Macy Gray – Gramercy Theater – New York, NY – October 5, 2010 Photos by Mark Doyle © 2010. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Category Archives: Singers
David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy
David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy by Ronald Sklar Time for your reality check, kids: the classic 70s sitcom, The Partridge Family, debuted on ABC forty years ago. And its star, the teen-idol-extraordinaire David Cassidy, is now 60. So now you know how you feel, but how does he feel? “It doesn’t make me … Continue reading
Michael McDonald: This Christmas – Live in Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
MICHAEL McDONALD: THIS CHRISTMAS – LIVE IN CHICAGO (2010) Featuring Michael McDonald, Pat Coil, Bernie Chiaravalle, Vince Denham, Lanice Morrison, Yvette Preyer and Drea Rhenee. Directed by Joe Thomas. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 85 minutes. Not Rated. A few years ago in the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, there was a running gag in which the manager … Continue reading
Jackson Browne – Going Home (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
JACKSON BROWNE – GOING HOME (1994) Featuring Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Graham Nash, David Lindley, Don Henley and Jennifer Warnes. Directed by Janice Engel. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Jackson Browne was one of the great songwriters of the 70s and 80s, though now he is sometimes unfairly overlooked … Continue reading
The Smithereens – Meet the Smithereens… Again!
The Smithereens Meet the Smithereens… Again! by Jay S. Jacobs On the day that the town of Carteret, New Jersey gave the key of the city to their favorite sons – the rock band The Smithereens, whose guitarist, drummer and original bassist all grew up in the town – the group was relaxing behind the … Continue reading
Alicia Witt – Miss Witt’s Opus
Alicia Witt Miss Witt’s Opus by Ronald Sklar Alicia Witt has been steadily holding on to her day job – that of an extremely successful working actor – until she can make real her dream job: that of singer-songwriter. That goal is becoming ever more realized now that she has debuted her self-titled EP and its well-received … Continue reading
Classic Albums: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes! (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
CLASSIC ALBUMS: TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – DAMN THE TORPEDOES! (2010) Featuring Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Jimmy Iovine, Shelly Yakus and archival footage of Stan Lynch. Directed by Matthew Longfellow. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 57 minutes. Not Rated. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1979 breakthrough album Damn the Torpedoes! has long … Continue reading
Jordin Sparks – Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Jordin Sparks – Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – July 18, 2010 Photos by Debbie Wagner © 2010. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Lucy Woodward – Highline Ballroom – New York (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Lucy Woodward – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY – July 17, 2010 There was probably a certain amount of wishful thinking involved when the emcee at this show introduced Lucy Woodward as “The star of stage and screen” – but even if he somewhat over-inflated her importance, in a better world those accolades would be deserved. … Continue reading
Belinda Carlisle – Loosens Her Lips
Belinda Carlisle Loosens Her Lips by Jay S. Jacobs “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, actually,” Belinda Carlisle admits, chuckling. That’s a pretty impressive statement coming from a woman who has regularly defied the odds to make her dreams come true. When she was in her twenties, she was the lead … Continue reading