Sly Lives! director Questlove joins Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to share what made Sly Stone great and what impelled him to ...

Questlove’s latest film shifts the focus entirely to Sly. In Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the filmmaker uses extensive interviews and archival footage to begin to unravel one of ...

How's this for a hot 45? In 1969, Sly and the Family Stone released the song "Stand!" as an A-side. On the B-side: "I Want to Take You Higher." A and B are considered two of the greatest rock songs ...

The alienation of success — particularly as it relates to Black artists — is one of the themes Questlove explores in his new documentary, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film focuses ...

The documentary ‘Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)’ explores the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Sly & The Family Stone — a band that defined a new era in the 1960s, led by a frontman as ...

Feel like catching up with Questlove in person? Attend our “Pass the Remote” screening of “Sly Lives!” on Saturday, May 3 at Vidiots in Eagle Rock. The documentary will be followed by a Q ...

Questlove could find himself landing two Emmy nominations; his other show, “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” also earned a Gotham TV nomination. He recalls a moment shortly after ...

Ultimately, that whole montage took 11 months to put together. Questlove could find himself landing two Emmy nominations; his other show, “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” also earned a ...