Air Guitar Nation

I'm lucky in that I was in NYC this week for the GEL conference this week (more on that later) while the Tribeca Film Festival was going on. Last night I saw two killer flicks: Tell Me Do You Miss Me and Air Guitar Nation.

The first follows New York rock darlings Luna on the last six months of their tour before their announced breakup. I have to admit I wasn't a fan of Luna before this movie; not because I was actively avoiding them but probably because of new-music-overload over the last 15 years. After seeing the flick though I have a fondness for them that comes half from their skilled and creative musicianship and half from their Replacements-esque underdog coolness. The band was on hand and it was great to see them and to hear of the continued good stuff their doing independently (like the soundtrack for The Squid and the Whale, another great flick).

Air Guitar Nation is pure fun. Air guitar has become a more truly worldwide competition now and the film captures the fun in a magical way. The actors and the director were on hand afterwards (I shook C-Diddy's hand!) and I predict you'll be seeing more of this one on an independent big screen near you soon. Do yourself a favor and go see it.