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Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY – THE STORY OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (2012) Featuring Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, Michael McDonald, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, John McFee, Bruce Cohn, Ted Templeman and Joel Selvin. Written by Barry Ehrmann and Rachel Benson. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Video. 103 minutes. Not Rated. Few bands … Continue reading →

Tanita Tikaram – Can’t Go Back (A Music Review)
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Tanita Tikaram – Can’t Go Back (A Music Review)

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Tanita Tikaram – Can’t Go Back (Eagle Rock) Tanita Tikaram sounded much older than only nineteen when she released her 1988 debut album Ancient Heart.  This was not simply due to her hushed, husky vocal delivery, but it was also due to the shockingly mature introspection of the songwriting.  Ancient Heart was released to massive … Continue reading →

Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (A Movie Review)
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Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (A Movie Review)

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LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY (2012) Starring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham. Directed by Dick Carruthers. Distributed by Cineplex Entertainment. 124 minutes. Not Rated. As someone who was a bit too young to catch Led Zeppelin in their first go-round, Celebration Day is glorious proof of what a stunning live act that … Continue reading →

Yellow Submarine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Yellow Submarine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) Featuring the voices of Paul Angelis, John Clive, Dick Emery, Geoff Hughes, Lance Percival and Peter Batten, with a special guest appearance by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Screenplay by Lee Minoff and Al Brodax and Jack Mendelsohn and Erich Segal. Directed by George Dunning. Live action Beatles … Continue reading →

The Pretty Reckless – Hit Me Like A Man EP (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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The Pretty Reckless – Hit Me Like A Man EP (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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The Pretty Reckless – Hit Me Like A Man EP (Interscope) There is a long, not always storied, history of actors and actresses who fancy themselves singers. Sometimes it works out, more often it doesn’t.  The lead singer of The Pretty Reckless is Taylor Momsen, a former model-turned-Gossip Girl star. But if you’re expecting some candy-ass bubble gum crap, … Continue reading →

Talking Heads Chronology (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Talking Heads Chronology (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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TALKING HEADS CHRONOLOGY (2011) Featuring David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. Directed by Talking Heads. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 109 minutes. Not Rated. In the Seventies and Eighties, there was no other group like Talking Heads. A group of art-school funk-punksters that set CBGBs and eventually the world on fire with … Continue reading →

Beauty and the Beast – The Enchanted Christmas (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Beauty and the Beast – The Enchanted Christmas (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS (1997) Featuring the voices of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Haley Joel Osment, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Kath Soucie, Paul Reubens and Angela Lansbury. Screenplay by Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus and Bill Motz & Bob Roth. Directed … Continue reading →

Boyz II Men – Twenty (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Boyz II Men – Twenty (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Boyz II Men – Twenty (Koch) Has it really been 20 years since “Motownphilly?” Apparently, it’s been that long, and the best-selling R&B group Boyz II Men are reminding us of their staying power and their ability to live up to their name. No longer boyz but grown men, their aptly entitled anniversary album, Twenty, is a very pleasant jaunt … Continue reading →

Everyday Sunshine – The Story of Fishbone (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Everyday Sunshine – The Story of Fishbone (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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EVERYDAY SUNSHINE – THE STORY OF FISHBONE (2011) Featuring Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore, Kendall Jones, Chris Dowd, “Dirty” Walter A. Kibby II, David Kahne, Keith Morris, Ice-T, Gwen Stefani, Flea, Mike Watt, Branford Marsalis, Tim Robbins, Vernon Reid, Eugene Hutz, Perry Farrell, Les Claypool, Tony Kanal, Bob Forrest and George Clinton. Narrated by Lawrence Fishburne. … Continue reading →

Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare (Universal Music Enterprises) It has been over 35 years since Alice Cooper released his legendary first solo album Welcome To My Nightmare.  (Though, technically, lots of people didn’t know it was a solo debut since his longtime band, which had recorded seven albums, was also named Alice Cooper.)  … Continue reading →