The music industry is a complete mess. Illegal downloads continue to eclipse legal ones and most artists recordings are Trojan horses for live shows. These tours, especially the arena ones, are now the money train of the music business. According to Pollstar veteran rockers mostly rule this concert scene – many of them not even bothering to…
This picture says it all. Bette Midler, yes, Bette Midler is on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee stage next to Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond and someone else I can’t recognize. This is just wrong. On what planet does “The Wind Beneath My Wings” singer – who once boasted having Barry Manilow as a music…
I must admit when I first heard about Trey Parker & Matt Stone adapting the Book of Mormon for the Broadway Stage – I was nervously excited. This could either be either the most interesting musical ever or it could be a complete train wreck. Surprisingly, it’s neither. What the Book of Mormon Musical really is, is…
TV continues to offer the most varied and satisfying entertainment for people who are willing to invest some time learning what they like. This variety of quality programing can be found either on demand or on DVD – all you have to do is make the effort to look for it. One show to look…
Despite the Grammy wins, I am not a fan a big fan of Boardwalk Empire. Steve Buscemi is miscast as the political boss with mob ties in historic Atlantic City. The production values and other actors are terrific, but the stories themselves aren’t very rich and are the weak link in what must have been…
Long ago, before there was basic cable and DVR’s, the start of the fall TV season was a clearly defined event. All of the good shows came from the big three networks. Today, seasons seem to start whenever they want to and with few exceptions most of the great shows do not come from the what is…
If seeing a bummed out Kirsten Dunst busting out her wedding dress bustier for an hour is your cup of tea, have I got a film for you! Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia.” Trier describes his slightly sci-fi two hours and 13 minutes as “A beautiful movie about the end of the world.” And to be…
The Grammy Awards have been a source of frustration for music fans for many years. The Beatles and many other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were never properly acknowledged during their careers. Worse, the “Record of the Year” award, arguably the Grammy’s highest honor that goes to both the artist and the producer…
Eagle Vision continues its string of great music-lovers DVDs with their release of Queen – Days of our Lives on Blu-ray. Since the death of flamboyant front man Freddie Mercury from AIDS in 1991 Queen’s popularity, remarkably, has persisted. Fox’s Glee featured a show with songs from Queen. Their big hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody” had a bit of…