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Bryan Adams – Wembley 1996 Live (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Bryan Adams – Wembley 1996 Live (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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BRYAN ADAMS – WEMBLEY 1996 LIVE (2016) Featuring Bryan Adams, Keith Scott, Mickey Curry, Tommy Mandel, Dave Taylor, Danny Cummings and Melissa Etheridge. Directed by Bryan Adams. Distributed by Eagle Vision.  143 minutes.  Not Rated. At this point in his career, Bryan Adams is mostly remembered for his smash hit, slightly sappy soundtrack ballads: “Heaven” … Continue reading →

Drive-By Truckers & Kyle Craft – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – November 9, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Drive-By Truckers & Kyle Craft – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – November 9, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Drive-By Truckers & Kyle Craft – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – November 9, 2016 Two days after the 2004 reelection of George W Bush a friend and I trekked to New York to hear what R.E.M. had to say about the devastating win. Opening with “It’s the End of World As We Know It … Continue reading →

Frankie Cosmos, Big Thief, Free Cake for Every Creature – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – November 1, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Frankie Cosmos, Big Thief, Free Cake for Every Creature – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – November 1, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Frankie Cosmos, Big Thief, Free Cake for Every Creature – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – November 1, 2016 The lo-fi indie air of Frankie Cosmos held court to a gaggle of Philadelphians at First Unitarian Church on November 1. The tight, dark and warm room opened its ears and heart to the flood … Continue reading →

The B-52’s Halloween Bash – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – October 30, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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The B-52’s Halloween Bash – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – October 30, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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The B-52’s Halloween Bash – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – October 30, 2016 This past Sunday The Fillmore was as festive as you can get for Halloween as a large contingent of Philadelphians dressed up and danced along to one-of-a-kind The B-52’s. Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson and Fred Schneider and their backing band rocked … Continue reading →

Classic Albums: The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Classic Albums: The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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CLASSIC ALBUMS – THE BEACH BOYS: PET SOUNDS (2016) Featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Tony Asher, Karl Engemann, Mark Linett, Hal Blaine, Don Randi, Bruce Botnick, Helen Shapiro, Keith Altham, David WIld, Lucy O’Brien and archival footage of Dennis Wilson. Directed by Martin R. Smith and Matthew Longfellow. Distributed … Continue reading →

Journey Live in Manila (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Journey Live in Manila (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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JOURNEY LIVE IN MANILA (2016) Featuring Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, Arnel Pineda and Deen Castronovo. Directed by Eli Tishberg. Distributed by Eagle Rock Home Entertainment.  141 minutes.  Not Rated. Of the classic arena rock groups of the 1970s and 1980s – including Journey, Styx, Foreigner, Boston, Kansas, REO Speedwagon, etc. – most are … Continue reading →

Squeeze & The English Beat – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – October 14, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Squeeze & The English Beat – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – October 14, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Squeeze & The English Beat – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – October 14, 2016 The 70s and 80s were littered with bands that were given the honorary title “the next Beatles” by fans and the music industry.  This was usually reserved for particularly melodic and smart rock-pop bands, ones who had sterling critical … Continue reading →

What Happened, Miss Simone? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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What Happened, Miss Simone? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE? (2016) Featuring Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Shackman, George Wein, Stanley Crouch, Dick Gregory, Ilyasah Shabazz, Ambassador Shabazz, Gerrit De Bruin and archival footage of Nina Simone. Screenplay by Liz Garbus. Directed by Liz Garbus. Distributed by Netflix.  92 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Jazz chanteuse Nina Simone always somehow felt too … Continue reading →

Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Glen Hansard – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, Pennsylvania – September 12, 2016 No one wanted the recent Glen Hansard concert in suburban Philadelphia to end, least of all the singer himself, who ended up performing a generous eight-song encore.  In fact, it was nine songs if you count the extended snippet of Aretha Franklin’s … Continue reading →

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 Back in 2001, Jeff Lynne was slated to tour with a new version of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) in support of his then new album, Zoom. Unfortunately, despite a few warm-up shows, which included an episode of VH1 Storytellers, those dates never … Continue reading →