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Rating

6.0/10

Release2009

Runtime2h 10m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Movie

From the Basement

2009

2h 10m

6.0

Music

Documentary

Synopsis

First DVD release from this refreshingly basic UK music programme puts the music in the foreground with an impressive role call of acts. With sparse production and no filler (no host, no audience, just artist centre stage), From The Basement's eclectic line-up reads like a contemporary alternative who's who; The White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Albert Hammond Jr., The Shins, Beck, Damien Rice, José González, Super Furry Animals, Eels, and more.

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