Product Details

• Directors: Jonathon Stearns, Tara Veneruso
• Producers: Mara Schwartz
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 7, 1999
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00002JWZQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,490 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "CIRCUIT Music Journal 4" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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This eclectic edition of the Circuit music magazine on DVD has a mixed lineup of whimsy and social purpose. We begin with the Scots rock trio, Bis, who shoot indoor hoops (not all that well, frankly, but is basketball why we love Scotland?) and talk about their jangly songs of pure adolescent experience. Meanwhile, Robyn Hitchcock sits in a parking lot for a spirited interview/performance, and the Afghan Whigs subject themselves to a video tour diary. Alt supergroup Luna (comprised of former members of the Feelies, Chills, and Galaxie 500) hang out and drop a few hints of their logy, half-speed Velvet Underground sound. Ben Harper talks about the societal context for his music, and introduces a video presentation of his gospel-like "I Wanna Be Ready." For dessert, there's the sugar-coated hip-hop of the fun, charismatic Philadelphia band G. Love & Special Sauce, and a nice visit with power-pop singer-songwriter Justin Clayton, a former art student from Liverpool who once played guitar in a backing band for Julian Lennon. (Hmm... something hauntingly familiar about that...) --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revolution on a disc, July 7, 1999

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This review is from: CIRCUIT Music Journal 1 (DVD)

Reading about rock music has always seemed somewhat incongruous. Traditional music rags have always put a filter between the reader and the music, but those days are over. Now with this new DVD music mag you get to meet your favorite bands in their own words and music without relying on some rock critic's jaded prose. Meet Beck, shot in stunning black and white, interviewed by the ultimate interviewing machine - a Hal-like computer - as he gives a glimpse into his twisted artistic ways. Spend some time with Dayton, Ohio's most prolific export Guided by Voices as they make a convincing case of the benefits of being a big fish in a small pond. Hang out with the Cardigans as they learn to bowl ... These are the kind of intimate artist profiles you just won't find anywhere else. And then there's the videos, the alternate tracks ... the insane clarity of it all. The future is now.

5.0 out of 5 stars Circuit 4 dvd, March 19, 2009

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Joseph Morris "Joe Morris" (Elmwood Park, NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CIRCUIT Music Journal 4 (DVD)

Robyn Hitchcock doing Nasa Clapping & Dark Princess in a Burbank parking lot - what more can you ask for?

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ben Harper, February 23, 2000

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Peter Alan Hunken (Santa Barbara, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CIRCUIT Music Journal 4 (DVD)

This is cutting edge stuff! Great interviews with unique and talented artists like Ben Harper-- the slide show of him is awesome!