This entry in the Classic Albums series examines RIO, the 1982 release that put Duran Duran on the road to stardom. Looking back at the creation and release of the hit singles "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Save a Prayer," and many others, the critical retrospective analyzes the album's overall effect on the musical landscape of the early 1980s. The optimistic and celebratory album generated a string of hit singles and groundbreaking videos, catapulting the band to global stardom. This DVD tells the story behind the writing, recording, and subsequent success of the album through newly filmed interviews, musical demonstrations, and both new and archival performances.

In 1984, David Byrne put together a TV special on the Talking Heads for U.K. TV’s Channel 4, a 68-mi...

Directed by journalist Ricardo Alexandre, the documentary tells the story of the Napalm nightclub, r...

Olivia Rodrigo performs her #1 debut album SOUR during her senior year prom.

By November of 1980, the B-52’s had two albums under their belt and were two months away from their ...

Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Argentina 2017.

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 a...

When best friends Benji (Peter Carroll) and Ruben (Nick Trivisonno) decide to make a film about the ...

A documentary filmed behind the scenes of the Bon Jovi's Lost Highway tour in 2008.

Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, ...

Recorded at the Union Chapel in London, this concert from 2000 features Marc Almond in an intimate, ...

The Bears recorded this DVD live at Club Cafe, an intimate and wired nightclub located in Pittsburgh...

A collection of Madonna's favorite videos from 1993-1999. Contains the 14 videos: Bad Girl, Fever, R...

Probably the most atypical star in the history of popular music, Ian Dury overcame Polio to be one o...

The first-ever official live document from brilliant 70s art-punks Wire is finally released on this ...

The film tells about the birth of a new wave in the USSR under a strict political regime and about t...

Going To California is a concert performance video by the British pop group Tears For Fears. Release...

This video release by Depeche Mode features an entire concert from their 2001 Exciter Tour, shot at ...