END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES (2004) Starring Johnny Ramone, Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Marky Ramone, C.J. Ramone, Richie Ramone, Danny Fields, Lars Fredericksen, Kirk Hammett, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Legs McNeil, Rick Rubin, Joe Strummer, Clem Burke, Ritchie Adler, Ed Stasium, Thurston Moore, Rob Zombie, John Frusciante and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Music Reviews
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass-The Lonely Bull, South of the Border and Lost Treasures (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass-The Lonely Bull, South of the Border and Lost Treasures (Shout! Factory) Herb Alpert is a giant in the music business. He was a ground-breaking musician with his band the Tijuana Brass (and solo from 1968 on) who wed jazz with Mexican rhythms and opened the door to an entire style of music. He … Continue reading
Backbeat (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BACKBEAT (1994) Starring Sheryl Lee, Steven Dorff, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Chris O’Neill, Scot Williams, Kai Wiesinger, Gertan Klauber, Marcelle Dupruy, John White, Bernard Merrick, Nicholas Tennant, Finola Geraghty, Rob Spendlove, Charlie Caine, Jennifer Ehle, Frieda Kelly, Paul Humpoletz, Christiana Uriarte, Abigail Wrapson, Galit Herskovitz, Stephan Grothgar and Lynn Lowton. Screenplay by Iain Softley, Michael … Continue reading
Boyz II Men – Throwback (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Boyz II Men – Throwback (Koch) Boyz II Men defined the decade of the 90’s with their sinless R&B harmonies and pure pop appeal. With hits such as “On Bended Knee,” “Motownphilly,” “End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men will go down in history has one of the greatest vocal groups of all time. They cemented … Continue reading
Beyond the Sea (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BEYOND THE SEA (2004) Starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi, Caroline Aaron, Peter Cincotti, Michael Byrne, Matt Rippy, Gary Whelan, William Ullrich, Jake Broder, Tayfun Bademsoy, Tomas Spencer and Tom Mannion. Screenplay by Kevin Spacey and Lewis Colick. Directed by Kevin Spacey. Distributed by LionsGate Films. 121 minutes. … Continue reading
Frank Sinatra – The Christmas Collection (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Frank Sinatra – The Christmas Collection (Reprise) Nowadays, every singer in the world is putting out a Christmas album. There are entire racks in music stores of easy-listening Christmas albums, country Christmas albums, rap Christmas albums, novelty Christmas albums, Jewish Christmas albums… it goes on and on. Not to question the motives of all the artists … Continue reading
William Shatner – Has Been (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
William Shatner – Has Been (Shout! Factory) In any discussion of the worst records of all time, someone will mention William Shatner’s 1968 jaw-dropper The Transformed Man. On that vanity record, Shatner emoted (most would say over-emoted) some of the biggest hits of the era, including gonzo versions of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” … Continue reading
Alison Moyet – Voice (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Alison Moyet – Voice (Sanctuary U.K.) Back in 1991, I interviewed Alison Moyet as she was releasing her third solo album HooDoo. At the time, we discussed her biggest international hit, an old-fashioned jazzy sounding cover of Billie Holiday’s “That Ole Devil Called Love.” Although the song topped the charts in most countries outside of the United … Continue reading
Sammy Hagar – The Essential Red Collection (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Sammy Hagar – The Essential Red Collection (Hip-O) There are two kinds of Van Halen fans, the ones who like Diamond Dave and the ones who dug Sammy. (Okay, somewhere out there may be a Gary Cherone fan, too, but I doubt it.) I was always a David Lee Roth guy as far as the band … Continue reading
Busta Rhymes – Everything Remains Raw (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
BUSTA RHYMES – EVERYTHING REMAINS RAW (2004) Starring Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star and the Flipmode Squad. Directed by Devin DeHaven. Distributed by Red Distribution. 106 minutes. Not Rated. The next time I see a Busta Rhymes show, remind me to bring my Gatorade. Between what seemed to be the endless hits and the idle on-stage … Continue reading