the video beat Archive
25 Nov 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for Nov./Dec. 2016, Part 5 of 10
Today I take a look at five DVDs, all of which should be of interest to aficionados of 1960s pop culture, and all available only from The Video Beat. National […]
04 Apr 2016
DVD Review: International Beat Music Vol. 1
It’s long been established that The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had an incalculable influence upon pop culture of the 1960s and beyond. What’s perhaps less well-known – at least […]
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 […]
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 […]
18 Feb 2014
DVD Review: Happening ’68 Vols. 1-3 (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… The aforementioned Aretha Franklin segment is of particular interest, as it shows the off-the-cuff nature of the program. As Lindsay is discussing the soul singer’s career […]
17 Feb 2014
DVD Review: Happening ’68 Vols. 1-3 (Part One)
Though it’s often forgotten today, in the mid 1960s, Paul Revere and the Raiders were just about the most prominent rock’n’roll band in popular culture. Sure, The Beatles had their […]