dvd Archive
31 Dec 2015
Best of 2015: Video (DVD and/or Blu-ray)
It takes a good bit more time and effort to screen a DVD or Blu-ray than it does to check out an album. With the latter, I can let the […]
23 Dec 2015
Video Review: Rush — R40 Live
For a good bit longer than three decades now, I’ve been a fan of progressive rock, or “prog,” as it’s called by fans and detractors alike. I enjoy the displays […]
22 Dec 2015
Video Review: Frank Zappa — Roxy: The Movie
There’s no consensus among Frank Zappa fans as to which album is his “best.” But most will agree that the 1974 double-live LP Roxy & Elsewhere is a high point. […]
21 Dec 2015
DVD Review: Drop In 1963-1965
It’s a well-established part of 20th century pop culture history: the world – or at the very least North America – changed irrevocably in February 1964 when The Beatles appeared […]
11 Dec 2015
DVD Review: Frank Sinatra — All or Nothing at All
When I was growing up, Frank Sinatra made what was considered music for adults. I distinctly remember when his duet with daughter Nancy Sinatra, “Somethin’ Stupid,” was all over the […]
20 Oct 2015
DVD Review: Escala Musical TV 1966-67
I took three years of Spanish in high school – seemingly a thousand years ago, more like thirty – and to this day I can correctly pronounce the items on […]
13 Oct 2015
Video Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO — Live at Hyde Park
Electric Light Orchestra has long held a special, sentimental place in my heart. Way back in October 1978, I attended my first rock concert, ELO at The Omni sports arena […]
22 Sep 2015
Video Review: The Who — Live at Shea Stadium 1982
In the eyes of most pop music historians, The Who circa 1982 gets a pretty bad rap. With the hindsight of history, it’s not that difficult to understand why. Drummer […]
14 Sep 2015
Kim Campbell on Husband Glen Campbell’s Film “I’ll Be Me”
Glen Campbell has enjoyed a long and distinguished career. He providing hired-gun guitar services on countless pop records of the 1960s (as a member of that loose aggregation known as […]
20 Jul 2015
Blu-ray Review: Elliott Smith — Heaven Adores You
The life and music of Elliott Smith bears some superficial similarities to Nick Drake: a quiet, introspective songwriter who never quite seemed at ease, and whose life ended tragically maybe […]