THE GLAMOUR & THE SQUALOR
(DOCUMENTARY/MUSIC)
FILM BY MARQ EVANS
STARRING: MARCO COLLINS
SYNOPSIS: The story of Marco Collins, one of America's last great rock radio DJs and a musical tastemaker that changed our culture. Before the Internet made sourcing new music and rising bands a simple matter of keystrokes and RSS feeds, there was the radio DJ. No one epitomized this role like Marco Collins. He was the on and off switch for an artist's potential career and was the gatekeeper credited for helping break the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Beck, Weezer and countless others. Marco's story is inspiring but universal. He turned his passion for music into a significant lifetime of work and battled some seriously determined demons along the way. And he's still standing.
WHAT THIS FILM DOES WELL: It tells Marco Collins' story and doesn't sugarcoat it. Marq Evans also presents a nice mix of a glimpse into a bygone era that changed more than music but Marco himself. This really does give a great look at time lapsing and how each step of the way Marco is affected by it, even telling it in past tense more often than present. The stories are fun and also heartwarming and tragic and this documentary does a great job of pulling you with the emotions of a man who has done great and stupid things, sometimes simultaneously. It also stays out of the way of letting the stories unfold and allowing the viewer the chance to process and make a decision for themselves on how they should feel about what they are hearing and seeing.
WHY YOU SHOULD CHAMPION THIS FILM: It a staple in pop culture and music history that changed so much and did so much. It is also highlighting a time in which we took chances, we dared to be relevant, and which we had a blast doing it. Of course, everything has a lifespan but it also shows us that anything is possible but you have to dare to do it. I think that is a message worth following and thanks to Marco Collins it is a message we have to show us glimpses of how to get it done.
YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS FILM IF YOU ARE A FAN : Seattle Grunge, Alternative and Electronica music and the films PIRATE RADIO, GLEAMING THE CUBE
THIS IS THE INTERVIEW WE DID WITH FILMMAKER MARQ EVANS:
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