Rocky Horror Picture Show A Retro Review
What do you get when you cross a sweet, young, newly engaged couple with a house full of raving mad lunatics? You get one of the greatest cult classic films of all time! Rocky Horror Picture Show is a campy, musical spoof on the haunted-castle horror movie, encompassing a ’70s glam-rock world of androgyny with …
George Harrison: What Is Life?
Forever known as “the quiet Beatle”, George Harrison was more an observer, a thinker, an innovator, and a man who was truly unafraid to try new things. George was also the youngest Beatle but was very much an old soul. Harrison’s love of music started in the womb, with his mother playing music from Radio …
Battle of the Bands: When the Famous Fight
Being in a band can be so tough. When you’re writing songs, recording albums, touring the world, and doing it all with the same exact people day after day, relationships can become a little strained, to say the least. It’s like being in any family – you fight, you get mad, then you make up …
The Five Best Animated Christmas Films/Shows
What are of the 5 Best Animated Christmas Films? As a kid, I think we all had favorites, and I think many of us will agree with this list. From the 60s – 90s, these are the ones we feel have best stood the test of time. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (the TV Special)Rudolph the …
The Hollywood Bowl: Standing the Test of Time
In the spring of 2020, the Hollywood Bowl announced that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the decision was reached to remain closed during their 2020 summer season. The venue stated, “We are sad to share that, for the first time in its almost century-long history, the Hollywood Bowl will be silent this summer. In response …
The Story Behind the Song: “Layla” by Eric Clapton
From the very first driving notes of the intro to the song “Layla,” written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, you know this tune’s gonna rock. Originally released by their group, Derek and the Dominos, in November 1970, the song initially wasn’t very popular. Two versions later it achieved chart success, the first in 1972 …
Jeff Buckley: The Last Goodbye
Incandescent. That word fully describes Jeff Buckley to a T. His meteoric rise to fame was a brilliant flash of light, only to be snuffed out by his apparently accidental drowning at age 30. Born in Southern California, Jeff spent his early years growing up in Orange County. He began playing guitar at the age …
Do You Remember? VH1’s “Behind the Music”
On January 1, 1985, MTV’s parent corporation launched a new music video network aimed at building upon what the original music channel had created, but it focused on a slightly older demographic. When VH1 first came into existence, it was all about music videos and music shows. Favorites like “Behind the Music”, “VH1 Legends”, “Best …
Mystify: The Michael Hutchence Story
Richard Lowenstein’s long-awaited documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence arrived in July 2019 after a decade in the works. It’s no surprise that Lowenstein seems to struggle a bit to determine the best path to take to frame Hutchence’s story; after all, they were close friends. That being said – it was definitely worth the wait. Mystify …
Saturday Night Fever: A Retro Review
What do you get when you make a movie about the insane disco craze of the 70s? You get music, dancing, and a whole lot more that could have been left on the cutting room floor. Ironically, it’s the numerous and heavily choreographed musical sequences that have failed to stand the test of time. John …