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Carly Simon Live from Martha’s Vineyard (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Carly Simon Live from Martha’s Vineyard (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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CARLY SIMON LIVE FROM MARTHA’S VINEYARD – THE CLASSIC CONCERT  (2004) Starring Carly Simon, Rick Marotta, Hugh McCracken, Jimmy Ryan, Robby Kilgore, Robbie Kondor, Michael Brecker, Tom “T-Bone” Wolk, Lani Groves, Kasey Cisyk and Frank Simms. Directed by Jeb Brian and Tony Mitchell. Distributed by Grandstand Entertainment.  70 minutes.  Not Rated. One problem with watching … Continue reading →

Cowboy Junkies – One Soul Now (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Cowboy Junkies – One Soul Now (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Cowboy Junkies-One Soul Now (Zoë/Latent) It’s hard to believe that it has been sixteen years since Cowboy Junkies’ second album, the sparse and lovely The Trinity Sessions, became a surprise success and helped to pave the road for alt-country and triple-A radio. That album was recorded live in one night at an abandoned church and mixed blues, … Continue reading →

Mayor of the Sunset Strip (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP (2004) Featuring Rodney Bingenheimer, David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Courtney Love, Oasis, Brian Wilson, The Doors, Ray Manzarek, Danny Sugarman, Cher, Nancy Sinatra, Mick Jagger, Brooke Shields, Kim Fowley, Cherie Currie, Chris Carter, Tori Amos, Beck, Sonny Bono, Alice Cooper, Michael Des Barres, Pamela Des Barres, Debbie Harry, … Continue reading →

Freaks and Geeks – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Freaks and Geeks – The Complete Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Freaks and Geeks The Complete Series (Shout! Factory-2004) Description:  Freaks and Geeks started out as an above average cop on The Wonder Years formula.  (Why isn’t that great show on DVD yet, particularly its perfect first few seasons?)  It didn’t quite get a whole season on NBC (1999-2000).  However, this little show about growing up in the early 1980s … Continue reading →

Five for Fighting – It’s Not Easy
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Five for Fighting – It’s Not Easy

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Five for FIGHTING It’s not EASY by Jay S. JACOBS Remember when popular music could actually say something? A tune was a mirror that we held up to our world. The lyrics were humorous or tragic or whimsical or heartbreakingly sincere. Songs spoke of love, war, relationships, politics, lust, and death. They would climb the heights or plunge the depths. John Ondrasik, the lead singer and songwriter of Five for … Continue reading →

Jonatha Brooke – Back in the Circus (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Jonatha Brooke – Back in the Circus (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Jonatha Brooke – Back in the Circus (Bad Dog/Verve) Jonatha Brooke has been out in the folk-pop trenches for almost twenty years, working up a great reputation in music circles, first as half of the acoustic duo The Story and then as a solo artist. Her music has mostly been released independently; only two Story albums and one solo were … Continue reading →

Toby Lightman – Devils and an Angel
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Toby Lightman – Devils and an Angel

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Toby Lightman Devils and an Angel by Jay S. Jacobs The music biz is always hungrily searching for the next big thing. They’re trying to find an artist that has the talent and the vibe and the chops to make a huge splash in the choppy waters of popular culture. It should be someone who has … Continue reading →

Kylie Minogue – Body Language (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Kylie Minogue – Body Language (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Kylie Minogue – Body Language (Capitol) You don’t get to be a diva for going on twenty years without a little chameleon in you. After a few missteps in the 90s, Kylie Minogue has shown an amazing ability to adapt to the changing styles and subjects of the musical world; reinventing herself again and again so … Continue reading →

Jill Hennessy – Crossing Jill
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Jill Hennessy – Crossing Jill

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Jill Hennessy crossing Jill by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2004 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: February 27, 2004. When the 2003 television season started, fans of the popular forensic drama Crossing Jordan were surprised to find the show was not on NBC’s schedule.  Many asked if the show been canceled.  How could that be?  The show … Continue reading →

Fountains of Wayne – Bright Future in Record Sales
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Fountains of Wayne – Bright Future in Record Sales

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fountains of wayne bright future in record sales by jay s. Jacobs When the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences released their 2004 Grammy nominations, Fountains of Wayne were one of the acts nominated as Best New Artist. This must have surprised the members of the band, who were under the impression that they’d been playing together for over a decade. They believed … Continue reading →