Monday, December 5 2005
Ute Lemper: Blood & Feathers - Live from the Café Carlyle [DVD]
Who says you can't expand the boundaries of cabaret? Just watch Ute Lemper push the envelope here.
Bauhaus: Shadow of Light/Archive [DVD]
Breaking ground to create post-punk's gloomy, minimalistic step-child, and inspiring legions of lost kids to don black eyeliner, nail polish, and lipstick, Goth icons Bauhaus solidify their position with these visual documents.
Friday, December 2 2005
Judas Priest: Rising in the East [DVD]
Do you wanna go, wanna go, wanna go Hot Rockin'? Come on, admit it, you do.
Thursday, December 1 2005
Dwight Yoakam: Live from Austin, TX [DVD]
If jeans-wearing were an Olympic sport, Dwight Yoakam would win every single medal and possibly even lead some sort of honorary jeans-parade.
Wednesday, November 30 2005
Cradle of Filth: Peace Through Superior Firepower [DVD]
A deliciously eee-vil black metal bacchanal. Just in time for the Holidays, kids!"
Tuesday, November 29 2005
Various Artists: Live 8 at Eden: Africa Calling [DVD]
The red-headed step-child of the Live 8 shows, Live 8 at Eden: Africa Calling shows a vibrant, artistic people, ultimately putting a face on the continent Western celebrities and musicians have tried to aid for the past 20 years.
Monday, November 28 2005
50 Cent: The Massace: Special Edition [CD/DVD]
Fiddy's no Brando, he probably isn't even a Tupac, but he can do a good imitation of someone writing a rhyme on the decks of a production studio or looking out the window of a tour van.
Wednesday, November 23 2005
The Beta Band: The Best of the Beta Band - Film [DVD]
Somewhere in here, it seems, lie the answers to certain questions which have eluded the Betas and their fans from the very beginning.
Monday, November 21 2005
Jesus Jones: Live at the Marquee [DVD]
Jesus Jones delivers a live show/interview combo that's sure to please the hardcore fans, but just as sure to alienate everyone else.
Peter Gabriel: Still Growing Up Live & Unwrapped [DVD]
One of the toughest things about growing older is watching your heroes age with you, especially when they age poorly.
Friday, November 18 2005
Bobby Womack: Soul Seduction Supreme [DVD]
Sex and soul music; Bobby Womack gives the English a lesson in seduction, American style.
Skinny Puppy: The Greater Wrong of the Right Live [DVD]
The Greater Wrong of the Right Live is a truly astounding look at the Skinny Puppy live experience.
Thursday, November 17 2005
George Harrison and Friends: The Concert for Bangladesh [DVD]
Shortly after The Beatles broke up, George Harrison got a group of musicians together and tried to help some of the world's neediest citizens. Harrison succeeded in hosting a pretty good rock concert that reveals the spirit of an earlier era when anything seemed possible.
Wednesday, November 16 2005
Alice Cooper: Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper [DVD]
It's good to see you again too, Alice, but we'd much rather see you rock out than joke around.
Friday, November 11 2005
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions [DVD]
It isn't quite Queen that we're witnessing; it's more like Queen's rambunctious younger brother.
Wednesday, November 9 2005
Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock [DVD]
Experience Hendrix has done a tremendous service to aficionados the world over by adding another treasure to the archive.
Tuesday, November 8 2005
The BellRays: The BellRays @ the Barfly [DVD]
Let the BellRays take you on a wild ride... going back to school has never been as much fun.
Friday, November 4 2005
Pixies: Sell Out [DVD]
Commemorating the reformation of this influential band nearly 15 years after they peaked and walked away, this new DVD is lightning in a bottle.
Tuesday, November 1 2005
Thunders, Kane & Nolan: You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory [DVD]
It is a don't-miss DVD for fans of the Dolls or the Heartbreakers.
Wednesday, October 26 2005
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline 9/1/90 [DVD]
Jerry Garcia Band performance for the ages falters in its DVD form.
