Behind The Lens
The Nick Cave Film 'One More with Feeling' Is a Gut-Wrenching Document of Grief
Last summer Nick Cave's teenage son died. He poured his pain into song and then realized he'd be caught in a cycle of having to talk endlessly about the tragedy to the press. He made this film instead.
We Went Behind the Scenes of Belly and Kehlani's "You" Video
We hung out on the set of the pair's eerie new video and talked their collaboration on Belly's latest project 'Another Day in Paradise.'
Photographer Steve Schapiro on the Magic of Shooting David Bowie
He first shot Bowie in 1974 and in his new book, Schapiro reveals never seen before snaps. Here he discusses capturing an icon and Bowie's ability to truly be himself frame after frame.
'The Bag I'm In' Charts the Underground Music and Fashion In Britain from 1960-1990
We talk to Sam Knee about his latest book—made up of entirely unseen photos—covering 40 years of British music and the style tribes the scenes inspired.
Behind "Blackstar": An Interview with Johan Renck, the Director of David Bowie's Ten-Minute Short Film
"Blackstar" comes from David Bowie's upcoming record of the same name, out in January.
A Quick Look at James Turrell, the 72-Year-Old Artist Who Inspired Drake's "Hotline Bling" Video
Turrell has been a godlike figure in art circles since before Drake was a glimmer in his mother's eye.
'About A Son' Is the Only Good Kurt Cobain Documentary
It doesn’t even use his image, let alone home footage, but still manages to convey more about him than any other film that came before or after.
Until the Light Takes Us: Reflecting on the Film That Captured Norway's Ruthless Black Metal Scene
Murder, suicide, church burnings and blast beats.
Exploring the Strange and Shoddy World of Unofficial Music Documentaries
Did Michael Jackson fake his own death and pursue a career in children's entertainment? Is Taylor Swift the new Princess Diana?
The Wolfpack, A.K.A. the Angulo Brothers Drop Their Surreal Short 'Mirror Heart'
In this edition of Behind the Lens, the stars of award-winning doc 'The Wolfpack' shoot their own short. Here's the finished film and how the whole thing came together.
Uncovering Orion: Meet the Masked Man Marketed as Elvis’s Ghost
We talked to documentarian Jeanie Finlay about her new film which chases the spectre of Elvis in the form of a mystery-shrouded crooner called Orion.
Behind 'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck' - An Interview with the Director of the Cobain Documentary
Two decades after his suicide and the cult of Cobain is unwavering. We talked to director Brett Morgen who was given unrestricted access to the Nirvana frontman's archive to create this doc.