Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time
Bill Janovitz tackles the epic task of deep diving into the live and true nature of one of rock and roll music’s most mystical and endearing characters, Leon Russell.
Bill Janovitz tackles the epic task of deep diving into the live and true nature of one of rock and roll music’s most mystical and endearing characters, Leon Russell.
The iconic rock and roll magazine from the 1960s is back and just as relevant and snotty as ever.
Amy Yates Wuelfing collects stories from the professional drinkers who hung out at John and Peter’s in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in Still Drinkin’ & Smokin’ Rockin’ & Rollin’. Carl F. Gauze reviews.
Rising musician Starberry blends rock and roll and post-punk for a refreshing punch that sticks around. Elijah McDaniel talks with the New Jersey artist about creativity, falsettos, and grinding the internet.
Rewrite The Words Again (Unelectric Arts). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Can rock and roll break the color barrier in 1950s Tennessee? Carl F. Gauze reviews.
Telescope (Illusion Tournet Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Sun Via (Underground Thieves LLC). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Here’s your chance to color inside the lines while reading the story of an artist who never stayed inside the lines, G.G. Allin.
Six women sing 60 or so songs from the 60’s.
Mad Lad A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry (BMG). Review by Joe Frietze.
Straightjacket (Ruf Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
A low-level rock and roll journalist sets out to do a fluff piece on a washed-up band and ends up discovering he has a family.
Robyn Hitchcock (Yep Roc). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Detroit in the 1960’s was a hard city going through hard times. The music that come out of Detroit was incubated at the Grande Ballroom. Wayne Kramer (MC5), Ted Nugent and many others remember the wild times.
Adventure (Good Charamel Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Geezër (Geezër). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Blue Healer (Fat Possum Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Body builder Thor tries and ultimately falls short in this rock and roll documentary.
Wheel of Talent (Yep Roc Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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.