Ric Ocasek was one of the all-time great American songwriters: the spirit of Buddy Holly in the body and mind of Mr. Spock, a new wave eccentric who always wanted to brush your rock & roll hair. That’s why the world is in mourning at the news of his death yesterday, at the age of 75. With the Cars, the Boston legend scored hit after hit, yet he also wrote vulnerable ballads about teen angst with his own distinctive blend of compassion and humor, plus his authentic geek-gulp of a voice.
- 9/16/2019
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
U2’s hardcore fans unearthed an important piece of the band’s history earlier this month with the discovery of an audience recording from an August 1979 gig the group played at Dublin’s Dandelion Market. It’s the earliest U2 concert recording known to exist, containing not just early versions of “Out of Control” and “Stories For Boys,” but also two songs that have never been heard before: “In Your Hand” and “Concentration Cramp.”
Some of the songs later appeared on their debut LP Boy, released in October 1980. U2 promoted...
Some of the songs later appeared on their debut LP Boy, released in October 1980. U2 promoted...
- 7/5/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Stephen Harber Nov 7, 2016
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2.6 Trapped Inside
Remember this time last week when I said I thought Confinement needed Sam Raimi’s touch? I changed my mind. This is the episode that needs his touch the most. It’s a big event episode that you’d think the crew would want to bring him back to direct. In fact, it has enough material to stretch out into a two-parter - even if it is a bit thin as just one self-contained instalment. But keeping things short and silly...
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This review contains spoilers.
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2.6 Trapped Inside
Remember this time last week when I said I thought Confinement needed Sam Raimi’s touch? I changed my mind. This is the episode that needs his touch the most. It’s a big event episode that you’d think the crew would want to bring him back to direct. In fact, it has enough material to stretch out into a two-parter - even if it is a bit thin as just one self-contained instalment. But keeping things short and silly...
- 11/7/2016
- Den of Geek
On Monday, July 26, famed rock producer, manager, and lyricist Sandy Pearlman died at the age of 72. His Wikipedia page says he "was the recipient of 17 gold and platinum records." He managed that despite not actually producing many bands, or even albums -- but he left a big imprint on every one he worked on.
Born in Rockaway (Queens), NY in 1943, he got a college degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook on Long Island in 1966.
A year later, still in the Stony Brook area, he recruited a band so he could have a series of science-fiction poems he'd written (the Imaginos saga, about a group secretly controlling world history) set to music and performed. He named the band Soft White Underbelly after Winston Churchill's epithet for Italy, but changed its name to Oaxaca after Soft White Underbelly got a negative review at a big concert.
Born in Rockaway (Queens), NY in 1943, he got a college degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook on Long Island in 1966.
A year later, still in the Stony Brook area, he recruited a band so he could have a series of science-fiction poems he'd written (the Imaginos saga, about a group secretly controlling world history) set to music and performed. He named the band Soft White Underbelly after Winston Churchill's epithet for Italy, but changed its name to Oaxaca after Soft White Underbelly got a negative review at a big concert.
- 7/28/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
“That was weird. And kind of amazing,” sighs Wicked City‘s Betty Beaumontaine (Erika Christensen), moments after a sexual encounter remarkable for its unspoken agreement that she pretend to be a corpse.
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- 10/25/2015
- TVLine.com
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