These days, it’s become somewhat routine for wayward bands of past generations to sober up, reconcile their differences and reunite for a new CD, a reunion tour, and perhaps to make a last-ditch effort to beef up a 401k before it’s too late. One band [...]
For the longest time I have been a Deep Purple listener and follower of the band, although I have to admit that I always found the constant antics and personal battles within the group a major distraction from the fact that they created some incredible [...]
Until recently, everyone could have told you that an exhaustive treatise about Jazz music in film form is literally impossible. Until recently that was. Because since Ken Burns’ remarkable mini-series has surfaced, that has changed. For the very first [...]
"Corn!" Was this title ever in the running for this retelling of the Bible story of Joseph? Probably not, although that’s precisely what this story’s all about. Joseph is the one who has a dream about corn stalks. He tells his family his [...]
In opera, if the second half of the 20th century were dominated by any single conductor, it would be Herbert Von Karajan. Principal conductor for life of the Berlin Philharmonic, Von Karajan was also a mainstay at both the Vienna State Opera and the [...]
"Don’t we already have that on laserdisc?" "Isn’t that on TBS every other day?" "But you hate that movie!" These responses may be familiar to those of you who are like me and insist on getting certain things on DVD. There [...]
Image Entertainment has undertaken to distribute a fascinating series of opera performances in association with Eagle Rock Entertainment. Image’s strategy is not to identify lead singers or conductors in their promotional information. This is probably a [...]
Brilliant, literate, and mercurial, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the duo who comprise Steely Dan, recently released their first album in 20 years with the perfectly titled, "Two Against Nature". In January of this year, they performed for two [...]
Among guitar aficionados the term "G3" usually causes immediate salivating and feverish looks, while the rest of the world may just wonder, "What is G3?" In 1996 three guitar legends teamed up together for a very unique tour to give [...]
Initially planned as some of the first DVD audio releases, 5.1 Entertainment had to change their plans recently to release a number of titles they had acquired as part of the "Silverline" label. Since the release of DVD Audio into the market was [...]
