Firesign Theatre: Don’t Crush That DVD, Hand Me the Remote
Poor video quality mars a performance by one of the most innovative comedy group’s of all time but two bonus features offer some compensation.
Category: Film/TV Reviews
A New DVD Chronicles a Rock Producer’s Brief But Brilliant Career
A new film chronicles the life of underappreciated music producer Bert Berns. Plus, a CD from veteran country songwriter John Scott Sherrill and a covers collection from John Wesley Harding.
The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, On and Off the Stage
A DVD gives us a glimpse of Chrissie Hynde offstage, and a major bonus feature preserves a 1981 Pretenders concert.
A Career High Point for John Mellencamp, and More New Music
John Mellencamp shines on a concert Blu-ray/CD set. Plus new releases from Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the Young Novelists, an exotica anthology, and a book about the Clash.
Two Noteworthy Releases Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Moody Blues’s Days of Future Passed
A two-CD-plus-DVD set expands on the Moody Blues’s Days of Future Passed while another new release preserves a fine recent live performance of the entire album.
Chip Taylor Delivers Another Treasure, a Second Coming for Dylan’s Gospel Years, and More
Another treasure from Chip Taylor and a second coming for Dylan’s gospel years, plus a new album from James Hunter and reissues from the Choir and Chris Hillman.
