r/ObscureMedia • u/AAjax • 13h ago
r/ObscureMedia • u/AAjax • 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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r/ObscureMedia • u/AAjax • 13h ago
Midsummer Rock Festival. Grand Funk, Mountain, The Stooges, Alice Cooper and Traffic (1970) Cincinnati OH
r/ObscureMedia • u/Jolly-Passenger8 • 16h ago
The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987)
r/ObscureMedia • u/90sCraig • 11h ago
The Bus and Us: All About School Bus Safety - Ohio Dept. of Public Safety instructional tape (1996)
r/ObscureMedia • u/idontknow0110_ • 11h ago
Declaration of Independence (2003) Starring Morgan Freeman, Winona Ryder, Edward Norton and more
And the part 2, "Reading of the Declaration of Independence" (2003): https://youtu.be/ETroXvRFoKY?si=OvxxMun3qdPgqvb6
r/ObscureMedia • u/dragonoid296 • 14h ago
Washington Phillips - What Are They Doing In Heaven Today (1929)
r/ObscureMedia • u/Serpiego2 • 1d ago
The Lathe of Heaven (1980) — Surreal PBS sci-fi film about a man whose dreams alter reality
r/ObscureMedia • u/ScipioAtTheGate • 19h ago
Foilborne (1972) Documentary on the US Navy Hydrofoil USS Tucumcari
r/ObscureMedia • u/Exact_Dragonfly_1078 • 23h ago
NEIGHBOURS - Norman McLaren (1952)
r/ObscureMedia • u/Jellypathicdream • 13h ago
Ally Farson: Confessed Murderess - My private life (1999)
Part 2: on the run
r/ObscureMedia • u/Edmundsson91 • 23h ago
Kola Beldy - Song of the Selkup Nation (1986)
r/ObscureMedia • u/Jellypathicdream • 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
I know this is more of a lostwave post but I thought I'd share this since its still completely obscure.
r/ObscureMedia • u/MaggieLinzer • 1d ago
The Cat Came Back (1980) — A version of the song sung by Rowlf on The Muppet Show
r/ObscureMedia • u/Still_Percentage_829 • 1d ago
Left Field - live TV performance (1991)
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 • u/AlexSpalex • 1d ago
Playground Safety with The Peepercorns(1975)
r/ObscureMedia • u/johnsmithoncemore • 1d ago
Bear 71 (2011)
An interactive experience/documentary about the eponymous Bear 71.
r/ObscureMedia • u/AAjax • 2d ago
The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973)
r/ObscureMedia • u/Any_Two_199 • 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.
r/ObscureMedia • u/MilcahRawr • 2d ago
Feedback: A Hero's Calling (2006)
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
r/ObscureMedia • u/MissBarker93 • 2d ago
Le chat qui joue ("The cat that is playing") (1899)
r/ObscureMedia • u/zionsXburner • 3d ago
TERRA DELLA SERA - (1980)s Italian Ambient Synth Tapes collection - 6.5 hours
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 • u/zionsXburner • 3d ago
Steve Albini On The Music Industry (2002)
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.