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Various Artists – The Best of Bond… James Bond (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Various Artists – The Best of Bond… James Bond (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Various Artists – The Best of Bond… James Bond (Verve)  The music behind James Bond has always been part of the allure of the super-spy, a loungy, seductive musical canon tailor-made to naked women dancing in silhouette behind the opening credits – vaguely suggesting danger and the good life.  As the Bond film series approaches its 50th anniversary, … Continue reading →

Labelle – Back to Now (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Labelle – Back to Now (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Labelle – Back to Now (Verve)  You wouldn’t normally expect there to be that much expectation for the reunion of a band which broke up about 30 years ago after doing six mostly-ignored and long-forgotten albums on three labels – all of which spawned a total of only one hit single. Of course, that one hit single in … Continue reading →

Johnny Cash’s America (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Johnny Cash’s America (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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JOHNNY CASH’S AMERICA (2008) Featuring Johnny Cash (archival footage), June Carter Cash (archival footage), Rosanne Cash, Cindy Cash, John Carter Cash, Joanne Cash, Rick Rubin, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Al Gore, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, John Mellencamp, Vince Gill, Ozzy Osborne, Rep. Lamar Alexander and Tim Robbins. Narrated by … Continue reading →

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus – Best of Both Worlds Concert (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus – Best of Both Worlds Concert (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HANNAH MONTANA AND MILEY CYRUS – BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT (2008) Starring Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kenny Ortega, Mandy Jiroux, Paul Becker, Teresa Espinosa, Jaco Caraco, Jennifer Talarico, Jason Pettigrew and Marshall Lake. Directed by Bruce Hendricks. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios.  74 minutes.  Rated G. The … Continue reading →

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SWEENEY TODD – THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007) Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Ed Sanders, Timothy Spall, Jayne Wisener, Sacha Baron Cohen, Laura Michelle Kelly, Gracie May, Ava May and Gabriella Freeman. Screenplay by John Logan. Directed by Tim Burton. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 117 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MEAT LOAF: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE (2008) Featuring Marvin Lee “Meat Loaf” Aday, Kasim Sulton, John Miceli, Mark Alexander, Paul Crook, Randy Flowers, Carolyn “CC” Coletti, Aspen Miller, David Luther, Bill Barclay, William “Randy” Brown, Wayne “Wayno” Bukovinsky, Grady Champion, Tim “TC” Coakley, Don “Donny” Gordon, Cheryl Hall, Joe Lenane, Pamala Lewis, Joe Libretti, Eric … Continue reading →

Us3 – Say What!? (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Us3 – Say What!? (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Us3 – Say What!? (V2) More than a decade on down from making an indelible – if somewhat short lived – impression on pop culture with their revolutionary jazz/rap fusion, Us3 just keep on keeping on. Their 1993 hit album Hand on the Torch, which featured the Herbie Hancock-sampling smash “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),” opened people’s eyes to … Continue reading →

Atlantic Records – The House That Ahmet Built (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Atlantic Records – The House That Ahmet Built (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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ATLANTIC RECORDS – THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT (2007) Starring Ahmet Ertegun, Bette Midler, Chris Blackwell, Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Aretha Franklin, David Geffen, Taylor Hackford, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Kid Rock, Ben E. King, Leiber and Stoller, Wynton Marsalis, Paolo Nutini, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Jann Wenner, Jerry Wexler and … Continue reading →

Tyrone Wells – Hold On (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Tyrone Wells – Hold On (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Tyrone Wells-Hold On (Universal Republic) Effortlessly combining pop, soul, folk and rock, Tyrone Wells has masterfully crafted a perfect mainstream debut.  The Seattle, Washington native recently released Hold On, his first major label offering.  He previously released Hold On via the internet, building a buzz and gaining a loyal fan base. Hold On opens with … Continue reading →

Patti Smith – Twelve (Columbia)
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Patti Smith – Twelve (Columbia)

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Patti Smith – Twelve (Columbia) It is weird thinking of recent Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith – arguably one of the great songwriters of recent decades – doing an album completely of covers of other artists’ work. Not that Patti isn’t great at reinterpreting other songs. She first really popped onto most people’s radar with … Continue reading →