Eric Clapton | The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions – CD/DVD Review

As mostly everyone the world over was, touring bands and solo artists were significantly affected by the COVID-19 shutdown. Eric Clapton, who has been quite vocal on this score,...

Bob Marley & The Wailers | The Capitol Session ’73 – DVD Review

There have been several “live” videos of Bob Marley and the Wailers released over the years, but nothing captures the intimacy and chemistry of the group’s interplay quite like...

The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach – DVD Review

There’s nothing small about a Rolling Stones concert. The band has been regularly playing before crowds of 100,000 or more since 1969. Then came February 8, 2006. That’s when...

Lynyrd Skynyrd | Live At Knebworth ‘76 – DVD/CD Review

There’s so much to salivate over about Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Live At Knebworth ’76. This historic performance features the legendary triple-guitar line-up of the southern rock band — vocalist Ronnie...

The Official Keith Emerson Tribute Concert – DVD Review

So here I am reviewing a video of a show I reviewed. I'm sure I'm not the first. Fortunately, watching the video does offer an entirely new perspective. It...

The Go-Go’s – DVD Review

Director Allison Ellwood pretty much goes through everything you’d ever need to know about the world’s most successful all-woman band in her documentary The Go-Go’s. Every band member, plus the band’s manager,...

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...

Chuck Berry: The Original King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Blu-ray Disc Review

Though it’s hard to say if Chuck Berry: The Original King Of Rock ‘N’ Roll sheds any new light on the legend of Chuck Berry, viewers will be tickled...

Frank Zappa | Zappa – Blu-ray Disc Review

Zappa, directed by Alex Winter of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (he’s Bill) fame, offers a deep dive into the American musical icon Frank Zappa’s life and work. Unearthing...

Jimi Hendrix Experience | Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui...

One night in the free-flowing 1980s, I saw Rainbow Bridge on TV, and was both confused and exhilarated. Of course, I wanted to see Jimi Hendrix, and he shows...