Gram Cracker Lust

I’m a big music documentary nerd and tomorrow signals the release of Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel on the always excellent Rhino label. Parsons, as a member of The International Submarine Band, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers was among the first, if not the first, to bridge the gap between country and rock in the late 1960s and early '70s. It’s supposed to be a pretty illuminating account of his life and continuing influence.

Featured interviews include Peter Buck, James Burton, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman, Phil Kaufman, Keith Richards, Polly Parsons, Gretchen Parsons Carpenter, Dwight Yoakam, and others. DVD features include 5.1 audio, photo gallery, biography, discography, and an interview with director Gandulf Hennig.

This is what some allegedly important publications had to say:

"Fallen Angel tells the definitive story of Gram's awesomely hedonistic life for the first time." -- NME

"A must-see for anyone who cares about music." -- The Observer

So, I’m gonna check it out ASAP (maybe you should do the same??) -- look for a review over the next few weeks.

Oh! And Rhino has a pretty sweet contest going on where you can win a Gram Parsons CD Box Set, the new DVD and a poster. Go here to register through July 31, 2006.