Bram van Splunteren

New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But hip-hop and its cultural birthplace shared other important characteristics, too: the desire to always be original, a hustle-to-survive ambition, and — if the stars aligned — the ability to come out on top, no matter what the odds. Big Fun in the Big Town is about hip-hop when artistry in the game was still at its center. When skills, not hype, got you your first record deal. When Run-DMC took the reins from Doug E Fresh and Grandmaster Flash, paving the way for hundreds of other hitmakers to follow. When a chart-topping LL Cool J still lived with his Grandmother. When the Latin Quarter was the club to be at on any weekend night. And when artists from all backgrounds could taste their own pop chart dreams, just beyond their reach but still seemingly attainable.

As the Red Hot Chili Peppers touch down in the Netherlands on their 2007 'Stadium Arcadium' world tour, Dutch filmmaker Bram van Splunteren sits down with founding member Flea to reflect on Van Splunteren's seven-year run documenting the band's breakthrough years.

Nirvana Recorded Live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, on November 25th 1991. Drain You, Aneurysm, School, Floyd the Barber, Smells Like Teen Spirit, About a Girl, Polly, Lithium, Sliver, Breed, Come as You Are, Been a Son, Negative Creep, On a Plain, Blew, Love Buzz, Territorial Pissings

Documentary made for Dutch television about Nick Cave in Berlin in 1987.

Iggy Pop documentary.

No synopsis available yet.

New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But hip-hop and its cultural birthplace shared other important characteristics, too: the desire to always be original, a hustle-to-survive ambition, and — if the stars aligned — the ability to come out on top, no matter what the odds. Big Fun in the Big Town is about hip-hop when artistry in the game was still at its center. When skills, not hype, got you your first record deal. When Run-DMC took the reins from Doug E Fresh and Grandmaster Flash, paving the way for hundreds of other hitmakers to follow. When a chart-topping LL Cool J still lived with his Grandmother. When the Latin Quarter was the club to be at on any weekend night. And when artists from all backgrounds could taste their own pop chart dreams, just beyond their reach but still seemingly attainable.

As the Red Hot Chili Peppers touch down in the Netherlands on their 2007 'Stadium Arcadium' world tour, Dutch filmmaker Bram van Splunteren sits down with founding member Flea to reflect on Van Splunteren's seven-year run documenting the band's breakthrough years.

Nirvana Recorded Live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, on November 25th 1991. Drain You, Aneurysm, School, Floyd the Barber, Smells Like Teen Spirit, About a Girl, Polly, Lithium, Sliver, Breed, Come as You Are, Been a Son, Negative Creep, On a Plain, Blew, Love Buzz, Territorial Pissings

Documentary made for Dutch television about Nick Cave in Berlin in 1987.

Iggy Pop documentary.

No synopsis available yet.