Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Karmin, Cher Lloyd, PSY and The Wanted – Q102 Jingle Ball 2012 – The Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – December 5, 2012 Justin Bieber photos by Jackie Speiss © 2012. All rights reserved. All other photos courtesy of DKC © 2012. Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs Someday, Someway by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not often that over 30 years into your career, you get to do some of your most interesting, acclaimed work. However, that is exactly where Susanna Hoffs finds herself. That may seem a weird thing to say, because back in the 1980s, Hoffs was a star. … Continue reading
Wayne White’s Playhouse by Ronald Sklar http://www.popentertainment.com/waynewhite.htm The brilliant creative mind behind Pee Wee’s Playhouse and other cultural landmarks continues to pop our eyes. You may not know him by name, but you know him as that guy behind the scenes responsible for blowing your mind. Wayne White is an artist, art director and puppeteer … Continue reading
VAMPS (2012) Starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Dan Stevens, Wallace Shawn, Justin Kirk, Richard Lewis, Kristen Johnston, Malcolm McDowell, Sigourney Weaver, Zak Orth, Nestor Carbonell, Scott Thomson, Todd Barry, Natalie Gal, Meredith Scott Lynn, Gael García Bernal and Marilu Henner. Screenplay by Amy Heckerling. Directed by Amy Heckerling. Distributed by Anchor Bay. 93 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Say Anything Jeff Dye… We’re Listening! by Ronald Sklar – Photo by Harley Reinhardt http://www.popentertainment.com/jeffdye.htm With a hosting stint on MTV’s Money From Strangers and a growing following, Jeff Dye’s career goes boom! By rights, he is way too good looking to be funny, but there he is, that adorable Jeff Dye, making us laugh … Continue reading
The Dick Van Dyke Show The Complete Series (Image Entertainment-2012) To any self-respecting fan of pop culture/entertainment, just the sheer utterance of the show’s title, The Dick Van Dyke Show, conjures up a baby boomer television classic. Airing only five seasons (1961-1966), The Dick Van Dyke Show, created by Carl Reiner, chronicles the home/work life of the … Continue reading
Craig Marks Wants His MTV! by Jay S. Jacobs Legend tells us the MTV blasted off on television on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” – a song that was like a shot off the bow of the staid music world and became the channel’s own personal mission statement. However, … Continue reading
Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate by Jay S. Jacobs There are very few opportunities that a music journalist will jump at quicker than the opportunity to see the three surviving members of the legendary (and legendarily squabbling) rock group Led Zeppelin together on the same stage. Even if you are not the band’s biggest … Continue reading
Tommy MacDonald Hits the Nail On the Head by Ronald Sklar http://www.popentertainment.com/tommymac.htm The star of PBS’ Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac says that creating furniture from scratch is can-do, even for those who think of themselves as can’t-don’t. I’m trying to broaden the horizons of what has been shown on television for woodworking,” … Continue reading
BRAVE (2012) Featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Sally Kinghorn, Eilidh Fraser, Peigi Barker, Steven Cree, Steve Purcell, Callum O’Neill and John Ratzenberger. Screenplay by Mark Andrews & Steve Purcell and Brenda Chapman & Irene Mecchi. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. … Continue reading
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