Tag: Joe Frietze

Sass Jordan

Sass Jordan

Interviews

Joe Frietze talked with Sass Jordan about her new live album featuring a set from 1994 with a young Taylor Hawkins on drums, the changing music industry, the use of rain as a musical trope, and electrolytes.

Sass Jordan

Sass Jordan

Music Reviews

Live In New York Ninety-Four (Deko Entertainment). Review by Joe Frietze.

Frank Bello

Frank Bello

Print Reviews

Frank Bello’s new memoir Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax takes us from a New York childhood, to Anthrax stadium tours, to fatherhood with the charming informality of a conversation with an old friend. Then I’m Gone, Bello’s first solo EP, provides accompaniment. Joe Frietze reviews.

The Who

The Who

Event Reviews

Multiple generations, from Boomers to Zoomers, joined with The Who to sing and scream in Memphis, and it was a blast. Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and their touring band were joined onstage by local orchestral musicians for a two-hour show, bringing a range of classic songs to the expectant masses. Joe Frietze has the story.

Colin Hay

Colin Hay

Music Reviews

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Compass Records). Review by Joe Frietze.

Little Steven

Little Steven

Music Reviews

From Macca To Mecca! (WICKED COOL RECORDS/UMe). Review by Joe Frietze.

Guitar Man

Guitar Man

Screen Reviews

He’s the best-selling artist on the Billboard Blues charts, and most people don’t know his name. Who is Joe Bonamassa? Guitar Man tells you that story.

Bush: Live In Tampa

Bush: Live In Tampa

Screen Reviews

On a hot summer night, Bush plays to a sold out arena in Tampa, Fl, proving that there is still an audience for a high energy rock and roll show.

Junkyard

Music Reviews

Old Habits Die Hard (Acetate Records). Review by Joe Frietze.

Bachman

Screen Reviews

He was the creative driver of the original incarnation of The Guess Who, and the originator of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. For Canadian rock fans, he is an icon, but for American fans, he’s just “oh yeah, that guy.”

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Event Reviews

The cross-dressing comic returned to Memphis with history, philosophy, and plenty of laughs.

Belzebubs

Print Reviews

A hardcover collection of the black metal family comedy webcomic.

My Friend Dahmer

Screen Reviews

After several biopics that sensationalize the already sensational murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer, My Friend Dahmer takes us back to the high school days, before any of that happened, to try to get a glimpse of who he used to be and what happened to turn him into who he became.

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Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.

The Shootist

The Shootist

Screen Reviews

John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.