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Out Front with Jay-Z
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Out Front with Jay-Z

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JAY-Z OUT FRONT WITH JAY-Z by Brad Balfour Thanks to his current conflicts with fellow tour-ist R. Kelly, Brooklyn born hip-hop chart topper Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter) doesn’t come down from the headlines. But there’s another reason — the release of his live concert/semi-autobiographical feature, Fade to Black (producer Rick Rubin). Chronicling his Madison Square Garden performance … Continue reading →

Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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RAY (2004) Starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, David Krumholtz and Wendell Pierce. Screenplay by James L. White. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 152 minutes. Rated PG-13. Ray Charles is a … Continue reading →

Henry Rollins – Out of the Van
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Henry Rollins – Out of the Van

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Henry Rollins Out of the Van by Ronald Sklar “I could grandstand and tell you I’m The Man, but I basically don’t have a life,” Henry Rollins tells me in a recent phone interview. As usual, The Man is being too hard on himself. The rock legend, now in his early forties and still as tough … Continue reading →

Raphael Saadiq – The Return of Ray Ray
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Raphael Saadiq – The Return of Ray Ray

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Raphael Saadiq The Return of Ray Ray by Abraham Kuranga Raphael Saadiq is cool.  Student Council president cool.  Zach Morris cool.  O.K. well, you get the point.  Saadiq is also extremely focused.  No stranger to success, Saadiq has reached both highs and lows, but mostly highs, with Tony! Toni! Toné! and later Lucy Pearl. Saadiq … Continue reading →

William Shatner – Has Been (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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William Shatner – Has Been (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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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)
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Alison Moyet – Voice (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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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 →

De-Lovely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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De-Lovely (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DE-LOVELY (2004) Starring Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson, Allan Corduner, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Allen, James Wilby, Kevin McKidd, Richard Dillane, Edward Baker-Duly, Angie Hill, Harry Ditson, Tayler Hamilton, John Barrowman, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Sheryl Crow, Robbie Williams, Alanis Morissette, Mick Huckmall, Lemar Obika, Caroline O’Connor, Vivian Green, Lara Fabian, … Continue reading →

Sammy Hagar – The Essential Red Collection (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Sammy Hagar – The Essential Red Collection (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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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 →

Julie Delpy – Paris Match
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Julie Delpy – Paris Match

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Julie Delpy Paris Match by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes, through a mixture of hard work, talent and sheer luck, a movie just clicks.  Everything works.  The 1995 romantic comedy/drama Before Sunrise was one of those films.  It stood out from the pack of the Gen X films of the time, because it was smart, funny and had a serious point of view.  It was light … Continue reading →