Last night HBO premiered His Way, the entertaining documentary about legendary producer and character Jerry Weintraub. He made his early mark and fortune in show business by first taking Elvis Presley out on the road and that set the stage for his success promoting Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, The Carpenters, John Denver and countless...
Having a hard time warming up to Monday? Then Stephen Colbert’s interpretation of “Friday” from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is just what you need. As far as covers go, this one is nothing short of genius. Even if you’ve managed to sidestep the whole YouTube explosion of the song, this video will win...
Billy Joel’s Live at Shea Stadium concert has been all over PBS this week. But in case you dropped the ball, the historic evening of 2008 is also available in a CD/DVD set. It’s an amazing evening of music with the piano man, along with a little help from friends like Paul McCartney, Tony...
It was that breakout appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1979 that first introduced the world to Rickie Lee Jones. She performed “Chuck E’s in Love” and “Coolsville” from the self titled debut release that later won her the Grammy for Best New Artist. That was followed up with the successful and critically acclaimed...
Say what you will about Joan Rivers but when it comes to her career she does not joke around, as revealed in the candid documentary A Piece of Work. This glimpse into the over the top world according to Joan reminds us of what a force she really is. There’s a look back at...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that as the final season of Oprah’s weekday show is winding down, she has already launched her very OWN network. It appears to be a work in progress with programs rolling out gradually. So far, the highlight is the smart weekly series Master Class where...