Biography

The Decade That Rocked (Book Review)

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When it comes to Heavy Metal, if the 1960s were the warm-up, and the 1970s the opener, then the 1980s were the main act. Tastes may vary – the puffy hairdos and eye-searing fashions probably do not do much for people nowadays. Still, one cannot ... Read More

Rocketman (Movie Review)

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The film world has gotten its fair share of music-related biopics in the past few years. With movies like Netflix’s The Dirt, based on Mötley Crüe, and 2018’s Oscar-winning Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody making huge waves, it should come as no surprise that more films of this nature have started ... Read More

The Dirt (Movie Review)

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What do you get when you bring together a runaway bassist with an attitude, a lanky teenager who plays drums, a singer from a cover band, and a nasty guitarist who is probably 5, 6, maybe 7 years their elder? Simple, you get Mötley Crüe, ... Read More

The Maestro (Movie Review)

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What do composers Andre Previn, Nelson Riddle, Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini, John Williams, and Jerry Herst all have in common? At one point or another, they were all under the tutelage of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In the new, dramatic biopic The Maestro, we are provided a ... Read More

1 Billion Orgasms (Documentary Review)

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Has Dr. Evil finally worked out a way to defeat Austin Powers once and for all? No, 1 Billion Orgasms is actually a Documentary. Directed by Brent Kinetz (Two Grey Hills 2001) in his feature-length debut, alongside Terence Mickey (See Memory 2016), it tells the story ... Read More