Celebrity
RIP Beloved Rapper Biz Markie, 57, “Clown Prince of Hip Hop,” Hit it Big with “Just a Friend”
Biz Markie, aka Marcel Hall, was a late 80s hip hop smash. A groundbreaking character in rap, he hit it big with "Just a...
Music
Watch Video from Bob Dylan’s Grandson, Pablo Dylan, Named for Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda
Dylan progeny are everywhere! In the same week that his uncle Jakob Dylan released a new Wallflowers album comes an EP from Bob Dylan's...
Movies
Review: For Every Beatles Fan, “McCartney 3, 2, 1” is a Must-See Rare Look Under the Hood at How the Songs Were Created
In all, I published three pieces this week on the excellent six part Hulu doc, "McCartney 3, 2, 1." This is the last one.
Rick...
Music
Happy 75th Birthday to the Gorgeous, Talented Linda Ronstadt, All Time Sweetheart of the Rodeo
There simply was no one else like Linda Ronstadt at the height of her fame. That big voice! Coming out of that little body!...
coronavirus
Not Nirvana: A Member of the Foo Fighters Camp Gets COVID, Cancelling LA Forum Show This Weekend
COVID is on the rise along with the Delta variant.
The result is not good for live performances. Foo Fighters have just canceled their show...
Movies
Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make it Through the Night” Turns 50 and Stars in Matt Damon’s New “Stillwater”
Get ready for a Sammie Smith Renaissance.
The late country singer's biggest hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night," ruled the charts in 1971....
Music
Hot Song Debut: G-Eazy with Incendiary Carlos Santana on Diane Warren’s “She’s Fire” is Radio Ready
Listen to this! Carlos Santana plays a blistering guitar on Diane Warren's "She's Fire," with a vocal from G-Eazy that just hit YouTube.
Songwriter extraordinaire...
Music
KPop Band BTS Sees New Single “Permission to Dance” Denied with Alarming Poor Sales, Fans Reject It
I am not a BTS expert. But I know when fans aren't excited or motivated.
That seems to be the case with the latest single...