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Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 7, 2023

While not a well-known name, Darryl Jones is an integral component of the “Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band in the ...

Let There Be Drums! DVD Review: And There Was Drums and Drummers!

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 2, 2022

Promotional materials for director Justin Kreutzmann's Let There Be Drums! state “The world’s greatest drummers reflect on the art of ...

Mercury Studios Presents Marvin Gaye Greatest Hits Live in ‘76 on January 27, 2023

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 26, 2022

The music of Marvin Gaye transcends time in ways that can’t be described. From relatable songs about romance and heartbreak ...

Phil Lynott Songs For While I’m Away + Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town: Live at the Sydney Opera House October 1978 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 10, 2022

Mercury Studios has paired the 2020 documentary Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away, which aired on BBC Two,with the ...

Tribeca 2022 Review: The DOC

By Darcy Staniforth | Jun 30, 2022

In the rap and hip hop world, it's one thing to have confidence and ego about being one of the ...

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The Beatles and India: An Enduring Love Affair Blu-ray Review

By Shawn Bourdo | Jun 24, 2022

This new feature-length documentary directed by Ajoy Bose was released June 21, 2022 by MVD Visual on DVD and Blu-ray. ...

The Police: Around the World (Restored & Expanded) Review: An Entertaining Scrapbook from the Band’s Early Days

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 3, 2022

Originally available on VHS and Laserdisc, The Police: Around The World (Restored & Expanded) is now available on DVD and ...

How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock & Roll DVD Review

By Kit O'Toole | May 2, 2022

Rock & roll’s roots draw from numerous genres—blues, country, and rhythm and blues, to name a few. However, gospel remains ...

SXSW 2022 Review: In the Court of the Crimson King

By Kent Conrad | Mar 19, 2022

I've seen King Crimson once in concert. It was at the Greek in Los Angeles in 2017, and I went ...

SXSW 2022 Review: This Much I Know to Be True

By Darcy Staniforth | Mar 12, 2022

Months ahead of its cinematic release in theaters, the SXSW audience had the opportunity to view the new music documentary ...

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers DVD Review: ’80s Japanese Manic Musical

By Kent Conrad | Mar 4, 2022

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers is overlong, amateurishly acted, and schizophrenically directed. It has several scenes that make no ...

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Movie Review: Her Trailblazing Music Career Is Only Part of the Story

By Jade Blackmore | Feb 2, 2022

“I wasn’t ready to be the caretaker of Poly Styrene’s legacy. I just lost my Mum,” Celeste Bell says at ...

ABBA Forever: The Winner Takes It All DVD Review: This New Documentary Is Unsatisfying

By Rons Reviews | Jan 28, 2022

The TV movie/documentary which hit U.S. television in August of 2019, and now DVD, chronicles the History of ABBA, currently ...

David Byrne’s American Utopia Movie Review: Beautifully Filmed but Imperfect Concert

By Kent Conrad | Dec 3, 2021

David Byrne is one of those typical outsider becoming insider American stories. He set out to make oddball music, and ...

The Soul of The Midnight Special 10-DVD Set Review: As Chic Says, ‘Good Times’

By Joe Garcia III | Oct 27, 2021

The Midnight Special ran a bit before my time, but through Time Life’s The Soul Of The Midnight Special I ...

From the Couch Hole: Come and Join the Living

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 26, 2021

Previously on FTCH, we doubled up on Vaughn and King, and we went lime, chocolate, strawberry, blueberry, and frosted sugar ...

Bob Marley and The Wailers: The Capitol Session ’73 Review: A Glimpse at the Legend on the Cusp of Fame

By Jade Blackmore | Sep 4, 2021

Bob Marley and The Wailers’ The Capitol Session ’73 was lost to history until researcher Martin Disney unearthed a three-minute clip ...

Bob Marley & the Wailers: The Capitol Session ’73 Album Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 2, 2021

Tuff Gong and Mercury Studios present Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Capitol Session ‘73 (although known as The Wailers ...

Punk the Capital Blu-ray Review: Building a Sound Movement

By Darcy Staniforth | Jul 11, 2021

If you are a punk or a fan of punk and hardcore, you know the importance of Washington DC in the ...

From the Couch Hole: Fell in Love by the Soda Machine

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 11, 2021

Season One, Episode One was well received. We're moving on to Episode Two and I'm starting to get more into ...

From the Couch Hole: Maybe We Can Stay in Touch

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 4, 2021

There was once a blog named "Sunday Morning Tuneage". From 2006 - 2013 on MySpace, I wrote a weekly dispatch ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth ’76 DVD Review: A Day the Giants of Southern Rock Held Their Own Against the Stones

By generaljabbo | Apr 9, 2021

On August 21, 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd were part of a star-studded lineup at the third annual Knebworth Festival in England. ...

Austin City Limits: Country (10-Disc Set) Review: A Vital Historical Document of Country Music

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 6, 2021

Austin City Limits: Country is a music fan's dream. This two-volume set comprised of 10 discs contains 164 live uncut ...

Sundance 2021 Review: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 3, 2021

During the summer of 1969, a remarkable music festival was held in New York that featured some of the world's ...

The Go-Go’s Movie Review: Girls Rock. Duh.

By Elizabeth Periale | Feb 2, 2021

The Go-Go's documentary, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won two awards, “Best Music Documentary” and “Most Compelling ...

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 23, 2021

Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour was in support of his album Desire, released January 5, 1976 between the two ...

Greendale Movie Review: Neil Young’s Uplifting Musical Novel

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 11, 2020

In 2003, Neil Young released Greendale, a concept album, or what he called a "musical novel" that found him backed by ...

Zappa Movie Review: A Compelling Look at One of History’s Most Intriguing Musicians

By generaljabbo | Dec 5, 2020

From director Alex Winter of Bill and Ted fame comes Zappa, a deep dive into the life and career of ...

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan Movie Review

By Darcy Staniforth | Dec 4, 2020

Do you listen to the Pogues? If your answer is "no" or "I'm not sure", as the holidays are upon ...

Dolly: The Ultimate Collection 19-Disc DVD Review: The Queen of Country Conquers TV

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 28, 2020

The first four volumes of Dolly: The Ultimate Collection from Time Life contains a massive amount of TV appearances across 19 discs ...

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind DVD Review: Something Very Special

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 16, 2020

Named after Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot's 1970 breakout hit in the United States, Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni's biographical documentary ...

Burt Sugarman’s The Soul of The Midnight Special: Volume 1 (1973-1976) DVD Review: A Soulful Nostalgia Trip

By Kit O'Toole | Oct 28, 2020

Long before MTV, if you wanted to see your favorite artist perform their latest hits, you had limited choices: see ...

The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels Live (Atlantic City, NJ, 1989) DVD Review: Sucking in the ’80s

By Rock London | Sep 26, 2020

In 1989, the Rolling Stones returned to the stage from a seven-year touring hiatus. They needn't have bothered. Ok, so ...

The B-52’s: Live at US Festival DVD Review: Will Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 4, 2020

In 1982, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, with the help of concert impresario Bill Graham, spearheaded the US Festival, a three-day ...

Suzi Q Movie Review: Looks at the Groundbreaking Career of Rocker Suzi Quatro

By Jade Blackmore | Jun 26, 2020

Australian director Liam Firmager spent four years working on Suzi Q, the definitive documentary of Detroit-born rock star Suzi Quatro, who rocketed ...

When We Were Kings Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule of Muhammad Ali in 1974

By Gordon S. Miller | May 30, 2020

Leon Gast's When We Were Kings documents the "Rumble in the Jungle," the legendary boxing match between undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman ...