American Bandstand, which went national 61 years ago this past Sunday, is probably the most important program in music history. Watching the old...
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Soundtracks are interesting pieces of art. There are comparatively easy ones. Movies such as “The Big Chill” take a bunch of loved songs and throw...
Spin posted an article yesterday describing a staged variety show being planned by David Byrne. The program will be presented at Town Hall in New York City on...
We seem to be living in the golden era of television drama. Starting with the “Sopranos,” both premium and basic cable have presented one great...
Marketers have a strong sense of what sticks in people’s minds and what gets a particular reaction. They study this stuff. So it’s interesting to...
“This Life” is the theme “Sons of Anarchy,” which had its final season premiere this week. The song is from Curtis Stigers and was...
Thinking about it logically, a godparent/godchild relationship between any two random people is no less weird than in cases in which the couple is famous. But...
Acoustic Guitar Masters John Fahey: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Bert Jansch: Reynardine/Angie Leo Kottke: Vaseline Machine Gun/Last Steam Engine Adrian...
A sad note on Christmas Eve. Jack Klugman, who died today at age 90, was not a musical personality per se. But the theme music from The Odd Couple —...
A headline referring to Saturday Night Live made me think of this great video. That’s about as thin a rationale for posting something as possible, but a...
