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American Music: Off the Record is a 2008 American documentary film that features theorists Noam Chomsky and Douglas Rushkoff in an interrogation of the American music industry. The film covers a great deal of ground from the authenticity of live music to the circumvention of the corporate machine by indie distribution, to the demise of the privately owned music store.
Original Release
03/20/2008
US Release
03/20/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Noam Chomsky | Self |
| Douglas Rushkoff | Self |
| Jackson Browne | Self |
| Les Paul | Self |
| Iris DeMent | Self |
| David Lindley | Self |
| Ray Price | Self |
| Richard Thompson | Self |
| Little Feat | Themselves |
| Chris Hillman | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Noam Chomsky | Self |
| Douglas Rushkoff | Self |
| Jackson Browne | Self |
| Les Paul | Self |
| Iris DeMent | Self |
| David Lindley | Self |
| Ray Price | Self |
| Richard Thompson | Self |
| Little Feat | Themselves |
| Chris Hillman | Self |
| War | Themselves |
| Johnny Winter | Self |
| Edgar Winter | Self |
| Country Joe McDonald | Self |
| James McMurtry | Self |
| Lee Ranaldo | Self |
| Carlene Carter | Self |
| Sonic Youth | Themselves |
| Savoy Brown | Themselves |
| David Allan Coe | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frank Hicks | Executive Producer |
| Benjamin Meade | Producer |
| Dianna Meade | Producer |
| Bill Pryor | Producer |
