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.
Category: Film/TV Reviews
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.
A Bee Gees Concert Film, Plus Nina Simone, Sunny War, and an Elmore James Tribute
In a 1989 Australia concert, the mega-selling Bee Gees touch all the important bases.
The Who Perform ‘Tommy’—Finally
A first-ever complete performance of The Who’s famous rock opera, plus new tributes to Ian & Sylvia and Captain Beefheart, and CDs from Linda Perhacs and Rob Lutes
