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
May 2023 Music Mix: Protest Songs
A new post I’m going to try to do once a month is a post of some favorite songs of mine related to a specific topic. The result will be a playlist […]
Rod Stewart: The Great American Songbook – A Very Different Rod Stewart
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 […]
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 – 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 […]
Book Review – Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran by Andy Taylor – Behind the Scenes
After reading John Taylor’s biography, I was motivated to seek out the older autobiography by Andy Talyor. People I talked to said Andy was more forthcoming about some of the conflict within […]
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 […]
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