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
Enrique Iglesias Touring in a State of Euphoria by Jay S. Jacobs Enrique Iglesias is back on the road, and he’s determined that tonight he’s gonna move you. A star now since the late 90s, Iglesias has ridden his unique mixture of Latin rhythms and hip-hop beats to the top of the charts. Though he … Continue reading
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
LOW MILLIONS EX-FILES BY JAY S. JACOBS It’s never easy to make your own way when your father is a legend in your chosen pursuit. Just ask Julian Lennon, Jakob Dylan and so many others, even if you sound nothing like them, the comparisons will still come. Adam Cohen is in an even weirder position … Continue reading
Marshall Crenshaw – What’s In the Bag? (Razor & Tie) It’s nice to see that over twenty years on from the self-titled debut album which had Marshall Crenshaw anointed the next big thing, Crenshaw is still releasing vital, passionate music. He never became as huge as the pundits said he would in 1982 when he had … Continue reading
Raphael Saadiq – Instant Vintage (Universal) Raphael Saadiq has logged well over a decade in the music biz as one of the brains behind Tony! Toni! Toné! and last year’s supergroup Lucy Pearl. But other than a few solo soundtrack singles over the years like “Ask Of You” (from Higher Learning) and “Get Involved” (from The PJ’s), he … Continue reading
CROSSROADS (2002) Starring Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zöe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Justin Long, Jamie Lynn Spears, Kool Moe Dee, Dan Aykroyd and Kim Cattrall. Screenplay by Shonda Rhimes. Directed by Tamra Davis. Distributed by Zomba Films/Paramount Pictures. 93minutes. Rated PG-13. There are some people out there, more cynical than me, who would say that Crossroads is a … Continue reading
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