Somewhere along the line, all the rock & roll stars I once listened to are getting old. Not that I’m getting old, it’s just that they are. Some have fought it every […]
Rod Stewart: The Great American Songbook – A Very Different Rod Stewart
An International Women’s Day Playlist
Strong women rock! And on this International Women’s Day, here’s a playlist of female rockers: I always try to start my playlists with a Springsteen song. But on Women’s Day, how to […]
Movie Review: Rock Band – Not Worth Purchasing As An Import
Rock Band is a Spanish DVD available from Netflix. It features a variety of music videos from bands that were produced during the 1980s. While the selection of videos is decent, there […]
DVD Review – Bruce Springsteen: Live In NYC – Nothing Beats Springsteen Live
The most memorable concerts I’ve attended in my life have been Bruce Springsteen performances. Particularly when he is with his usual backup, The E Street Band, his marathon sessions have an energy […]
DVD Review – The Who: Under Review 1964-1968 – The Kids Are Alright and Don’t Need This
The more I seek out DVDs based on bands I’ve listened to since my years as a teenager, the more I’m coming to the conclusion that everyone who has access to a […]
DVD Review – Essential Music Videos: 80’s UK – I Can Think of Better Playlists
The arrival of MTV and the growing popularity of music videos in the early 1980s coincided with a second “British Invasion”. These artists grew out of the punk-rock movement and were generally […]
Glenn Tilbrook: One for the Road – Obviously He’s Never Seen a Chevy Chase Film…
I’ve been a huge fan of the band Squeeze for about as long as I can remember, particularly lead singer and songwriter Glenn Tilbrook. Any time they came to New York, I […]
Pure 80’s DVD: Headbangers Rule – Bang Your Head
I was a child of the 1980s and the era when MTV actually played music videos. I know that seems alien to my kids now, and they groan every time I switch […]
DVD Review: Essential Music Videos: 80’s Hard Rock – This DVD is Anything But Essential
Back in 2003, Rhino Flashback released a series of short DVDs ostensibly to create a library of top videos in various music categories. They called the series Essential Music Videos. Most of […]
DVD Review: Van Halen – Video Hits: Volume 1 – Heavy on the Van Hagar
Van Halen was one of those bands in the eighties that seemed to cross all lines. They were definitely hard rock but made an appearance on the pop charts as well. With […]
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