Nov 16, 2018 | Music, Picture of the Day, Television
If you’ve never heard of Roy Clark (who died yesterday at 85), or only know him from his 24 years hosting “Hee Haw,” watch this to see what a versatile guitarist he was. It’s a montage of clips from a 1975 episode of “The Odd Couple” which was built entirely around him, and gave him […]
Nov 15, 2018 | Music, Picture of the Day
This is a masterfully-made commercial for a high-end department store in the UK…
Nov 14, 2018 | Music
Last month, I wrote about two occasions I can remember when I walked out of a movie because it was so bad. Yesterday, my friend David Craig and I were discussing concerts we’d seen, and I flashed back to one of those that I walked out of, too. In the 1990s, we were living in […]
Nov 3, 2018 | Movies, Music
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone fact-checked the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” and found several things it got wrong. Among them: The group never split up. The movie veers the furthest from reality in the build-up to their 1985 performance at Live Aid. There’s a dramatic scene where Freddie reveals that he’s signed a solo deal behind […]
Oct 14, 2018 | Music
Two years ago, I raved about Postmodern Jukebox after seeing them in concert for the first time. Afterwards, my wife said, “We have to see them again next time they’re in town.” They returned last night, and we were there to see them put on another fantastic show. PMJ was created by Scott Bradlee to […]
Oct 1, 2018 | Music
Paul McCartney has been on a publicity tear over the last month to promote his new album, “Egypt Station.” Last night, he was on “60 Minutes” in what was billed as “a wide-ranging interview” by Sharyn Alfonsi, who opened with this: How is it that we enter the 51st season of 60 Minutes and are only […]