Lily Moayeri

music journalist since 1992 | educator since 2004 | podcaster since 2020 | Iranian American since birth

Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu)

Reviewed for Under the Radar: Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu) Watch the official trailer for the documentary film.

June 19, 2024 · Leave a comment

Lil Nas X Documentary: An Intimate Portrait of a Cultural Pioneer

Interview with directors Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel about their documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” series: Lil Nas X Documentary: An Intimate Portrait … Continue reading

January 27, 2024 · Leave a comment

New Syd Barrett Doc Creates A Personal, Technicolor Portrait

Roddy Bogawa, co-director of Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, interviewed about the documentary for SPIN‘s “Watch Me” seris: New Syd Barrett Doc … Continue reading

July 11, 2023 · Leave a comment

Third Appearance on The Book and Film Globe Week in Review Podcast

Third appearance on the Book and Film Globe Week in Review Podcast #014 speaking about my investigative report on the documentary Summer of Soul. I’m on for 10 minutes at … Continue reading

August 2, 2021 · Leave a comment

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove‘s documentary on the Harlem Culture Festival, Summer of Soul, reviewed for Under the Radar: Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Watch the official trailer … Continue reading

July 2, 2021 · Leave a comment

Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 1.20: Suzi Quatro

In the 20th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my experiences behind the scenes of interviewing Suzi Quatro about her documentary, Suzi Q for Under The Radar. Listen here: … Continue reading

September 9, 2020 · Leave a comment

Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 1.19: The Go-Go’s

In the 19th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my experiences behind the scenes of interviewing The Go-Go’s about their self-titled Showtime documentary for Los Angeles Magazine. Listen here: Or … Continue reading

August 26, 2020 · Leave a comment

The Story of the Go-Go’s Is Finally Being Told in a Way that Does It Justice

The Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, Gina Schock, Charlotte Caffey and Belinda Carlisle and director Alison Ellwood interviewed about their Showtime documentary for Los Angeles Magazine: The Story of the Go-Go’s Is Finally Being Told in a … Continue reading

July 31, 2020 · 1 Comment

Composer Paul Cantelon Leans on Greek Music Knowledge to Score Olympia Dukakis Doc

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Cantelon interviewed for his work scoring the documentary, Olympia, for Variety: Composer Paul Cantelon Leans on Greek Music Knowledge to Score Olympia Dukakis Doc Listen to, or download … Continue reading

July 10, 2020 · Leave a comment

Soundtracking Skater Girls: How HBO’s ‘Betty’ Found Its Beat

Co-writer/director Crystal Moselle and composer Aska Matsumiya interviewed for their work on the HBO series Betty for Variety: Soundtracking Skater Girls: How HBO’s Betty Found Its Beat Listen to the amazing soundtrack for the series on … Continue reading

June 5, 2020 · Leave a comment

Pictures of Lily Podcast: Episode 1.11: LA Originals

In the 11th episode of the Pictures of Lily Podcast, I talk about my experience behind the scenes of interviewing Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol about their Netflix documentary, LA … Continue reading

May 6, 2020 · Leave a comment

Circus of Books (Netflix)

Reviewed for Under the Radar: Circus of Books (Netflix) Watch the trailer here.

April 22, 2020 · Leave a comment

Tribeca-Bound ‘Underplayed’ Puts Spotlight on Gender Inequality in Electronic Music

Stacey Lee interviewed about her documentary feature film, Underplayed, for Variety: Tribeca-Bound ‘Underplayed’ Puts Spotlight on Gender Inequality in Electronic Music Watch Lee’s 2015 documentary short, Live Fast, Draw Yung.

March 4, 2020 · Leave a comment

The Library Music Film @ The Independent

Previewed for LA Weekly: The Library Music Film at the Independent DTLA Take a look at some footage from the documentary on The Library Music Film‘s YouTube channel.

March 28, 2019 · Leave a comment

Japanese Superstar Yoshiki Finally Gets The Rock Documentary He Deserves

Yoshiki and Stephen Kijak interviewed for the documentary, We Are X, for LA Weekly: Japanese Superstar Yoshiki Finally Gets The Rock Documentary He Deserves Watch the trailer for We Are X.

October 19, 2016 · Leave a comment

Watch a Mini-Documentary on NYC Female Music Collective Discwoman

News items on Smirnoff Sound Collective‘s mini-documentary on Discwoman for Insomniac.com: Watch A Mini-Documentary On NYC Female Music Collective Discwoman Watch the mini-documentary and other videos on Smirnoff Sound Collective’s YouTube channel.

March 8, 2016 · Leave a comment

Favela On Blast (Mad Decent)

Diplo’s documentary, Favela On Blast (Mad Decent) reviewed for Venus Zine: Favela On Blast Documentary Review: Favela on Blast (Mad Decent) Diplo’s story of the music and culture thriving in Brazilian slums By Lily … Continue reading

August 10, 2010 · Leave a comment

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