Between the Buried and Me
A modern-day prog metal onslaught by top-billed Between the Buried and Me delights throngs of Orlando diehards and entertains Christopher Long.
A modern-day prog metal onslaught by top-billed Between the Buried and Me delights throngs of Orlando diehards and entertains Christopher Long.
Christopher Long and hardcore fans delight in Scottish chart-busting combo Big Country’s rock-out under the stars at Captain Hiram’s in Sebastian, Florida.
The national Big Night Out Tour features four mighty chart-busters, yet the recent St. Petersburg date came to a soggy, premature conclusion. Christopher Long and his fellow music fans still got their money’s worth, however, in the form of Alien Ant Farm.
Charging faster than an angry Great White Buffalo, the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, unleashed a rock and roll love fest of Gonzo proportions in Orlando, nearly steamrolling Christopher Long.
Delivering plenty of bang for the buck, the eclectic triple-bill alterno-rock package that found Nico Vega headlining was a summer highlight for Chris Long.
Black and White. Review by Christopher Long.
Rootsy, blues-based rockers Grace Potter and the Nocturnals returned to their favorite tour destination – much to the delight of their adoring Orlando, Florida fans.
Blues/rock legend Gregg Allman is captured live on stage in Nashville at the apex of his solo career.
The Greatest Hits (Universal Republic). Review by Christopher Long.
Monster (Universal Music Company). Review by Christopher Long.
MTV’s original pop/rock poster boys Duran Duran return to prove that they’re anything but a nostalgia act.
First-time author Brent Jensen delivers a lively and personal story of growing up in a small Canadian town during rock’s golden age of ’80s heavy metal.
Rock legend Lindsey Buckingham delivers the goods in front of a sold-out crowd that includes Christopher Long at Orlando’s premier concert venue.
After forty years, Kiss proved they are still the Hottest Band in the Land, as they blew the ever-living crap out of Christopher Long at a Tampa show.
Mightier than Motley and prettier than Poison, ’80s So-Cal metal missionary poster boys Stryper returned to Orlando for some arena-rock-style praise and worship. Long time fan Christopher Long was in the front pew.
The Orlando concert season kicked off with a very loud bang at Orlando’s super-groovy Plaza “Live” Theater with Maps and Atlases, though it was opening band The Big Sleep that really did it for Christopher Long.
Robert Lamm Songs: The JVE ReMixes (Blue Infinity/Chicago Records II). Review by Christopher Long.
Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC (Eagle Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Alive & Rockin’ (Eagle Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Hot, cramped, and stinky. Canada’s Protest the Hero headlines an action-packed, sold-out, multi-band event – and Christopher Long holds his breath.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.