Iron Maiden | Live After Death – DVD Review

Next to Judas Priest, Iron Maiden is probably the premier British heavy metal band of the “new wave” 80s and beyond. Their meteoric ascension culminated with 1983’s Powerslave, loaded down with...

The Midnight Special Collector’s Edition – DVD Review

If you were a music fan in the U.S. during the 70s, chances are you caught an episode or two of The Midnight Special. Created by television and film...

Jethro Tull | Too Old To Rock & Roll: Too Old To Die! –...

Steven Wilson keeps the Jethro Tull reissue gravy train rolling along with another expanded installment, this one of 1976’s Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! A concept...

Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters – A Documentary

Adele is making waves these days and nobody could ever ignore Ann Wilson’s pipes, or the style of Janis Joplin. But one would be hard pressed to find a...

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead – Blu-ray Disc Review

The five ‘Fare Thee Well’ shows in Santa Clara and Chicago were billed as the last stand for the surviving members of the Grateful Dead. That, of course, could...

The Led Zeppelin | How The West Was Won – DVD Review

In 2003, Jimmy Page finally coughed up the goods on the notorious band he led back in the 70s — Led Zeppelin. It was reported (or perhaps imagined) that...

Roxy Music | More Than This: The Story Of Roxy Music – DVD Review

You can’t utter the words “art rock” without mentioning Roxy Music. But there’s “more than this…” much more, in fact, to the dynamics, inner workings and influence of Roxy Music...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Straight To You Live – DVD Review

With the compliment of saxophonist Joe Sublett, trumpet player Mark Pender, keyboardist Joe Krown, drummer Chris Layton (formerly with Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Double Trouble), bassist Scott Nelson, and lead...

Ray Charles | O Genio: Live In Brazil 1963 – DVD Review

Now that Ray Charles has up and left the concert stage for more heavenly pastures, the rush to cash in on his legacy is on. You have the feature biopic...

AC/DC | No Bull (The Director’s Cut) – Blu-ray Disc/DVD Review

The mania and madness for AC/DC is an unexplainable phenomenon panels of pop culture experts should be discussing. They are without pretension, without restraint. Ever hear a sappy AC/DC love ballad?...