Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert! – DVD Review

Never before have I been jealous of 2,500 people at one time, until I watched "Reel Big Fish Live! In Concert!" The DVD, which was filmed at the bands first stop of the "Fame, Fortune, and Fornication" tour at the Grove of Anaheim on January 4th 2009, documents all 20 songs that the infamous Ska band performed that night, with a few added "Backstage Antics" of the band goofing off before the show. Read more

Reggae In Babylon – DVD Review

This 1978 film directed by Wolfgang Buld (Punk In London, Punk In England) documents the rise of British reggae music that coincided with the late 1970’s punk explosion. The music, which is provided by groups like Steel Pulse and Jimmy Lindsay, is the center core of this movie and this footage is a mix of studio sessions, rehearsals, and live performances. Between these musical performances members of the bands, Read more

The Queers – Alive in Hollyweird DVD Review

This review took a little while to get written because a couple of the Big Wheel staffers that were at this show the night they filmed it demanded that they get to see this first before it was given to the review staff. They said that they remember how great that show was and then getting to relive it for a second time was a rush. This show was taped at the now closed Safari Sams in Hollywood as part of Hooligan High, which is the all ages version of Punk Rock Social Live. Read more

Crips and Bloods: Made In America DVD Review

This is a documentary written and directed by Stacy Peralta, the filmaker behing "Dog Town and Z Boys"/"Lords Of Dogtown", original Team Zephyr skater, and co- founder of the Powell- Peralta skateboard company. Though his background is obviously deeply rooted in the Southern California skatebaording community, this film takes a look at a much daker legacy which was forged in Los Angeles- the infamous Bloods and Crips gangs. Read more

All Dolled Up – The New York Dolls DVD Review

Hair spray, go-go boots, glitter, make-up, lights, camera, ACTION! All Dolled Up: The New York Dolls, is a documentary that follows The Dolls through New York and the West Coast, and shows an intimate glimpse at the lifestyle that The New York Dolls led during the 1970s. Bob Gruen, a Rock Music Photographer, bought a video recorder in the early 70s, and he and his wife Nadya Beck went along with The New York Dolls on a tour documenting the off-stage Read more

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