love me some documentaries

[anotheranon]

...and geekchick enlightened me to the existence of a whole bunch of 'em, free. Favorite pick so far: a 1977 UK documentary about the almost-unheard-of-in-the-US youth subculture northern soul. The accents are almost impenetrable and the dancing wildly athletic (opens YouTubey type video). Given how little I know about this flamboyant movement this coverage warms the cockles of my wannabe pop cultural historian heart :)

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[geekchick]

Surfing the del.icio.us "TV" tag ate up a huge amount of my day. =) Between Joost, Hulu, the networks themselves, and some of these other sites, I find myself missing having cable or broadcast tv much less than I otherwise might.

[kevin-church.livejournal.com]

You've not read Bill Brewster's Last Night A DJ Saved My Life? Shock and horror! Shock. And. Horror. He devotes a few dozen pages to Northern Soul!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Yep, I've got it, though I confess it's been awhile - I could stand to reread it.

This video was the first time I saw their dance moves though - Ted Polhemus' "Streetstyle" has diagrams but stills != motion.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Wheeee! Freebies! ***adds to "favorites" file that already reaches halfway to the sun ...***