Music
Last updated 20 October 2012
Even though it's like dancing about architecture, this section contains writings on the topic of music.
Cultureguru Blog - Category Music
DVD Reviews
Musical Performance
• Amazing
Journey: The Story of the Who
• The Doors Collection
• Freddie Mercury: Video Collection
• Live Aid
• Queen Greatest Video Hits 1
• Queen Greatest Video Hits 2
• Queen Live at Wembley Stadium
• Rock Star INXS: The DVD
• We Will Rock You
Musicals
• Grease (VHS)
• Hair
• Singin' in the Rain
Articles
Bob Geldof: Live in Ottawa - October 2012, when I actually meet the man himself
Roger Daltrey performs The Who's Tommy - A report on the September 29 concert in Toronto, Ontario
Roger Daltrey: Use It or Lose It Tour - A report on his November 5 concert in Orillia, Ontario.
An Ironic Night at the Rock Opera - Under the banner of Canadian Idol, members of Queen make an appearance at Toronto performance of We Will Rock You. I was there, appreciating the irony. When I wasn't screaming like the fan-girl I am.
Give Me Something to Sing About - Adventures in voice lessons.
Me and Bob Geldof - Join us on our odyssey to the wilds of Toronto, where we saw Sir Bob Geldof give one of the best live performances ever. (Warning: Many, many expletives within. (Or, just one, really, repeated many times.) And also, live sex.)
Report from the 32nd Popular Culture Association Annual Conference (March 13-16, 2002): Dateline Toronto: What do academics talk about when they get together? Movies they've seen, TV shows they've watched, books they've read. Just like you and me — well, sort of...
Book Reviews
The autobiography of the rock star turned activist, from his miserable Irish childhood to his journalism career in Canada, rock stardom, and Live Aid. More
Essays
Heavy Metal — Timely at the time, now an almost quaint look back at a time when Ozzy Osbourne seemed dangerous and Sass Jordan was a singer rather than a TV judge.