Quite a night for Nancy Hunt and Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Foundation: they finally got to honor Sting and Trudie Styler for their work with the Rainforest Foundation, postponed from last October 3...
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It only costs 79 cents, and it only last 51 seconds. It’s not a long song, but it’s an old song. It’s sung by the Munchkins, recorded in 1938. But “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead̶...
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Well, you can’t have everything. The Hollywood premiere of “Oblivion” at the Dolby Theater was a good news, bad news story: Tom Cruise did his usual routine of shaking every hand and sign...
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Late yesterday NBC swiftly announced the renewal of Carson Daly’s very late night show “Last Call” that follows Jimmy Fallon. This was meant to end the crazy speculation earlier in the da...
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Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Haggis, Mira Sorvino, Kenny Lonergan and Tea Leoni are just some of the jurors for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The annual gathering begins next Wednesday and should be pr...
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James McCartney, the 35 year old musician son of Paul and (the late) Linda, is hitting the road. Tonight he starts a 47 date tour in the US to promote his first full album. The collection, called “Me...
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With the recent news about Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels solidifies his position as King of NBC. Still with “SNL,” now Michaels takes on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and “Late Nigh...
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PBS’s Memphis Soul special from the White House just concluded. The performers were all top notch. I was impressed that Justin Timberlake did a nice job on “Dock of the Bay.” I just wish ...
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UPDATE: Sam Moore on Soul Man, Justin Timberlake on Dock of the Bay, Mavis Staples I’ll Take You There all very good. I love Queen Latifah, but Ann Peebles would have happily come in from Memphis to ...
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Barbra Streisand‘s European tour is still taking shape, with dates being adjusted. Live Nation tells me they’ve cancelled Barbra’s show in Paris at the Bercy which was scheduled for June ...
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