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Becoming Led Zeppelin… But Barely
For a band as electrifying and larger-than-life as Led Zeppelin, you’d expect a documentary about their origins to be just as thrilling. Unfortunately, Becoming Led Zeppelin does anything but. Instead of capturing the raw energy, mystique, and chaos that defined the band, the film delivers a sluggish, overly polished history lesson that fails to do…
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Losing My Mind: Faye Webster @ Kemba Live
Image credit Paul Hudson, via Wikimedia Commons Before attending the Faye Webster concert, I realized I only knew a few about her: an eclectic and nonsensical collection of her songs, the fact that she likes the color blue, and, apparently, minions. None of this prepared me for the chaos that ensued. Not only did I…
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Looking Back: Look Up
Look Up: 5/10 Elton John, The Rolling Stones, and Ringo Starr: all British acts that at one point masquerade as cowboys. Ringo’s Look Up does not join the ranks of Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection or The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers, but it holds is own better than I expected. Ringo’s 84-year-old voice plays to its…