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FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS – The Lost Broadcast / The Full Performance

May 30, 2016

Gonzo 2016 Dysfunctional family’s visit to German TV caught in preparation and in action: rough, ready and rocking to the hilt. This 1968 footage of Frank’s coterie’s musical frolics for “Beat Club” isn’t so much of a rarity – collectors … Continue reading →

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RAINBOW – Boston 1981

May 28, 2016

Cleopatra 2016 Spectacular charge by The Man in Black and his motley crew of merry gentlemen. The spring of 1981 found Ritchie Blackmore’s band at their tightest, with former flash reined in for a slick performance of non-progressive or panache-strutting … Continue reading →

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TIR NA NÓG – Live At The Half Moon

May 17, 2016

Mega Dodo 2016 Material myth-making from the inhabitants of ethereal otherworld: famed Irish duo condense their murk for all to see. This little collective seemed a vital piece in an Éire musical mosaic, and their three Charisma albums traced Leo … Continue reading →

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RENAISSANCE – Live At The Union Chapel

May 16, 2016

Renaissance Touring 2016 Back to Blighty: homecoming triumph of the brightly burning storytellers of yore. Michael Dunford’s passing in 2012 might have broken the last line linking this ensemble to British soil yet, since their “big dream was to bring … Continue reading →

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SPOOKY TOOTH – Nomad Poets

May 9, 2016

Koch 2007 / Esoteric 2016 Facing tomorrow again: live document of British legends’ latter-day resurrection. 2004 marked 30 years of this band’s sad demise and, since Gary Wright, who had left the line-up earlier, backed out of their 1998 reunion, … Continue reading →

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