The Grateful Dead – The Grateful Dead Movie (Shout! Factory)
The third (!) appearance of this 1977 documentary this year (after its Blu-ray debut and its inclusion in the Dead’s 14 DVD box set) ensures that any fan of the … Read more
Posted in November, 2012
The Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 31 (Real Gone Music)
Take a group of stellar, improvisational and adventurous musicians, erase the boundaries, present them in a Wall of Sound (the tour’s name, apologies to Phil Spector), designed by the Left … Read more
Jeremy Spencer – Bend In The Road (101 Distribution)
For this album, it’s necessary to begin listening with a tabula rasa. This is a new Jeremy Spencer, with a new sound and a new set of mostly old songs. … Read more
Supergroups: Stars Reaching for the Stars
by Matthew Allen We music lovers have spent hours in our bedrooms, in our cars or mid-stride blasting our iPods, dreaming with eyes wide open about supergroups, taking our favorite … Read more
WFMU Record Fair Cancelled, Station Taking Pledges Following Sandy Damage
This weekend was supposed to be the WFMU Record Fair, an event organized by the one of the nation’s premier independent radio stations as a celebration of vinyl and vinylphiles … Read more
Elmore #53: On Newsstands NOW!!!
The latest issue of Elmore Magazine is on newsstands now! Here’s a taste of what we have in store: – Supergroups: where did they start? What do they offer to … Read more
Trivia: November/December 2012
QUESTION: Both the Rolling Stones and the Righteous Brothers began their careers 50 years ago. Early in their careers, both recorded very different versions of a song Willie Dixon wrote … Read more
#53 November/December 2012
FEATURES Supergroups “This town’s not big enough for both of us,” the saying goes. Superstar musicians often find that one band’s not big enough. MATTHEW ALLEN goes over big bands’ … Read more
Letter from the Focus: A Wide Open Field
MUSIC VIDEOS ARE A WAY TO TEST IDEAS, HAVE a platform for experimentation and of course get a little publicity for your music. Today, the climate is totally different from … Read more
20 directors who made the leap from MTV to the multiplex
A successful music video can lead to bigger and better things not just for the artist, but for the director, too. SPIKE JONZE“Buddy Holly” by Weezer, Being John Malkovich MICHEL … Read more
