Neil Young, Nick Cave, Ahmet Zappa, John Lee Hooker, Kathy Valentine and The Staples Singers
The Go-Go’s Documentary; Interview with Director Alison Ellwood
Hendrix in (mostly) 1970
Barretto Power
A new Frank Zappa documentary from director Alex Winter mines archival footage to examine the musician’s private side
Giant Steps, A Selected Discography of John Coltrane
GOATS HEAD SOUP
Docs that Rock, Music That Matters
Cash & Dylan
The Melody Makers
Hendrix
News & To Dos
On November 6th, the John Lee Hooker Estate and Eagle Rock Entertainment released John Lee Hooker Live at Montreux 1983 & 1990 as a 2-LP set, digital video & digital audio. Four-time Grammy Award® winner and Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award recipient John Lee Hooker will forever be hailed as a legend of the blues genre. His […]
Features
By Harvey Kubernik Multi-platinum Los Angeles rock band the Go-Go’s, featuring Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin, will see the release of the Alison Ellwood-directed THE GO-GO’S on DVD and Blu-ray formats (Polygram/UMe) and through digital download & rental services (Eagle Rock Entertainment) on February 5, 2021. The documentary debuted […]
The Sound and the Fury
New releases, books and documentaries detail the guitarist’s life and career By Gillian G. Gaar 1970 was a busy year for Jimi Hendrix. On January 1, he played the second of a two night stand at the Fillmore East in New York City with the Band of Gypsys, then worked on the album of the […]
Bebop
By Armand Lewis In 1947, be-bop pioneer and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie hired the Cuban percussionist and composer Luciano Pozo González, better known as Chano Pozo. Among their first compositions together was the classic tune “Manteca” which, when released on record in early 1948, would usher in an entirely new genre of jazz. Initially called “Afro-Cuban […]
Features
“Before we could set about making the film, we needed to preserve a great deal of material from the vault that was deteriorating and in great danger of being lost forever.” —Alex Winter By Harvey Kubernik ZAPPA, the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa was set to premiere at the […]
Discography
By Rick Mitchell A few weeks ago a friend asked what music I have been turning to get through these dark times. He meant “dark” literally as well as figuratively — at the time, Portland, where I live, had the worst air quality in the world because of fires all over the state. My answer was “John […]
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To be released via Polydor / Interscope / UMe in Multi-Format and Deluxe Editions By Harvey Kubernik Another prized jewel in the Rolling Stones’ unmatched catalog is restored to its full glory and more, with the September 4 multi-format release of their 1973 classic Goats Head Soup. The album will be available in multiple configurations, including four-disc CD and vinyl […]
Books
An exclusive interview with Harvey Kubernik discussing his newest book By Jim Kaplan Harvey Kubernik our head of editorial at Record Collector News has published his 19th book from Otherworld Cottage Industries, a 520- page, photo-illustrated comprehensive exploration of music history in documentary films for 21st century fans and collectors who never experienced (or wish […]
Country
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan shared a mutual respect and a musical friendship By Harvey Kubernik In the mid-1980s as Johnny Cash found himself between labels, Mercury Records snatched up the country legend for what would end up being a prolific string of six albums in five years. The records, released from 1986 to 1991, were a diverse collection […]
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Filmmaker Leslie Ann Coles discusses her new documentary, Melody Makers, which traces the ascent of rock ‘n’ roll and the British magazine that chronicled the music and musicians that defined an age BY HARVEY KUBERNIK A new music documentary Melody Makers, which had its theatrical premiere in December 2019, is now available on DVD via Cleopatra Entertainment. It chronicles the birth of rock, the ascent […]
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Exploring Jimi Hendrix’s legacy three ways with a new musical release (Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts by Jimi Hendrix from Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings; artwork (Jimi Hendrix Digital Art and Reality Collections from Straxx Art); and a book (Burning Desire – Jimi Hendrix: The Jimi Hendrix Experience through the Lens of […]
