Category Archives: Movie/Video

Voodoo Swing, My Rockabilly Martian Gal

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Buster Fayte

Arizona rock legends, Rockabilly Romp favorites, and good friends of the blog, Voodoo Swing have a new CD coming out any time now. Hopefully the boys are planning to send me a copy so I can review it for you … Continue reading →

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Rockabilly Zombie Weekend

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Buster Fayte

“A Rockabilly couple’s wedding plans go horribly wrong when interrupted by a zombie outbreak.” Man, don’t you hate it when that happens? Well, I love rockabilly. And you can’t go wrong with a zombie movie, can you? So, a flick … Continue reading →

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Video Review: The Rock and Roll Singer

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Buster Fayte

I don’t have any information at all about where this film came from. It appeared at YouTube a few days ago (on Gene Vincent’s birthday) without any description. The film, which has the look (and unfortunately the sound) of a home-video documentary, follows … Continue reading →

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Rockabilly: The Johnny Powers Story

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Let me say right up front that I wish there were a lot more videos like Tom Conner’s new documentary film, Rockabilly: The Johnny Powers Story. Unfortunately, time is quickly running out to make such films because fewer and fewer … Continue reading →

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Jason Loughlin’s 50 Rockabilly Guitar Licks You Must Know

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Have you ever tried to learn something about playing the guitar from one of those instructional videos made by some famous monster player? Far too often, despite how amazing the player’s technical and artistic skills with the guitar might be, … Continue reading →

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Square, huh? You mean you didn’t know?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Here’s a clip that (I think) comes from the movie Rock Around the Clock. While Bill Haley and His Comets lip sync to “Rock-a-Beatin’ Boogie,” the focus is on the dancing couple with cuts back and forth to a conversation … Continue reading →

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More reviews coming soon

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Just how soon, I can’t really say, but I’ve just received a copy of Max Décharné’s latest book, A Rocket in my Pocket and Jason Loughlin’s DVD, 50 Rockabilly Guitar Licks You Must Know. I’m anxious to dive into both … Continue reading →

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