Music
Elvis Costello Is Releasing Maybe the Best Album of 2022, “The Boy Named If” Second Success in Three Years
I don't know why it seems like a surprise, but Elvis Costello's "The Boy Named If" is maybe a masterpiece. And the surprise comes...
Celebrity
Respect for Ronnie: “Be My Baby,” by the Ronettes, Rises to Number 1 on iTunes After Spector’s Death
It's respect for Ronnie Spector.
"Be My Baby" by the Ronettes has risen to number 1 on iTunes after the death of the great singer...
Music
RIP Ronnie Spector, The Voice That Roared Over the Wall of Sound, Taught the Rolling Stones to Dance
There are just no words to express how much I loved Ronnie Spector. I am so sorry to hear she's died at age 78....
Music
Adele Releases Artful New Video for “Oh My God” In Effort to Bolster Sales of “30” Album
Adele's "30" album has been a big hit but sales are starting to wane. So pants suited singer has released a new video for...
Movies
SAG Awards: Respect! First Time Since 1999 Two Actresses Nominated for Playing Same Person (Aretha Franklin)
My dear friend Aretha Franklin must be smiling from heaven.
For the first time since 1999, two actresses have received SAG nominations for playing the...
awards
Round Up: Spider Man Eyes $700 Mil, RIP Maria Ewing, Seinfeld Gets A-Rod for a Neighbor, Publicists Get Applause
Here are a few things rambling around today:
BOFFO "Spider Man: No Way Home" will finish in 4th place on the all time box office...
Music
James Mtume, R&B Legend, Played with Miles Davis, Wrote Hits for Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Stephanie Mills
So many people died today, and I had to write a lot of obits. Not fun.
But I couldn't let James Mtume's death today at...
Celebrity
RIP Michael Lang, the Man Who Brought Us Woodstock and Changed a Generation
Is there any more powerful event in the popular culture than Woodstock?
The summer of '69 gave us the first mass rock concert experience, way...