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Joe Bonamassa: An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House

By on April 29, 2013 – 3:23 pmOne Comment | 105 views
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Joe Bonamassa
An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House
(J&R Adventures)
Few artists reach the pinnacle in their career where self indulgence becomes high art and their fans eat it up with vigor. Joe Bonamassa has been …

Bob Dylan: 1966-1978: After the Crash

By on April 29, 2013 – 3:20 pmNo Comment | 85 views
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Bob Dylan
966-1978: After the Crash
(PRIDE)
There are very few modern musicians whose lives are as well documented as Bob Dylan’s. There are libraries filled with biographies on the man, and his own memoir is split into …

Green Day: Between Us There Is Nothing

By on April 29, 2013 – 3:17 pmNo Comment | 48 views
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Green Day
Between Us There Is Nothing
(PRIDE)
Be warned, “Between Us There is Nothing” is clearly targeted at diehard Green Day fans (and yes, there are still diehard Green Day fans). This two-DVD set was timed …

The Inbetweeners Movie: Directed by Ben Palmer

By on April 29, 2013 – 3:15 pmNo Comment | 38 views
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The Inbetweeners Movie
Directed by Ben Palmer
(Lionsgate)
Based off the raunchy, but equally hilarious, British series of the same name (and not the weak, watered-down American version on MTV) “The Inbetweeners Movie” proves this quartet of (almost) …

Mudhoney: I’m Now

By on April 29, 2013 – 3:12 pmNo Comment | 12 views
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Mudhoney
I’m Now
(King of Hearts Productions)
“Anytime you’re playing music for the crowd instead of yourself, you’re fucked.” Those are the opening words from Mark Arm to the Mudhoney documentary “I’m Now.”
From their 1989 European Tour footage …

10CC: In Concert

By on March 25, 2013 – 9:07 pmNo Comment | 109 views
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10CC
In Concert
(Wienerworld)
First off, let’s be straight here, by 10CC, we mean only one of the four founding members, songwriter Graham Gouldman, accompanied by musicians who appeared on later records and/or touring versions of the band …

The Dead Inside: Director: Travis Betz

By on March 25, 2013 – 9:04 pmNo Comment | 87 views
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The Dead Inside
Director: Travis Betz
(Monarch Home Video)
I will be the first to admit, I am not one for watching musicals. However, when you combine rock music, laugh-out-loud dialog and a heart-wrenching ending, count me in. …

The Stranglers: On Stage, On Screen

By on March 25, 2013 – 9:03 pmNo Comment | 75 views
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The Stranglers
On Stage, On Screen
(MVD Visual)
Together since ’74, The Stranglers – one of the longest surviving original punk bands – may have had a few line up shuffles and varied there sound from time to …

The Who: Live in Texas ‘75

By on March 25, 2013 – 8:57 pmNo Comment | 53 views
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The Who
Live in Texas ‘75
[Eagle Vision]
I’ve heard it posited from time to time that The Who were, in fact, the greatest band to come from the British Invasion and some who feel the band is …

The Yardbirds: Making Tracks: On Tour 2010-2012

By on March 25, 2013 – 8:55 pmNo Comment | 52 views
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The Yardbirds
Making Tracks: On Tour 2010-2012
(Eagle Rock Ent.)
Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapto
The Yardbirds: Making Tracks: On Tour 2010-2012n have all spent time in the Yardbirds at one time or another in their career. …