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An Unfiltered, unpolished, and unexpectedly insightful podcast; RBR.MUSIC is your backstage pass to the minds of three music obsessed mates who swap stage dives for steins. Each episode dives into music documentaries that matter and the ones that...

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United Kingdom

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An Unfiltered, unpolished, and unexpectedly insightful podcast; RBR.MUSIC is your backstage pass to the minds of three music obsessed mates who swap stage dives for steins. Each episode dives into music documentaries that matter and the ones that don't. No hype, no bandwagon takes, just real conversations with bold opinions, and the occasional pint fuelled rant. Whether you're crate digging or just curious, tune in for raw chats, real laughs, and rhythms that stick.

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English


Episodes
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The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

5/1/2026
On this episode of RBR.music, we dive into The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel a documentary that traces the raw, chaotic beginnings of Red Hot Chili Peppers through the life and loss of their original guitarist, Hillel Slovak. More than just a band origin story, this film captures the deep friendship, creative spark, and vulnerability that defined their early years in Los Angeles. We unpack how Slovak’s influence shaped the Chili Peppers’ sound that fusion of funk, punk, and reckless energy and how his death cast a long shadow over everything that followed. Expect reflections on legacy, grief, and the price of artistic intensity, alongside our take on how the documentary frames addiction, brotherhood, and the mythology of rock culture. This is about more than nostalgia it’s about understanding the heartbeat behind one of the most enduring bands of the modern era.

Duration:00:57:03

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Paul McCartney: Man On The Run.

3/31/2026
We discuss Man on the Run in which we explore Paul McCartney rebuilding his life and music after the breakup of The Beatles a story of pressure, reinvention, and the search for a new path beyond the world’s biggest band.

Duration:00:48:40

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Nick Cave's Veiled World

3/2/2026
In this episode, we step inside Nick Cave's Veiled World unpacking grief, faith, myth, and the quiet tension between revelation and restraint. RBR.music cuts thru the noise to discuss the sound.

Duration:00:49:45

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Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?

2/12/2026
Music documentaries love the myth of the tortured artist. But what happens when reflection becomes narrative control? In this episode of RBR.music, we take a hard look at Have You Seen Me Lately? the Counting Crows documentary that frames vulnerability as revelation, but rarely risks interrogation. Is this a brave portrait of fame and mental health? Or a carefully managed exercise in self-mythology? We examine the film’s lack of tension, its avoidance of accountability, and the difference between confession and genuine exposure. Because saying something out loud isn’t the same as understanding it.

Duration:00:41:48

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Louder Than You Think.

12/4/2025
A deep-dive chat into Louder Than You Think, the oddball, fuzz-covered documentary that drags you straight into the chaotic genius of Pavement drummer and underground legend Gary Young. In this episode, we pull apart the film’s messy magic the wild early days of the band, the blurred lines between brilliance and self-destruction, and why Gary’s scrappy, unfiltered approach still feels louder than most polished music stories today. Expect anecdotes, context, and a look at what the film gets right (and what it gloriously refuses to tidy up). It’s noisy, it’s honest, and it reminds you that music history is rarely neat… but it’s always worth listening to.

Duration:00:28:05

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Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now

11/10/2025
In this episode we dive into Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now, the intimate and moving documentary that chronicles Ozzy’s final years, filmed over three years, capturing his bold return to the UK, his battle with health, and his lasting legacy.

Duration:00:33:50

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Jeff Buckley: It’s Never Over

10/8/2025
In this episode, we dive into Jeff Buckley: It’s Never Over the new documentary exploring the life, legacy, and enduring mystery of one of music’s most haunting voices. From Grace to the stories left unfinished, we unpack how the film captures Buckley’s artistry, his restless spirit, and the myth that’s grown since his passing. Expect reflections on the music, the man, and what “it’s never over” really means when an artist’s influence refuses to fade.

Duration:00:54:27

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Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

8/31/2025
In this episode, we dive into Have You Got It Yet?, the moving documentary that unpacks the life, art, and legacy of Syd Barrett. We explore how the film captures Barrett’s genius and decline, what it reveals about the early days of Pink Floyd, and why his story still resonates decades later.

Duration:00:35:10

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Revival69

7/31/2025
In this episode, we’re talking Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World — the film that unpacks how a scrappy one-day festival turned into a legendary lineup featuring The Doors, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and a last-minute appearance by John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band. We break down the doc, the chaos behind the scenes, and how this one-night-only gig changed rock history. Underdogs, icons, and a crowd that had no idea what they were about to witness.

Duration:00:36:31

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American Symphony – Jon Batiste’s Sound of Survival

7/3/2025
In this episode, we dive into American Symphony — the powerful documentary that follows Jon Batiste through a year of creative triumph and personal heartbreak. We talk about the pressure of composing a genre-defying symphony, the vulnerability of fame, and how Batiste navigates love, loss, and legacy in real time. This isn’t just a music doc — it’s a portrait of an artist learning how to stay whole when everything is shifting. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall, from hospital rooms to standing ovations — American Symphony is a reminder that sound can be a form of survival.

Duration:00:37:28

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One to One: John & Yoko

6/1/2025
We explore One to One: John & Yoko, the intimate documentary capturing John Lennon and Yoko Ono in a pivotal moment of activism, artistry, and personal transformation. From the 1972 Madison Square Garden concerts to behind-the-scenes moments of political passion and creative vision, we trace how the couple reshaped public perception—and each other.

Duration:00:50:00

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The Stones & Brian Jones

4/30/2025
We’re diving into The Stones & Brian Jones — a documentary that pulls back the curtain on the early chaos, genius, and tragedy at the heart of The Rolling Stones. We talk about Brian’s outsized influence, the cracks that formed inside the band, and how the myth of the Stones was built on both brilliance and betrayal. Was Brian the true architect of the band’s sound? And what really led to his fall? We break it all down.

Duration:00:50:00

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SLY LIVES!

3/31/2025
An affectionate celebration of Sly & the Family Stone that's all the more powerful for recognizing its subject's flaws, SLY LIVES! is a sterling sophomore documentary feature from Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.

Duration:00:50:10

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Becoming Led Zeppelin

2/28/2025
The documentary presents the origins of Led Zeppelin, this doc isn’t the definitive document on the band but blows the roof off with its killer soundtrack.

Duration:00:47:28

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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg

10/31/2024
An exploration of the life of Anita Pallenberg, European actress and rock ’n’ roll muse. Told in Anita’s own words, from her unpublished memoir, and in the words of her family, this bittersweet film is a never-seen-before look at life with The Rolling Stones.

Duration:00:44:46

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Oasis - Supersonic

9/30/2024
We discuss Oasis - Supersonic. From award-winning director Mat Whitecross and featuring extensive unseen archive footage, Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed, and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.

Duration:00:48:28

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The Velvet Underground

8/31/2024
The Velvet Underground takes a fittingly idiosyncratic approach to delivering a rock documentary that captures the band as well as its era.

Duration:00:39:57

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Moonage Daydream

7/31/2024
MOONAGE DAYDREAM: a cinematic odyssey exploring Bowie's creative, spiritual and musical journey. From the visionary mind of Brett Morgen, Moonage Daydream features captivating, never-before-seen footage and performances spanning David Bowie's 54-year career. The film includes 40 exclusively remastered Bowie songs and is the first film ever sanctioned by the Bowie Estate, with local access to the artists' archives.

Duration:00:45:31

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Dig!

6/30/2024
After the alternative music boom of the early 1990s, two bands choose very different paths to fame. Portland, Oregon's the Dandy Warhols, led by the self-conscious and career-minded Courtney Taylor-Taylor, sign with a major label and score a radio hit. San Francisco's Brian Jonestown Massacre, fronted by the abrasive and unpredictable Anton Newcombe, seemingly go out of their way to impede their own rise to fame with a series of increasingly bizarre incidents, including onstage fistfights.

Duration:00:43:57

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Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool

5/31/2024
Entertaining for longtime fans as well as casually interested viewers, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool brings to life the legacy of a brilliant artist.

Duration:00:49:47