NEWS: New releases from The Beatles, McCartney and Harrison

There is (as usual) much happening on the Beatles-related front with upcoming releases of Paul McCartney’s RAM, George Harrison outtakes and Yellow Submarine. Paul McCartney | RAM – released May 22nd, 2012 Standard Edition: 1 CD digipak Single disc, digitally remastered 12- track standard edition Special Edition: 2 CD digipak Remastered album and 8-track bonus audio CD including rarities, b-sides and the hit single, ‘Another Day’. … Continue reading NEWS: New releases from The Beatles, McCartney and Harrison

DVD REVIEW: The Drones | A Thousand Mistakes

written by Chris Familton  The Drones have been one of Australia’s hardest touring bands over the last decade with frequent trips to Europe where they have garnered a healthy following. Now, as they look toward the writing and recording of their next LP in 2012, they have decided it’s about time to release a visual document of some of their most incendiary performances alongside an … Continue reading DVD REVIEW: The Drones | A Thousand Mistakes

REVIEW: Nirvana | Live At The Paramount

Just got back from a screening of this as part of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind. It was definitely worth seeing it in the cinema to get that ‘in your face’ volume which is kind of essential for music like this. One of things that separates this concert film from others of the band is that it is the only … Continue reading REVIEW: Nirvana | Live At The Paramount

WATCH: The trailer for The Rolling Stones | Some Girls Live in Texas 1978

Released November 21st on DVD/Blu Ray, Some Girls Live in Texas will be the third concert film that has come out in the last year following Stones in Exile and Ladies and Gentlemen. Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Forth Worth, Texas in 1978 this shows the band on top of their form as Some Girls hit the top of the USA album charts. Originally … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for The Rolling Stones | Some Girls Live in Texas 1978

WATCH: The trailer for the DVD release of 1991:The Year Punk Broke…

Finally one of the seminal documents of the early days of the 90s punk/grunge/garage rock boom gets a release on DVD – right on the 20th anniversary of its original issue. Featuring performances, footage, interviews with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Dinosaur Jr this is essential viewing. All footage has been fully restored with audio re-synced and remastered in uncompressed PCM … Continue reading WATCH: The trailer for the DVD release of 1991:The Year Punk Broke…

WATCH: The trailer to The Drones DVD – A Thousand Mistakes…

A Thousand Mistakes will be released on Sept 12. Over 4.5 hours of The Drones to take home on DVD, including an intimate live session of rarely played songs, a full live show from one of Melbourne’s The East Brunswick Club and a bonus disc featuring rare live footage filmed 2005-2010, in Germany, France and Australia. Continue reading WATCH: The trailer to The Drones DVD – A Thousand Mistakes…

NEWS: Soundgarden ‘Telephantasm’ retrospective details…

Soundgarden have released details of their new revenue generating retrospective Telephantasm which is set to hit stores on September 28th. The collection includes the release of a ‘new’ track Black Rain from the Badmotorfinger sessions. Single Disc Version 01 Hunted Down 02 Hands All Over 03 Outshined 04 Rusty Cage 05 Birth Ritual 06 Black Hole Sun 07 Spoonman 08 My Wave 09 Fell on … Continue reading NEWS: Soundgarden ‘Telephantasm’ retrospective details…