Cameron Crowe is back in the music business, and shining the spotlight on some unsung heroes.
Showtime’s new dramedy Roadies, premiering this summer, focuses on the tour manager (Luke Wilson) behind a successful arena-level rock band and his hard-working crew that brings every concert to life. Crowe, who chronicled his days as a music journalist in 2000’s Almost Famous, wrote and directed the pilot, and joined his cast and executive producers Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life) and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, duh) today to preview the show at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
It’s been a long time since the days of Stillwater, Almost Famous’s fictional ‘70s band — and even since Almost Famous came out; the music business has changed exponentially in the meantime. But Crowe insists the reports of the demise of the music industry are premature: “It’s kind of bulls—t. Music is always important.”
Showtime’s new dramedy Roadies, premiering this summer, focuses on the tour manager (Luke Wilson) behind a successful arena-level rock band and his hard-working crew that brings every concert to life. Crowe, who chronicled his days as a music journalist in 2000’s Almost Famous, wrote and directed the pilot, and joined his cast and executive producers Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life) and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, duh) today to preview the show at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
It’s been a long time since the days of Stillwater, Almost Famous’s fictional ‘70s band — and even since Almost Famous came out; the music business has changed exponentially in the meantime. But Crowe insists the reports of the demise of the music industry are premature: “It’s kind of bulls—t. Music is always important.”
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