Jim Allen, Author at Book and Film Globe

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

Was Peter Asher Pop Music’s Zelig or Svengali? ‘Everywhere Man’ Offers Answers

June 20, 2026June 19, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 000 Maniacs, 10, 1960s music, 1970s music, Apple Records, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, British Invasion, Carnaby Street, Carole King, Cher, classic rock, Dan Geller, Danny Kortchmar, Dayna Goldfine, Diana Ross, documentary review, Elton John, Eric Idle, Everywhere Man, folk rock, George Martin, Gordon Waller, Immediate Family, James Taylor, Jane Asher, Lee Sklar, Linda Ronstadt, los angeles music scene, Lyle Lovett, music criticism, music documentaries, music history, music managers, Natalie Merchant, Paul McCartney, Peter and Gordon, Peter Asher, pop music, Randy Newman, record producers, Robin Williams, rock and roll history, rock documentaries, Russ Kunkel, singer songwriters, Steve Martin, Swinging London, The Beatles, The Section, Twiggy, Waddy Wachtel

The documentary follows Asher from Swingin’ London to laid-back L.A… and beyond.

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

Was Gregg Allman One of the Most Misunderstood Rockers of the 70s?

June 12, 2026June 4, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1970s rock, American music, At Fillmore East, blues rock, Cher, classic rock, classic rock documentaries, documentary reviews, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Gregg Allman, Gregg Allman The Music of My Soul, Hammond organ, Jackie Wilson, Jackson Browne, James Keach, Jimmy Carter, Melissa Etheridge, Midnight Rider, music criticism, music documentaries, music films, Otis Redding, rock documentaries, rock history, rock legends, southern rock, The Allman Brothers Band, Watkins Glen Festival, Whipping Post

‘The Music of My Soul’ documentary shares new views of a rock legend

DOCUMENTARY FILM Streaming

Questlove’s Earth, Wind & Fire Doc Shows the Glory and the Grit

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Afrofuturism, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, American music, band biographies, Barack Obama, Black music history, California Jam, Chess Records, Chicago music, classic rock and soul, concert films, disco music, documentary films, documentary review, Doug Henning, Earth Wind and Fire, flea, funk music, George Faison, I Wish, Lionel Richie, Maurice White, Michelle Obama, music criticism, music documentaries, music history, musical legends, Napoleon Hill, Parkinsons disease, Philip Bailey, Questlove, R&B music, Ramsey Lewis, Reasons, Shining Star, soul music, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Wiz, Verdine White

Turns out the celestial soul supermen were mortals after all

Biography DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC NON-FICTION

Celebrate Pet Sounds’ 60th with a DIY Beach Boys Film Fest

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1960s music, ABC television, Al Jardine, American dream, American pop culture, artistic genius, Beach Boys legacy, Brian Wilson, California music, Carl Wilson, celebrity biopics, Charles Manson, classic rock, contemporary documentaries, cultural criticism, David Leaf, David Marks, Dennis Wilson, Disney documentaries, documentary films, Don Was, dysfunctional families, Elizabeth Banks, entertainment journalism, Eugene Landy, film criticism, God Only Knows, harmony vocals, Hawthorne California, iconic albums, John Cusack, Love and Mercy, mental illness and creativity, Mike Love, music biopics, music documentaries, music fandom, music journalism, music streaming, nostalgia, old Hollywood, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Pet Sounds, pop music history, Psychological Drama, rock and roll history, rock history, rock music, singer songwriters, Sloop John B, Smile album, streaming movies, surf rock, television miniseries, The Beach Boys, Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Here are the docs and biopics that will bring you ‘Good Vibrations’

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Sponge

May 5, 2026May 13, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1960s music scene, Andy Warhol, ascap deems taylor award, big joe turner, brian cullman, british folk, classic rock, counterculture, cultural criticism, danny fields, doc pomus, dr john, edie sedgwick, folk music, Greenwich Village, holy modal rounders, how to prepare for the past, Jim Morrison, jimi zhivago, john martyn, Leonard Cohen, lester bangs, lilian roxon, literary memoirs, literary nonfiction, lucinda williams, mark knopfler, memoir review, music biography, music journalism, music memoir, music writers, new york music scene, nick drake, nico, Paul Bowles, peter stampfel, poetic prose, rock and roll history, rock criticism, Sam Shepard, sandy denny, tangier, ze books

‘How to Prepare for the Past’ reflects on lessons learned from rock stars and literary legends

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM

‘Power to the People’: John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s NYC Rent Party on the Big Screen

April 24, 2026April 27, 2026 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1970s music, Allen Ginsberg, anti war music, archival film, audience participation, avant-garde music, benefit concerts, Come Together song, concert documentary, concert films, counterculture, culture criticism, David Peel, Elephants Memory, experimental music, film criticism, Geraldo Rivera, Give Peace a Chance, glam rock, hippie era, Imagine song, Instant Karma song, John Lennon, live albums, live performance, Madison Square Garden, Melanie, Music Documentary, music performance review, New York City Music, One to One concert, Phil Spector, Plastic Ono Band, political music, post Beatles era, Power to the People, primal scream therapy, punk precursors, restored footage, Roberta Flack, rock history, Sean Lennon, Sha Na Na, Simon Hilton, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Vietnam War protest, Willowbrook State School, Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono art

Expanded footage of a historic benefit show is manna for Beatlemaniacs

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM MUSIC

Why ‘The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ is More Moving Than You’d Expect

March 24, 2026March 26, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980s music, addie brik, alternative rock history, anthem band, anthony kiedis, artist friendships, band brotherhood, band origin stories, ben feldman, biographical documentaries, drug culture in music, fairfax high school, flea, founding members rhcp, freaky styley, funk rock, gary allen performance artist, George Clinton, grandmaster flash the message, hillel slovak, jack irons, los angeles music scene, music biopics, music documentaries, music history documentaries, Netflix documentaries, red hot chili peppers, rock band documentaries, rock documentaries, rock nostalgia, what is this band

Friendship, fame, and fatality are part of the band’s origin story

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM MUSIC

After The Beatles, Paul McCartney Scrambled To Get Wings Soaring

March 1, 2026March 3, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Man on the Run, Morgan Neville, music documentaries, Paul McCartney, rock history, The Beatles, Wings

New documentary shows the songster’s rocky road from the Fab Four

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM

PBS Gets Hip: Space Jazz Arrives on American Masters

February 24, 2026March 2, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Afrofuturism, American Masters, avant-garde music, jazz documentaries, jazz history, PBS, Sun Ra

Is Public Television ready for Sun Ra?

DOCUMENTARY FILM MUSIC

Is the New Billy Idol Doc a Cautionary Tale or Rock Star 101?

February 22, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Bathory, Billy Idol, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, Britpunk, Jonas Åkerlund, MTV era

‘Billy Idol Should be Dead’ shows the dark side of the ’80s

Tom Waits and the Slow Normalization of Weirdness

January 15, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Actor Profiles, American cinema, Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Character Actors, Cold Feet, Cult Films, Down by Law, Father Mother Sister Brother, Film Essays, film history, independent film, Ironweed, Jack Nicholson, Jim Jarmusch, Meryl Streep, Music and Film, Mystery Men, Tom Waits, Wristcutters Seven Psychopaths

A rock legend continues a cinematic journery in Jarmusch’s new film ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’

Behind the Bottom Line: The Club That Boosted Springsteen, Patti Smith, and More

December 26, 2025December 24, 2025 Jim Allen 1 Comment Allan Pepper, Billy Altman, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Fast Folk, Greenwich Village, Live Music Venues, Lou Reed, Meatloaf, Miles Davis, music history, New York City Music, Patti Smith, Positively Fourth and Mercer, Prince, rock history, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, The Bottom Line

‘Positively Fourth and Mercer’ shines a light on a seminal NYC music hub

This May Be the Sir Paul McCartney Book We’ve Been Waiting For

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments Band on the Run, Beatles, Linda McCartney, music biography, Paul McCartney, rock history, Ted Widmer, W.W. Norton, Wings

‘The Story of a Band on the Run’ tells all, from the Beatles’ breakup to flying high with Wings

BOOKS Featured Stories MUSIC

‘Let the Stories Be Told’ is a Dazzling Drive Through The Cars’ Career

September 30, 2025October 1, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments Ben Orr, Bill Janowitz, Boston rock scene, Buffalo Tom, Da Capo Press, David Robinson, Drive, Elektra Records, Elliott Easton, Good Times Roll, Greg Hawkes, Jonathan Richman, Just What I Needed, Leon Russell, Let’s Go, Martin Mull, New Wave, Ric Ocasek, rock biography, Shake It Up, Syncro Sound, The Cars, The Modern Lovers

Bill Janowitz brings to you the band who brought you the New Wave