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 […]
DVD Review – INXS: The Years 1979-1997 – Far From Complete
Book Review: Nasher Says Relax by Brian Nash – Welcome to the Pleasuredome
In the 1980s, just about everyone owned a t-shirt that said FRANKIE SAY RELAX. Frankie Goes to Hollywood took the world by storm with their double-disc debut album (this was when there […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
DVD Review – Annie Lennox: Totally Diva – Totally Annie
Annie Lennox spent years as the lead singer for the Eurythmics before striking out on her own. Diva was her first solo album in 1992 and a video companion was crafted for […]
U2: Love is Blindness – Some Old, Some New, Some Rare
The golden age of music videos appears to have long passed. I see that more and more when I look at releases. The 1980s may have had its fair share of videos […]
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 […]
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