AEROSMITH ROCKS DONINGTON 2014 (2015) Featuring Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Jesse Sky Kramer, Paul Santo and Buck Johnson. Directed by Dick Carruthers. Distributed by Fathom Events. 111 minutes. Not Rated. Aerosmith has gone through a lot of changes over their 40 years on the road, but one thing they … Continue reading
Category Archives: Classic Rock
Ben Stiller, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Horovitz & Noah Baumbach Examine Life While They’re Young
Ben Stiller, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Horovitz & Noah Baumbach Examine Life While They’re Young by Jay S. Jacobs What happens when hip young professionals in New York City reach their forties and realize that they are no longer as hip nor as young as they had always imagined? This is the quandary behind Noah Baumbach’s … Continue reading
A MusiCares Tribute to Paul McCartney (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
A MUSICARES TRIBUTE TO PAUL McCARTNEY (2015) Featuring Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jerry Douglas, Duane Eddy, Norah Jones, Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Sergio Mendes, Coldplay, James Taylor, Diane Krall, Joe Walsh, Dave Grohl and members of Cirque du Soleil. Directed by Leon Knoles. Distributed by Shout Factory. 60 minutes. … Continue reading
ZZ Top – Electric Factory – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
ZZ Top – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – March 14, 2015 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2015. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi – Building Up the Wrecking Crew
Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi Building Up the Wrecking Crew by Jay S. Jacobs The Wrecking Crew was the house band for an entire generation. But chances are, you’ve never heard of them. The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of studio musicians who played on many of the biggest hits of the … Continue reading
The Wrecking Crew (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE WRECKING CREW (2015) Featuring Brian Wilson, Cher, Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Tedesco, Hal Blaine, Don Randi, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, Earl Palmer, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Herb Alpert, Roger McGuinn, Dick Clark, Jimmy Webb, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Bones Howe, Lou Adler, H.B. Barnum, Al Casey, Snuff Garrett, Larry Knechtel, Larry Levine, Lew McCreary, Bill … Continue reading
Bob Marley and the Wailers – Easy Skanking in Boston ’78 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON ’78 (2015) Featuring Bob Marley, Glen DaCosta, Aston Barrett, Carlton Barrett, Earl Lindo, Tyrone Downie, Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt and Al Anderson. Directed by a Bob Marley fan. Distributed by Universal Music Enterprises. 46 minutes. Not Rated. I have a confession to make. … Continue reading
Aerosmith – Sing for the Years
Aerosmith Sing For the Years by Jay S. Jacobs Over forty years into their stellar career, Aerosmith is still considered one of America’s top rock bands. With decades of hit records, sold-out tours, two autobiographies, several videos, a singer who extended his stardom on TV’s then-most popular show, and even a roller coaster in Disneyland, … Continue reading
Daryl Hall and John Oates: Live in Dublin (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES – LIVE IN DUBLIN (2015) Featuring Daryl Hall, John Oates, Charlie DeChant, Eliot Lewis, Klyde Jones, Brian Dunne, Shane Theriot and Porter Carroll. Directed by Daryl Hall & John Oates. Distributed by Fathom Events/Eagle Rock Entertainment. 111 minutes. Not Rated. Forty-some years into their partnership, Daryl Hall and John Oates … Continue reading
Daryl Hall & John Oates Are On Our List of the Best Things in Life
Daryl Hall & John Oates Are On Our List of the Best Things in Life by Jay S. Jacobs Daryl Hall and John Oates have had more than their share of highlights in a career that has spanned over 45 years. The guys met as students in Philadelphia’s Temple University and felt an immediate connection … Continue reading