In the Line of Duty: Royal Warriors and Yes, Madam!
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.
Rick Wakeman’s final solo tour highlights YES and Yessonata.
Does it matter if there are few or no original members in that band you’re paying to see? Bob Pomeroy muses on legacy bands. Are they real or are they Memorex?
The Red Planet (Madfish Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Cloudborn (Edgewater Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Roi Tamkin takes in Yes At 50.
A Sentimental Education (Double Feature Records). Review by James Mann.
This two and a half hour documentary explores everything you might want to know about former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and the history of Progressive Rock.
Toto opens for a still rocking Yes at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Progeny: Highlights from Seventy Two / Progeny: Seven Shows From 72 (Rhino). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Through the Turbulence (Melodic Revolution Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Second Sound (). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Tauk whips up a savory auditory gumbo and serves it up at a hip lounge/bowling alley where May Terry dishes herself a hefty helping.
Odd Soul (Warner Brothers). Review by Laura Pontillo.
SBTRKT (Young Turks, XLrecordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Empty Space Orchestra. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Aquarius (Sensory). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Bill Bruford , former drummer for Yes and King Crimson, chats with Carl F Gauze about the differences between rock and jazz, the recent RIAA case ruling, and his supposed retirement.
Gavin Hayes sure likes to keep busy. His band Dredg is co-headlining a U.S. tour, then touring Europe and Australia and performing with author Salman Rushdie – all by the end of the year. Tim Wardyn discussed the new album The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion as well as religion and families in this revealing yet intimate interview.
An Introduction to Bill Bruford’s Winterfold Records (Winterfold). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Five years have passed since the release of the The Tree House, the remarkable hybrid documentary film by director Trương Minh Quý. Việt and Nam is Trương’s first fiction feature, and with about a week before it screens at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, Lily and Generoso had an in-depth discussion with Trương about his ethereal and complex film.
Judy Craddock has a pulled pork sandwich after Colby Acuff’s set, not missing a beat of Midland’s wild west tour stop. Grand Junction, Colorado, gets “lucky sometimes.”
The granddaddy of old dark house mysteries, The Bat (1926) creeps onto Blu-ray from Undercrank Productions.
The Shadow Boxing, a neglected part of the Chinese Hopping Vampire cycle, returns on a spooky Blu-ray from 88 Films.