This popped up in my Netflix queue. Given my propensity for documentaries and especially music documentaries, this was a shoe-in. It's the unlikely story of an enthusiastic young gay Puerto Rican in NYC who makes it big in the music industry. Homeboy becomes a big-time A&R dude for the majors and signs some of the biggest acts of his generation. And he essentially gets by on his wits, determination, and keen vision for what artists COULD become if given a chance. He's big into punk and metal and saw a lot of legendary gigs.
I think it's a testament to his character that they got so many big artists to contribute interview time to the making of this doc. It's not the fanciest doc, or the biggest budget doc in the world. But it's a cool story. And Michael Alago seems like a nice bloke. He has some crazy stories about being gay in NY in the 70's and 80's.
Anyhow, you should stream it on Netflix.
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