RockDocs.com: Documentaries on Music/Musicians

If we feature a documentary- you can bet it's worth your time. And if you haven't seen Mark Covino's "A Band Called Death" then you have some homework to do. Before the Sex Pistols, before the Ramones- 3 African-American brothers from Detroit created a sound it was 30-40 years ahead of its time and was only discovered in the last few years.

Kevin Kerslake drops a Cherry Bomb on RockDocs when he joins us to talk about his documentary "Joan Jett:Bad Reputation." Kevin Kerslake is an American music video director and occasional television commercial director. He has directed videos for Liz Phair, Stone Temple Pilots, Filter, R.E.M. ("The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"), 311, Blue October, Faith No More, Soundgarden, Green Day, Depeche Mode, The Smashing Pumpkins, Helmet, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Rise Against, Sam Phillips, The Offspring, Throwing Muses, Mr Bungle, and Atreyu. Kerslake started his directing career by making surf, skate, ski, and snowboarding films throughout his teens and started directing music videos in the 1980s. In the 1990s he directed several award-winning music videos for popular rock and alternative rock bands, and directed commercials for companies such as Nike, AT&T and Coca-Cola. Kevin Kerslake has also made several music and culture documentaries, such as Nirvana's Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, The Ramones' We're Outta Here!, and Quiksilver's surf documentary Continuum.

"Beware of Mr. Baker" documentarian Jay Bulger comes on to tell us what it's like to drop everything, move to Africa, and go 12 rounds with rock's most infamous and talented drummer.