Good Friday

Good Friday

We thought Colbert and Fallon’s spoof of the YouTube teen Friday phenom was funny enough but leave it to Katy Perry to takes it a step or ten further. In her Last Friday Night video posted on Funny or Die, she’s not laughing at the young and innocent Rebecca Black but instead laughing with...

Cherish Pat Metheny

Cherish Pat Metheny

I first became aware of guitarist Pat Metheny in 1985 through the song This is Not America from the movie Falcon and the Snowman. I loved hearing the song on my then local station San Francisco’s KFOG but I remember not knowing what his deal was when the DJ announced him along with David...

Power of Tower

Power of Tower

Raise your hand if Tower Records meant something to your younger record buying self and you really miss having it around. Now raise your hand if you’d like to see the documentary about Tower’s rise and fall that’s still in the works come to completion. It’s actor Colin Hanks’ hope that if you’re sitting...

Less Is More Somewhere

Less Is More Somewhere

We love movies about as much as we love music and when the two come together so harmoniously we can’t help but take notice. If you missed Sofia Coppola’s Somehwere in theaters, it’s now out on DVD and well worth exploring. Set amid L. A.’s fabled Chateau Marmont, it pokes some pretty big holes...

Justin Time

Justin Time

Timberlake isn’t the only Justin whose ears are ringing after his recent late night appearance. Though he does always steal the show when he hosts SNL, he really outdid himself this week with his Andy Samberg and Lady Gaga 3 Way. But it’s Justin Vernon we’re talking about or aka Bon Iver. If you...

Turn Back Time

Turn Back Time

You gotta love Cher for being Cher and today she turns an amazing 65! She’s been a trailblazer since day one and there’s not much she hasn’t seen or done. She and Sonny helped put the 70’s on the map. Everyone watched the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and their style and music helped...