When MTV’s "Unplugged" sessions conquered TV screen across the world, they were hailed as the most intimate thing imaginable in the music industry. Bringing pure live performances of artists in front of very limited audiences in small venues [...]
Ricky Martin may turn out as a one-hit wonder when everything is said and done, but one thing is clear nonetheless, he has been a wonder with one hell of a lot of talent that deserved the limelight. Turning around the world with a single appearance at [...]
DVD has been a blessing for Kiss fans so far. Apart from the recently released "Detroit Rock City" that features some stunning supplements directly catering to fans of the band, some time ago Polygram Home Video also released the band’s [...]
Before MTV and the advent of music videos, rock & roll fans had to make do with movies featuring their favorite acts. These ranged from the fun romps like The Beatles’ "A Hard Day’s Night", to psychedelic trips as in The Beatles’ [...]
Christopher Cross has never been one of those high profile artists, but his music has permeated popular culture for almost 20 years now. This understatement can also be found in his live shows where the focus is put on the music itself and not necessarily [...]
When Kiss took the stage at the Sony Music Studios in August of 1995 to play their unplugged session for MTV audiences, viewers around the world were allowed to witness something spectacular. The dream of every Kiss fan around the globe came true that [...]
When the Eagles reformed in 1994 for a semi-plugged concert for MTV on Warner’s Burbank Studios it seemed as if in fact, Hell had frozen over. When the Eagles disbanded in 1982 the band’s most distinctive voice, Don Henley said that Hell would have to [...]
Everyone who ever went through a guitar-shredding phase and anyone who enjoyed listening to guitar-based music must have heard the name Steve Vai. Considered by many to be a guitar god because of the dexterity of his amazing fingers, his most striking [...]
If there has ever been a band totally deserving of the title of "bad boys of rock & roll, " it is the Rolling Stones. Amazingly, this band is still going strong in their 35th year. It seems as if all the drug and alcohol excess that [...]
Earlier this year, James Taylor and his band played at the Beacon Theater in New York, in front of an enthusiastic and stunned audience. Sony Music captured the event on video and have now released this great concert on DVD. It’s a mightily impressive [...]
