2025 Grammys roundtable: Nominees on the year in pop music

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Thoughts on the visual appeal of musical waveforms. Memories of the late Quincy Jones. Debate over the role of peer pressure in the popularity of New Kids on the Block. These were among the points […]

How the New DCU Should Reintroduce Wonder Woman and the Amazons

Wonder Woman and her fellow Amazons. Art by Nicola Scott.

In Creature Commandos, we learned that in the DCU, the Amazons of Themyscira are something the world at large is aware of. However, they are still more of an urban legend. Some people believe the […]

Swedish Oscar Contender ‘The Last Journey’ Celebrates Ordinary Hero

Directors Fredrik Wikingsson (left) and Filip Hammar in 'The Last Journey'

A great documentary can make you fall in love with a real person you had never encountered before viewing a film. Such is the case, for me, with Lars Hammar, the protagonist of the Oscar-contending […]

Atomic Junction: A Band And One St. Louis Ad Man’s Quest For Rock ‘N Roll Glory

Aaron Perlut of Atomic Junction

via Aaron Perlut Aaron Perlut, frontman of Atomic Junction, thrives on defying expectations. This is a gentleman who once wore an Alf costume and Borat-esque mankini to help market his friend’s beard balm company—completely unsolicited. […]

New Book Celebrates Jim Marshall’s Photos and Stories of the Grateful Dead’s Formative Years, 1966-1977

New Book Celebrates Jim Marshall's Photos and Stories of the Grateful Dead's Formative Years, 1966-1977

Photo Credit: Jim Marshall San Francisco publisher Chronicle Books has announced the forthcoming release of a new page-turner for fans and followers of the popular Bay Area stalwarts who originated as The Warlocks. The book […]

The 7 Best Late ’90s/Early Oughts References in Y2K

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A24’s latest film, Y2K, takes us on a fun adventure back in time. For some, this movie will raise deeply felt nostalgic memories, while for others, it might introduce concepts that seem completely alien. As a person […]

Nikki Giovanni, poet and civil rights activist, dies at 81

Nikki Giovanni, clad in academic robes and a hat, gestures with one hand as she recites a poem

Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and ‘70s who was dubbed “the Princess of Black Poetry,” has died. She was 81. Giovanni died […]

The Guilty Men Announce Debut UK tour

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10cc drummer Paul Burgess has joined forces with Craig Fletcher and Jez Smith from John Lee’s Barclay James Harvest along with singer-songwriters Clive Gregson and Neil Cossar in a new band The Guilty Men. The […]

STYX, KEVIN CRONIN And DON FELDER Announce ‘Brotherhood Of Rock’ 2025 Tour

STYX, KEVIN CRONIN And DON FELDER Announce 'Brotherhood Of Rock' 2025 Tour

Legendary rockers STYX and Kevin Cronin, the iconic voice and writer behind REO SPEEDWAGON‘s greatest hits, have one of the strongest brotherly bonds spanning 25 years, especially since they’ve crossed paths on the North American […]

Stevie Wonder’s ‘The Definitive Collection’ Makes Vinyl Debut

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Stevie Wonder’s The Definitive Collection is now out on vinyl for the first time. The best-selling compilation has been remastered and features classics like “Superstition,” “Higher Ground,” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” and more. In […]

HBO Max Sets Sail with ‘Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary’

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Photo Credit: HBO HBO’s “Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary” sets sail on the high seas of easy listening, covering a catalog of pop records produced in the ‘70s and ‘80s. The impossible-to-escape easy-listening soft rock phenomenon […]

Al Pacino Passed On Han Solo’s Role In Star Wars – Here’s Why

Was Al Pacino almost cast as Han Solo?

Was Al Pacino almost cast as Han Solo?(Photo Credit – YouTube) This decision would have been pure gold, but Al Pacino turned it down. “It was mine for the taking, but I didn’t understand the […]