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ere are some our favorite monthly EXTRA!
features of the past several years, including album, movie, TV show and book reviews of Seventies-related artists, and tributes to major Seventies artists who have passed on.
- Cher: Living The Moment / Barry Manilow: What I Know Now (Nov. 2023)
- Jimmy Buffett, 1946-2023 / A Chat With Donny Osmond (Oct. 2023)
- Robbie Robertson, 1943-2023 / David Byrne's Wild Wild Life (Sept. 2023)
- Sting: "Songs Of My Life" / Rod Stewart Interview (Aug. 2023)
- Shaun Cassidy's Back Onstage / Santana: What I Know Now (Jul. 2023)
- Tina Turner, 1939-2023 / Willie Nelson Turns 90 (Jun. 2023)
- May Pang - "Life After John" / Carol Burnett Interview (May 2023)
- Gloria Gaynor's "Survival Course" / Robert Blake, 1933-2023 (Apr. 2023)
- Good Times
50th Anniversary Tribute (Mar. 2023)
- David Crosby, 1941-2023 / Jeff Beck - 1944-2023 (Feb. 2023)
- Christine McVie, 1943-2022 / Bruce Springsteen - Only the Strong Survive
(Jan. 2023)
2022
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Bob Dylan - The Philosophy of Modern Song
(Nov. 2022)
- The Magic of M*A*S*H
/ Linda Ronstadt - Feels Like Home
Interview (Oct. 2022)
- Olivia Newton-John's Final Years / Still Laughing with Bob Newhart (Sept. 2022)
- Matthew Hild's Andy Gibb: Arrow Through The Heart
(Aug. 2022)
- Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS
/ Kenny Loggins Still Alright
Interview (Jul. 2022)
- Pete Townshend Interview / George Carlin's American Dream
(Jun. 2022)
- The Sex Pistols TV Series Pistol
/ Yusuf/Cat Stevens Interview (May 2022)
- The Godfather
Turns 50 / Meat Loaf - In His Own Words (Mar. 2022)
- ABBA - Voyage
/ Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raise the Roof
(Jan. 2022)
2021
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Santana - Blessings and Miracles
(Nov. 2021)
- Lindsey Buckingham's Most Memorable Riffs / Ed Asner (1929-2021) (Oct. 2021)
- The All Things Must Pass/Sunflower
Connection / The Aretha Franklin Biopic Respect
(Sept. 2021)
- Hulu's Documentary McCartney 3, 2, 1
/ The Sparks Brothers
Documentary (Jul. 2021)
- Barry Gibb Discusses Greenfields
/ Joni Mitchell - Archives - Vol. 1: The Early Years
(May 2021)
- Earth, Wind & Fire's Musical Secrets / Alice Cooper - Detroit Stories
(Mar. 2021)
- Paul McCartney - McCartney III
/ Eddie Van Halen Tribute (Jan. 2021)
2020
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman 2
(Nov. 2020)
- Yacht Rock 101 / Tom Petty - Wildflowers & All The Rest
(Sep. 2020)
- Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
/ '70s Touring Vets on the Coronavirus Lockdown (Aug. 2020)
- Neil Young - Homegrown
/ Dave Grohl - "My Led Zeppelin Summer" (Jun. 2020)
- Stupid Questions With Ozzy / Mick Fleetwood Q & A (Mar. 2020)
- The WHO Album Artwork / Linda Ronstadt & Johnny Cash Documentaries (Jan. 2020)
2019
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / The Greatest Beatles Movie Never Made (Nov. 2019)
- Inside The Rock Biopic Boom / Classic Rock Artist Trend: Never Making New Music (Sep. 2019)
- Woodstock 50th Anniversary Overview / Springsteen-themed movie Blinded By the Light
(Aug. 2019)
- Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
/ Martin Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue
(Jul. 2019)
- Dressing The Rocketman
/ George Clinton Interview (Jun. 2019)
- Olivia Newton-John - Don't Stop Believin'
/ Bruce Talamon - Soul. RB. Funk
(Apr. 2019)
- Heart - Live In Atlantic City
/ Toto's Steve Lukather (Feb. 2019)
2018
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Tina Turner Interview (Dec. 2018)
- Rami Malek on Bohemian Rhapsody
/ Cher - Dancing Queen
(Nov. 2018)
- Paul McCartney - Egypt Station
/ Burt Reynolds Tribute (Oct. 2018)
- Aretha Franklin - Her Best Songs & Performances / Aretha's Amazing Grace
LP (Sep. 2018)
- Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody
/ Studio 54
by Ian Schrager (Aug. 2018)
- Margot Kidder 1948-2018 / Alice Cooper's Brush With Death (Jun. 2018)
- David Bowie - A New Career in a New Town: 1977-1982
/ Stalking The Night Stalker
(Feb. 2018)
2017
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / David Cassidy 1950-2017 (Dec. 2017)
- Tom Petty 1950-2017 / Robert Plant - Carry Fire
(Nov. 2017)
- Walter Becker Tribute / Jimmy McDonough's Soul Survivor - A Biography of Al Green
(Oct. 2017)
- Glen Campbell - In Memoriam 1936-2017 / Neil Young - Hitchhiker
(Sep. 2017)
- Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie Interview / Roadcase Royale (Aug. 2017)
- Gregg Allman: The Final Years / The Grateful Dead documentary Long Strange Trip
(Jul. 2017)
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Turns 50 / Roger Moore, 1927-2017 (Jun. 2017)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Soundtrack / Rock Photographer Mick Rock (May 2017)
- Chuck Berry - In Memoriam 1926-2017 / Aretha Franklin's "Respect" Turns 50 (Apr. 2017)
- Mary Tyler Moore Tribute / The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome
(Mar. 2017)
- Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
Turns 40 / William Christopher 1932-2016 (Feb. 2017)
- Remembering Florence Henderson / Why Rock Memoirs Rule (Jan. 2017)
2016
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Leonard Cohen and Leon Russell Tributes (Dec. 2016)
- Bette Midler Interview / Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run
Memoir (Nov. 2016)
- Charlie's Angels
40th Anniversary Tribute / The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
(Oct. 2016)
- Robert Redford's Greatest Cinematic Roles / Leon Wildes' John Lennon vs. the USA
(Sept. 2016)
- Norman Lear's Favorite TV Moments / Remembering Merle Haggard (May 2016)
- Bruce Springsteen's The River
Tour / Glenn Frey & Maurice White Tributes (Mar. 2016)
- David Bowie 1947/2016 / David Bowie - Blackstar
(Feb. 2016)
- Patti Smith - "What I've Learned" / Patti Smith - M Train
(Jan. 2016)
2015
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / The Beatles - 1+
(Dec. 2015)
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
Cast Reunion / Brian Wilson - No Pier Pressure
(Nov. 2015)
- Keith Richards - Crosseyed Heart
/ Ann Wilson - The Ann Wilson Thing
(Oct. 2015)
- Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin's Legacy / Coda
Reissue Review (Sept. 2015)
- Billy Joel Interview / Dennis Dunaway - My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group
(Aug. 2015)
- Grateful Dead Binge-A-Thon / James Taylor - Before This World
(Jul. 2015)
- A&E's 2016 Roots
Remake / Remembering B.B. King (1925-2015) (Jun. 2015)
- The Wonder Years
Binge-A-Thon / The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Series Finale (Apr. 2015)
- Bob Dylan - Shadows In the Night
/ Aretha Franklin, Jerry Lee Lewis & Neil Young Books (Mar. 2015)
- Joan Jett Binge-A-Thon / Bryan Ferry Interview (Feb. 2015)
- The Jeffersons'
"Movin' On Up" / The Gambler
(1974) (Jan. 2015)
2014
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Marianne Faithfull Interview (Dec. 2014)
- Jackson Browne - Standing in the Breach
/ Norman Lear - Even This I Get To Experience
(Nov. 2014)
- Gene Simmons - 4th and Loud
/ Dock Ellis No No: A Dockumentary
(Oct. 2014)
- Dr. John Binge-A-Thon / Robin Williams 1951-2014 (Sept. 2014)
- Tom Petty - Hypnotic Eye
/ A Hard Day's Night
- Criterion Edition (Aug. 2014)
- The Four Seasons - Jersey Boys
/ Mel Brooks Interview (Jul. 2014)
- Michael Jackson - Xscape
/ Led Zeppelin I, II, III
2014 Deluxe Reissues (Jun. 2014)
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Revisited / Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Restoration (Apr. 2014)
- Mark Mothersbaugh - "What I've Learned" / Furious Cool
- Richard Pryor Biography (Mar. 2014)
- Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes
/ Stevie Nicks in American Horror Story: Coven
(Feb. 2014)
- Gregg Allman - "What I've Learned" / Nashville
Criterion Release (Jan. 2014)
2013
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
(Dec. 2013)
- Eric Clapton - Unplugged: Expanded and Remastered
/ Paul McCartney - New
(Nov. 2013)
- Q & A with Elton John / Van Morrison - Moondance
Deluxe Edition (Oct. 2013)
- The Amazing Spider-Man
/ Sly and the Family Stone - Higher!
(Sept. 2013)
- The Doors App
/ Shirley Jones: A Memoir
(Aug. 2013)
- Black Sabbath - 13
/ The Beatles' Help!
on Blu-ray (Jul. 2013)
- John Fogerty - Wrote a Song for Everyone
/ Rolling Thunder
on Blu-ray (Jun. 2013)
- Led Zeppelin: Sound and Fury
iBook / Willie Nelson's 80th Birthday (May 2013)
- David Bowie - The Next Day
/ Eric Clapton - Old Sock
(Apr. 2013)
- Clive Davis - The Soundtrack of My Life
/ Cabaret
on Blu-ray (Mar. 2013)
- Rush - 2112
Deluxe Edition / Michael Stringer's Training Wheels
(Feb. 2013)
- Rod Stewart - "What I've Learned" / Graham Parker (Jan. 2013)
2012
- '70s Holiday Gift Ideas / Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix 70: Live at Woodstock
(Dec. 2012)
- Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day
/ Pete Townshend - Who I Am
(Nov. 2012)
- Heart - Fanatic
/ The Sting
on Blu-ray (Oct. 2012)
- The Ultimate Rolling Stones Playlist / Jaws
Blu-ray restoration (Sept. 2012)
- TNT's Dallas
Reboot / Mean Streets
(Aug. 2012)
- Paul Simon - Graceland
25th Anniversary Edition / Paul Williams Still Alive
Documentary (Jul. 2012)
- The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made the Radio
/ Alice Cooper's Movie Career (Jun. 2012)
- Dick Clark Tribute / Chinatown
on Blu-ray (May 2012)
- Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
/ Monty Python and the Holy Grail
on Blu-ray (Apr. 2012)
- Santana - Live at Montreux 2011
/ Styx Live
CD (Mar. 2012)
- Chimes of Freedom - The Songs of Bob Dylan
/ Manhattan
on Blu-ray (Feb. 2012)
- A Carol Burnett Show
Reunion / Steven Tyler Memoir (Jan. 2012)
2011
- The Rolling Stones - Some Girls Live in Texas
& Some Girls
Deluxe Edition (Dec. 2011)
- Nile Rodgers Interview / Elton John's Rocketman
Biopic (Nov. 2011)
- Sony/Legacy's The Complete Albums Collections
/ Star Wars: The Complete Saga
(Oct. 2011)
- Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton - Live from Lincoln Center
/ Glen Campbell (Sep. 2011)
- Summer 2011 CD/DVD Roundup / A Clockwork Orange
(Jul. 2011)
- Rory Gallagher - Notes From San Francisco
/ Fan-created Web Movie Star Wars Uncut
(Jun. 2011)
- Paul Simon - So Beautiful or So What
/ Stevie Nicks - In Your Dreams
(May 2011)
- Concert For George
on Blu-ray / All the President's Men
& Network
on Blu-ray (Mar. 2011)
- The Grateful Dead's 60-disc Box Set / Gerry Rafferty, 1947-2011 (Feb. 2011)
- Michael Jackson - MICHAEL
/ Charlie's Angels
Reboot (Jan. 2011)
2010
- Keith Richards - Life
/ '70s Christmas Gift Ideas (Dec. 2010)
- Q&A with Elton John / Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
(Nov. 2010)
- John Lennon Solo Reissue Campaign / Hollywood Revisits Dallas
(Oct. 2010)
- Robert Plant - Band of Joy
/ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(Sep. 2010)
- Summer 2010 '70s Artist CDs & DVDs Roundup (Jul. 2010)
- Gary Wright - Connected
/ The Rolling Stones' 2010 Exile on Main Street
Reissue (Jun. 2010)
- The Doors - When You're Strange
/ The Eagles' 2010 Tour (May 2010)
- King Crimson - Lizard
Reissue / Alex Chilton - 1950-2010 (Apr. 2010)
- Jimmy Buffett - Buffet Hotel
/ Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune
(Mar. 2010)
- Ringo Starr - Y Not
/ Teddy Pendergrass, 1950-2010 (Feb. 2010)
- Sting / The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty
(Jan. 2010)
2009
- Daryl Hall - "My 5 Greatest Songs" / '70s Christmas Gift Ideas (Dec. 2009)
- Michael Jackson's This Is It
/ The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
(Nov. 2009)
- Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett Deaths / Big Star - Keep an Eye on the Sky
(Oct. 2009)
- Sid and Marty Krofft / Walter Cronkite - In His Own Words (Sep. 2009)
- Paul McCartney's 2009 Citi Field Concert / Darryll Sherman's My '70s Book
(Aug. 2009)
- Michael Jackson Thriller Tribute (Jul. 2009)
- Neil Young - Archives Vol. 1: 1963-1972
/ Crosby, Stills and Nash - Demos
(Jun. 2009)
- Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
/ Bea Arthur, 1922-2009 (May 2009)
- Geddy Lee Interview / The Early Days of Saturday Night Live (Apr. 2009)
- Gary Wright - Waiting to Catch the Light
/ Q&A with Paul McCartney (Mar. 2009)
- Bruce Springsteen - Working On a Dream
/ The Kinks - Picture Book
Box Set (Feb. 2009)
- Frost/Nixon
/ 2008 The Move Reissues (Jan. 2009)
2008
- John Lennon: The Life
/ ABC's Life On Mars
(Dec. 2008)
- Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs: Bootleg Series No. 8
/ ABC's Life On Mars
(Nov. 2008)
- Animal House
30 Years On / 2008 Creedence Clearwater Reissues (Oct. 2008)
- Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008 / Randy Newman - Harps And Angels
(Sep. 2008)
- Abba's Mamma Mia!
/ Elton Tours All 50 states (Aug. 2008)
- Dirty Harry
Box Set / Roger Trott's Getting In Tune
(Jul. 2008)
- Queen - The Cosmos Rocks
/ CBS' Swingtown
(Jun. 2008)
- The Rolling Stones - Shine a Light
/ 2008 UFO Reissues (May 2008)
- Asia - Phoenix
/ The Love Boat
Season 1 on DVD (Apr. 2008)
- 2008 Van Halen Reunion Tour / Steve Martin - Born Standing Up
(Mar. 2008)
- Vinyl LP's Make a Comeback / Anne Murray - Duets: Friends & Legends
(Feb. 2008)
- Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8
/ The Ultimate Grammy Collection
(Jan. 2008)
2007
- Bob Dylan - The Other Side of the Mirror
/ Bruce J. Schulman's The Seventies
(Dec. 2007)
- Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
/ Clapton: The Autobiography
(Nov. 2007)
- Bruce Springsteen - Magic
/ Deliverance
Deluxe Edition (Oct. 2007)
- Ann Wilson - Hope & Glory
/ Taxi Driver
2-Disc Collector's Edition (Sep. 2007)
- Elvis Presley 30th Anniversary Death Tribute (Aug. 2007)
- Roots
30th Anniversary Edition / Stephen King's Music Listening List (Jun. 2007)
- 2007 Sly & The Family Stone Reissues / The Odd Couple
Season 1 on DVD (May 2007)
- Iggy & the Stooges - The Weirdness
/ Maude
Season 1 on DVD (Apr. 2007)
- Steppenwolf - "Monster/Suicide/America" / Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back
(Mar. 2007)
- James Brown Tribute / '70s Band Reunions (Feb. 2007)
- A Star Is Born
/ Classic Rock Ring-Tones (Jan. 2007)
2006
- Paul Simon - Surprise
/ Neil Young - Living With War
(Jun. 2006)
- Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome
/ Hall and Oates Q & A (May 2006)
- Donald Fagen: Back To Annandale (Apr. 2006)
- Ray Davies - Other People's Lives
/ 2006 T.Rex Reissues (Mar. 2006)
- Neil Diamond - 12 Songs
/ Grease - Rockin' Rydell Edition
(Feb. 2006)
- The Beatles - Love
/ The Byrds - There Is a Season
Box Set (Nov. 2006)
- Elton John - Captain & the Kid
/ 2006 Journey Reissues (Oct. 2006)
- Billy Joel - My Lives
/ Merle Haggard - Chicago Wind
(Jan. 2006)
2005
- Johnny Cash - Walk the Line
/ '70s Holiday Gift Ideas (Dec. 2005)
- Paul McCartney - Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
/ Bob Dylan 101 (Oct. 2005)
- Carly Simon Moonlight Serenade
Interview / Stupid Questions with Joe Elliott (Aug. 2005)
- Zappa: A Biography
/ The iPod Revolution (Apr. 2005)
- Joe Cocker - Heart & Soul
/ Blaxploitation Cinema (Mar. 2005)
- Ozzy Osbourne - "What I've Learned" / ABC After School Specials
(Feb. 2005)
2004
- '70s Gift Ideas / Brian Wilson - SMiLE
(Dec. 2004)
- The Bee Gees - Number Ones
/ John Lennon - Acoustic & Rock 'n' Roll Reissue
(Nov. 2004)
- The Clash - London Calling
25th Anniversary / 2004 Kinks Reissues (Oct. 2004)
- The Allman Brothers Band - Stand Back: The Anthology
/ Rick James Tribute (Sep. 2004)
- Elvis Presley Concert DVD's / Starsky & Hutch
2nd Season DVD (Aug. 2004)
- Reissue Roundup 2004 / Q & A with Neil Sedaka (Jun. 2004)
- Little Feat - Kickin' It at the Barn
/ The Who - Then & Now
(Apr. 2004)
- Q & A with Rod Stewart / Musicians: Worth More Dead Than Alive? (Feb. 2004)
2003
- David Bowie - Reality
/ According To The Rolling Stones
(Oct. 2003)
- The 1978 Oscars / 2003 Marvin Gaye Reissues (Mar. 2003)
2002
- Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
/ John Entwistle Tribute (Aug. 2002)
2001
- Seventies Holiday Gift Guide 2001 / The Rolling Stones - Old Gods Almost Dead
(Dec. 2001)
- Carroll O'Connor Tribute / The Great American Drive-In (Aug. 2001)
- '70s Saturday Night TV (Mar. 2001)
- Blaxploitation Soundtracks (Feb. 2001)
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