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Sonic Mojo (Foghat Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Sonic Mojo (Foghat Records). Review by Christopher Long.
8 Days On The Road (Foghat Records / Select-O-Hits). Review by Christopher Long.
Music reviews covering the critical years of rock and roll from 1967 to 1973 by critic and band manager Michael Oberman.
Mad Lad A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry (BMG). Review by Joe Frietze.
Learn what piece of vinyl various pop stars first purchased in their youth.
A pot boiling rock and roll movie. But ignore the plot; this ROCKS with classic performances from Chuck Berry to Richie Valens.
The Rolling Stones demolish the Marquee, 1971.
The legendary punk guitarist and songwriter gets profiled in Looking For Johnny.
The Blues Came Callin’ (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
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.
Move It On Over (Rounder Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Die-hard fans, May Terry among them, mind-moshed and recalled their early days of musical aggression at Irving Plaza, thanks to legendary punk rockers, X.
Dick’s Picks 32, 33, 34 (Grateful Dead Productions). Review by James Mann.
As this 1978 Dallas concert shows, when the Rolling Stones are good, they are very, very good. James Mann says turn it up!
Live at Montreux 1980 (Eagle Records). Review by James Mann.
The Morlocks Play Chess (Popantipop). Review by Sean Slone.
The Rolling Stones tour of America in 1969, and its disastrous climax at Altamont, forever changed rock and roll – and America. Ethan Russell was there, camera in hand. Forty years later he spills. James Mann says it’s only rock and roll… but he likes it.
M. Ward suspends time and lifts Chicago, and Chris Catania , up in the warm embrace of his timeless music.
The guitar is the iconic symbol of rock music’s sex, rebellion, and power. Pink Floyd: The Black Strat is a new book about one of Dave Gilmour’s primary instruments – his black Stratocaster. S D Green explores whether the book conjures any of the instrument’s magic by uncovering its underpinnings.
A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.
Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.
Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.