Yes: Symphonic Live Blu-ray Review: Performing at a High Level in 2001
By Gordon S. Miller |
Yes – Symphonic Live finds the band (vocalist Jon Anderson, lead guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, and drummer Alan ...
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Book Review: A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap by Rob Reiner et al.
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Story of Spinal Tap is presented in two stories. In two-thirds of the book, A Fine Line Between Stupid ...
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A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story Blu-ray Review: A Celebration of Its Ruby Anniversary
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 2016, Keith Maitland's A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story tells the tale of the what ...
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Def Leppard: Diamond Star Heroes – Live from Sheffield Blu-ray Review: Veteran Rockers Prove You Can Go Home Again
By generaljabbo |
On May 22, 2023, more than 40,000 adoring fans packed Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, for a triumphant homecoming concert ...
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Matter of Time Movie Review: Eddie Vedder Concert Raises Funds in Search of a Cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa
By Jade Blackmore |
Matt Finlin’s documentary of Eddie Vedder’s 2023 solo concert in Seattle to raise money to cure the skin disease epidermolysis-bullosa ...
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Spinal Tap: The End Continues Album Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Spinal Tap: The End Continues is the soundtrack to Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and the band's first studio ...
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Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex DVD Review: Teenage Dream
By Steve Geise |
The latest film about glam rock star Marc Bolan is an odd amalgamation of archival footage and new tribute performances. ...
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Peter Gabriel: Taking the Pulse Blu-ray Review: All Strings Attached
By Kent Conrad |
When I was growing up, it was a sign of a rock band's senescence when they played their hits with ...
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Book Review: I Like People That Can’t Sing: Paul Nelson Interviews Lucinda Williams & Leonard Cohen or Leonard Cohen Buys Paul Nelson a Cheeseburger but Lucinda Williams Won’t, edited by Kevin Avery
By writeonmusic |
When rock and pop-culture critic Paul Nelson was commissioned by LA Weekly in early 1991 to profile Lucinda Williams and ...
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Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex Movie Review: Glam’s First Cosmic Dancer
By Kent Conrad |
There's a tradition of enormously influential musicians in the U.K. just not making it in the U.S. Robbie Williams still ...
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Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible DVD Review: Alive and Kicking
By Steve Geise |
Riding the New Wave to international fame in the ‘80s, Simple Minds has instantly recognizable hits even as the band ...
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Profile of an Enigmatic Man
By Gordon S. Miller |
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser is a documentary directed by Charlotte Zwerin about the famed jazz musician/composer. She was brought ...
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The Blues Under the Skin Blu-ray Review: Trouble in Mind
By Steve Geise |
Robert Manthoulis’s little-seen 1973 film is a curious combination of intimate music performances, documentary scenes of working-class poor, and scripted ...
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Beware of Mr. Baker Blu-ray Review: Strange Brew
By Steve Geise |
This 2012 documentary delves into the riotous life of wild-eyed, mercurial drummer Ginger Baker, best known for his work with ...
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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Extremely Interesting and Enlightening
By Davy |
Being a dedicated lover of cinema, it's always amazing to come across films that don't fit the normalcy of filmmaking. ...
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Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Movie Review: The Zombies Have Resurrected
By Kent Conrad |
The Zombies were the also-rans of the '60s. While the Beatles got the accolades and the Rolling Stones got the ...
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Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions of “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” (Expanded Edition) Album Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
I don't know how kids learn about things nowadays but growing up as a Gen X-er, most the kids I ...
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Pink Floyd at Pompeii–MCMLXXII Movie Review: A Majestic Treat for Psychedelic Music Fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Pink Floyd at Pompeii–MCMLXXII captures guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, bassist Roger Water, and keyboardist Richard Wright as they ...
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Neil Young: Coastal Movie Review: The Song Selection Will Surely Please Die-Hard fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by his wife Daryl Hannah, their fourth project together, Neil Young: Coastal was recorded during his 2023 solo tour, ...
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Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll DVD Review: A Fascinating Look at His Life
By Joe Garcia III |
Huddie Ledbetter better known as "Lead Belly" contributed more to modern music than most folks realize. Throughout music genres like ...
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Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Blu-ray Review: A Portrait of the Artist as a Woman
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Miri Navasky, Karen O'Connor, and Maeve O'Boyle, Joan Baez: I Am a Noise tells the story of the ...
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Becoming Led Zeppelin Movie Review: Answers How They Turned into a Rock Behemoth
By Jade Blackmore |
What do you think of when you hear the name "Led Zeppelin"? You might classify them as the heaviest of ...
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Steven Wilson: Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall 4K UHD Review
By Kent Conrad |
It's probably too much to say Steven Wilson single-handedly saved prog rock for the 21st century. Any musical movement is ...
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Becoming Led Zeppelin Movie Review: What Was and How It Came to Be
By Gordon S. Miller |
Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones sit separately and talk about Becoming Led Zeppelin. They ...
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The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush Blu-ray Review: A Welcome Mix of Songs Played Well
By Gordon S. Miller |
During the No Security Tour of 1999, the Rolling Stones were promoting No Security, a live album from their 1997–1998 ...
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Elton John: Never Too Late Movie Review: An Endearing Documentary
By writeonmusic |
Elton John has a hard time saying goodbye. Throughout his storied career he has announced his retirement for all manner ...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Blu-ray Review: Art is Long, Life is Short
By Steve Geise |
Not to be confused with Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, the 2017 documentary about the Japanese composer’s life and career, Opus is ...
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Megadeth: A Night in Buenos Aires Blu-ray Review: Megadeth at Their Thrashing Best
By Joe Garcia III |
Megadeth! Megadeth! Megadeth! Fronted by singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine, Megadeth is known for being one of the Big Four thrash-metal pioneers ...
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Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977 Review: A Heavy-Hitting, Hard Rock Performance
By Gordon S. Miller |
Frustrated working with the Deep Purple Mark III line-up, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore began recording with members of the band of ...
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England Is Mine Blu-ray Review: The Story of a Young Man With a Shyness That Is Criminal and Vulgar
By Joe Garcia III |
England Is Mine (2017), directed and co-written by Mark Gill, is the story of one Steven Patrick Morrissey, who would ...
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Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World Movie Review: Deep Dive into a Historic Concert
By Kit O'Toole |
In September 1969, Toronto experienced their own Woodstock: the Toronto Rock ’N Roll Revival Festival, a landmark event featuring music ...
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Tribeca 2024 Review: Satisfied
By Steve Geise |
Filled with Renée Elise Goldsberry’s self-recorded archival clips, this new documentary traces her meteoric ride on the Hamilton express at ...
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Tribeca 2024 Review: Luther: Never Too Much
By Steve Geise |
Luther Vandross built a recording career on love songs featuring his unforgettable voice, but director Dawn Porter takes a deep ...
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Tribeca 2024 Review: Desire: The Carl Craig Story
By Steve Geise |
Widely regarded as one of the key figures and champions of the Detroit EDM scene, Carl Craig is both a ...
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Tribeca 2024 Review: They All Came Out to Montreux
By Steve Geise |
How did a tiny Swiss lakeside town become the site of a legendary music festival? Why is it called the ...
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Peter Gabriel: Back to Front 4K UHD Review: Old Dog, New Tricks
By Kent Conrad |
Artists touring old albums has been, since about the mid '00s, seemingly how they make their money. It's hard to ...
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Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg Movie Review: More than the Stones’ Muse
By Jade Blackmore |
Anita Pallenberg is usually referred to as the Rolling Stones’ muse, or as Keith Richards’ longtime partner. That’s how she’s ...
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The Rolling Stones: Live at the Wiltern Blu-ray Review: 20 Licks Up Close and I Like It
By Gordon S. Miller |
To commemorate the band's 40th anniversary in 2002, the Rolling Stones released Forty Licks, notable among the many Stones compilations ...
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Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2010) Blu-ray Review: Tupac and Snoop Back in ‘96
By Joe Garcia III |
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues was recorded in 1996 just months before Tupac was fatally shot and killed. ...
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Anti-Nowhere League: We Are the League DVD Review: Rude and Crude…They Are the League
By Joe Garcia III |
Anti-Nowhere League did this and they did that. Animal did it with a shiny axe. So what? Winston shoved a ...
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Moonage Daydream Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Phantasmagoric Journey Through the Art and Mind of David Bowie
By Gordon S. Miller |
Taking its title from a David Bowie song of the same name originally recorded by his band Arnold Corns then ...
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R.E.M. – Up (25th Anniversary) Deluxe Edition Album Review: And Then There Were Three
By Gordon S. Miller |
R.E.M. Up is being re-released in a deluxe edition to commemorate its 25th anniversary. It's the band's 11th album, but ...
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Robot Monster: 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: A Dream Release for 3-D Fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Bayview Entertainment celebrates the 70th anniversary of Robot Monster with an impressive release that features a quality restoration by 3-D ...
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) Movie Review: Album Art Gods
By Rock London |
Chances are, Hipgnosis—the working name of a pair of English lads, Storm Thorgerson & Audrey ‘Po’ Powell, who revolutionized the ...
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A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole DVD Review: Celebrating San Francisco’s Psychedelic Rock Scene
By Gordon S. Miller |
Mercury Studio repackages A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole into a 2-DVD ...
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Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live In ‘76 Album Review: A Night of Marvin Medleys
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally released on DVD in 2007, Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live In ‘76 is now available on vinyl and CD ...
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Book Review: Tonechaser – Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen by Steve Rosen
By Jade Blackmore |
While there have been many books chronicling Eddie Van Halen’s life and music, Steve Rosen’s Tonechaser is by the far ...
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Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow
By Gordon S. Miller |
While not a well-known name, Darryl Jones is an integral component of the “Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band in the ...
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Let There Be Drums! DVD Review: And There Was Drums and Drummers!
By Gordon S. Miller |
Promotional materials for director Justin Kreutzmann's Let There Be Drums! state “The world’s greatest drummers reflect on the art of ...
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Mercury Studios Presents Marvin Gaye Greatest Hits Live in ‘76 on January 27, 2023
By Cinema Sentries |
The music of Marvin Gaye transcends time in ways that can’t be described. From relatable songs about romance and heartbreak ...
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