Everybody loves a good book…or movie…or album…or TV show or…everybody loves entertainment. The diversions that take us away from the drudgery of our everyday lives. Our escapes. Arts and entertainment should evoke an emotion in the viewer, the listener, and the participant. Good entertainment makes you think. Makes you talk about it. That’s the goal of this blog--to talk about arts and entertainment.
Babe marries JR (AKA Adam Chandler Jr.) while he’s a merchant marine in San Diego. Babe then moves with JR back to Pine Valley, where JR's father basically owns the town (and Chandler Enterprises).
I went to see Duff McKagan's Loaded at SXSW because I'd been watching bands try (and too often fail) to deliver the goods all week long.
2,311,033. That’s how many thumbs-down votes had been cast for Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video on YouTube as of 4:45pm on April 22nd. This young girl has been heaped with criticism, to the point of death threats.
As an assault on music piracy, the Beastie Boys are now streaming their forthcoming new album, "The Hot Sauce Committee Part Two" on their web site--for free.
For some time now, I've been hearing of people opting to end the love-hate relationship with their cable or satellite provider and watching TV and movies exclusively from online sources.
"We're saving live TV." That's the claim made by Twitter's CEO in February 2011. While I certainly see his point with a couple of prime-time examples, I don't think the average TV viewer is interrupting their familiar schedule to race home for live shows just because of Twitter.
The rock and roll documentary ranks among the most supreme pleasures for a music fan. "Gimme Shelter" and "The Last Waltz" stand tall among the top rock documentaries of all time, capturing not just the live performances but the activities going on before, after, and away from those performances.
From Aesop to Grimm, fairytales span centuries and cultures. Part of the reason these stories endure is because, underneath the trappings of the modern period, lies a kernel of truth about life, the world, and our place in it.
In the interests of full disclosure, I am a hard rock guy to the bone. I prefer my rock full of big guitars, thunderous drums, and screaming vocals. That being said, anyone who calls themselves a music fan should be able to appreciate good music regardless of the genre.
Music fans in Western Europe have had it good for far too long, according to music giant Spotify. The Swedish company has delivered streaming music to millions of subscribers since 2008, offering a gigantic catalog of songs via free or paid subscription plans.