The Resource Rockin' the wall
Rockin' the wall
Resource Information
The item Rockin' the wall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item Rockin' the wall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- Rockin' the Wall is both an engaging history lesson about the Berlin Wall and life behind the Iron Curtain, and an entertaining exploration of the power of rock music as a force for social change and liberation. When the Berlin Wall went up in 1960, it became the worldwide symbol of communist oppression. While the Wall kept people in, it could not keep Western influences like rock music out. Through Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, rock music penetrated the Iron Curtain with messages of freedom and rebellion. Rockin' the Wall presents the history of the Berlin Wall through the experiences of well-known rock musicians and those who lived behind the wall. Among the rock musicians featured are Robby Krieger (The Doors), Mark Stein and Vinny Martell (Vanilla Fudge), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot), David Paich (Toto), Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), and the group Mother's Finest who played in East Berlin just weeks before the Wall fell. People who lived behind the Iron Curtain in several countries describe what their lives were like and how rock music provided them an important lifeline and inspiration -- giving them hope and exposing the shortcomings of the communist system. The film includes historical footage of the famous speeches at the Berlin Wall by Presidents Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy, as well as interviews with former government officials and with European rocker Leslie Mandoki who recalls being visited by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss the power of music. Features original music written for the film, as well as live music from several of the groups in the film
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 78 min.))
- Label
- Rockin' the wall
- Title
- Rockin' the wall
- Title variation
- Rocking the wall
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Rockin' the Wall is both an engaging history lesson about the Berlin Wall and life behind the Iron Curtain, and an entertaining exploration of the power of rock music as a force for social change and liberation. When the Berlin Wall went up in 1960, it became the worldwide symbol of communist oppression. While the Wall kept people in, it could not keep Western influences like rock music out. Through Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, rock music penetrated the Iron Curtain with messages of freedom and rebellion. Rockin' the Wall presents the history of the Berlin Wall through the experiences of well-known rock musicians and those who lived behind the wall. Among the rock musicians featured are Robby Krieger (The Doors), Mark Stein and Vinny Martell (Vanilla Fudge), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot), David Paich (Toto), Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), and the group Mother's Finest who played in East Berlin just weeks before the Wall fell. People who lived behind the Iron Curtain in several countries describe what their lives were like and how rock music provided them an important lifeline and inspiration -- giving them hope and exposing the shortcomings of the communist system. The film includes historical footage of the famous speeches at the Berlin Wall by Presidents Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy, as well as interviews with former government officials and with European rocker Leslie Mandoki who recalls being visited by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss the power of music. Features original music written for the film, as well as live music from several of the groups in the film
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Directed by Marc Leif
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Adam Baldwin
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1947-
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Leif, Marc
- Schweikart, Larry
- Lopez, Steve
- Van Tongeren, John
- Stein, Mark
- Stahlberg, Michael
- Baldwin, Adam
- Schweikart, Larry
- hoopla digital
- Runtime
- 78
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Schweikart, Larry
- Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
- Rock music
- Politics and culture
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Rockin' the wall
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
-
- other
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 78 min.))
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Medium for sound
- other
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 12722220
- Publisher number
- MWT12722220
- Sound
- sound
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- Rockin' the wall
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
-
- other
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 78 min.))
- Form of item
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Medium for sound
- other
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 12722220
- Publisher number
- MWT12722220
- Sound
- sound
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Video recording format
- other
Library Locations
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Evanston Public Library Chicago AveBorrow it900 Chicago Ave., Suite 102, Evanston, IL, 60202, US42.034188 -87.679606
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Evanston Public Library MainBorrow it1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, US42.048419 -87.680008
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Evanston Public Library North BranchBorrow it2026 Central Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, US42.064193 -87.702066
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