ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MAY 10, 2011 By Steve Newton Local AC/DC fans whose hearing has finally returned after the Aussie earbusters' November 2008 show at GM Place might want to check out a new concert DVD/Blu-ray released today. Those who were permanently deafened at that gig can just watch it for the pretty pictures. Shot … Continue reading AC/DC concert film Live at River Plate released on DVD & Blu-ray
The Walking Dead’s zombie holocaust unleashed on DVD and Grue-ray
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 8, 2011 By Steve Newton The Georgia Straight has its fair share of zombie-movie fans on the payroll. There's one guy in particular, our editorial administrator, who just can't get enough of the undead. He's always going on about "Oh, have you seen Dead Snow?" or "Hey, did you know I interviewed George Romero?". … Continue reading The Walking Dead’s zombie holocaust unleashed on DVD and Grue-ray
Lemmy doc profiles Motörhead’s “motherf***er” Kilmister
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 16, 2010 By Steve Newton The movie's tagline reads: "49% motherf**ker. 51% son of a bitch", so you know it's gotta be about Motörhead bassist-vocalist Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy is the feature-length documentary about the life and career of British metal legend Kilmister, which gets its U.K. premiere at the London … Continue reading Lemmy doc profiles Motörhead’s “motherf***er” Kilmister
Tommy Bolin’s spirit revived with rerelease of Come Taste the Band
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 16, 2010 By Steve Newton Seventies-rock fans who remember guitar great Tommy Bolin will be pleased to know that the only album he recorded with Deep Purple before his drug-overdose death in 1976 will be rereleased in North America on November 2. 1975's Come Taste the Band, which was conceived, written, … Continue reading Tommy Bolin’s spirit revived with rerelease of Come Taste the Band
Bob Geldof and Slash worship Rory Gallagher on Ghost Blues DVD
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 21, 2010 By Steve Newton When superstar humanitarian Sir Bob Geldof was the music editor of the Georgia Straight back in the '70s he had no qualms about assigning himself to shoot his hero, Rory Gallagher, when he came to town. The result is this beauty photo of the Irish guitar legend … Continue reading Bob Geldof and Slash worship Rory Gallagher on Ghost Blues DVD
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers get the Classic Albums treatment on Blu-ray
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, AUG. 10, 2010 By Steve Newton When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played Vancouver in June they only played one song off their breakthrough Damn the Torpedoes album, which was quite a surprise (and disappointment). After viewing the new Eagle Vision Blu-ray, Classic Albums: Damn the Torpedoes, and hearing Petty and his cohorts enthusiastically analyze each … Continue reading Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers get the Classic Albums treatment on Blu-ray
Pink Floyd to release The Story of Wish You Were Here on Blu-ray
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, APRIL 3, 2012 By Steve Newton Diehard Pink Floyd fans have had a lot to be thankful for of late. Just last month the band released the "Immersion" boxed set version of The Wall just in time to psych up Floyd freaks for the big Roger Waters show at B.C. Place next month. And today Eagle Rock … Continue reading Pink Floyd to release The Story of Wish You Were Here on Blu-ray
Foaming at the mouth over Duane Allman Skydog retrospective
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, FEB. 28, 2013 By Steve Newton If there's one thing that brings instant joy to the Ear of Newt it's the sweet, sweet tone of Duane Allman's slide guitar. And fellow Allman freaks can hear an awful lot of it--129 tracks' worth, to be precise--when Rounder Records releases Skydog: The Duane Allman … Continue reading Foaming at the mouth over Duane Allman Skydog retrospective
Strange Euphoria sparks memories of a (Chilliwack) Coliseum concert
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JUNE 25, 2012 By Steve Newton Over the years I've heard quite a few folks fondly reminisce about seeing Heart play their high-school gym out in Buttfuck, B.C., back in the year of our lord, 1976. That was the same year that the Ann and Nancy Wilson-led band released its debut … Continue reading Strange Euphoria sparks memories of a (Chilliwack) Coliseum concert
Richard Pryor box set celebrates the world’s most hilarious human
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JUNE 6, 2013 By Steve Newton Nowadays it seems like I get the majority of my humour from animation and cartoons—or animated cartoons, if you will. Archer, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, that trustry standby The Simpsons—there's no shortage of chortle-inducing material out there if you're wealthy enough to afford cable. But back in the day I … Continue reading Richard Pryor box set celebrates the world’s most hilarious human
ZZ Top box set will include original mixes of three early albums
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MAY 1, 2013 By Steve Newton Remember how ZZ Top's Tejas album sounded back in '76 when you tossed it on your Yamaha turntable, cranked up the Kenwood amp, and blasted it through those Pioneer speakers? Well, I sure do. It sounded wicked! Especially when it got to "Pam Am Highway Blues". Fellow … Continue reading ZZ Top box set will include original mixes of three early albums
Outlaws box set captures the shitkicker glory of the Florida Guitar Army
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 6, 2012 By Steve Newton One of the best things about being a teenaged guitar freak in the '70s was waiting on the release of a new album by the Outlaws. The Florida quintet--which blasted onto the scene with its self-titled debut album in '75 and hit its peak two years … Continue reading Outlaws box set captures the shitkicker glory of the Florida Guitar Army
Ramones box set boasts over 75 tunes on six discs
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 13, 2013 By Steve Newton Like the band itself, there's nothing fancy about the new Ramones boxed set, The Sire Years: 1976-1981. The seminal NYC punks just collected their first six albums—Ramones ('76), Leave Home and Rocket to Russia ('77), Road to Ruin ('78), the Phil Spector-produced End of the Century ('80), and Pleasant Dreams ('81)—and stuck 'em in a little box. … Continue reading Ramones box set boasts over 75 tunes on six discs