REVIEWS:
What’s the read on the latest reissue releases and live performances by classic rock artists? What biopics, movies or documentaries are worth seeing in theaters and at home? What books about rock music and the people who make and work with it are worth reading. Our team also takes a fresh look at notable works in our Album Rewind series
‘This Can’t Be Today: American Psychedelia & the Paisley Underground’: Review
You don’t have to be hugely successful to be hugely influential. Paisley Underground groups had an impact on numerous performers who emerged later.
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11 Movies That Rock: Woodstock to Spinal Tap
From Almost Famous to The Last Waltz, from School of Rock to Wayne’s World, these films share one thing in common – they all rock!
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Steely Dan Delivers Bite-Sized Gems on ‘Pretzel Logic’
On their 1974 LP, Fagen and Becker honed their humorous lyrics and perfected their luscious arrangements that straddled multiple genres.
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Nektar Releases an Expanded Edition of Their Prog-Rock LP, ‘Down to Earth’: Review
The LP features a more lighthearted concept than their previous albums, combining memorable songs with a circus theme.
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Genesis’ ‘A Trick of the Tail’: A New Beginning
The album proved that Genesis was set to achieve commercial and artistic successes beyond what they’d accomplished during the Peter Gabriel years.
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‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ is an Exhilarating Doc From ‘Elvis’ Biopic Director
Director Baz Luhrmann’s film, featuring long-lost footage from rehearsals and concerts of the King’s legendary Vegas residency in the 1970s, is a revelation.
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‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’: New Documentary Focuses on the Wings Era—Review
Much of the film revolves around the remote farm in Scotland where he retreated after the Beatles’ final concert.
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The David Crosby Solo Debut—Well Worth Remembering
For the 1971 release, Croz gathered a superb supporting cast, one that featured the communal contributions of friends and fellow travelers.
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‘The Band’s With Me’: A Former Rock Wife & BFF Lays It All Down
The memoir is a vivid, raucous, hilarious snapshot of a side of the rock world once ubiquitous. Sally Mann Romano makes no excuses for any of it, nor should she.
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Yes’ ‘The Yes Album’: Brilliance Under Pressure
Their record label was looking for commercial progress in order to justify keeping them under contract. This 1971 classic put the band on the prog map.
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