When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played the half-time show at the Super Bowl, my kids were asking me who he was. As I rattled off a list of his hit songs, […]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Playback – Jammin’ Me with Videos
Bruce Springsteen in Concert: MTV Plugged – The Boss at a Crossroads
Taking his turn on the popular program MTV Unplugged, the Boss stays plugged in for a good part of this performance. It’s still the small, intimate setting that the show is known […]
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight – A Few Days in the Life
In 1997, Paul McCartney released the album Flaming Pie. To accompany this album, McCartney participated in a behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of that album. Produced by his daughter, Mary, and her […]
DVD Review – The Kinks: 1964-1978 – Interesting But Not Necessary
If you’ve never heard of the band The Kinks, well, you probably have heard their music but just don’t associate the band with the song. Brothers Ray and Dave Davies formed the […]
DVD Review – The Beatles: Intimate Scrapbook – Exploiting a Relationship with the Fab Four for Profit
The Beatles: An Intimate Scrapbook is a DVD that is alleged to be “an intimate look at arguably the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band ever. See the Fab Four like you’ve never […]
DVD Review – The Clash: The Essential Clash – For Fans Only
Being a teen in the early 1980s meant I was exposed to a wide variety of music. One of my favorite bands was The Clash. They were punk rockers out of Britain […]
DVD Review: Essential Music Videos: Bang Your Head – Why You Should Skip This Collection
For people who remember the time when MTV was the only music station on television (hence the initials) and actually did play music videos, Rhino Flashback Studios put out a collection of […]
DVD Review: The Beatles: First U.S. Visit – Raw and Authentic Beatles Footage!
When the Beatles first arrived in this country, it was with much fanfare as anyone who lived through it or has seen some of the film clips can attest to. This DVD […]
DVD Review: Steve Earle: Live at Montreux – A New Era of Protest Music
If the name Steve Earle isn’t familiar to you, you’ll have an idea of what you’re getting yourself into pretty quickly when you start watching this DVD. Earle is introduced as the […]
DVD Review – INXS: The Years 1979-1997 – Far From Complete
I had high hopes for this DVD when I rented it. INXS was one of my favorite bands in the 1980’s, from the first moment that I caught a glimpse of their […]
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