CINEMA

 » Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution - This unauthorized documentary DVD from Sexy Intellectual (producers of the "Under Review" film series) compiles a trove of rare and previously unreleased footage from private collections alongside interviews with legendary electronic musicians, academics, journalists. Examining not only the legendary Dusseldorf band but the entire Krautrock movement, the main feature is 180 minutes long, not including bonus material.

LITERATURE

 » 33-1/3: 20 Jazz Funk Greats - In the 54th installment of Continuum's 33-1/3 series, Matmos member Drew Daniel examines Throbbing Gristle's seminal 1979 album. Detailed and personal, the book that is a small masterpiece in itself, jam-packed with memories, interviews and dissection of songs.

MUSIC

 » Deep Roots 1-3 - Having released the the third volume of their in-depth reggae documentary DVD series last month, Screen Edge have solidified the reputation of quality developed on the preceeding two volumes and established a triology of indispensable archival footage for aficionados of the genre.

CINEMA

 » Inside The Smiths - Recently released to DVD and touted as "the best documentary on the Smiths ever" by BBC Radio Manchester broadcast personality Terry Christian, this Stephen Petricco and Mark Standley-directed film, focusing on Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke, is, according to our own Smiths aficionado, anything but.

CINEMA

 » Wild Style - Written and directed by Charlie Ahearn and filmed in the South Bronx, this seminal hip-hop film was recently released to DVD in a special 25th Anniversary reissue by Rhino Entertainment and should be considered by any popular music scholar as a cult classic.

MUSIC

 » Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival - Next month the legendary jazz festival will kick off its 50th weekend event, commemorated with the release of an amazing collection of never-before-released performances from Louis Armstrong, the Miles Davis Quintet, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sarah Vaughan.