We begin our pre-event coverage f the upcoming Reggae Film Festival (May 23- 27) with a look at a docu-film covering one of the best bands that 99.9% of Jamaicans have never heard of. http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/everyday-sunshine-story-of-fishbone/trailer
From the shifting faultlines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose and became one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and the political order of the music industry and of the nation.
Narrated by acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne (close eh?) the film is true to the spirit of the band, in which founder Norwood Fisher looks back at its tumultuous 25-year history. By turns self-reflective, frustrated, and philosophical. “Fishbone could be a band that doesn’t use profanity, goes and does the festival circuit, plays the oldies and rakes in a ton of dough,” he observes. “But we chose to try to forge new ground, go into uncharted territory on some levels. We are where we are because the path that we walk.”
Part biography, part cultural history, and part funky-form experiment, the film has generated such enthusiasm at the Los Angeles Film Festival that it’s been booked for an additional screening on 26 June. Its vibrant, unusual form is a function of its multiple approaches. While it includes interviews, family photos, and footage of the band’s electrifying performances, it also features animated sequences and competing accounts of particular events.
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