Do you remember your first time hearing this month’s cover story band? Chances are it was way past midnight and there were a few flannel shirts in the room and tons of hairspray and at least two guys with eyeliner. Right away it was clear that it was a slightly different sound and long guitar jams […]
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For American movie fans, when it comes to Nicolas Cage, just like everything else in filmdom, it’s a perfect trichotomy: You love him; you hate him; or somewhere in between. But Nic Cage is the paradigm for that trichotomy. I’d wager that each category holds about one third of the audience. I fall clearly into
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There are many great three-piece bands that have existed throughout the history of music. There are at least 20 that are arguably some of the best ever. Once every decade or so, there comes along a trio that sets the tone for what all future three-piece bands should be. Some of them live on for
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Normally when your heart is broken you go to a shrink, but if you are a glutton for punishment, you join a dating site and start all over again. For some people, it goes medical and you have to turn your life over to a team of surgeons which may destroy any Yoga training you
How to Fix a Broken Heart by Hank Harrison Read Post »
It seems long ago that Hannah Montana graced the tv screens all around the world. Little did we know at that time that the spunky little girl would grow up to be one of the leading musical acts. While she’s pushed the bounties of sexuality and probably made her father Billy Ray a little nervous
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Licorice Pizza Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Review by Paul Marino Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson’s ninth film continues his recent string of period pieces. Those of us that never lived on the West Coast before 1987 probably won’t know why the film is so titled, since neither the phrase nor either word is ever spoken
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Over the years there have been many debates about history’s greatest rock bands. There is no debate that this month’s cover band can easily be considered one of the top 10 greatest rock ‘n roll bands of all time. Considering they made their first albums as mere teenagers and still tour as a band is not only
AC/DC’s Legendary Legacy isn’t finished yet! Read Post »
Nightmare AlleyDirector: Guillermo del Toro Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro’s eleventh film, is a masterful neo-noir psychological thriller starring Bradley Cooper (Stan Carlisle) and Cate Blanchette (Dr. Lilith Ritter), and a jaw-dropping ensemble supporting cast. It’s a new adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel. Edmund Goulding adapted the novel as a classic film noir
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