Welcome to Independence Day, the JV Top 40 for July, 2012...
Derided in some circles as a needless reboot, The
Amazing Spiderman is a fresh and exciting take inspired by the 'What If'
Marvel Comic books which cast their superheroes into parallel
universes.
Ten years after the original Spiderman launched in 2002 with Tobey
Maguire Columbia Pictures/ Sony Entertainment spends $220 million or so
on this third sequel, perhaps to bring a new face to the table in
Andrew Garfield. A 37 year old Maguire would have been an interesting
look at the wall-crawler all grown up, but the relatively unknown 29
year old Garfield does a fine job as the series progresses into this
alternate universe. Considered
a “reboot”
it is actually a different look at the Spiderman saga – a different
ending for Uncle Ben, a different Spider-bite for Peter Parker and The
Flying Nun as Aunt May. Perhaps Sony was being a bit cute with the
obvious references that were bound to be made to Director Marc Webb’s
name – the fellow behind music videos from Santana, Green Day, Blues
Traveler, Weezer and others…and, of course, the return of the Flying
Nun. Read more here:
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/tv-film/the-amazing-spiderman-its-spidey-through-the-looking-glass/
Read more Joe Viglione reviews on Sabotage Times
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Here's Jenny McCartney's review of SPIDERMAN
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9376721/The-Amazing-Spider-Man-Seven-magazine-review.html
July 8th Story
Spidey swings back to action with $140M launch
Spidey swings back to action with $140M domestic launch, $341.2M worldwide haul
By David Germain, AP Movie Writer | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago
http://news.yahoo.com/spidey-swings-back-action-140m-160100595.html
2)The Zombies Live with Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent
3)Donovan
Magic Mike
4)Movie Review: Magic Mike – An Adult-Themed Summer Film That Entertains
http://www.tmrzoo.com/2012/35636
In 1964 Director William Asher unleashed Bikini Beach upon the world
allowing Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Don Rickles and…little
Stevie Wonder to brighten up the summertime. With Boris Karloff as the
Art Dealer and the uncredited voice of Elizabeth Montgomery from
Bewitched, the camp was fun and spawned a series of sequels. That camp
went on to beget good-time silliness like Police Academy, Porky’s and
American Pie. Every generation, it seems, had a kinda sorta Bikini
Beach.
read more here:
http://www.tmrzoo.com/2012/35636
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5)Paul McCartney DVD
Read Bob Mesereau's review until mine is published
6) MORE ROOM IN A BROKEN HEART, CARLY SIMON BIOGRAPHY
BY STEPHEN DAVIS
http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781592406517-0
Stephen Davis on Visual Radio
Buzzy Linhart talks to Stephen Davis
7) THE PHIL SPECTOR BOX
8) Janis Joplin PEARL
9) Jimi Hendrix Boxed Set
10)
Zombies - Odessey & Oracle: The 40th Anniversary Concert (2009)
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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their British psychedelic classic, Odessey & Oracle (1968), The Zombies will
play the album in its entirety across three nights at London's
Shepherd's Bush Empire. Original members Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent,
Chris White and Hugh Grundy will reunite and play the record live from
start to finish.
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11)DONNY HATHAWAY
12) Joe Viglione's Review of SPIDER-MAN 3
By Joe Viglione
Posted May 11, 2007 @ 01:00 PM
Last update May 11, 2007 @ 02:28 PM
Beverly —
Read more:
Spidey sensed: 'Spider-Man 3’ snares North Shore audiences - Wicked Local, MA - North of Boston http://www.wickedlocal.com/northofboston/arts/x503381080#ixzz1zirQ1ryw
http://www.wickedlocal.com/northofboston/arts/x503381080#axzz1zZNjmdXg
13) Phil Spector Boxed Set
Expanded and Remastered Music News
Phil Spector, “The Philles Album Collection” and “The Essential Phil Spector”
http://theseconddisc.com/2011/10/25/review-phil-spector-the-philles-album-collection-and-the-essential-phil-spector/
And Then He Kissed Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE_jOD2Fxvs&feature=related
14) Jimi Hendrix at Berklee DVD
WLUP DJ Patrick Capone says:
As
promised by the Hendrix estate, we have some Jimi Hendrix videos coming
our way again on July 10th. Unfortunately, neither of these upcoming
releases are new.
Jimi Plays Berkeley
Jimi Hendrix did two performances at Berkeley Community Theater on May
10th, 1970. This documentary has been remastered from the original 16mm
negatives and expanded to include about 15 minutes more of previously
unseen footage. New tunes include; Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Machine
Gun and Hear My Train a Comin’.
Also out on July 10th is Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child.
http://patcapone.com/jimi-plays-berkeley-remastered-july-10-2012
Watch for my review on July 10...JV
15)DAVE RAVE (Joe V review to be up this month!)
what the critics are saying...
http://www.jamrecordings.com/catalog.php?alpha=df
POP ALERT!!! OVERLOOKED POP
MASTERPIECE>
(IMPORT CANADA)This is a wonderful power pop cd indeed! Dave delivers
pure fab4 and Kinks style pop and also has appearances from Shane
Faubert and Gary Pig Gold on this disc. (So Cheepskates fans will love
this too!!!!) This is really good. Lots ofclean acoustic guitars mixed
with electric guitars and stunning pop vocals! I can't Rave enough about
Dave!!!!!!
16 Stacie Rose new song
17) Peter Frampton's Breaking All The Rules
Breaking All the Rules
The production on this Easybeats cover is noticeably thinner than the rest of the disc. Bostonian
David Finnerty's
"I Don't Wanna Let You Go" shows up here, but it doesn't have the snap
of his 1975 hit, "Let's Live Together," and sounds as labored as the
Joneses, that author's 1980s band on Atlantic. "Lost a Part of You" is a
worthy album track sequel to "I'm in You,"
Frampton's
biggest hit, but is more laid-back in performance. There are some
clever riffs that help make "You Kill Me" and the title tune
interesting.
Read more here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/breaking-all-the-rules-mw0000350705
18) Richard X Heyman
"Tiers/And Other Stories"
19) John Cate Band
20) The Complaints
http://www.thecomplaints.com/music/index.asp
21) Kevin Connolly
REVIEW FORTHCOMING
Take a listen to Kevin Connolly's new recording “North/East” and find
out why critics have long championed this American singer/songwriter.
With his ninth CD release, Kevin returns to a stripped down sound
featuring a wide range of American roots influences and his talented
band. Connolly has a way of combining blues, folk, country and Americana
influences to create a sound that is distinctly his own. The subject
matter on ‘North/East” comes from his back yard and includes songs about
old mill towns (“Fall River”), fishing disasters (“Fishing Life”),
battle roads (“Battle Roads”), and a car that will take you there
(“Chevy Impala”). Ballads go deep in the story of a returning vet in
“Mass Ave”, and mysteries prevail in “Let’s Say You Do” and the swampy
“Living On The Street”. Sole guest Dennis Brennan contributes blistering
harp and backing vocals on the voyeuristic “Window”, while Chris Rival
holds it altogether with his natural and warm production style. The
ballad “Evel Knievel” was co-written by friend and well know sports
author and biographer Leigh Montville, who is finishing on book on the
late dare devil.
http://www.kevinconnolly.com/fr_cds.cfm
22)Burton Cummings Live On the Esplanade July 21
23)Mark Farner Live On The Esplanade July
24) Peter Parcek
25)Siggi Schwarz and his LEGENDS
26)Richard Thompson Blu Ray
27) DAVID BYRNE
A LIVE CONCERT FILM
REVIEW ON TMRZOO.com
http://www.tmrzoo.com/2012/35933
Ride, Rise, Roar is another perspective on new wave veteran David Byrne and, in that light, it is an important component of his catalog. Watch the performance art of "I Feel My Stuff", the music is slicker than the early Talking Heads when Byrne brought his younger, harder rocking self to the Rat in Boston and ruled. Sure, the guitar cuts through but the subtleties are more pronounced and the dancers pick up the slack from the angst that is left behind in another time. The stage crew sure look like they are having fun, but when Iggy Pop brings the first few rows of the audience up to the stage the pandemonium is more in line with what a rock crowd expects. As the P.R. states: - RIDE, RISE, ROAR is a David Byrne concert film that blends riveting
onstage performances with intimate details of the creative
collaborations. The film trailer has lilting Velvet Underground guitar tones with Byrne noting "I thought, it would be nice to do something unexpected, that also makes it a little bit more of a show. I thought - how could we do that? In one way it would be through dancers and movement." This David Hillman Curtis film has footage with Brian Eno, the enigmatic exile of Roxy Music and, as a follow-up of sorts to Jonathan Demme's 1984 epic "Stop Making Sense", a documentary from 1983 concerts by the Talking Heads, David Curtis could have pulled a Dan Curtis. What this critic would have liked to have seen was a sort of mocking of Jonathan Demme's 1991 classic "The Silence of the Lambs" with Eno playing the role of Ted Levine's Buffalo Bill and trapping the dancers one by one until only he and Byrne are left. Perhaps I've just written their sequel.
MISCELLANEOUS JOE V reviews
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28)PISTONHEAD Tom Hauck
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29) The Doughboys
Review from PowerPop A Holic
http://www.powerpopaholic.com/2011/10/video-reviews-doughboys-john-wicks.html
30)
OUR FLAWS REMAIN
Elizabeth Borg - Vocals/Lyrics/Misinformation
Aaron Dlugasch - Guitar/Bass/Drums/Synth/Negotiations
http://www.ourflawsremain.com/
http://www.facebook.com/ourflawsremain
Interesting music ...Cosmic metal --- reviewing Tracks 7 and 12 stay tuned
31)"Small Corner" Richie Spice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYoKl3kP0vM
http://www.richiespice.net
32) Waterslide Lincoln Signal
Waterslide: Everything Changes in a Moment
19 Jun, 2012
Lincoln Signal WATERSLIDE
http://wampus.com/2012/06/19/waterslide-everything-changes-in-a-moment/
33) The Yardbirds The BBC Sessions
BBC Sessions music CDs Product Description
BBC SESSIONS covers a three-year period
from March 20, 1965 to March 16, 1968. BBC Sessions music CDs Also
includes previously unreleased interviews with the band members
including Jimmy Page.
Digitally remastered by Chris Herles (Polygram Studios, Edison, New Jersey).
Between
1965 and 1968, the Yardbirds went from a group that slavishly imitated
Chicago blues to more of a psychedelic pop act, virtually inventing the
heavy rock guitar style along the way. These BBC recordings document
...See Full Description
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1001204
34)Mitch Ryder Rock 'n' Roll Live
Don't confuse the
Mitch Ryder 1998 greatest-hits package entitled
Rock & Roll, compiled by the KRB label, with this Line Records release.
Rock 'n' Roll Live is a portion of the Full Moon Concert VHS/DVD by
Mitch Ryder from the Rockpalast series, the historic show that launched
Ryder's
career in Germany at the end of the 1970s. This EP was followed by an
illegitimate full-length LP that started appearing in stores -- a
bootleg validating the strength of
Ryder's European following, which started as a cult and kept building. Read more here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-n-roll-live-mw0000844316
35)Paul Rodgers and Friends live at Montreux
36)Mickey Thomas / Starship live at Esplanade
37) Meatloaf Hell In A Handbasket
Review by Danny Boy (Just found this review on the web; haven't written mine yet!)
38)Gabriel Savage
39)Genya Ravan CHEESECAKE
40) Andy Griffith A Face In The Crowd
R.I.P. Andy Griffith
http://news.yahoo.com/andy-griffiths-most-prescient-role-glenn-beck-circa-174317331.html
A clip of Andy Griffith as influence-peddling media personality Lonesome Rhodes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ5RZWttmoA
"Let us not forget that in TV we have the greatest instrument of mass persuasion in the history of the world."
Here's a lengthier clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ZAiyB9H6M&feature=related
From Bonner Cornerstone Music
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41)Bonus Track / The Zombies
BONUS TRACK
Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the Zombies: Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London
The Zombies (Actor
FRED NUGENT AT THE WILBUR THEATER ON TUESDAY JULY 10TH!
The Call of the Wild
Would author Jack London be appalled? A table set with freshly killed
game on back of this 1974 release by the trio known as Ted Nugent and
the Amboy Dukes has the guitar being edged out of the picture by a rifle
while using London's famous book title as a handle for the music
inside. Not as blistering as his Cat Scratch Fever, but more metallic
than the psychedelia/blues of the original Amboy Dukes, the riff-jamming
opening track of side two is more Jeff Beck gone rock than the
quasi-Ozzie persona Nugent gleefully would embrace. The opening and
title track plays more like the band Spirit or Jo Jo Gunne, and "Sweet
Revenge" maintains its pop sensibilities enough to keep it from going
off the scale -- it lifts a Grass Roots melody from "Things I Should
Have Said," the album taking liberally from AM and FM radio of the day. Read more here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/call-of-the-wild-mw0000199420
Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom
Amboy Dukes' Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom is a very musical record,
more experimental than their releases on Mainstream Records, not as
soaked in the Pat Travers blues-rock which the follow-up, Survival of
the Fittest embraced, and not as rocking as The Call of the Wild, which
would be released about four years after this on Warner Brothers'
Discreet label. Interesting to note the mutation of the Nugent sound
with every label change. This work on Polydor is certainly more in the
Ten Years After bag (especially on Survival of the Fittest, Live), with
keyboards up there in the mix almost equal to Ted Nugent's guitar.
Read more here: http://www.allmusic.com/album/marriage-on-the-rocks-rock-bottom-mw0000854855
TOOTH FANG & CLAW
As Ted Nugent's dominant persona took over the sound as well as the band
name, Tooth, Fang & Claw brought his Amboy Dukes concept a step
closer to the stadiums than its predecessor, Call of the Wild. The
bandmembers don't get photos on the back this time, it's just Nugent
being a madman up against some Fender and Marshall amps. The songwriting
credits on the originals are all his now as well. "Lady Luck" plays as
if the "American Woman" riff by the Guess Who got inverted, placed
upside down in the middle of the song, and then finds itself coated in
Ted Nugent's flashy and glitzy guitar work. The instrumental
"Hibernation kinda touches upon the "Journey to the Center of the Mind"
riff just for a moment and veers off into points unknown. Where on
previous albums, Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom and even Call of the
Wild, there was musical experimentation, the axe is front and center on
this platter and all the experimentation is now with notes and how fast
they can be played -- and in what order. Riff. Thud. Crunch. But beyond
Nugent's further emerging hard rock sound, a conscious shift away from
the blues of the Polydor albums and psychedelia of the material on
Mainstream records, these Discreet/Warner Brothers releases document the
forging of a sound and identity that would establish the controversial
guitar hero as a true rock icon.
Read more here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/tooth-fang-amp-claw-mw0000653015
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST LIVE
After three albums on Mainstream Records and a Top 20 smash with "Journey to the Center of the Mind,"
Ted Nugent
brought his new aggregation to Polydor(the late Lillian Roxon claimed
there were 35 personnel changes prior to their first and only hit). This
second album on that label (and before they would jump to Warner and
eventually Epic), was recorded live at The Eastowne Theater in Detroit,
MI, July 31 and August 1, 1970. A prime candidate for re-release with
bonus tracks, the full hit is not here; the single disc contains six
tracks, including the 21-minute-and-20-second epic "Prodigal Man,"
written by
Nugent
and sung by keyboardist Andy Solomon. Solomon handles the majority of
the vocals on this album, with drummer K.J. Knight vocalizing on the
bluesy "Mr.Jones Hanging Party" and songwriter/guitarist/focal point
Nugent
doing the chores on "Papa's Will." Solomon provides nice sax on "Mr.
Jones' Hanging Party," showing the considerable talent he brought to the
table. What's this live disc like? The riff to "Journey to the Center
of the Mind" opens the album inside the instrumental collaboration
written by the group, "Survival of the Fittest," and it is a big tease.
Unlike the bad mutations of the Electric Prunes, H.P. Lovecraft, and the
most blatant example, the Velvet Underground's pseudo-record, Squeeze,
this is the leader of an original group as he goes through musical
changes.
read more here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/survival-of-the-fittest-live-mw0000859547
THE AMBOY DUKES first album
The debut album by the Amboy Dukes should be high on collectors' lists.
Fusing the psychedelia of the early Blues Magoos with Hendrix riffs and
British pop, the band which launched the legend of Ted Nugent has
surprises galore in these lost grooves. More experimental than Ambrose
Slade's Ballzy -- could you conceive of the Cat Scratch Fever guy
performing on Peter Townshend's "It's Not True" and Joe Williams'
classic "Baby Please Don't Go"? The latter tune was the flip side of the
group Them's single "Gloria," but Ted Nugent and the boys totally twist
it to their point-of-view, even tossing a complete Jimi Hendrix nick
into the mix. The Amboy Dukes issued this as the single backed with
their sitar-laden and heady "Psalms of Aftermath." "Baby Please Don't
Go" is extraordinary, but isn't the hit single that "Journey to the
Center of the Mind" would be from their follow-up LP titled after that
radio-friendly gem. Producer Bob Shad's work with Vic Damone, Dinah
Washington, and Sarah Vaughan wasn't what prepared him for the
psychedelic hard rock of "Colors," a song with some of the
experimentation Nugent would take further on the Survival of the
Fittest, Live and Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom albums further down
the road.
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The debut album by the Amboy Dukes should be high on collectors' lists.
Fusing the psychedelia of the early Blues Magoos with Hendrix riffs and
British pop, the band which launched the legend of Ted Nugent has
surprises galore in these lost grooves. More experimental than Ambrose
Slade's Ballzy -- could you conceive of the Cat Scratch Fever guy
performing on Peter Townshend's "It's Not True" and Joe Williams'
classic "Baby Please Don't Go"? The latter tune was the flip side of the
group Them's single "Gloria," but Ted Nugent and the boys totally twist
it to their point-of-view, even tossing a complete Jimi Hendrix nick
into the mix. The Amboy Dukes issued this as the single backed with
their sitar-laden and heady "Psalms of Aftermath." "Baby Please Don't
Go" is extraordinary, but isn't the hit single that "Journey to the
Center of the Mind" would be from their follow-up LP titled after that
radio-friendly gem. Producer Bob Shad's work with Vic Damone, Dinah
Washington, and Sarah Vaughan wasn't what prepared him for the
psychedelic hard rock of "Colors," a song with some of the
experimentation Nugent would take further on the Survival of the
Fittest, Live and Marriage on the Rocks/Rock Bottom albums further down
the road.
Under Review 1980-1991
One of three (so far) Under Review DVDs covering the rock group
Queen and
Freddie Mercury,
Under Review 1980-1991: An Independent Critical Analysis is an
excellent fan item about the enigmatic band that has its devotees but,
outside of its hit recordings, was never as scrutinized as
U2,
the Rolling Stones,
the Doors,
and other mega-artists. They were superstars for sure, but a true
anomaly among other iconic bands, and examining a group that still has
some secrets lends itself to giving director
Chris Davies
an opportunity to create a compelling viewing experience by evenly
pacing the concert performance with the critical commentary. Where the
U2 Under Review material can get extremely boring, their story told time and again in the mainstream press, these chapters of
Queen's
history, discussing the songs and album releases chronologically, are
actually a very necessary reference tool, as they are enhanced with
clips of live shows and include sincere commentary from a variety of
critics, including
Daryl Easlea,
Ben Jones,
Chris Welch,
Paul Gambaccini, and
Phil Sutcliffe. Read more here:
Queen – Days of Our Lives: The Definitive Documentary of The World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band
On September 3rd I reviewed the wonderful title
track of this album, and seventeen days later Mr. Hunter is scheduled to
be on my TV show, Visual Radio Live, 8:00 PM carried on wincam.org We’re going to explore his album in depth, but right now, here are my immediate thoughts.
Arlocor Music has released a 5 song maxi-CD from
Joey Ammo, recorded at New Alliance Audio in Cambridge. It is a
terrific outing from the former lead singer of Boston area legend
Birdbrain in a nice compact package rife with the obligatory religious
overtones. Opening with a quick burst of “Love Me”, in all its
glorious two minutes and fifty seconds, the authoritative riff brings
Seattle-styled alt rock to this era with the gritty determination that
was such a big part of Birdbrain. The unrequited love hook is followed
by Badfinger/Eric Clapton/Cream kinda jangles. Mike Davy and Ammo are a
charging guitar duo with lines that flourish, Davy and Alan Ferix
(bass) also adding great vocal harmonies. READ MORE HERE:
Dean Petrella sings “Trade Up” with an
exuberance that’s been missing on so many recordings being issued both
independently and by record labels (not to mention those forced on us by
corporate radio.) The second surprise here is that this great little
song is all that is on the CD single; a relentless onslaught of the
clever words and compelling music keeps your attention focused on one
fantastic tune as it spins in the car stereo.
In The Pink was a popular Boston area group and
their bassist was (for a limited time) Berklee graduate Gary Schutt.
With Puppets in Symmetry Schutt blasts an all out pop/rock assault that
hearken’s back to late 80s metal, though heavy on the misogynistic
tendencies. “Psycho Bitch” is as much fun as it is politically
incorrect, head bangers will find its core – a man being physically
abused by his girlfriend – a good back atcha that will have Dr. Phil
scratching his head with worry. It’s hard to say it’s all in good fun as
the guy is emotionally and physically wounded by his chosen one not
being stable enough to be with him “forever”, as the song promises.
Domestic abuse is front and center these days and if the song emerged
out of a personal experience the protagonist has chosen an angry audio
assault for his therapy rather than, well…therapy!Read more here:
“Welcome to the program” – the Behavioral Design program – a true
“designer drug” which enhances and confuses the participant. Enter
Jeremy Renner in this reboot disguised as a third sequel. Renner has
come into his own appearing in two blockbusters, recurring character
William Brandt in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) as well as
the rumored M.I. 5 and as Clint Barton/Hawkeye in The Avengers.
Protocol brought in around 695 mill worldwide with The Avengers about
one and a half billion thus, people are finally getting to know the
hard-working veteran actor. Read more here: 
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s original Total Recall, as directed by Paul
Verhoeven, is a cult classic with a strong cast and colorful, if
sometimes cheeky sets. The new Total Recall is from another dimension
and though Colin Farrell gives a very strong performance, director Len
Wiseman is far too derivative to satisfy the fans who have been yearning
for a sequel. And a sequel was the easiest thing that could have been
done with Sci-Fi author Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember
It For You Wholesale” as the premise is one where anything is possible,
where anything goes. Like the Matrix, the 13th Floor, Tron and other
virtual reality films the possibilities are limitless. So what’s the
problem?
