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18 Sep 2009
DVD Review: Muddy Waters Live at ChicagoFest
Muddy Waters Live at ChicagoFest is a 1981 performance of the master bluesman onstage. The concert — filmed at Chicago’s famous Navy Pier — features Muddy with his band and […]
14 Sep 2009
In the Warm Embrace of Ozric Tentacles
One of the most memorable lines in John Landis‘ film The Blues Brothers takes place when the band arrives at a roadhouse. Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) asks the proprietress, “What […]
10 Sep 2009
DVD Review: BB King Live in Africa ‘74
Presumably made up from outtakes from the filming of Leon Gast‘s When We Were Kings, B.B. King Live in Africa ’74 is a high-quality document of the master still near […]
09 Sep 2009
Turn Me On, Dead Man.
In honor of 09.09.09, the unofficial reboot of The Greatest Band The World Has Ever Known, here are NINE (of course) links to some Beatles-related features on this blog and […]
09 Sep 2009
So Much for Rockstock 09
I only heard about the Rockstock 09 “festival” a few weeks ago. I was quite excited to discover that the Smithereens would be performing. I’ve always loved their powerpop-meets-heaviness approach, […]
08 Sep 2009
DVD Review: Let Freedom Sing – How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement
Let Freedom Sing is a 2009 DVD documentary that surveys the American civil rights struggle. That’s been done before, certainly. But this film puts a unique, refreshing and fascinating spin […]
07 Sep 2009
DVD Review: Tim DeLaughter – Wee See
Tim DeLaughter is the endlessly creative front man and prime mover of The Polyphonic Spree, the feel-good orchestral-rock ensemble from Dallas TX. DeLaughter excels at a number of things; among […]
04 Sep 2009
Paste Magazine Got it Right. Sorta.
Paste Magazine has an online feature in which they go for the funny and gently mock themselves and their ilk. “The ’60s & ’70s Bands Rock Critics & Musicians Always […]
03 Sep 2009
Album Review: The Fabulous Poodles – Mirror Stars / Think Pink
What would the late 70s Kinks have sounded like had they prominently featured mandolin and violin? The simple answer: The Fabulous Poodles. Fronted by a bespectacled Tony deMeur (though he’s […]
02 Sep 2009
Album Review: “The Laughing Dogs / Meet Their Makers”
Generally accepted to have as its genesis the mid-60s singles by The Who (for example “I Can See for Miles”), powerpop has enjoyed a few brief moments in the limelight. […]