I was a teenager in the early 1980s when “new wave” music hit, and living on Long Island, I had a front-row seat to the second British Invasion thanks to WLIR. Yet, […]
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 […]
The Rolling Stones: Under Review 1962-1966 – The Stones Before Satisfaction and After
Most of the so-called “critical reviews” out there are nothing more than people I don’t know telling me why I should like a band. I don’t need someone to tell me why […]
DVD Review – Queen: On The Rock Trail – Just Horrible
This is one of a series of DVDs starring Liam Dale in which he rides his motorcycle throughout England tracing the path of various musicians. In this one, he follows the path […]
DVD Review – Duran Duran: Arena – For Those of Us Still Preoccupied with 1985
I grew up in the MTV era when music videos were the latest, greatest things. I was swept in with the music of the era having grown up on Long Island listening […]
Asia: Rock Milestones – More Informative Than Other DVDs in This Series
Of all the unauthorized music documentaries I’ve watched, Rock Milestones: Asia was one that I found the most interesting despite the usual shortcomings. Perhaps it was because I could remember the times […]
DVD Review: David Bowie – Inside Bowie & the Spiders 1969-1972 – Meh
I’ve given myself over to viewing many rock documentaries out there and have found most of them come up lacking. Taking into account that most of these are unauthorized as well as […]
The Rolling Stones: On the Rock Trail – Why? Why? Why?
When I was browsing around looking for DVDs about favorite artists, I came across a series titled On The Rock trail. Seeing the big names attached to the series I had high […]
The Rolling Stones: Just for the Record – Good Documentary But Where’s the Music?
I should have known something was up when the word Unautorized was featured so prominently in descriptions of The Rolling Stones – Just For the Record. While there is some interesting material […]
DVD Review – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Blood Brothers
Bruce Springsteen has recorded with the E Street Band on and off through the years. He was in one of those “off” periods when in 1995 he decided to bring the band […]
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