Patti Smith | Live At Montreux 2005 – Blu-ray Disc Review
In an ill-fitting suit and with a cryptic bonjour, Patti Smith opens her performance at the 2005 Montreux Jazz Festival unapologetically. It’s this commitment to the fringe that’s made...
SUZI Q – Movie Review
“Suzi was an innovator…absolutely.” So says Alice Cooper of Suzi Quatro, the pioneering bassist and front woman credited with altering the perception that tough, gritty rock and roll was...
Porcupine Tree | Closure/Continuation – Blu-ray Disc Review
For me to gain full appreciation of Closure/Continuation, Porcupine Tree’s 11th studio album coming 12 years after the last one, 2009’s The Incident, I had to listen to it...
Chickenfoot | Get Your Buzz On “Live” – DVD Review
What becomes glaringly apparent on the Chickenfoot DVD Get Your Buzz
On "Live" is what a monster talent Michael Anthony is. Anthony,
of course, Van Halen’s original bass player and high...
ZZ Top | Double Down Live – DVD Review
On the heels of 2008’s Live In Texas
DVD and CD set — their very first “official” concert video
— ZZ Top are back with a second DVD, a double set...
Joe Cocker | Cry Me A River – DVD Review
The Joe Cocker DVD Cry Me A River, dug out from the Rockpalast
vaults, is a 1980 concert filmed at the Berlin’s famous Metropol. This
is Cocker before he gained MOR...
Various Artists | Live 8 – DVD Review
Live 8 wasn’t initially poised to be much more than a mild and sentimental murmur compared to its monolithic predecessor, Live Aid. But as it unfolded, with more acts signing...
Neil Young | Rust Never Sleeps – DVD Review
Always one step ahead, Neil Young was one of the few musicians from the 60s
who wholeheartedly embraced the spirit of punk and new wave of the late 70s.
He had...
The Rolling Stones | Stones In Exile – DVD Review
Like the record it profiles, Stones In Exile is a montage, a fragmented collection of reflections and thoughts on what is arguably the greatest musical statement the Rolling Stones...
The Rolling Stones | Live At The Wiltern – Blu-ray Disc Review
At the dawn of the 21st century, the Rolling Stones were everywhere. Their 2002/2003 Licks World Tour, celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary, would keep the show on the road...
