I was flippin’ through the channels last night when I came across a Dennis Hopper-narrated documentary on punk. I realized after a few minutes that I was watching an episode of Seven Ages of Rock about the Punk Age. The BBC and VH-1 Classic spared no expense creating these fascinating documentaries about the history of rock, and VH-1 Classic airs six one-hour episodes this weekend.
Friday [all times Eastern]:
- Seven Ages of Rock examines the emergence of stadium rock in the ’80s [VH-1 Classic 9:00 PM]
- Rod Stewart sings a holiday classic on The Late Show with David Letterman [CBS 11:35 PM]
- Queen’s A Night at the Opera gets the Classic Albums treatment [VH-1 Classic 10:00 PM]
Saturday:
- Lucinda Williams and Old Crow Medicine Show bring two unique sounds to Austin City Limits [PBS Check Local Listings]
- Ozomatli rocks Central Park on this week’s episode of Summer Stage [WNYC 9:00 PM]
- Steve Martins hosts and James Taylor performs on a classic episode of SNL from 1991 [NBC 11:30 PM]
Sunday:
- Seven Ages of Rock details the rise of the British indie scene [VH-1 Classic 9:00 PM]
- Paul McCartney: Live At The Olympia features the former Beatle playing in Paris back in October [A&E 10:00 PM]
- BBC Crown Jewels gives us a classic The Smiths performance [VH-1 Classic 2:00 AM]
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Dennis Hopper will really put his name on anything these days, eh?