Thursday, March 28, 2024

Music

Commemorating Billy Preston, the Fifth Beatle, R&B Star, Who Died June 6, 2006, His Estate is Still Not Settled

It's hard to imagine but when Billy Preston died on June 6, 2006 he was just 59 years old. His 60th birthday would have...

Hollywood’s A-List– Leo, Jennifer, Quincy, Jamie Foxx– Show Up for “The Black Godfather,” Clarence Avant

A-list Hollywood showed up in droves Monday night for a screening of "The Black Godfather," a new documentary about music man Clarence Avant.  What...

Review: Ron Howard’s “Pavarotti” Hits All the Right Notes Capturing the Out-sized Life of a Man with Giant Appetites

Ron Howard’s "Pavarotti" is a cinematic gem which captures the larger than life tenor and those who loved him.  Opera is secondary in this...

Miley Cyrus Tries to Gross-Sex it Up for New Album, But It’s Not Working: “She is Coming” Opened with Just 15K Sold Including Streaming,...

Miley Cyrus has done everything she can to sex it up for "She is Coming," the double entendre named EP she released on Friday. It...

R&B Legend Curtis Mayfield: Celebrating What Would Have Been The 77th Birthday of the Man Behind So Many Hits

It's actually even sadder now that I realize when Curtis Mayfield died at the end of 1999 he was only 57 years old. OMG....

Elton John’s “Rocketman” Pulls Catalog onto iTunes Top 100: Even Non Hit “Madman Across the Water” is at Number 86

When Elton John released "Madman Across the Water" in the early 1970s, it was not a big hit. Neither were its singles, "Levon" or...

Box Office: Elton John’s “Rocketman” Loses Friday Night to “Godzilla,” But Musical BioPic Has Better Legs — And Songs

I think it's going to be a long, long time-- that is, "Rocketman" will be with us all summer, but "Godzilla" will have a...

Exclusive: Famous Devotees of the Beatles’ “White Album” Going Out on Tour This Summer Including Micky Dolenz, Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross

We don't have the Beatles to tour for all their 50th anniversary packages.  But we do have something cool , anyway. I'm told that next...