Anyone Can Play Guitar
Directed by Jon Spira
Starring Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Gaz Coombes, Nick Cope, Mark Cope
Canal Cat Films
Release date: October 9, 2010 (Limited UK)

In the last couple of years there have been a number of music documentaries which have breathed life into what was becoming a tired genre, unleashing new or once forgotten bands and music into the world. Last year’s Anvil!: The Story of Anvil and Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, released earlier this year, were particularly impressive, highlighting a human story full of years of struggle and ultimate joy to the soundtrack of awesome music. Continuing this trend comes Anyone Can Play Guitar, which tells the story of the 30-year history of music in Oxford, England.

English cities have long been synonymous with great music: Liverpool gave rise to The Beatles; Manchester Oasis and the Stone Roses; the East Midlands area is widely considered the “˜home of metal’ thanks to the emergence of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Judas Priest; London has produced many, many successful musicians and bands. Added to that list is Oxford, a city consistently punching above its weight when it comes to producing great indie rock music.