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 […]
Book Review – Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar: Sex & Drugs & Rock Music
One weekend I curled up with a bottle of wine, cranked my iPod, and settled in to read an autobiography I’d wanted to get my hands on since I first heard about […]
Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium – What Every Concert DVD Should Aspire to Be
Although the rock band Genesis’ “official” formation date is 1967, it wasn’t until the early to mid 1980s that the band hit it big. For some longtime fans, it’s the time the […]
Book Review: Put the Needle on the Record – An Art Almost Lost
I’m a child of the 1980’s. My late teens and early 20’s encompassed that decade, and what I remember of it was a lot of fun. There’s a lot of it 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 […]
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: The Last DJ and More – Take That Music Industry!
The concert the night this was recorded is an excellent classic concert. Right from the start, it sounded remarkably like the same Tom Petty singing when I last saw him back in […]
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 […]
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