Blogcritics Category: Video: Music

Music Review: Apocalyptica, Scale the Summit, Uriah Heep, Rising Force, and Mortification

Marty Dodge — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:48:25 EST

Mortification, Rising Force, Scale the Summit, and Uriah Heep in an Apocalyptica release.
Thoughts turned to my re-issue pile this week and part of me quivered in anticipation. I shall be doing my best to cull a few from the pile each week as the new release scheduled quiets a bit before the big spring push.Apocalyptica: World CollideA bit late to the party on this one, as it was released in 2007, and it seemed to have passed me by. As...

Music DVD Review - Working Class Rock Star

Scott Deitche — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:57:15 EST

A solid documentary that shows the struggles of three bands trying to make it in the cutthroat music industry.
One of Van Morrison’s great literary lines was from 1992’s “Why Must I Always Explain” – It’s just my job you know/And it’s no sweet Lorraine. It was his demystification of the music industry, taking it back from the realm of myth and tabloid stories.Blooshoteye and 3 Mile Scream’s music is far...

Music Review Review: Crystal Visions: The Best of Stevie Nicks (CD/DVD)

Patrick — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:06:31 EST

A solid collection of Nicks's most popular solo songs and videos.
Crystal Visions collects most of Stevie Nicks’s big post Fleetwood Mac hits, and their accompanying videos, as well as a couple Fleetwood Mac live covers from 2005. It’s by no means a definitive collection, and in general, I think her solo work doesn’t match up to the best of Fleetwood Mac, but the DVD/CD set is a pretty solid...

Music DVD Review: Jonny Lang - Live At Montreux 1999

Paul Roy — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:46:43 EST

Was kid Jonny really in his prime at the age of 18? Only time will tell.
Jeez, has it already been 12 years since Fargo, North Dakota's very own blues-guitar prodigy, Jon Gordon Langseth Jr. - that's Jonny Lang to you - released his 1997 major label debut at the ripe old age of fifteen? Well, seeing that I just watched the big crystal ball drop on Times Square a few days ago to usher in the 2009 new year, I...

TV Review: Flight of the Conchords Season 2 Opener Shows Signs of Jetlag

Bryan Myrick — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:02:32 EST

I look forward to seeing the show achieve its former shine and reach its full potential.
The agonizing wait is over for fans of the Emmy-nominated Flight of the Conchords. After what seems like the longest hiatus in the history of series television (due primarily to the 2007-2008 writers’ strike, but later to delays in developing new material) HBO will air the second season premiere of the ground-breaking comedy series on January...

He Sings, He Talks, He Asks Questions: The Spectacle That Is Elvis Costello

Stephen Foster — Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:53:33 EST

Elvis Costello's Spectacle is quality TV for music wonks and everyone else.
The Sundance Channel (check local listings) has given Elvis Costello the perfect platform to display his considerable acquaintance with Euterpe, the Greek muse for all things musical. Costello’s knowledge of music is encyclopedic, and he wants you to know it, and that’s not a criticism. He always has. Perhaps no other performer,...

Music Review: Ween - At the Cat's Cradle, 1992 (CD/DVD)

The Masked Movie Snobs — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:48:06 EST

All hail Boognish and go buy this set.
Written by Fumo VerdeWeen fans will dig this one. At the Cat’s Cradle, 1992 is a two-disc set, the first a CD recorded live at the Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on December 9, 1992. At this time the band included Gene Ween (vocals & guitar) Dean Ween (vocals & guitar) and at bass and drums Yamaha Digital Audio...

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Movie Review: High School Musical 3 - Senior Year

Brandon Valentine — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:29:26 EST

HSM 3 will please giddy followers; yet, the film also proves that bigger isn�t always better, or better bigger.
The High School Musical franchise is fascinating, not because of its substance or staying power, but because of its back-story. HSM is one of a few films (most notably alongside 1983's A Christmas Story, which was preceded by three television movies produced by PBS) to start out as a TV franchise and move to a theatrical release. While the...

Reflections of Metallica: A Discourse on Metal

Anthony Tobis — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:57:12 EST

To save heavy metal, Metallica must finally just fade away into their glorious past.
There are two distinct factions in the very divided Metallica fan base that exists today. On the one side resides those of the long haired, ripped jeans, and classic concert t-shirt wearing ilk. They are a beer drinking, joint smoking, devil-horn raising, tribe of metal fans of yore who swear by the band's early thrash metal opuses and recoil...

Music DVD Review: The Black Keys - Live At The Crystal Ballroom

Tan The Man — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:23:33 EST

Blues-rock duo The Black Keys showcase their live music on Live At The Crystal Ballroom.
Some dudes just want to rock, and that's exactly what a couple of guys that make up The Black Keys do.In support of their fifth full-length LP Attack & Release, The Black Keys recorded their April 4, 2008 concert performance at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. Produced and directed by Lance Bangs (R.E.M.'s Road Movie, Nirvana: With The...