Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi – Building Up the Wrecking Crew

Posted on March 14, 2015 by popenterta • 1 Comment

Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi Building Up the Wrecking Crew by Jay S. Jacobs The Wrecking Crew was the house band for an entire generation. But chances are, you’ve never heard of them. The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of studio musicians who played on many of the biggest hits of the … Continue reading →

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Tom Jones (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Tom Jones – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – May 17, 2013 The youthful and charismatic Prince of Wales of yore has matured into a slightly grizzled and hardened King. While the years have passed and life has challenged, he still retains at 70 years old the chiseled handsomeness and bellwether voice … Continue reading →

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When You’re Strange: A Film About the Doors (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by popenterta • Leave a comment

WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE – A FILM ABOUT THE DOORS (2010) Featuring archival footage of Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Janis Joplin, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley, Ed Sullivan, Andy Warhol and Adolf Hitler. Narrated by Johnny Depp. Written by Tom DiCillo. Directed by Tom … Continue reading →

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Crazy – The Hank Garland Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by popenterta • Leave a comment

CRAZY – THE HANK GARLAND STORY (2008) Starring Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Lane Garrison, Scott Michael Campbell, David Conrad, John Fleck, Timothy Omundson, Brent Briscoe, Beau Baxter, Raymond O’Connor, Steve Vai, Katharine McPhee and Nicole Steinwedell. Screenplay by Rick Bieber, Jason Ehlers and Brent Boyd. Directed by Rick Bieber. Distributed by Favored Nations. 104 minutes. … Continue reading →

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Jason Lee – Walking in Memphis

Posted on June 11, 2010 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Jason Lee Walking in Memphis by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of playing the title character in the popular sitcom My Name Is Earl and starring in such kid-friendly comedies as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Underdog, Jason Lee is taking a totally different tack for his return to series television. Memphis Beat is a moody and slightly downbeat, yet … Continue reading →

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Frankie Valli – Romancing the 00s

Posted on September 25, 2008 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Frankie Valli Romancing the 00s by Jay S. Jacobs Frankie Valli has been such an in-your-face presence in music and pop culture for so many decades that it is kind of shocking when you realize that his CD Romancing the 60s is his first album of new material in 28 years. After all, this is a guy … Continue reading →

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Ingrid Michaelson – The Way She Is

Posted on March 26, 2008 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Ingrid Michaelson The Way She Is by Jay S. Jacobs It used to be in order to get your songs heard; you had to hope that somehow radio would catch on to you (often through payola). The whole business has changed, though, and Ingrid Michaelson is riding the wave of the new world order of … Continue reading →

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Happy Feet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on November 24, 2006 by popenterta • Leave a comment

HAPPY FEET (2006) Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, E.G. Daily, Steve Irwin, Johnny A. Sanchez, Carlos Alazraqui, Lombardo Boyar, Jeff Garcia, Fat Joe, Chrissie Hynde, Roger Rose, Peter Carroll and Larry Moss. Screenplay by George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren … Continue reading →

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Ernst Jorgensen Follows His Dream

Posted on September 23, 2006 by popenterta • Leave a comment

ERNST JORGENSEN FOLLOWS HIS DREAM By Ken Sharp When you’re an Elvis Presley fan, if a newly released CD, book or DVD has the name Ernst Mikael Jorgensen stamped upon it, you’re guaranteed one thing, a flawlessly executed, rigorously researched and historically sound project of exceptional quality, class, and listenability. From his highly praised work … Continue reading →

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Elvis: Behind the Image – Volumes 1 & 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

Posted on January 5, 2006 by popenterta • Leave a comment

ELVIS: BEHIND THE IMAGE – VOLUMES 1 & 2 (2005) Starring Elvis Presley, Bud Glass, Sandi Miller, John Wilkinson, Kathy Westmoreland, Cynthia Pepper and Ed Enoch. Directed by Bud Glass. Distributed by Bud Glass Productions/Praytome Publishing. 150 minutes. Not Rated. Over 25 years since his untimely passing on August 16, 1977, interest in “The King,” … Continue reading →

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