This week’s Sunday Morning Video is dedicated to those among you who like great guitar playing. It doesn’t get much better than Eric Clapton onstage with Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes: Continue reading SMV: Allman Brothers Band & Eric Clapton Live In 2009
I’ve written about Matthew Weiner’s May 2oth appearance at the New York Public Library after the Mad Men finale. We finally have video. I’m not sure why it’s divided into 2 parts, but it’s free so beggars can’t be choosers: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Matthew Weiner At The NYPL
Here’s an extended excerpt from a 1986 show that features a reunion of the classic early 1970’s lineup. The video is mediocre at best but the sound and performances are stellar: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Santana 20th Anniversary Concert
This is the 2012 documentary about B.B. King I mentioned yesterday. Don’t be put off by the Cosby sighting at the beginning of the film. It’s his sole appearance. The rest of the movie is a gas. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Life Of Riley
This week’s SMV features Bob Marley and the Wailers live in 1979. It’s one of Bob’s last recorded shows. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Legend Live At Santa Barbara
Clapton and Winwood live in 2008. Say no more. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden
I love the German Expressionists as much as I hate Nazism. This 1993 documentary does an excellent job of describing this epic dispute that even destroyed the one National Socialist expressionist, Emile Nolde: Continue reading SMV: Degenerate Art- The Nazis vs. Expressionism
Sinatra week continues here at First Draft with two, count em two, concert videos. First, Frank’s spectacular 1971 “farewell” show. He carefully selected 11 songs that told the story of his musical career and then sang the hell out of them: Sinatra’s 1974 comeback concert, The Main Event, is good, but not quite as triumphant. The promoter put him in a boxing ring in the middle of Madison Square Garden, which interfered with the intimacy with both audience and orchestra that Frank preferred. That’s why he called himself a saloon singer, and he was at his best in an intimate … Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: A Sinatra Doubleheader
I’ve written about sports hate on several occasions. This fabulous 30 for 30 documentary does a great job of analyzing the phenomenon. Who among us doesn’t sports hate Duke and Christian Laettner? Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: I Hate Christian Laettner
This week’s SMV is a really tight set from Winwood, Capaldi, and company from their one-off 1994 reunion tour. My only complaint is a minor one: Steve doesn’t sit down at the Hammond B-3 until the grand finale. Oh well, nobody’s perfect: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Traffic Live At Woodstock 94
Today’s SMV is a 1978 BBC documentary wherein Ralph Steadman visits his old colleague Hunter S Thompson in Aspen. It’s titled Fear And Loathing In Gonzovision at the beginning and Fear And Loathing On The Road To Hollywood With Dr. Hunter S. Thompson And Ralph Steadman at the end. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Hunter S Thompson Meets Ralph Steadman
Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Here’s an episode of the classic 1987 documentary series, Eyes On The Prize, that covers the events before and after March, 7, 1965: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Bridge To Freedom
Here’s Chris Isaak and his crack band on PBS’ Soundstage: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Chris Isaak Live In 2005
I’m going to pop my head out of the Carnival bubble ever so briefly to post this fabulous 1985 show from the peak of Bruce’s commercial success. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Bruce Springsteen Live In Paris
Here’s the promised riff fest for your Sunday enjoyment: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Devil Doll- MST3K
Here’s the grizzled troubadour on VH1Storytellers in 1999: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Tom Waits Live In 99
This is an unusual 1963 episode of Perry Mason. Why? Perry loses the trial but diligently works to save his client. Since she’s his client, she’s innocent so it works out in the end. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Case Of The Deadly Verdict
When PBS aired this installment of History Detectives I was dubious. But guess what? They’ve developed a plausible explanation of who was behind the hit and who pulled the trigger. They also spared us all the where’s Hoffa buried stuff, which became tiresome quite some time ago. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?
Another Sunday, another MST3K holiday episode: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Santa Claus
What’s the holiday season without Joel and the bots? Continue reading SMV: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
The first 12 minutes of this 12/18/1981 video are fascinating. It shows the Stones backstage complete with a massive entourage including some of their chirren. There were two big surprises: Bill Wyman can smile and the band passed around Gatorade before hitting the stage in sweet Virginia. Less surprising was seeing a nervous Bill Graham trying to organize the chaos. The show features some stellar sax playing by longtime Stones sideman Bobby Keys who died the other day at the age of 70. Another recently departed member of the 1981 touring band is keyboard player Ian McLagan; best known for his time with … Continue reading SMV: The Rolling Stones Live At The Hampton Coliseum
Here’s another 1982 concert show from MTV when the M actually meant music. Imagine that. It features Dave Edmunds and his crack band performing in Passaic, New Jersey. Time to rock: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Dave Edmunds Live At The Capitol Theatre
All this talk about Jersey, has me thinking about the Boss. Governor Fat Fuck is allegedly a Springsteen fan, I guess he doesn’t listen to the lyrics. Here’s a bite-sized set from the Glastonbury Festival: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live in 2009
This is a 2014 Lincoln Center Out of Doors set that I just stumbled into. The opening act Robert Ellis is pretty good but the main event starts at around the 30 minute mark. Like fine whiskey both Emmylou and Rodney have aged very well indeed: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Live
1964 is an American Experience documentary that I somehow missed when it aired earlier this year. It must have been during Carnival. Robert Caro and Rick Perlstein are among the talking heads: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: 1964
This video of a 1991 Halloween show at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans just popped up on the YouTube a few days ago. Dr. A and I were at the concert. I don’t recall if we wore costumes but I do it remember it being a memorable evening: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Neville Brothers Live in 1991
Cream were only together for 2 years, but were one of the most influential rock bands ever. Lead vocalist/bassist Jack Bruce died last month at the age of 71, so settle in and enjoy this 1968 rockumentary and toast his memory: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Cream Farewell Concert
This is a nifty documentary released in 1972 about the final days of the original Fillmore West in San Francisco. The music is excellent but the best thing about the film is the warts and all portrait of promoter/producer Bill Graham. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Fillmore
Here’s one of my all-time favorite live bands from a 1977 appearance on German teevee. The opening medley of Skin It Back and Fat Man In The Bathtub is to die for and there are few things in the world as much fun as listening to Lowell George and Paul Barrere trade guitar licks: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Little Feat Rockpalast Live
Ignore the date on the video. This appearance by the Rainy Day Music band occurred in 2004: Here’s some lagniappe, an audio file of Gary and company on the radio in 2003 with an introduction by Stephen King: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Jayhawks On Austin City Limits