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NME Album Reviews – Film Review: ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ – NME.COM

If you’ve ever heard the music of folk dude Sixto Rodriguez, you’ll know the Sugar Man – the spectral drug dealer at the heart of the Mexican-American songwriter’s best-known track of the same name. Via Rodriguez’s sparse acoustic guitar and vocal, the Sugar Man slips his customers horror, salvation and false friends, as well asContinueContinue reading “NME Album Reviews – Film Review: ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ – NME.COM”

Reissue CDs Weekly: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Rodriguez, Benny Spellman, Rupert’s People | New music reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk

Coinciding with the release of the film, here comes the “Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”. What it actually is, rather than a real-life soundtrack, is a compilation drawing tracks from Rodriguez’s two fabulous albums: seven from Cold Fact, four from Coming From Reality (half his released oeuvre), plus the three previously unissued cuts first heard onContinueContinue reading “Reissue CDs Weekly: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Rodriguez, Benny Spellman, Rupert’s People | New music reviews, news & interviews | The Arts Desk”

Sugar Man Coverage – Weekend reviews

Saturday Times – Review.pdf Saturday Telegraph – Review.pdf Financial Times Weekend – Lead Review.pdf The Guardian Guide – Review.pdf Independent Radar – Review.pdf The Sunday Times – Lead Review.pdf The Independent on Sunday – Lead Review.pdf Mail on Sunday – Review.pdf Sunday Express – Lead review.pdf The Observer – Lead Review.pdf Sunday Telegraph – Review.pdf

Searching for SugarMan: The Incredible and Kickass Tale of the Chicano Bob Dylan | Article | Music | Remezcla.com

There’s nothing better than a good old rock ‘n’ roll Cinderella story, with evil executives screwing singers and songwriters out of their earnings, rock stars falling into oblivion, and a final comeback from obscurity into a well-deserved fame and recognition. The story of Rodriguez (née Sixto Díaz Rodríguez, because he was the sixth child ofContinueContinue reading “Searching for SugarMan: The Incredible and Kickass Tale of the Chicano Bob Dylan | Article | Music | Remezcla.com”

DIFF 2012 | Searching for Sugar Man | Mahala

An American woman in a modest black cocktail dress has wolfish green eyes that flash with neurotic sincerity as she tells me about struggles over food security in California and sweat lodges and how she now lives in Wilderness in the Cape and misses her family. We’re on the Festival shuttle bus going to seeContinueContinue reading “DIFF 2012 | Searching for Sugar Man | Mahala”

Sugar Man Coverage – I Paper review / BBC radio 1, Greg James / BBC radio 4, front row

BBC radio 1, Greg James / Rhianna Dillon – film of the week Link (47mins through) BBC radio 4, Front Row review – Link (14mins through) I Paper – Review.pdf

Sugar Man Coverage – National newspaper reviews

Daily Mail – Review.pdf Daily Telegraph – Review.pdf Financial Times Review.pdf Metro – Review.pdf The Guardian – Review.pdf The Daily Star – Review.pdf The Daily Mirror – Review.pdf The Times – Review.pdf The Sun – Review.pdf Daily Express – Review.pdf The Independent – Review.pdf

Rock Musician Shrouded in Mystery of What Might Have Been – Malik Bendjelloul’s ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | NYTimes.com

There are several entrancing mysteries circulating in “Searching for Sugar Man,” a hugely appealing documentary about fans, faith and an enigmatic Age of Aquarius musician who burned bright and hopeful before disappearing. One mystery involves its title subject, a Detroit singer-songwriter known as Rodriguez who, after being discovered in a dive bar, cut a well-regardedContinueContinue reading “Rock Musician Shrouded in Mystery of What Might Have Been – Malik Bendjelloul’s ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ | NYTimes.com”

Shortlist review / BBC News online feature / BBC radio London / BBC Radio 4, film programme / BBC radio 2

Radio BBC Radio 2 – Ken Bruce talked about the film this morning BBC Radio London, Robert Elms & Jason Solomons – Simon Chinn will be on at about 1:10pm today, they hope to play a song too. If you want to listen live you can go online here BBC Radio 4, Film programme -ContinueContinue reading “Shortlist review / BBC News online feature / BBC radio London / BBC Radio 4, film programme / BBC radio 2”

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”

Sugar Man Film Coverage – Time Out feature, review – film of the week, critics’ choice / New! review / BBC 6 Music interview

Time Out – Malik interview.pdf Time Out – Critics’ Choice.pdf Time Out – Film of the week.pdf New! – Review.pdf Radio: BBC 6 Music, Lauren Laverne: Interview with Malik / played Sugar Man http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l2tbv (around 12:10pm)

Sugar Man Film Coverage – Independent feature / Reviews – Nuts, Grazia, Attitude, TNT, Scout, Heat

Independent – Feature with Rodriguez & Malik.pdf Heat – Review & top 5.pdf Grazia – Review.pdf Attitude – Review.pdf Nuts – Review.pdf Scout – Review.pdf TNT – Preview.pdf

Searching for Sugar Man Movie Review – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com

This is a compelling documentary about a long-forgotten musician who, thirty years after he sank into obscurity, discovered that his genius had in fact been heard. Sixto Rodriquez was singing in a Detroit bar in the 60s, when two celebrated producers saw him perform and became enthralled by his charismatic presence, soulful melodies and propheticContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man Movie Review – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com”

Rodriguez and ‘Sugar Man’: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Mystery – WSJ.com

In 2006, director Malik Bendjelloul took six months off from his job at a Swedish television newsmagazine to travel the world in search of material for future segments. In Cape Town, South Africa, he was told “the best story I ever heard in my life,” Mr. Bendjelloul recalls. The problem: “There was no way IContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez and ‘Sugar Man’: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Mystery – WSJ.com”

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”