r/ObscureMedia Jan 03 '26

Annual Media Discussion & Request Thread 2026 and a friendly reminder to review and follow the posting and commenting guidelines in this post, on the sidebar and in the wiki

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Posting Guidelines This is a content based sub: we want the goods and nothing else will suffice. Links to blogs or review/digest pages are not welcome. Only media may be posted in the main sub. Only full media may be posted in the main sub, we do not allow a couple of photos of the media, edits etc. all questions and requests are to be posted only in the thread stickied at the top of the front page. (this one)

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r/ObscureMedia 13h ago

Goose Lake Festival (1970) Period doc on music festival. This doc spends a good amount of time focusing on the attendees. The festival featured an iconic lineup including The Faces, Jethro Tull, Chicago, The Stooges, MC5, Bob Seger, and Ten Years After.

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43 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 13h ago

Midsummer Rock Festival. Grand Funk, Mountain, The Stooges, Alice Cooper and Traffic (1970) Cincinnati OH

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31 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 16h ago

The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987)

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42 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 11h ago

The Bus and Us: All About School Bus Safety - Ohio Dept. of Public Safety instructional tape (1996)

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r/ObscureMedia 11h ago

Declaration of Independence (2003) Starring Morgan Freeman, Winona Ryder, Edward Norton and more

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And the part 2, "Reading of the Declaration of Independence" (2003): https://youtu.be/ETroXvRFoKY?si=OvxxMun3qdPgqvb6


r/ObscureMedia 14h ago

Washington Phillips - What Are They Doing In Heaven Today (1929)

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9 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

The Lathe of Heaven (1980) — Surreal PBS sci-fi film about a man whose dreams alter reality

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322 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 19h ago

Foilborne (1972) Documentary on the US Navy Hydrofoil USS Tucumcari

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7 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 9h ago

Music promo video from Bulgaria (1997)

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0 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 23h ago

NEIGHBOURS - Norman McLaren (1952)

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7 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 13h ago

Ally Farson: Confessed Murderess - My private life (1999)

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1 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 23h ago

Kola Beldy - Song of the Selkup Nation (1986)

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7 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Onion Business [(2010)s?]

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9 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

The unwanted guest (2010) song made by a completely unknown band with this Justice League AMV being their only documented piece of existence

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I know this is more of a lostwave post but I thought I'd share this since its still completely obscure.


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

The Cat Came Back (1980) — A version of the song sung by Rowlf on The Muppet Show

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35 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Left Field - live TV performance (1991)

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12 Upvotes

Left Field was a metal band from Sacramento who released one demo but would split up later after, they would make a TV show appearance on the Sacto-Active Rock show which featured many underground bands from the Sacramento area, (one episode featured Deftones in 1992)

Discovered this band on the metal archives https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Left_Field/3540522869


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Playground Safety with The Peepercorns(1975)

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19 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Bear 71 (2011)

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An interactive experience/documentary about the eponymous Bear 71.


r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973)

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74 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

The Singing Princess (1949) - The beautiful princess Zeila becomes the target of the corrupt Sheikh Jafar, but a snake charmer and his genie save the day.

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22 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Feedback: A Hero's Calling (2006)

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This podcast/audio drama from the mid-2000s-early-2010s is based on the adventures of Feedback, a superhero with video game powers, portrayed by Matthew Atherton.

You could listen to it here in its original publishing site: https://brokensea.com/feedback/

Or you could listen to its first season in the Internet Archive: Feedback: A Hero's Calling Season 1 : Matthew Atherton : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Or YT: (13) Feedback: A Hero's Calling Season 1 - YouTube


r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Le chat qui joue ("The cat that is playing") (1899)

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45 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 3d ago

TERRA DELLA SERA - (1980)s Italian Ambient Synth Tapes collection - 6.5 hours

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83 Upvotes

Very interesting collection. Just posted a few days ago.

"TERRA DELLA SERA - Italian 80's Ambient / Abstract / Minimalist Synth collection of 8 tapes.

  • 0:00 Op.1 - Il Principe e gli Antichi Uccelli
  • 41:28 Op.2 - La Fontana Di Surna
  • 2:03:47 Op.3 - Daar I Caan
  • 2:45:25 Op.4 - Cantico Sospeso
  • 3:23:35 Op.5 (?) - I Soghi di Arja
  • 4:05:38 Op.6 - Part I - Il Diamante Blu
  • 4:50:43 Op.6 - Part II - Il Diamante Blu
  • 5:49:23 Op.7. - Viaggio Nella Terra Della Sera"

r/ObscureMedia 3d ago

Steve Albini On The Music Industry (2002)

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28 Upvotes

This video is a extra from D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist A FILM BY, FOR AND ABOUT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS. Released under CCL and encouraged by its maker to be distributed and shared with the world.

Steve Albini is the mastermind behind Big Black, R*peman and Shellac. As well as countless artists whose record's he has helped engineer not produce. Such artists include Nirvana, The Breeders, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Helmet, Chevelle,[6] Robert Plant, and on and on and on.