Burt Sugarman’s The Soul of The Midnight Special: Volume 1 (1973-1976) DVD Review: A Soulful Nostalgia Trip
By Kit O'Toole |
Long before MTV, if you wanted to see your favorite artist perform their latest hits, you had limited choices: see ...
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The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels Live (Atlantic City, NJ, 1989) DVD Review: Sucking in the ’80s
By Jack Cormack |
In 1989, the Rolling Stones returned to the stage from a seven-year touring hiatus. They needn't have bothered. Ok, so ...
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The B-52’s: Live at US Festival DVD Review: Will Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better
By Gordon S. Miller |
In 1982, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, with the help of concert impresario Bill Graham, spearheaded the US Festival, a three-day ...
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Suzi Q Movie Review: Looks at the Groundbreaking Career of Rocker Suzi Quatro
By Jade Blackmore |
Australian director Liam Firmager spent four years working on Suzi Q, the definitive documentary of Detroit-born rock star Suzi Quatro, who rocketed ...
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When We Were Kings Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule of Muhammad Ali in 1974
By Gordon S. Miller |
Leon Gast's When We Were Kings documents the "Rumble in the Jungle," the legendary boxing match between undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman ...
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band Movie Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Even before learning that the film was based on Robbie Robertson's memoir Testimony, his name separate from “The Band” in ...
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The Vinyl Revival DVD Review: A Loving Look at the Resurgence of Vinyl Records
By generaljabbo |
In 2011, director Pip Piper read Last Shop Standing (Whatever Happened to Record Shops) by Graham Jones and it struck a nerve. ...
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice DVD Review: A Fantastic Appreciation
By Gordon S. Miller |
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice is a biographical documentary that Ronstadt was involved with as she introduces the ...
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Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse Movie Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Pink Floyd was formed in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), ...
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ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas Blu-ray Review: The Rise of ZZ Top
By Gordon S. Miller |
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas is a documentary that tells the story of the band, from their ...
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Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll Blu-ray Review: It’s Good to Be the King
By Gordon S. Miller |
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll pays tribute to the man many consider the King of Rock 'n' Roll, through ...
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I’ll Never Forget You: The Last 72 Hours of Lynyrd Skynyrd DVD Review
By Jade Blackmore |
I'll Never Forget You: The Last 72 Hours Of Lynyrd Skynyrd is the second recent documentary about Southern rock band Lynyrd ...
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Concert Review: Art Alexakis – The Wayfarer, Costa Mesa, CA – 11/15/19
By Darcy Staniforth |
I've been an Everclear fan since the beginning. I have all the albums, a ton of rare singles, and even ...
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The Cure: 40 Live – Curætion-25 + Anniversary Blu-ray Review: A Black Ruby Jubilee
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Cure: 40 Live collects two outstanding concerts performed in the summer of 2018 as founder Robert Smith, bassist Simon Gallup ...
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Mountaintop Movie Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse Reunite in ‘Colorado’
By Gordon S. Miller |
At Studio in the Clouds, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, 8750 feet above sea level, Neil Young reassembled his backing band Crazy ...
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Blade: Original Motion Picture Score Review: Hauntingly Unclear
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Michael Frank Blade is a cult classic for a reason. It features a jacked-up Wesley Snipes, loads of vampires, ...
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TV Review: Country Music: Episode Eight ‘Don’t Get Above Your Raisin”
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...
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TV Review: Country Music: Episode Seven ‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...
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TV Review: Country Music: Episode Six ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken?’
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...
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TV Review: Country Music: Episode Five ‘The Sons and Daughters of America’
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...
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Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison Movie Review: A Collective Concert of Shared Heritage
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Michael Frank Though norteño music will be new to many who stumble across Netflix's new documentary, Los Tigres del ...
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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert DVD Review: Tell Tchaikovsky the News
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Glen Boyd With the passings of Eddie Money and Ric Ocasek this past week, aging music fans received ...
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The Beatles: Made on Merseyside DVD Review: Offers Little New Information
By Kit O'Toole |
In 1964, Americans viewed the Beatles as seemingly coming out of nowhere, rapidly scoring hits and inciting Beatlemania. In reality, ...
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TV Review: Country Music: Episodes One and Two
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...
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Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 Movie Review: They Will Choose Farewell
By Gordon S. Miller |
In 2014, Rush (guitarist Alex Lifeson, vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee, and druumer Neil Peart) released R40, a collector's box set that ...
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Pretenders with Friends Blu-ray Review: A Hits-Heavy, Star-Studded Concert
By Gordon S. Miller |
Decades Rock Live! was a VH1 Classic television series that gathered bands and guests to play a concert at Trump Taj ...
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The Quiet One Movie Review: Explores Ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman’s Life Through His Media Archives
By Jade Blackmore |
It's been 26 years since Bill Wyman quit the Rolling Stones for civilian life in 1993, and the documentary The Quiet ...
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Sinatra in Palm Springs: The Place He Called Home Blu-ray Review: A Look at the Love Affair Between the Singer and the City
By generaljabbo |
Frank Sinatra was born in New Jersey and synonymous with New York City. He also defined what a Las Vegas ...
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Foreigner: Live at the Rainbow ’78 Blu-ray Review: On Their Way to Becoming Juke Box Heroes
By Gordon S. Miller |
Foreigner began as vocalist Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones, multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood and bassist ...
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Yessongs: 40th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray Review: For Fans Only
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally released on Blu-ray in the UK for the actual 40th anniversary in 2012, Yessongs, also the name of a ...
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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Movie Review: Revealing a Lesser-Known Story of Rock ‘n’ Roll
By Kit O'Toole |
Just when it seems like books and documentaries have thoroughly covered the history of rock 'n' roll, along comes a ...
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Best of 2018 Assorted Lists
By Shawn Bourdo |
From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...
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The Public Image Is Rotten Movie Review: Traces the 40-year History of John Lydon and Public Image, Ltd.
By Jade Blackmore |
Near the beginning of The Public Image is Rotten, a young John Lydon is asked how long he'll live. “I'm ...
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Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis Blu-ray Review: Friendship in the Face of Evil
By Kent Conrad |
Until the Paris Terrorist attack on November 13, 2015 where their concert at the Bataclan was targeted leaving 89 dead, ...
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Concert for George Movie Review: A Deeply Moving Tribute to a Multifaceted Artist
By Kit O'Toole |
George Harrison's life and career may seem impossible to capture in just an hour and a half. Yet his friends ...
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The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (Remastered) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Previously released from Criterion in 2009, The Complete Monterey Pop Festival collects three D.A. Pennebaker film's: Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays ...
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The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration Blu-ray Review: Armed with Will and Determination and Grace, Too
By Gordon S. Miller |
As I wrote in my review of the documentary The Tragically Hip: Long Time Running, "On May 24, 2016, it ...
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Free to Rock DVD Review: Documentary Explores Music’s Role in Toppling Communism
By Kit O'Toole |
“Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose,” Janis Joplin sang in “Me and Bobby McGee.” For teens living ...
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The Tragically Hip: Long Time Running Blu-ray Review: Beating the Inevitability of Death Just a Little Bit
By Gordon S. Miller |
On May 24, 2016, it was announced that The Tragically Hip's lead singer Gord Downie had incurable brain cancer. In ...
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Black Sabbath: The End Blu-ray Review: A Fitting Swan Song
By Gordon S. Miller |
On February 4, 2017 at Genting Arena in their hometown of Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath (sans founding drummer Bill Ward) ...
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Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago DVD Review: New Documentary Paints an Incomplete Picture of the Band
By Kit O'Toole |
When asked to define Chicago's sound, saxophonist Walter Parazaider provides this simple summary: “a good rock and roll band with ...
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Festival (1967) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Better Than Woodstock
By Mat Brewster |
In the early part of the 20th Century, various folklorists, including John Lomax, wandered about the country documenting the songs ...
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Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare Special Edition DVD Review: Highly Recommended
By Gordon S. Miller |
Vincent Furnier was the lead singer of the band of Alice Cooper and also went by the name Alice Cooper. ...
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Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland DVD Review: Singer’s Final Years Explored
By Kit O'Toole |
Filming a biopic is fraught with difficulty. How can a writer and director accurately portray an international icon onscreen? Few ...
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The Bottom Line Archive Series: Lou Reed and Kris Kristofferson: In Their Own Words with Vin Scelsa Album Review
By Jade Blackmore |
The Bottom Line, a rock and folk club in Greenwich Village from 1974 to 2004, featured performances by Bruce Springsteen, ...
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Hype! Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: The Rise and Fall of Grunge
By Gordon S. Miller |
New to the Shout Select line, Hype! offers viewers an inside look at the Seattle music scene of late '80 ...
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Jane’s Addiction: Ritual De Lo Habitual – Alive at Twenty-Five Blu-ray Review: Thank You, Boys
By Gordon S. Miller |
After a brief introduction through separate interviews of band members Perry Farrell (singer), Dave Navarro (guitar), Stephen Perkins (drums), and ...
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Eagles of Death Metal: I Love You All the Time: Live at the Olympia in Paris DVD Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
On the back cover and at the start of the video, Eagles of Death Metal presents a reminder of the ...
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Grateful Dead 2017 Meet-Up at the Movies: RFK Stadium, Wash. D.C. – 07/12/89 Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Hosted by Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment at theaters across the country, the seventh annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the ...
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Gospel According to Al Green DVD Review: A Career at a Crossroads
By Kit O'Toole |
In 1977, R&B legend Al Green signaled to fans that he was undergoing a life—and career—transformation. “Belle,” a track off ...
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