October 30, 2002 – It was close to the end when Warren Zevon made what everyone knew would be his final appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. The cancer…
The Cure – 4:13 Dream (2008) purchase this album (Amazon) For bands like the Cure, that have been able to stick it out for 30 years of recording and touring,…
Cheap Trick – BUDOKAN! (Sony/Legacy, 2008) purchase this album (Amazon) On the surface, I grant you, this looks like a terrible idea, especially if you’re a Cheap Trick fan. Sony…
ItÁ¢€â„¢s quite possible that this song is the Á¢€Å“Sliding DoorsÁ¢€ moment that put me on the musical path that I would ultimately follow. This is strange, when you consider that…
This week you get another extended post so we can finish up the letter F nice and clean. Without further ado, I give you the final batch of artists whose…
When it was released in 1988, Die Hard set a new standard for action movies. For a decade afterward, pretty much every single action movie was unable to avoid a…
ItÁ¢€â„¢s been said that a political campaign is run on the poetry of promises, while the task of governing is about the prose of policy. As President-Elect Barack Obama sheds…
It’s a shame The Lucy Show picked an awful sitcom to name themselves after, since the duo of Mark Bandola and Rob Vandeven had little in common with the strained…
Á¢€Å“ItÁ¢€â„¢s like riding a bike!Á¢€ Kay Hanley exclaimed last Saturday night, acknowledging the audience’s raucous response to her reunion with Letters to Cleo at the Roxy in West Hollywood. Eight…
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE It’s been said that actors wish they could be rock stars and rock stars wish they were actors.Á‚ But what if you’re a writer and…
Anyone who was unsure as to what to expect from the Smashing Pumpkins’ performance at United Palace last Thursday surely had that question answered within the first few minutes. They…
When Kyle Vincent released his eponymous album on Hollywood Records in 1997, it looked for all the world that, after spending over a decade on a quest to earn himself…
Greetings and salutations, my little Veronicas. Ready to take me to school once again? Below are magnified fragments of 25 album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there…
IÁ¢€â„¢m hooked on Torchwood, the BBCÁ¢€â„¢s latest sci-fi drama (a spinoff from their cult hit, Dr. Who). The entire second season has just been released on a five-disc DVD box…
Jonatha Brooke is one of those artists whose name always sounds familiar – if only because, really, how many people named “Jonatha” do you know? – but whose music you…
BOTTOM LINE: It’s like watching an indie movie on a stage. The Language of Trees is a captivating story about realistic people thrown into an extreme situation. The Language of…
I’ll be honest — I watched The Idolmaker (1980) because of Prince. I had read in a couple of biographies that the film partly inspired him to create some of…
It’s a little disgusting when you think about how much talent these guys had. But I’ve come up with a surefire way to make myself feel less envious: I repeat…
Anthony Kuzminski relives a lifelong appreciation for the work of Roger Ebert; Our good friend Will Harris has a chat with Lindsey Buckingham; Studs Terkel, American treasure, passes away at…
Absentee – Bitchstealer from Victory Shorts (2008) Aaron Beaumont – Julia from Nothing’s Forever (Not Even Goodbye) (2007) Nikka Costa – Stuck to You from Pebble to a Pearl (2008)…
Why do I love today’s CHART ATTACK! author? Well, there are many reasons. First and foremost, of course, is his fantastic, thoughtful writing at The Hits Just Keep On Comin’….
Danny Goldberg – Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business (2008) purchase this book (Amazon) Most rock & roll memoirs are penned either by rock stars…
I didnÁ¢€â„¢t cry for an hour and a half. I watched dozens of other people weep and shout and wail and fling themselves to the floor with happiness; I watched…
A funny thing happened in the middle of the 1990s: Record labels looked into their vaults and found that most of their best selling titles had been in circulation for…
I’ve had it up to here listening to a small segment of people trying to put down America.Á‚ America’s the greatest land on Earth and we oughta be proud of…
Nathaniel Mayer passed away last Saturday, from complications due to a stroke suffered back on April 13. The Detroit soul singer was a powerful voice on the scene during the…
Five years ago I began a mission running marathons and half marathons to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. I felt helpless. I felt that I wasnÁ¢€â„¢t doing enough…
Over the next year Terje Fjelde has agreed to listen to nothing but David Foster on his iPod. HeÁ¢€â„¢s loaded the thing with over 1,200 songs produced, arranged, composed, and/or…
The legend goes something like this: a young writer-turned-director is over at Universal Studios taking a tour of the facilities. He’s introduced to another young hotshot fresh off an assignment…
A SIMPLE GIRL WITH A DREAM I have one thing to say – RuPaul Andre Charles was an unlikely success story to say the very least. As a young drag…