SBS Documentaries How drugs drive musical movements
TV Episode | Documentary

SBS Documentaries

How drugs drive musical movements

TV Episode | Documentary

Throughout the history of pop music, the popular genre of choice has always gone hand in hand with the effects of whatever drugs are proliferated throughout the current youth culture. This is no mere coincide; it's hard to imagine a more ...See moreThroughout the history of pop music, the popular genre of choice has always gone hand in hand with the effects of whatever drugs are proliferated throughout the current youth culture. This is no mere coincide; it's hard to imagine a more perfect pairing than certain substances and certain sonic tempos, pitches, and rhythms. This was even the case during the 16th Century when the first coffee houses opened in Europe. Classical music became more uptempo and erratic; Bach even composed "Coffee Cantata" about an addiction to the stuff. Below we explore the link between drugs and musical movements. Written by SBS See less

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Nathan Jolly Self / Self - Host Self / Self - Host See fewer	Errand Boy (2007)
Chet Baker Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Sixth Sense (1999)
Kurt Cobain Self Self See fewer	Black Widow (2021)
Kristen Pfaff Self Self See fewer	Hole: Miss World (1994)
Layne Staley Self Self See fewer	The Perfect Storm (2000)
Tony Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Control (2007)
Andrew Wood Self (as Andy Wood) Self (as Andy Wood) See fewer	Say Anything (1989)