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Fred Anderson celebrates his birthday in the company of another avant tenor talent -- reedman Kidd Jordan, who joins Anderson on the album's extended title improvisation -- which is referred to as an update of the Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray "Chase" battle of the late 40s! As you'd expect... read more

The long unseen film Les Stances A Sophie -- the reason for the Art Ensemble Of Chicago's avant garde classic soundtrack that's one of our favorite albums of all time -- and a worthwhile film that's been lost for nearly 40 years! Les Stances A Sophie is kind of a post French New Wave era film with... read more

"I rap with the Passion of Christ, Ni**a, cross me!" BE isn't exactly a back-to-basics LP in the vein of his classic work for Relativity -- but it is indeed a return to a focused, genuinely soulful, no BS approach -- and it's a very welcome one at that! It seems like Com was a bit... read more

Incredibly goofy, but also incredibly compelling, this blacksploitation/horror classic tells the tale of an African priest who visited the original Count Dracula in the 18th Century, and was turned into a vampire and imprisoned in a coffin for 200 years. Switch to the 70's, and Blacula's out on... read more

The excellent Dub Echoes documentary -- a wild trip across the landscape of dub, both new and old! The film traces the evolution of dub from its origins on the Jamaican music scene up through all of its modern incarnations, and is filled with loads of absolutely amazing and enlightening interview... read more

More foxy action from Pam Greer! This time she's Sheba Shayne, Queen of the Private Eyes -- summoned back to her home town by her dad, after the mob tried to move in on his loan business! Her trail leads her to Shark, the millionaire mobster -- which leads to plenty of action with Pam packed in... read more

Isaac Hayes stars as Truck Turner, a modern-day bounty hunter on the trail of a super pimp who jumped his bail. As he moves through the gritty underworld, the tables begin to turn, and the pimp's top girl takes charge of the action. Truck ends up butting heads with Harvard Blue, played by Yaphet... read more

An excellent documentary on the pioneering Chicago punk scene of the late 70s & early 80s -- a fascinating and exciting experience with footage we didn't know existed and history we wish we knew more about before it! We caught the tail end of the scene, but, we really weren't there -- the... read more

An array of visual tributes to the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim -- pulled together from classic and contemporary performances of his music, interspersed with documentary photographs, footage, and some interviews as well! A good number of the performances here are from the last decade of Jobim's... read more

The genius of Antonio Carlos Jobim -- captured on screen in a host of beautiful images! The DVD's the third in this great series directed by Roberto De Oliveira -- and like the others, it blends together later concert footage, images of Brazil, and other more intimate performances -- the last of... read more

A well-done, well-publicized documentary about the leading lights of Chicago soul in the 60s and 70s -- Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions -- one of the greatest musical partnerships of the time! The two hour documentary features interviews with original group members Fred Cash and Sam Gooden,... read more

The title's a bit cheesy, but the book really looks great -- a wealth of vintage photos, both color and black & white -- laid out with lots of historical detail too! The book's not the end-all for rockabilly -- and really just sticks to bigger stars who are more rock, than "billy" --... read more

We'll call this one of the greatest rock documentaries ever -- the story of the Ramones! If End Of The Century doesn't approach the craftsmanship of Don't Look Back, The Filth & The Fury or The Last Waltz in the artsy filmmaking department, it's nearly as wonderful of a historical document. ... read more

A great double disc package celebrating the legendary concert from 1971 -- featuring Wilson Pickett, Ike & Tina Turner, the Staple Singers, Less McCann & Eddie Harris, the Voices Of East Harlem and others joining forces for an epic concert held in Ghana, West Africa! The package includes a... read more

An excellent documentary on the pioneering Chicago punk scene of the late 70s & early 80s -- a fascinating and exciting experience with footage we didn't know existed and history we wish we knew more about before it! We caught the tail end of the scene, but, we really weren't there -- the... read more