It's a new month for the Watchcast, and with that comes a new theme of music movies! And kicking things off is the 2021 ?uestlove film Summer of Soul, a doc that unearths a treasure trove of musical performances from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 134: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

(00:00:38) - Intro.

(00:02:32) - The times in which this festival takes place.

(00:07:05) - We love a documentary that unearths footage people haven't ever seen before.

(00:12:26) - What an insane lineup of great music.

(00:16:45) - How did this festival happen, and why did this footage disappear for so long?

(00:30:13) - Break!

(00:30:58) - We're back, and it's time to get into the festival itself.

(00:34:48) - The marvel that is Stevie Wonder.

(00:39:12) - The Chambers Brothers.

(00:40:48) - The youngest any of us have ever seen BB King look."

(00:42:46) - On jazz flute and The 5th Dimension.

(00:45:48) - A whole lot of gospel.

(00:53:15) - David Ruffin sans Temptations.

(00:55:56) - Shout out to Gladys Knight (and The Pips!)

(00:58:15) - Here comes Sly.

(01:03:37) - The broader cultural shifts.

(01:08:03) - Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln.

(01:10:06) - The power of Nina Simone.

(01:17:27) - How good this movie is at weaving its history with the performances.

(01:22:43) - Final thoughts.

(01:28:34) - Housekeeping for Alex's upcoming list, and next week's movie: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster!

(01:34:41) - Outro.