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...

Ronnie Wood | Somebody Up There Likes Me – Blu-ray Disc Review

Ronnie Wood might just be one of the luckiest guys around. In the late 60s, he played bass with the Jeff Beck Group. When Beck turned down Woodstock and...

The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City, New Jersey – Blu-ray...

There are so many concert videos and live albums from the Rolling Stones, it can sometimes be challenging to differentiate one from the other, thanks in large part to...

Roger Waters | Us + Them – Blu-ray Disc Review

How do you follow one of the most successful rock and roll tours in recent memory? If you’re Roger Waters, you modify the support lineup with new players, enhance...

Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets | Live At The Roundhouse – Blu-ray Disc Review

If you’ve caught a show by Roger Waters or David Gilmour in recent years, you know the format comprised music from a new solo release paired with songs from...

Boy Howdy: The Story Of Creem Magazine – Movie Review

As a teenager in the 1970s, I was obsessed with rock and roll. Posters of Led Zeppelin and the Beatles adorned the walls of my bedroom. Vinyl records and...