Billy Idol
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Biography: William Michael Albert Broad (born November 30, 1955), better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Middlesex, England, UK
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The Wedding Singer
Overview: Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-13
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The Filth and the Fury
Overview: Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-29
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Overview: Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-03
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Heavy Metal 2000
Overview: Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of a space colony and kidnaps a beautiful young woman. His only mistake is that he doesn't kill her sister, Julie, who then sets out on a mission of rescue and revenge.
Genres: Action Adventure Animation Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-19
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Billy Idol: In Super Overdrive Live
Overview: Filmed at the Congress Theater, Chicago for the US TV series Soundstage and originally broadcast in U.S. in July 2009, the show sees Billy Idol, with trademark sneer and peroxide hair very much to the fore, reunited with guitarist Steve Stevens, who played on (& sometimes co-wrote) all his 1980s hits. The tracklist runs from early Generation X favorites, through his classic solo singles and up to tracks from his most recent album, "The Devil’s Playground."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-17
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Mad Dog Time
Overview: With his boss in the madhouse, a mobster is temporary boss of the criminal empire just as vicious rivals threaten the control of the empire.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-08
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Billy Idol: VH1 Storytellers
Overview: Taped in New York City for the VH1 Storytellers show in April, 2001: Is intended to burnish the legacy of Idol's recently stalled career or, more likely, is an attempt to resuscitate it in time for the expected rising tide of '80s nostalgia. An intimate, largely acoustic outing co-helmed by longtime guitarist and songwriting partner Steve Stevens. ---Track Listings--- 1 Cradle Of Love 2 Don't Need A Gun 3 Flesh For Fantasy 4 White Wedding 5 Sweet Sixteen 6 To Be A Lover 7 Rebel Yell 8 Kiss Me Deadly 9 Eyes Without A Face 10 Dancing With Myself 11 Ready Steady Go 12 Blue Highway 13 Mony Mony 14 L.A. Woman
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-05
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D.O.A.
Overview: Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-12
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Punk: The Early Years
Overview: Shot in 1977 and 1978, this dynamic documentary follows the early days of the punk movement from its origins in London pubs to its increasing international presence. Tons of performance footage and interviews with musicians, fans and industry executives create a snapshot of punk rock in the late '70s. Featured performers include the Sex Pistols, X-Ray Spex, Generation X with Billy Idol, the Slits, Eddie and the Hot Rods and many more
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-28
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The Punk Rock Movie
Overview: Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-09
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Rockthology 2
Overview: Rockthology is the ultimate reference of rock music! With bands like Guns 'n Roses, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queen, The Doors and Ozzy Osbourne, Rockthology is a "must have" for every rock fan! The complete Rockthology series consists of 20 parts, each with its own theme; from Sex to Fired Up, from No Fear to Raw.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-26
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Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
Overview: Documentary about the legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City and the New York Rock Scene of the 70s.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-10
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Night Flight: Born Again
Overview: Documentary tribute to what VH1 called “the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired” and Brooklyn Vegan named “the most consistently weird and awesome thing on cable television in the ’80s.” This ‘Best Of’ episode features some of the most memorable moments of Night Flight's near-decade long run including restored interviews and segments from Kate Bush, New Wave Theatre, David Lynch, Prince, Wendy O Williams, Divine, Billy Idol, Johnny Rotten, and much more Night Flight treasures from the archive.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-10
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Billy Idol: State Line
Overview: Join legendary punk icon Billy Idol as he makes history by playing the first ever live concert in front of the world famous Hoover Dam.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-14
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The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests
Overview: Elaborate mixed-media production documenting the Who's 1996/97 tour of the USA with special guests Billy Idol and PJ Proby.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-01
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Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8
Overview: This compilation DVD features music videos with rarely seen footage of up-close and in-depth interviews with some of the greatest bands in rock history. This volume features interviews and videos by W.A.S.P., Ratt, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Atomic Playboys, My Sister's Machine, London Quireboys and Biohazard. Hard-core Hard 'N' Heavy fans will also enjoy all the innovative DVD features, including band history highlights, discographies and interactive trivia games.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Overview: Featuring the Original Live Countdown performances by the World biggest artists from the 70s and 80s
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Punk's Not Dead
Overview: On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs, backyard parties, recording studios, shopping malls and stadiums where punk rock music and culture continue to thrive.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-27
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Billy Idol: Live in Wembley Arena 1990
Overview: Billy Idol, recorded live at London's Wembley Arena, on December 22nd 1990, during the Charmed Life tour. Charmed Life was released in 1990, and a video for the single "Cradle of Love" had to be shot. Since he, Idol, was unable to walk, he was shot from the waist up. Against his doctors' advice, he also managed to make appearances to promote Charmed Life.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-22
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Classic Quadrophenia
Overview: Pete Townsend's reinvention of The Who's Quadrophenia for the classical music genre (composed by partner Rachel Fuller) filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall and featuring the 90-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the 80 members of the London Oriana Choir, Alfie Boe, Billy Idol and Phil Daniels
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-06
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The Doors
Overview: The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Genres: Music Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-01
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Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Overview: The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-18
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Miley Cyrus: Live at the Super Bowl #TikTokTailgate
Overview: Cyrus will perform the first ever TikTok Tailgate in the history of the Super Bowl. It'll be take place before the game in honour of 7,500 health workers who have been invited to watch the match as a thanks for their work during the pandemic.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-07
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Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Overview: They have raged on for forty years, cutting a swath across continents and lighting the fuse of revolutionary thought. From the pressure-cooker ghettos of England to the mighty gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, one band has forged an enduring legacy. This is their story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Billy Idol - Live Austin City Limits Music Festival 2015
Overview: Billy Idol - Live at Austin City Limits Festival 2015 Setlist: Postcards From the Past Dancing With Myself Can't Break Me Down Flesh for Fantasy Eyes Without a Face Ready Steady Go Blue Highway Rebel Yell White Wedding
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-10-02
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Billy Idol - Live at Rock am Ring 2005
Overview: Billy Idol live in concert, as broacast on German TV station WDR during the 2005 Rockpalast Rock Am Ring Festival.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-05
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New Wave: Dare to be Different
Overview: U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: Over half a billion records sold but you may never have heard of them if not for a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY: WLIR. In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of radio forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the 'LIR crew and the biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC, the record labels, mega-radio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-27
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The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
Overview: Just seven years after wrapping up one of rock's first farewell tours, The Who returned to the stage in 1989 with another first: the classic album show. It was the 20th anniversary of Tommy, which seemed like a good excuse to book a bunch of stadiums and play the album along with a healthy dose of Who classics, aided by a mere 12 other musicians. This is The Who live at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, 24 August 1989.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-05
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Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12
Overview: Video magazine with interviews and video clips. Featured on this volume is: The Doors, Lemmy, David Lee Roth, David Coverdale, Billy Idol, Rob Halford, Great White, L.A. Guns, Lizzy Borden, Sepultura, Hanoi Rocks, Heaven's Edge, Jane's Addiction, Death Angel and Guns N' Roses.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Overview: Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts. With participation of Richard Branson, Neneh Cherry, Paul Cook, Sly Dunbar, Paul Weller, John Lydon, Joe Strummer, Siouxsie Sioux, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and others. Released in 2017.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-29
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25 Years of Punk
Overview: Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground punk scenes in the 70's & 80's, and the punk resurgence in the 90's. A collaboration between VH1 and Spin magazine.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-19
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I Want My MTV
Overview: The film is about the formation of a music channel that has shaped modern pop culture. On August 1, 1981, the life of a whole generation of Americans changed forever - on this day MTV began its broadcasting day, making VJ a new teen hero and creating a canon of music video as a vivid artistic statement.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-01
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Degeneration Punk
Overview: Amusing ARTE Special with SEX PISTOLS, CLASH, GENERATION X, DEAD BOYS, DAMNED, and more This rare documentary covers three very influential years in the shaping of punk rock: 1976-1979. more... Punk rock music was emerging as a solid genre, standing apart from the fuzzed out garage rock that came before it. This video documents the bands that pushed the envelope--The Clash, Sham 69, Generation X, The Dead Boys, X-Ray Spex...Some cool footage...newsreels on Sid Vicious' killing of Nancy Spungen, overdose... and more!
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-06
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Billy Idol - VITAL IDOL
Overview: Here at last-VITAL IDOL-the long-awaited debut collection of some of the most popular videos of the MTV generation! He was born for video-he's Billy Idol. Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum superstar with a talent that no one can sneer at! He gives fans thrills, he gives parents chills, and VITAL IDOL displays his skills with nine exciting trips into his dynamic musical world. Get "shocked" by Dancing with Myself; attend a wild White Wedding; let out a Rebel Yell; crack a Whiplash Smile watching Don't Need A Gun and much more! VITAL IDOL-unleashes the best of his all-time hits in this one definitive collection.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-05
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Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Overview: Prostrate probing interviews! Live action murder! Naked people! Tired death-rockers! And more! Much more!!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
Overview: This live rendition of The Who’s full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy was performed live in 1989 at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with special guests Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Winwood.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-14
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The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
Overview: Rhino Records is proud to present a 3-DVD boxed set showcasing one of the greatest live bands ever-The Who. Disc one features a live rendition of their full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy. Tommy was performed live in 1989 at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with special guests Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Winwood. Disc two contains the band's second rock opus, this time built around the story of a young mod's struggle to come of age in the mid-60s. This live version of Quadrophenia, from the 1996/1997 U.S. Tour was the first time it was performed as Townshend and Daltrey had visualized it, with live action and featuring a then-unknown Alex Langdon in a spellbinding performance as Jimmy, the disillusioned Mod.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-08
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Overview: The Who were honored at the 2008 ceremony from the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA instead of the usual Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center. The concert consisted of an hour-long performance by the band as well as tributes by Incubus, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Adam Sandler and Tenacious D.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-17
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The Sparks Brothers
Overview: Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
Genres: Documentary Music Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Overview: Inductees Are Recognized for Having Contributed Over 25 Years of Musical Excellence. Live on Saturday, October 19th 2024 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-19
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Billy Idol Should Be Dead
Overview: Punk legend turned pop sensation Billy Idol bares it all in this electrifying documentary, revealing his rise to fame, battle with addiction and triumphant comeback that captivated millions of fans worldwide.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-06-10
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