Music

• A Modern Way of Letting Go | DVD | (10/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• David Bowie - The Definitive Critical Review | DVD | (04/12/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Disc 1- Inside Bowie 1969-72: This is the long awaited critical review of the music of David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars during the crucial period from 1969 to 1972 when Bowie rose from obscurity to superstardom. Featuring extensive interviews with surviving Spiders Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey this unique film uses rare footage of Bowie and the Spiders on stage and behind the scenes to discover the influences which shaped some of the greatest contemporary music eve

• Benicassim 2004 | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  This music DVD features the best of the Festival Internacional de Benicassim Spain's premier live music event. Containing performances from Franz Ferdinand The Dandy Warhols Lou Reed Primal Scream Los Planetsas Scissor Sisters and more... It also includes exclusive interviews with Brian Wilson The Chemical Brothers and Einsturzende Neubauten to name but a few. In addition Zoom a visually impact-making segment created by Sofa Experience provides a unique generationa

• Gil Evans And His Orchestra | DVD | (01/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gil Evans and his Orchestra captures the great jazz pianist in concert at the Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano on January 27, 1983. Aged 70 at the time, Evans shows no sign of flagging invention as, accompanied by his 18-piece big band, he traverses 10 numbers in just under an hour. Indeed, the 57-minute running length gives away that the concert is a version edited to fill an hour television slot; it would have been nice to have the full gig restored for DVD. Otherwise this is a fine show, with Evans fronting such luminaries as Billy Cobham, drums; Mike Mainieri, vibes; and Michael and Randy Brecker, tenor sax and trumpet respectively. Numbers are evenly divided between Evans originals, from an expansive 10-minute introductory workout on "Hotel Me", to a "Waltz" in duple time to a selection of standards. Thelonious Monk's "Friday the 13th" is ingeniously deconstructed and never quite put back together, Gershwin's "The Honey Man" is reborn in decidedly funky guise. Inevitably Evans finds room for some Hendrix, "Stone Free" making the cut with some glorious playing by John Clark on French horn. This is essential for Evans aficionados and a more than solid introduction to a jazz master for those who wish to get to know his music. On the DVD: Gil Evans and his Orchestra on disc has a 4:3 picture that is very good for a live, shot on video concert film, with only some soft focus long shots and "trails" on panning shots across lights revealing the limitations of the original footage. The sound is available in good PCM stereo, very good 5.1 Dolby Digital and excellent 5.1 DTS. This latter soundtrack offers superb detail and presence combined with a subtle three-dimensional ambience. Extras are a basic text biography of Evans and eight trailers for TDK jazz DVDs.--Gary S Dalkin

• Frank Braley - Les Pianos De La Nuit | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Les Pianos De La Nuit is a collection of piano recitals performed live in the heart of Provence during the International Piano festival of La Roque d'Antheron. Conceived specifically for DVD release these virtuoso performances by contemporary artists can claim authoritative status as classic 21st-century archival footage.Tracks Include:FRANZ LISZT - Petrarch Sonnets No. 123 & 104 - La Lugubre Gondola IICLAUDE DEBUSSY - PreludesGEORGE GERSHWIN - Rhapsody In Blue - Prelude No.3

• Paul Simon - Everybody Say Yeah! | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-11.00 (-57.90%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Paul Simon hosts this celebration of Gospel music with favourites Luther Vandross and Jennifer Holliday (from the musical hit Dreamgirl) country music superstars the Oak Ridge Boys gospel artists Andrae Crouch the Edwin Hawkins Singers and the Mighty Clouds Of Joy. Tracklist: 1. Slips Slidin' Away - Paul Simon & The Oak Ridge Boys 2. Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Paul Simon Jennifer Holiday and Luther Vandross 3. A Change Is Gonna Happen - Luther Vandross 4. Oh Happy Now - Edwin Hawkins 5. Right Now - Andrae Crouch 6. Steal Away - Mighty Clouds of Joy 7. Gone At Last - Paul Simon

• Rory Block - The Power Of The Delta Blues Guitar - Vol. 2 | DVD | (01/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.99

• John Lawton Band - Live At The Magician's Birthday | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  This is John Lawton and his brilliant new band captured live in concert featuring material from the highly acclaimed new album 'Sting In The Tale'. This is Lawton doing what he does best working the crowd radiating energy and delivering some of the best new rock songs to emerge in the last few years. Tracklisting includes 'Take You High' 'Written On The Wall' 'Firing Line' 'Heart Breaker' 'Reach Out' 'Lately' 'I Will Be Here' 'Moonshine Rider' 'King Con' 'Dog House' Don't

• Morrissey - Hulmerist / Malady Lingers On | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hulmerist Tracklisting:1. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys2. Sister I'm A Poet3. Everyday Is Like Sunday4. Interesting Drug5. Suedehead6. Ouija Board Ouija Board7. November Spawned A MonsterThe Malady Lingers OnTracklisting:1. Glamorous Glue2. Certain People I Know3. Tomorrow4. We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful5. My Love Life6. You're The One For Me Fatty7. Sing Your Life8. Pregnant For The Last Time

• Saturday Night Live - 25 Years Of Music | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The best live music performances from Saturday Night Live now available as a boxset! Saturday Night Live the critically acclaimed and award-winning variety series has launched the careers of the brightest musical and comedy talent of our time. 'Saturday Night Live 25 Years Of Music Volume 3' features the best live music performances of 1985-1990 form the SNL archives with digitally re-mastered surround sound. The DVD also includes music related comedy sketches and SNL interviews.

• Rainbow - Worlds Greatest artists - Up Close and Personal | DVD | (27/08/2012) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This is the true story of Hard Rock Legends Rainbow, as told by the insiders who toured and recorded with the band!Few would dispute the genius of Blackmore, or the fact that behind the chaos of their carousel line-ups Rainbow produced some of the finest hard-rock music ever recorded. Sit in on in-depth interviews with band members from almost the entire 30 plus years of Rainbow, in one incarnation or another. Lead vocalists Graham Bonnet ('79-'80) Joe Lynn Turner ('81-'84) and Dougie White ('94-'97), plus bass player Bob Daisley and drummer Bobby Rondinelli all offer intimate insight into the music of one of the most controversial of frontmen and the breathtaking band he created.Featured tracks include Man On The Silver Mountain, Since You Been Gone, All Night Long, Hall Of The Mountain King, Catch The Rainbow and many more!

• Country Cowgirls - Various Artists | DVD | (20/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers | DVD | (21/06/2002) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers are captured at a joyful outdoor gig at the Umbria Jazz Festival on July 20 during the scorching summer of 1976. Here, in his third decade of leading the band, Blakey's enthusiasm runs high throughout a set lasting almost exactly an hour across six compelling numbers. The opening "Backgammon" is a 13-minute showcase for Blakey's masterful drumming and virtuoso improvisation from trumpeter Bill Hardman, with especially fine contributions from pianist Mickey Tucker. There are strong exchanges between Cameron Brown's bass and Tucker's keys on "Along Came Betty" and, while the ten-minute workout that is "Uranus" may be the most exploratory cut, the almost equally lengthy "Blues March" keeps up the tempo. Tucker is again the star of the classic "All the Things You Are", before the set reaches an uplifting conclusion with the breathtakingly interlocking dynamics of "Gipsy Folk Tales". This may not be one of the classic Messengers line-ups, but there's no doubting the commitment and dazzling precision of the musicianship. Likewise the rapt audience and romantic courtyard setting lend a magic which only happens when all the right elements come together, as they undoubtedly do in this highly enjoyable set. On the DVD: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers on disc has trailers for other TDK jazz releases and a text biography of Art Blakey. The 4:3 picture is sometimes slightly soft and displays the usual faults of live concert footage shot on video, but is generally much better than expected for its age. The sound defaults to good stereo but the Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 remixes add considerably to the sense of a occasion. The DTS track is particularly weighty and almost tangible in its presence.--Gary S. Dalkin

• Jazz In Paris - Vol. 2 - Evans, Humair and Laurent Orchestra | DVD | (23/01/2006) from £5.97   |  Saving you £27.02 (452.60%)   |  RRP £32.99

  The Paris Jazz Festival is a tradition in the jazz concert calendar with artists from around the world delighted to accept an invitation to perform. The unique 1987 Paris Jazz Festival series not only captures some of Jazz's finest innovators in concert but also the rehearsals for this prestigious event and candid backstage interviews with the artists. Disc 1 - Gil Evans and the Laurent Cugny Light Orchestra: 1. Up From the Skies 2. Stone Free 3. Orange was the Colour of He

• Growing Up | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Learn To Play Old-Time Fiddle 1 | DVD | (19/08/2004) from £18.34   |  Saving you £8.65 (32.00%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Brad Leftwich one of the foremost old-time fiddlers in the US teaches the fundamentals of traditional 'downbow' fiddling. He shows how to produce the flowing rhythmic sound that has delighted square dancers and music lovers for generations. Aimed at early-intermediate players Brad's breakdown of traditional tunes - Shortenin' Bread Sugar Hill Old Jimmy Sutton Black-Eyed Susie Great Big Taters Jeff Sturgeon - will benefit all fiddlers seeking a grounding in the basic

• MIKA - Live Parc Des Princes, Paris | Blu Ray | (10/11/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £3.76 (15.70%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. Relax 3. Big Girls You Are Beautiful 4. My Interpretation 5. Billy Brown 6. Holly Johnny 7. Any Other World 8. Ring Ring 9. Stuck In The Middle 10. Rain 11. Just Can't Get Enough 12. Happy Ending 13. Love Today 14. Grace Kelly 15. Animal Play 16. Lollipop 17. Grace Kelly (Acoustic Version) 18. Relax (Rave)

• Vans Warped Tour 2003 | UMD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The ninth Warped Tour, a celebration of punk rock, skateboards, and BMX racing, takes a pleasantly nostalgic angle on the long-running, successful summer tour, gathering memories, quotes, and reflections by artists and management alike. Still, it's the music that counts, including the epic leanings of Sum 41's "Over My Head," the catchy rage of Rancid's "Journey to the End of the East Bay," and the Celtic mania of Dropkick Murphys' "Black Velvet Band." Elsewhere, Less Than Jake's nutty horn section on "Ghosts of You and Me," Andrew W.K.'s overbearing and irresistible silliness on "We Want Fun," and Poison the Well's thrash-punk drama on "Botchla" prove galvanising. Several acts look and sound like rebels in search of a clue, but for the most part the bands on Vans Warped Tour 2003 are musically, as well as socially, compelling. --Tom Keogh

• Back In The Day - Live From Hurrah's | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £5.89   |  Saving you £9.10 (154.50%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Back In The Day Live From Hurrah's captures the energy and spirit of the bands the people and the music that brought Rock and Roll back to its' roots. Featuring 30 live performances from a variety of bands - this music was fresh exciting raw and it rocked! Tracklisting: 1. The Go-Go's: You Can't Talk In Your Sleep 2. The Fleshtones: Fascination 3. Skids: Charles 4. The Teardrop Explodes: Brave Boys 5. Snakefinger: I Love Mary 6. The Raybeats: Static 7. The Del-Byzanteens: My World Is Empty 8. Buzz And The Flyers: Boppin' Along 9. The Bongos: In The Congo 10. Au Pairs: Come Again 11. Joey Wilson: That Girl 12. Lene Lovich: Monkey Talk 13. The Piranhas: Boyfriend 14. Action Combo: Horn Man 15. Swollen Monkeys: Cielito Lindo 16. Monochrome Set: Alphaville 17. The Mo-Dettes: Paint It Black 18. Our Daughter's Wedding: Nightlife 19. Ballistic Kisses: It Rains 20. Polyrock: No Love Lost 21. Pylons: You Cannot 22. Shox Lumania: Finding Out Too Late 23. Method Actors: Sounds Like You 24. Defunkt: Make Them Dance 25. Liquid Liquid: The First Cut 26. Magazine: I Don't Know 27. The Public Servants: Beauty Based On Science 28. Buzz And The Flyers: Boomerang 29. Lene Lovich: The Night 30. The Waitresses: I Know What Boys Want

• The Waitresses - Live At The Hurrah Club | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-5.89 (-45.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ohio composer/guitarist Chris Butler formed the Waitresses and Patty Donahue gave the group its voice. The band grew into a well-known New York-based sextet.They were best known for their song I Know What Boys Like featured on countless new wave compilation albums. It was covered in 1995 by British girl band Shampoo reaching number 42 in the UK charts. Their American I Could Rule the World EP also a wonderful Yuletide rap track (Christmas Wrapping - since covered by Kate Nash and the Spice Girls).The band recorded two LP's but internal friction led to them splitting shortly after the release of the second. Live At The Hurrah Club features a superbly gritty and angular live show from the band filmed in New York during their early 1980's peak. Tracklisting: 1. Quit 2. No Guilt 3. Wise Up 4. Pussy Strut 5. I Know What Boys Like 6. Jimmy Tomorrow 7. Redland 8. Go On 9. It's My Car 10. Heat Night 11. White Bread 12. Go On (bonus footage) 13. Redland (bonus Footage) 14. Hump Day (bonus footage)