For quite some time now, I've been wanting to introduce all those who visit our website to collections called Rockabilly Nationals. And it seems that there won't be a better moment than now - right…
Diddley Dogs – Dawg Days Are Here (2022):…
Covering the work of friends is a hell of a complicated business. It is necessary to maintain a balance between outright flattery and undisguised malice. I'll try to be objective, despite my infernal sense of…
Stephane Griebel sings Christmas Songs (2021) – Christmas…
At the end of November 2021, the German label KEiL Records, with which we have already become friends this fall, released a Christmas mini-album "Stephan Griebel sings Christmas Songs" with a circulation of 333 copies.…
The Junkman (1982): A cult film with original…
Henry Blythe Halicki was an unusual man. He had a good business, he had enough money for dozens of cars and at least for all the equipment that was required for the filming of the…
Cry-Baby: the most rock’n’roll movie of the 90s
The action of the movie Cry-Baby (Cry Baby, 1990) takes place in Baltimore, Maryland. The year is 1954. There are decent Clean boys-girls studying at the local high school (The Squares), but the drop of…
American Graffiti (1973) – a ballad about a…
A cozy Friday afternoon movie of the kind that was often shown in Russia in the late 90s. Innocent pranks of a provincial American city. Cars with a needle, cover girls. Creating relationships and figuring…
Tami Nielson – Chikaboom Deluxe (2021): The Booming…
"A bootleg full of surprises" is what you can call this boot-shaped island state in Oceania, although some prefer the traditional New Zealand. Maori dance brutally here, Kiwis sneak mercilessly at the worm in the…
Six-String Samurai (1998) – genius or chance?
The Russians dropped a bomb on the United States in 1957, Elvis became not only the king of rock and roll, but also the real autocrat of the only surviving city - the Lost Vegas.…
Rolling Camel – Harpabilly Harp’n’roll (2021) harp in…
The latest release of 2021 is Harpabilly Harp'n'roll! Our compatriot Maxim Evseev is hiding under the pseudonym Rolling Camel. Maxim has been playing the harmonica for 10 years and focuses on blues musicians such as…
Cadillac Records (2008) – A Plastic excursion into…
Cadillac Records (Cadillac Records, 2008) is a movie that came out when I was starting to get interested in the blues. He became my first blues guide: Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Howlin' Wolf,…
Shake Rattle & Rock (1994) – Moms vs.…
In the clip of the Rebel Highway TV series, we have the last tenth review left: Shake Rattle And Rock (1994) - a remake of the 1956 film. Susan (Renee Zellweger) and a couple of…
The Shakers – Romantic Fools (2020): Captain Vrungel…
Who is this guy with the Clarkkent glasses? What kind of cheeky trio is with him? The guitarist shows that smile that hangs in the air for a long time after his departure, the implacable…
Unrealizable Grease Dream, rockabilly from the USSR (1987-1992)
The cold wind brings back memories, ruffles the fur on the back of his neck. He whispers terrible spells: glasnost-perestroyka. It's 1987 outside the Delorean window, Teddy Bear is just preparing a sledgehammer for the…
Johnny Reno – Third Degree (1990), the same…
I 'll testify, it ain't no lie: I saw Elvis in the sky! You'll understand what I mean later, but in the meantime, let me write a few words about Johnny Reno. It seems to…
Leadfoot Tea – Grease & Oil (2018), one…
Today I listened to a very recent album, released only a year ago, in 2018. I found it completely by accident: it's just that some sly cats on the same website with grease are selling…
Johnny Reno – Full Blown (1985), Sax Maniacs…
I became a kind of fan of Comrade Rino after the Roadracers movie and decided to collect his entire discography, starting with The Juke Jumpers band. And although Johnny's discography is very small, it turned…
Elvis vs. 13 Cats – That’s Alright Mama…
It's been a while since we've written anything about music, and it's time to fix it. Moreover, I have accumulated a certain number of relatively rare records that I am eager to share with you,…
The Wild Angels (1966) – not-so-carefree Peter Fonda
Many fans of just about rock and roll Peter Fonda is known primarily as Wyatt from the most famous biker movie of all time - Easy Rider. But at the same time, very few people…
Deuce of Spades: A dream movie that has…
The budget of the Avengers of 2012 was 220 million dollars, while the budget of Deuce Of Spades, released a year earlier, was only 250 thousand dollars. You can't help wondering: what could have been…
Going All The Way (1997) – Macho and…
The film Going All The Way (Going All The Way, 1997) is based on the 1970 book of the same name by Dan Wakefield; the writer also wrote the script for the picture. The 50s.…
The Outsiders (1983) – briolinschiki through the eyes…
Interesting fact: Rumble Fish and The Outsiders were filmed "back to back" - that is, somewhat roughly speaking, Francis Ford Coppola shot these two films simultaneously in 1982. Like the Fighting Fish, The Outsiders is…
Runaway Daughters (1994) – a film about real…
A remake of the eponymous old black-and-white film Runaway Daughters (Runaway Daughters, or Daughters on the Run) in 1994, directed by Joe Dante for the TV series Rebel Highway. Again, a small town in the…
Chuck (2017) – Last Greetings from St. Louis
On this day, March 18th, exactly two years ago, Chuck Berry, one of the true icons of classic rock and roll, left us. I don't think anyone needs to be told about his merits and…
Roadracers (1994) – the best film about greasers
It is Roadracers (Roadracers, 1994) - the most famous and best film of the Rebel Highway series and the third film by Robert Rodriguez. Before that, he shot El Mariachi, more arthouse than mainstream. There…
The Head Cat – Walk The Walk… Talk…
Walk The Walk... Talk The Talk (2011) is a much more interesting album by the super trio The Head Cat than their previous work from 2006, the first album with the simple name The Head…
Peggy Sugarhill – Rockabilly Music Is Bad Bad…
And this story happened not so long ago and it started with a simple request. "Hey, dude, can you listen to this song? I can't make out the words in the second verse." Yes, of…
Wild Angels – Let’s Get Back To Rock’n’roll…
Hey, hello again, John Lennon album. No, I won't write about you again today. Maybe in a week? And today I'd rather write about a great vinyl record by the British band Wild Angels from…
Elvis: how the horror master made a movie…
I prefer not to watch biographical films about Elvis. For many reasons, but the most important of them is that the life of such a famous person as Presley, willy-nilly, becomes shrouded in all sorts…