and Paste teamed up to film and record artists at the Newport Folk Festival. This year, we stepped things up at the Paste Ruins by offering festival attendees a unique chance to listen to these sessions through wireless Sennheiser headphones, creating an intimate experience that brought fans closer toContinueContinue reading “Live From Newport: Rodriguez – “The Establishment Blues” :: Featured Videos :: Paste”

New and Hot Video: Exclusive: ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Preview | Rolling Stone

Director Malik Bendjelloul intended to make a 10-minute segment about Rodriguez, an unlikely Seventies musical icon, for Swedish television. Instead, he spent four years of his life making Searching for Sugar Man, an acclaimed new documentary about the forgotten star whose protest music circulated widely throughout South Africa – eventually inspiring the anti-apartheid protest movementContinueContinue reading “New and Hot Video: Exclusive: ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Preview | Rolling Stone”

Searching for Sugar Man – Movie Trailers – iTunes

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 – Movie Trailers – iTunes”

Who is Jane S. Piddy? | Brian Currin

Though Rodriguez personally denied this when I asked him, I believe ‘Jane S. Piddy’ is a deliberate misspelling of “Janis Pity” – a sort of tribute to Janis Joplin. Rodriguez said in March 1998: “The people [in my songs] are fictional. I tapped on the writer’s poetic licence giving them names and shape. Almost asContinueContinue reading “Who is Jane S. Piddy? | Brian Currin”

Win Screening Tickets or Soundtrack to “Searching for Sugar Man” : The Comet

Extraordinary documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” which tells the story of Detroit singer/songwriter Rodriguez’ rise, fall and rise again, may be one of the most moving music films we have seen. Win tickets to see the special Amoeba screening in Los Angeles or a copy of the soundtrack from The Comet. via Win Screening TicketsContinueContinue reading “Win Screening Tickets or Soundtrack to “Searching for Sugar Man” : The Comet”

Exclusive: Searching For Sugar Man Clip | Movie News | Empire

Every year there seems to bring at least one music documentary that gets tagged “the new Buena Vista Social Club”. But to borrow from The Three Amigos!, this year’s Buena Vista Social Club could be the real Buena Vista Social Club. Sorta. The film is Searching For Sugar Man and we’ve got a new internet-freshContinueContinue reading “Exclusive: Searching For Sugar Man Clip | Movie News | Empire”

Searching for Sugar Man | KING5.com Seattle

A fascinating new documentary chronicles the search for a mysterious folk musician who unknowingly became a rock legend half a world away. Searching for Sugar Man tells the story of an American singer-songwriter in the early-70s named Rodriguez, who was considered a talented recording artist but somehow disappeared into oblivion. At the same time, aContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man | KING5.com Seattle”