Big Audio Dynamite | Live: E=MC2 – DVD Review
Guys in punk bands aren’t ever happy. After the release of the Clash’s
seminal Combat Rock in 1982, the band’s two leaders,
Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, had a parting of...
Albert Collins & The Icebreakers | In Concert – DVD Review
One of the great tragedies in blues and rock history is that Albert Collins,
the famed "Master of the Telecaster," whose wry songwriting and biting guitar
attack inspired a legion of...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd | 10 Days Out: Blues From the Backroads – DVD Review
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and some of the greatest blues artists perform a one-time
only concert at the Church at Blue Heavens Studios in Salina Kansas, including
members of both Muddy Water’s...
Various Artists | Rock Relief: Live In Concert – DVD Review
Having never been a big fan of the various ‘aid’ concerts (though
I did get more than a little weepy when Pink Floyd reformed for Live 8), I’m
a little skeptical...
Styx | One With Everything – DVD Review
Through personal changes, deaths, ‘artistic differences’ and health
concerns, Styx have survived. With original member James ‘JY’ Young,
plus second -to-oldest regular, Tommy Shaw, the Styx machine keeps a-chugging
along in the...
Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season – DVD Review
Next to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, one of the best things to happen to rock
and roll in the '70s was a late-night comedy show called Saturday Night.
The program...
Roy Orbison | In Dreams – DVD Review
There is little doubt that Roy Orbison was one of the reigning pioneers of
rock and roll. Yet, the enigmatic singer who crooned about dreaming, loneliness
and pretty women endured a...
Various Artists | A Musicares Person Of The Year Tribute Honoring James Taylor –...
Every year, the GRAMMY association’s charity arm designed to provide
aid to musicians and people of the musical community – Musicares –
honors a musician whose contributions to the music go...
The Cars | Unlocked – CD/DVD Review
It seems to me the best way to review a DVD/CD package is to critique it in
three parts. With my eye (and ear) on the video, CD and written/booklet...
The Black Crowes | Who Killed That Bird On Your Window Sill – DVD...
Now that the Black Crowes have reunited, looking back on their bountiful past
offers a unique perspective on a group of Georgia misfits that began as a classic
rock derivative and...
