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Cover Your Ears
Cover Your Ears

Cover Your Ears

Religion, Sex & Politics... How Censorship Shaped the Music Industry

Genres

Documentary

OverView

When does art become obscenity? Cover Your Ears takes a close look at this question through the lens of the past 100 years of music and the ever-evolving discussion of legal and moral lines in the industry

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

08 May 2023

Country

Cast

Murray Acton

Murray Acton

Self

Steve Appleford

Steve Appleford

Self

Wes Beech

Wes Beech

Self

Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

Self

Bill Brioux

Bill Brioux

Self

Chuck D

Chuck D

Self

Alan Cross

Alan Cross

Self

Stephanie Doktor

Stephanie Doktor

Self

Brandon Duncan

Brandon Duncan

Self

Richard Evans

Richard Evans

Self

Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens

Self

Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

Self

Ian Hill

Ian Hill

Self

Dee Snider

Dee Snider

Self

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Fritz Hollings

Fritz Hollings

Self (archive footage)

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