The Boat that Rocked

2009/ trailer / review / part 1 / part 2

The Boat That Rocked is a fictionalized account of those young men and women who decided to take to the seas off the coast of England and broadcast newer, more modern pop songs from pirate-radio ships. […] The original DJs, partly because of the (black) American tunes they played, but also because of the improvised, freeform patter they used between songs, exuded very different sonic identities from their more earnest peers at the BBC who were only able to broadcast a few hours of pop music each week. They were performers rather than cultural custodians, entertainers rather than gatekeepers.

Posted in film on August 28th, 2009 by fresh good minimal | 6 Comments