I’m Todd L. Burns, and welcome to Music Journalism Insider, a newsletter about music journalism. I highlight some of the best stuff I hear, read, and watch every week; publish news about the industry; and interview writers, scholars, and editors about their work. My goal is to share knowledge, celebrate great work, and expand the idea of what music journalism is—and where it happens.
As part of this effort, I’ve brought on some contributors to review music documentaries in a regular column called Stuff You Gotta Watch. More often than not, the column appears as part of the newsletter, but I’ve also created separate pages for each edition.
- Alice Coltrane on Black Journal [Jesse Locke]
- All Tomorrow’s Parties [Aaron Gonsher]
- Another State of Mind [Jesse Locke]
- Bass Worship [Jesse Locke]
- Black Wax [Jesse Locke]
- Boy Howdy: The Story of Creem Magazine [Chal Ravens]
- Breadcrumb Trail [Jesse Locke]
- Crowd [Aaron Gonsher]
- Cunningham [Chal Ravens]
- Desi on the Dancefloor [Aaron Gonsher]
- Desolation Center [Jesse Locke]
- The DJ Is Here [Dave Maher]
- The Drums of Winter [Jesse Locke]
- Festival! [Ana Leorne]
- Flags and Fences [Jesse Locke]
- Full Mantis [Jesse Locke]
- Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On [Jesse Locke]
- Heavenly Pop Hits - The Flying Nun Story [Jesse Locke]
- Hip-Hop Evolution: Season Four, Episode Two [Jesse Locke]
- The Hip-Hop Nucleus [Aaron Gonsher]
- I’m Tryna Tell Ya [Jesse Locke]
- Instrument [Chal Ravens]
- Jesse Jams [Jesse Locke]
- Jobriath AD [Ana Leorne]
- John Was Trying To Contact Aliens [Jesse Locke]
- Just for the Record [Jesse Locke]
- Key Tonic [Ana Leorne]
- Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly-Glenn Copeland Story [Jesse Locke]
- L7: Pretend That We’re Dead [Chal Ravens]
- Larry’s Garage [Chal Ravens]
- The Last Angel of History [Chal Ravens]
- Los Punks: We Are All We Have [Jesse Locke]
- Madonna: Truth or Dare [Chal Ravens]
- The Man Named Turtle [Jesse Locke]
- The Man Who Would Be Polka King [Todd L. Burns]
- My Secret World [Jesse Locke]
- The Next Seattle [Jesse Locke]
- A Night in 67 [Ana Leorne]
- Only When I Dance [Jesse Locke]
- Our Hobby Is Depeche Mode [Chal Ravens]
- Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton [Jesse Locke]
- Patrick [Jesse Locke]
- Picture My Face [Jesse Locke]
- Porto Electronica 1985-2005 [Ana Leorne]
- Psychedelic Britannia [Ana Leorne]
- Quincy [Chal Ravens]
- Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary [Micco Caporale]
- The Rise of Experimental Music in the 1960s [Jesse Locke]
- RP Boo - Bangin’ on King Drive [Aaron Gonsher]
- Rumble [Jesse Locke]
- Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda [Jesse Locke]
- Slave to the Grind [Jesse Locke]
- The Sound of Belgium [Chal Ravens]
- Storming Sarajevo [Chal Ravens]
- Talkin’ Headz - The Metalheadz Documentary [Aaron Gonsher]
- Strike a Pose [Chal Ravens]
- The Summer of Rave 1989 [Jesse Locke]
- These C—sucking Tears [Jesse Locke]
- Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief [Jesse Locke]
- Tokyo Melody [Jesse Locke]
- Tropicália [Jesse Locke]
- White Riot [Jesse Locke]
- Who Is Poly Styrene? [Jesse Locke]
- Yo No Soy Guapo [Chal Ravens]
- Your War (I’m One of You) [Jesse Locke]
- ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas [Jesse Locke]