Reviews
Boy Howdy: The Story of Creem Magazine (2019)
Animal House, with spellers!
Another important time capsule component. Absolutely necessary for future generations to use as they begin to understand the music of the 60's, 70's & 80's. Where and how the music made, and why it's greatness will never be matched.
Laurel Canyon (2020)
Music with context. A must see.
With a majority of today's pop\rock music either created inside a game show, or lost in streaming obscurity Laural Canyon shines a light on what could be possible again. Obviously the record business is not the same, and the modality of sharing new music has radically changed. However, LC teaches us the music that changed us came from a group of people who were first and foremost community minded. The concept of a ' music scene' cannot be lost on the viewer. What that music offers the listener, the enthusiast is an energy. It seems to me it's difficult if not impossible for a lasting music scene filled with energy and life to exist inside one's and zero's alone. If you love music and want to share how it was created out of thin air (and how it could happen again), show this to your teenager. Before it fades away into the dust of 'old stuff'.