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The Chieftains: Live at Montreux 1997	Uilleann pipe/tin whistle performer Paddy Moloney probably never dreamed when he was a young boy from the Donnycarney, north Co. Dublin region of Ireland that a band he would form in 1962 would still be going 47 years later. A member or two has changed since the early days, including…	Ethan Nahté	11/18/09	0
Rock ‘N’ Roll Universe by Ken Rand	Looking for a quick flashback to the Summer of Love? Ken Rand has found it, or journaled it, in his last novel before his death with Rock ‘N’ Roll Universe. This is truly one of the most bizarre stories I have ever read. It’s 1967 and the world can easily…	Ethan Nahté	11/16/09	0
Bride of Tranquility by Tracy S. Morris	In the small town of Tranquility, Arkansas, located in the Ozarks, a lot of the residents all tend to have special powers: veterinarian Rachel Thorne can mentally speak with animals;  Average Jones can empathize with people and places as well as control the mood of a room; Jake Coltrane, the…	Ethan Nahté	11/05/09	0
Tracey Takes on…	The final two seasons (3 & 4) of Tracey Ullman’s Emmy Award-Winning HBO program is out on DVD. Entitled Tracey Takes on…, the 3 disc collection features guest appearances by the likes of Penny Marshall, Erik Estrada, Billy Connolly, Helen Mirren, Danny Trejo, Joanne Gleason, Julie Kavner, Jennifer Jason Leigh,…	Ethan Nahté	10/15/09	0
The Devil You Know by P.N. Elrod	All you Jack Fleming/Vampire Files fans can let the saliva and blood drip down your fangs. P.N. Elrod has self-published (via VampWriter Books with the help of publisher Thomas Knowles of DarkStar Books & Tops Printing, Inc.) the sequel to the third book in the series, Bloodcircle.  A few years…	Ethan Nahté	10/14/09	0
Deep Purple: History, Hits & Highlights ‘68-’76	Deep Purple fans rejoice! Eagle Rock Entertainment has put a double disc DVD set entitled Deep Purple: History, Hits & Highlights ‘68-’76 and it is one sweet collection. The program takes the viewer through the first four versions (a.k.a. MK I, MK II, etc.) of the ever-changing lineup of Deep…	Ethan Nahté	09/23/09	0
The Black Crowes: Warpaint Live	In the Spring of 2009, Eagle Rock Entertainment released a 2CD set of The Black Crowes: Warpaint Live, taken from their sold-out performance on March, 20, 2008 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Now that same concert in which the band performed the studio album Warpaint in its entirety is…	Ethan Nahté	09/15/09	0
Eternal Vigilance by Gabrielle Faust	Tynan Llywelyn is a vampire who has been banished and ostracized by his own in Eternal Vigilance. Deeply depressed and fed up with unlife and the world, Tynan casts a spell and places himself into a long hibernation. Something happens that awakens him after his first century of sleep, confusing…	Ethan Nahté	09/15/09	0
Melchior A La Carte by Ib Melchior	What does a decorated war veteran do once they have been a member of counterintelligence for both England and the United States during WW II? Denmark native Ib Melchior, an author of 17 novels & nonfiction books; journalist; stage actor; filmmaker directing & working in movies & television, including creating…	Ethan Nahté	09/10/09	0
Dust by Susan Berliner	Karen McKay is a recent divorcee who lives in a condo located in the neighborhood of Rockhaven Condos in the little town of Rockhaven, U.S.A. All the streets are named after famous cities and though there is no real description, most of the condos probably look identical or are one…	Ethan Nahté	09/03/09	0
Quincy Jones: The 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux	A tribute to one of the most prolific producers/musicians in the music biz!	Ethan Nahté	09/01/09	0
B. B. King: Live at Montreux 1993	B.B. King, the man who helped define the Mississippi Delta Blues, first as “The Beale Street Blues Boy” as a disc jockey in the late ‘40s, playing Blues records from the WDIA studio in Memphis, Tennessee; then as the guitar master that Blues fans around the world have come to…	Ethan Nahté	09/01/09	0
Spinal Tap: Back From The Dead CD/DVD	The main trio known collectively as Spinal Tap went on a short tour this summer, sans wigs and with acoustic guitars in celebration of 25 years since This is Spinal Tap rocked the music world. The odd thing is, their new CD/DVD also came out this summer spouting that Spinal…	Ethan Nahté	08/25/09	0
The Fairytale Romance of Dee Dee & Vera Ramone	Several books and articles have been written about the Ramones, godfather’s of American punk. Most of them are from an outsider’s perspective. Now there is Poisoned Heart, a book written from an insider’s perspective from Vera Ramone King, who was once married to Dee Dee Ramone, the original bassist for…	Ethan Nahté	08/25/09	2	09/18/09
Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem - 6,000 Concert	Why Ted Nugent ever began counting his early shows is beyond anyone’s guess. Maybe the Motor City Madman knew something about the future and his star-studded career-to-be before the rest of the world. Regardless, the 60-year-old crazed hunter/guitar player played his 6,000 concert on 4th of July in 2008. Where…	Ethan Nahté	08/24/09	0
Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew - Live on Broadway	Comedian Jackie Mason has been getting laughs and turning heads since the ‘60s with his scathing brand of comedy, splitting the world between Jews & Gentiles. But the man; like his contemporary, Don Rickles, means no harm by it. He jokes about everyone equally and has both good and bad…	Ethan Nahté	08/13/09	0
Mr. Rock ‘n Roll: The Alan Freed Story	If you’re my age or older, odds are you know where the term “Rock ‘n Roll” came from. If not, then all of you fans of rock music can thank Alan Freed. The man’s story is an interesting story in an exciting time of music, pop culture and civil rights.…	Ethan Nahté	08/10/09	0
Return To Forever: Live at Montreux 2008	One of the best jazz supergroups to develop out of the latter part of the 20th century only released a couple of albums during their recording sessions. Their audience always wanted more from Chick Corea (keyboards), Al Di Meola (guitar), Lenny White (drums) and Stanley Jordan (bass). Finally, the band…	Ethan Nahté	08/05/09	0
Double Dog #5: House of Doors/Jaguar Moon	Back in the early days of paperbacks, as the wondrous age of pulps died out, Ace Books doubled the reader’s value, and in an attempt to help get new author’s names out to the general public as they were combined with a known author, the publisher would put out Ace…	Ethan Nahté	08/04/09	0
Steven E. Wedel: Murdered By Human Wolves	Oklahoma author Steven E. Wedel released a novella in 2004 called Murdered By Human Wolves. He rereleased the novella in 2008 with a couple of extra chapters near the end to keep the finale from seeming so rushed, available through Scrybe Press. The story is based on an old piece…	Ethan Nahté	08/03/09	0
Diana Krall: Live in Rio	One of the hottest female jazz pianists of the past few years is Canadian composer Diana Krall. The blonde beauty has returned to Rio de Janeiro for her Live in Rio DVD, featuring her alongside a couple of her idols and mentors (which is discussed in some of the interviews…	Ethan Nahté	08/03/09	0
Talking to the Piano Player 2 by Stuart Oderman	Stuart Oderman has been bouncing around New York City and the surrounding area all his life. He has written five plays, several articles and books on singers, dancers and actors of the silent screen, broadway, off-broadway and talkies (movies with sound).  That may seem like an odd statement, but for…	Ethan Nahté	07/27/09	0
Burnout: The Mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281 by Stephanie Osborn	If you’re a fan of hardcore science fiction, and I’m not talking Star Wars or Star Trek, but a story that looks at space travel and the science in a realistic sense wrapped around a mysterious and fantastic plot then do I have the book for you. Stephanie Osborn’s Burnout:…	Ethan Nahté	07/23/09	3	07/28/09
The Moody Blues: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970	The Moody Blues are one of the few famous bands from the ‘60s and ‘70s to survive and maintain their popularity into the 21st century. The British quintet now offer The Moody Blues: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970, the DVD companion to their Live At The Isle…	Ethan Nahté	07/08/09	0
Blood Ties - Season One	Tanya Huff’s popular vampire & detective book Blood Ties is in its 17th printing. Since it’s hard to keep a good vampire down it only made sense that they would turn the property into a TV program (Lifetime). The book & show are a combination of the ‘70s era Night…	Ethan Nahté	07/06/09	0
Growing Up With Monsters by Carla Laemmle & Daniel Kinske	Universal Studios made its name based on monster films. The man responsible for Universal Studios was Carl Laemmle, the man who brought such classics as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Mummy & The Creature From The Black Lagoon, plus all of the sequels and a few other creepy ghoulies to…	Ethan Nahté	06/30/09	0
Witch Way to the Mall	Esther Friesner has been editing cool collections (e.g. Chicks in Chainmail series) as well as writing for quite some time. Now she has begun a new series dealing with Urbania - that piece of overpopulated land outside of the main city, filled with strip malls, soccer moms and Tupperware parties.…	Ethan Nahté	06/30/09	0
Charlie Mingus: Epitaph	For Jazz fans no introduction is necessary for the late, great double bassist Charlie Mingus. The L.A raised activist was a multi-instrumentalist with enough talent that he was becoming well-known in the Jazz scene even as a teen and by the time he was 21 he was on tour with…	Ethan Nahté	06/25/09	0
Black Label Society: Skullage (CD+DVD)	Zakk Wylde, primarily known for his long-standing role as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist, has had his own solo projects since the mid-90’s. The heavy-hitting Black Label Society (BLS) is a monstrous band that regularly tours on Ozzfest with Zakk playing two sets, one for each band. But there’s more to BLS…	Ethan Nahté	05/14/09	0
Miles Davis: That’s What Happened - Live in Germany 1987	No matter what style of music you may or may not like, I’m willing to bet that if or when you ever saw Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis walk on the stage, you took notice. Odds are you probably thought “That’s one cool looking dude.” Davis, with his strong cut jaw,…	Ethan Nahté	05/14/09	0
Poisoned Heart: by Vera Ramone King	In yet another contender for the longest book title in music history, the book Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramone Years) by Vera Ramone King has a title that says it all in regards to what the book is about. The former wife of the original bass…	Ethan Nahté	05/13/09	4	08/26/09
Going 10 Rounds with Director James Toback	While sitting at the W hotel in downtown Dallas with a handful of other journalists, we await screenwriter/director James Toback. A covered tray of food is brought in and set beside me. A minute later in walks Toback who takes a seat to my right. as I mic him for…	Ethan Nahté	05/08/09	2	10/19/09
Tyson	Tyson, yet another documentary on the former boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World. But unlike the A&E or sports specials, this documentary by writer/director James Toback is a long interview with Tyson, quite frankly. There is a lot of old video footage with interviews with his former trainer, Cus D’Amato;…	Ethan Nahté	05/08/09	0
Sonic Boom: The History of Northwest Rock by Peter Blecha	Sonic Boom: The History of Northwest Rock, From “Louie Louie” to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Peter Blecha In what may be one of the longest book titles in the history of music, Sonic Boom: The History of Northwest Rock, From “Louie Louie” to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Peter…	Ethan Nahté	04/15/09	0
Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore	I became a fan of Christopher Moore right off the bat the very week that his book Practical Demonkeeping hit the bookshelves. I had never read an author that made me laugh so hard. Nor re-read a book so many times since Marian Cockrell, J.M. Barrie or Robert E. Howard.…	Ethan Nahté	04/13/09	0
Art & Copy	1) Were you a Marketing or Broadcast Journalism major? Undergrad? I was a sociology major at Colorado College, but spent most of my time at the radio station and college newspaper.  Later I went to graduate school at UCLA School of Film and Television. 2) What prompted you to make…	Ethan Nahté	03/31/09	0
Jeff Beck: Performing This Week (DVD & Blu-Ray)	As promised the DVD & Blu-Ray versions of Jeff Beck: Performing This Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’s has made it to the shelves following the companion CD that was released late 2008. So why should you pick up the DVD or Blu-Ray if you already bought the stellar CD? How about…	Ethan Nahté	03/26/09	0
David Sanborn: Live at Montreux 1984	Sanborn and crew hit the stage and begin playing almost before the announcer can introduce the band as they headline in Live at Montreux - 1984. This would be the sax player’s second appearance at the festival and his second time as the featured artist. The first being 1981. He…	Ethan Nahté	03/25/09	0
Rory Gallagher: Live in Cork	Ayyyy… what better way to salute St. Patrick’s Day than a DVD featuring Ireland’s on Rory Gallagher, a guy who knew his way around a Strat and could play some great rockin’ Blues. The DVD of Rory Gallagher: Live In Cork is actually a re-release of the VHS, in part,…	Ethan Nahté	03/24/09	0
Phoebe in Wonderland	Elle Fanning, younger sister of Dakota, has a hit on her hands her first lead role with this bizarre psychedelic tale that deals with a serious disorder which affects her character and, in the real world, affects 1 in every 200 people. So not only is the new film, Phoebe…	Ethan Nahté	03/13/09	0
Houston: We’ve Got Bubbas	Two things you need to know before starting this review: 1) The book was released in 2007 but is a small press book so doesn’t get out to all of the major bookstores. 2) A brief history on the “Bubbas” series - The title characterization is exactly what it sounds…	Ethan Nahté	03/09/09	1	03/12/09
The Great Buck Howard	Quirky, funny and over-the-top might be a few adjectives to aptly describe The Great Buck Howard, starring John Malkovich as the title character and Colin Hanks, son of Tom Hanks. And when you need someone to play your father in a movie and want to make it believable that you…	Ethan Nahté	03/06/09	0
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996	If you are not a typical listener of Jazz, you may not know the name Wayne Shorter. Then again, you may have heard of him when he played saxophone with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in the 1950’s as a young man before he moved on to play with the legendary…	Ethan Nahté	03/05/09	0
Sunshine Cleaning	Just like how most people never think about buying that burial plot until they’re either senior citizens… or it’s too late, not many folks consider what happens after the detectives have left a crime scene or a suicide where blood and/or other bodily fluids are involved.  A specialized crew with…	Ethan Nahté	02/27/09	0
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama	No need for an introduction to Lynyrd Skynyrd nor to that classic Southern Rock favorite, “Sweet Home Alabama.” I would like to introduce you to a relatively new DVD collection that came out in the Fall of 2008 called Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama.  The main concert is taken from…	Ethan Nahté	01/27/09	0
A Technicolor Dream	Throughout the ‘60s as England followed San Francisco in the wave of peace rallies, beatniks and LSD, people such as John “Hoppy” Hopkins helped lead the underground revolution with newsletters that upset the righteous politicians and law officials, produced fundraising events with a gathering known as UFO (not the band)…	Ethan Nahté	12/30/08	0
Jonny Lang: Live At Montreux - 1999	At the age of 16, Fargo, North Dakota native, Jonny Lang, released a multi-platinum Blues album. Not bad for a young, white kid growing up in an area not really known for the Blues. By the time he was 18, Lang became one of, if not, the youngest performers to…	Ethan Nahté	12/30/08	0
The Spirit	So now that I have your attention, welcome to the world of The Spirit, the comic strip insert cum comic book character created by the late, great Will Eisner and brought to the big screen by Frank Miller (300, Sin City).  The 108 minute film is filled with sizzlin’ curves,…	Ethan Nahté	12/23/08	1	01/03/09
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center, NYC	How’s this DVD title for a mouthful: Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center, NYC? One may wonder how or why one of Country music’s “Outlaws” got hooked up with one of Jazz’s great trumpet players. Much less, what music would they produce? Country musician and…	Ethan Nahté	12/23/08	0
Sunshine Superman - The Journey of Donovan	When filmmaker Hannes Rossacher took on the project to make a retrospective of Donovan Leitch’s (simply known as Donovan to his adoring fans) life, he may not have been aware of how large a task he was undertaking. The result is a 2 DVD set with over 5 hours of…	Ethan Nahté	12/16/08	0