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 …
Ric Ocasek: Just What We Needed
The recent passing of Ric Ocasek left all of us reeling. Especially since it happened just days after we lost Eddie Money. Their respective music was the soundtrack of our youth for many of us. Ric showed us he had so many more facets than we ever dreamed possible. He was a singer, songwriter, musician, …
INXS: From the Beginning
Originally formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977, coming out of Sydney, Australia, the rock band INXS demonstrated early on that they were something truly special and unique. However, their journey to stardom was not an easy one and they would have to prove themselves to both fans and critics alike. The band consisted of founding members, Andrew Farriss, …
Temporary Insanity: The Strange Death of Ray Vitte
Inspiration comes from many places, but in this case, I was inspired in the identical fashion of my last offering about the eerie similarities of the suicide scene of the group Boston’s Brad Delp and a fictional suicide from the television show Twin Peaks. If you haven’t read it, give it a read as it comes highly recommended, …
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
When you think of the greatest female voices of the 70s, Linda Ronstadt should, very rightfully so, be at the top of that list. From the very start of this Dolly Parton produced documentary, you just know this film is going to be something very special. Ronstadt announces in the first 5 minutes that she …
Tina: The Documentary
On March 2, 2021, the documentary, “Tina Turner,” debuted at the Berlin Film Festival where it received a very favorable rating. The Oscar winning documentary duo, Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin, went on to watch HBO release in the U.S. on March 27, and saw it garner the largest HBO audience for a documentary …
We Got the Beat: Great Drummers in Music
Drummers. Every song needs a good, driving, solid beat. But the oft-asked question is “who did it best?” It’s truly all about individual perspective. Music is subjective. Opinion as to who is the “best,” or who is your favorite varies with each individual. So, we took a poll, to see who the favorites were. Many …
Eternal Romance, Love Songs of the 60’s through the 90’s
The idea of courtly or romantic love goes back to ancient times but really took on a more modern understanding of the topic in the Medieval Ages and thereafter. Needless to say, it has been part of every culture and era’s music since then. The Twentieth Century certainly solidified the idea of romance and often …
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 …