We Jam Econo tells the inside story of punk legends The Minutemen from the band’s formation in San Pedro, California in 1980 to their hasty split in 1985 after tragedy struck. Sundance airs the documentary this evening at 9PM.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Live From Abbey Road: Gnarls Barkley [Sundance 9PM]
- Documentary: We Jam Econo – Story of the Minutemen [Sundance 10PM]
- The Late Show w/ David Letterman: Martha Wainwright [CBS 11:35PM]
Saturday:
- Austin City Limits: Widespread Panic [PBS Check Local Listings]
- Later w/ Jools Holland: The Raconteurs [Rave HD 8:00PM]
- Loaded: Guns N Roses [Fuse 10:30PM]
Sunday:
- Private Sessions: Foreigner [A&E 9AM]
- HDNet Concert Series: Stray Cats Rumble in Brixton [5PM]
- 2008 Beijing Olympics: Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis [NBC 7PM]
It’s not very often that you get to watch a 23 minute jam on television, but you can tonight when VH-1 Classic broadcasts Led Zeppelin’s newly-remastered The Song Remains The Same. While the fantasy segments are fucking atrocious the concert footage is amazing, especially that 26 minute Dazed and Confused.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Soundstage: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers [Rave 6PM]
- Film: The Song Remains The Same [VH-1 Classic 8PM]
- Live From Abbey Road: The Kills, The Fratellis [Sundance 9PM]
- Late Show w/ David Letterman: Tift Merritt [CBS 11:35PM]
Saturday:
- The Saturday Early Show: Los Lonely Boys [CBS 7:00AM]
- Later with Jools Holland: Vampire Weekend [Rave 8PM]
- Austin City Limits: Ladysmith Black Mambazo [PBS]
Sunday:
- CBS Sunday Morning: David Byrne [CBS 8AM]
- Documentary: Wattstax [VH-1 Classic 11AM]
- Live From SummerStage: Guster [HDNet Noon]
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- The Who: Six Quick Ones [VH1 Classic 6PM]
- Classic In Concert: Queen at Wembley [VH1 Classic 9PM]
- The Tonight Show: Chris Cornell [NBC 12:35AM]
- Late Night w/ Conan: Mason Jennings [NBC 1:39AM]
Saturday:
- Soundstage: Umphrey’s McGee [Rave HD 4PM]
- Live From Abbey Road: MGMT [Sundance 6PM]
- Austin City Limits: Sufjan Stevens/Calexico [PBS]
Sunday:
- Notes From The Road: The Bravery [Ovation Noon]
- HDNet Concert Series: Keane Live at the Aragon [5:30PM]
- Documentary: Bob Dylan – Don’t Look Back [VH1 Classic 8PM]
While the food at Hard Rock Cafes may be extremely mediocre, they sure know how to throw on concert. Last month’s Hard Rock Calling saw Eric Clapton, The Police, Sheryl Crow and a formidable lineup of younger bands thrilling audiences at Hyde Park in London. Luckily, MTV Europe filmed the whole thing and you can catch highlights all throughout this weekend on both VH-1 Classic and MTVHD.
Friday [all times EDT]:
- Hard Rock Calling: The Police, Eric Clapton [VH1 Classic 9PM]
- Tonight Show: John Mellencamp, T-Bone Burnett [NBC 11:35PM]
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Huey Lewis [ABC Midnight]
- The Late Late Show: The Hold Steady [CBS 12:35AM]
Saturday:
- Documentary: We Jam Econo – Minutemen [Sundance 9:00AM]
- Saturday Rock The Deuce: The Wombats [MTV2 10:00PM]
- Saturday Night Live: Spoon [NBC 11:30PM]
Sunday:
- Documentary: Made In Sheffield [TMC 11:35AM]
- HDNet Concert Series: Incubus at Red Rocks [4:00PM]
- Loaded: Red Hot Chili Peppers [Fuse 6:00PM]
When Metallica entered the studio in 2003 to record a new album they brought along video cameras to make a documentary about the process. But instead of concentrating on the music, the makers of Some Kind of Monster focus on the dysfunctional relationships and resentment between the band members with epic results.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Live From Abbey Road: Manu Chao, The Black Keys [Sundance 9PM]
- Documentary: Metallica – Some Kind of Monster [VH1 Classic 10PM]
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien: Tokio Hotel [NBC 12:35AM]
Saturday:
- Film: Prince in Purple Rain [Fuse 9PM]
- Austin City Limits: Ben Folds/Ray LaMontagne [PBS Check Local Listings]
- Saturday Night Live: Arcade Fire [NBC 11:30PM]
Sunday:
- Iconoclasts: Eddie Vedder and Laird Hamilton [Sundance 11AM]
- HDNet Concert Series: Ringo Starr and the All-Starrs [8PM]
- VH-1 Rock Honors: The Who [VH1 Classic 11PM]
All over the world musicians are still singing the praise of Django Reinhardt, a Gypsy jazz guitarist known for his unique technique and abilities. The documentary Djangomania! investigates Django’s influence on artists from around the world.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- VH1 Rock Honors: The Who [VH1 Classic 10:00PM]
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Minus The Bear [ABC 12:05AM]
- Late Night w/ Conan O’Brien: SteelDrivers [NBC 12:35AM]
Saturday:
- Documentary: Djangomania! [Sundance 8:00AM]
- Austin City Limits: Death Cab/MMJ [PBS Check Local Listings]
- FNMTV: She & Him, LL Cool J [MTV 11:00PM]
Sunday:
- Let’s Spend The Night Together: Rolling Stones [VH1 Classic Noon]
- HDNet Concert Series: Heart in Seattle [HDNet 8:00PM]
- Crossroads: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss [MTVHD 10:00PM]
In 2006 Sigur Rós played a series of unannounced concerts around their homeland during the endless magic hour of the Icelandic summer. The film Heima captures the majestic musical moments and scenery from those legendary performances.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Live From Abbey Road: Colbie Caillat, Stereophonics [Sundance 9:00PM]
- Film: Sigur Ros’ Heima [Sundance 10:00PM]
- The Late Show w/ David Letterman: Dr. John [CBS 11:35PM]
Saturday:
- Private Sessions: Heart [A&E 8:00AM]
- FNMTV: Katy Perry, LL Cool J [MTV2 9:00PM]
- Austin City Limits: The Gourds/Los Lonely Boys [PBS Check Local Listings]
- Saturday RockThe Deuce: MGMT [MTV2 10:00PM]
Sunday:
- Biography: Jerry Garcia [A&E 8:00AM]
- Radiohead: From The Basement [MTVHD 6:00PM]
- Classic Albums: The Who’s Who’s Next [VH1 Classic 9:30PM]
- Documentary: Live Aid – The Day That… [VH1 Classic 10:30PM]
This weekend NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live in honor of the late George Carlin. Carlin hosts the episode which originally aired on October 11, 1975. The premiere of SNL actually featured two musical guests, so be sure to check out two performances a piece from Billy Preston and Janis Ian.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Classic Albums: John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band [VH-1 Classic 5:00PM]
- Live From Abbey Road: Herbie Hancock, Sonya Kitchell [Sundance 9:00PM]
- David Letterman: Wild Sweet Orange [CBS 11:35PM]
- Conan O’Brien: The Raconteurs [NBC 12:35AM]
Saturday:
- Classic In Concert: KISS Live in L.A. [VH-1 Classic 7:30PM]
- Austin City Limits: Blues Traveler [PBS Check Local Listings]
- Saturday Night Live: George Carlin / Billy Preston [NBC 11:30PM]
Sunday:
- FNMTV: Vampire Weekend, Lil Wayne [MTVHD 1:00PM]
- Film: Prince’s Purple Rain [TVOne 4:00PM]
- HDNet Concert Series: John Mellencamp at Walter Reed [8:00PM]
Fuse TV’s marriage to MSG is starting to reap some major rewards. Tonight the network debuts Fuse Rocks The Garden: The Cure at 11PM featuring highlights from the band’s recent stop at the “World’s Greatest Arena.”
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Documentary: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story [VH1 Classic 8:00PM]
- Larry King Live: Motley Crue [CNN 9:00PM]
- London Live!: Beck [MOJOHD 9:30PM]
- Fuse Rocks The Garden: The Cure [Fuse 11:00PM]
- David Letterman: The Baseball Project [CBS 11:35PM]
Saturday:
- HDNet Concert Series: Rusted Root Live in Philly [HDNet 1:00PM]
- FNMTV: Vampire Weekend, Lil Wayne [MTV2 9:00PM]
- Saturday Rock The Deuce: Coldplay [MTV2 10:00PM]
Sunday:
- Live From SummerStage: Yeah Yeah Yeahs [1:30PM]
- CMT Summerfest: Lynyrd Skynyrd [MTVHD 10:00PM]
- HDNet Concert Series: Coldplay – How We Saw The World [11:00PM]
When Michael Azerrad prepared to write his biography of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, he conducted over 25 hours worth of interviews with Cobain. Kurt Cobain – About A Boy uses the audio from the interviews as a narrative that allows Cobain to tell his own story. The film doesn’t feature any comments from Courtney Love or Dave Grohl, it’s just Kurt’s story directly from his own mouth. Sadly, I bet we all know how this unfortunate story ends.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Live At Rockpalast: Rick James [BET Jazz 9:00PM]
- Film: Kurt Cobain – About A Boy [Sundance 10:00PM]
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: The Ting Tings [ABC Midnight]
- Conan O’Brien: Lightspeed Champion [NBC 12:37AM]
Saturday:
- Iconoclasts: Lorne Michaels and Paul Simon [Sundance 9:00AM]
- HDNet Concert Series: V Festival w/ Radiohead [HDNet 1:00PM]
- Classic In Concert: Genesis When In Rome [VH-1 Classic 7:00PM]
- Austin City Limits: The Raconteurs/Cat Power [PBS Check Local List.]
Sunday:
- Classic Albums: The Doors’ The Doors [VH-1 Classic 3:00PM]
- Film: The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night [IFC 7:30PM]
- Storytellers: Bruce Springsteen [MTVHD Midnight]
