Tuesday, August 30 2011

The movie ‘Scarface’ is revered nearly 30 years later

By Gary Thompson

‘Star Wars’ still rules the pop-culture roost

By Tony Hicks

25 years later, actress fondly remembers ‘Top Gun’ but has moved on

By Rick Bentley - McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

It wasn't exactly the film Kelly McGillis would have picked for herself, but "Top Gun" went on to become the biggest box office draw of 1986 , taking in more than $176 million.

Monday, July 18 2011

“I Fought the Law’s” Bobby Fuller Passed Away at 23 Back in 1966

By Sarah Zupko

Friday, March 20 2009

Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer): One More Time with the King of Western Swing

By Bob Proehl

Today, many performers play a revivalist form of Western Swing, but even more may be tipping a hat to Bob Wills without even knowing it. Chomping down on his cigar, Wills and his legacy strut around the stage of musical history, rarely taking the lead but now and then giving a holler of approval.

Monday, February 9 2009

POP PAST… this week in music history

By Sarah Zupko

Friday, August 1 2008

Esquerita: The Other Originator of Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp

By Iain Ellis

This ultimate "odd man out" -- homosexual, black, bizarre-looking, crazy-behaving, and even crazier-playing rocker -- was pushed into the shadows beyond the bright lights of Little Richard.

Tuesday, April 24 2007

NBC News Overnight: And So It Went

By Bill Gibron

NBC News Overnight strove to include the audience as much as possible, making its hour of news feel like a visit from a very wise, very witty, very worldly friend.