Kerry Cheeseboro reflects on the groundbreaking cable network that helped define a genration:
IT IS AUGUST 1ST and VH1 Classic–not MTV or MTV2 or VH1–is replaying the very first 24 hours of MTV to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Yep, MTV is 25 years old and, at 40, I am old enough to remember when it played […]

Young MC’s “Bust a Move” music video flashes across the television screen. A geeky music critic (um, not me) grins his whitewashed picket fence grin. He stares into your eyes/soul and does his best Ron Popeil homage:
“Do you remember standing against the wall at your seventh grade dance, admiring the acne-less 90210 reject flop his […]

Mighty Mighty Bosstones/Flogging Molly
House of Blues, Los Angeles – October 2000
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There was a moment in last week’s show at Los Angeles’ House of Blues when Mighty Mighty Bosstones lead singer Dicky Barrett implored the crowd to face the VIP section of the house and, in a gesture of unity, give them the finger. The […]

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Tribute albums serve two purposes – they give modern bands the opportunity to cover their favorite songs by established artists, and they give unknown bands the opportunity to put themselves on the map by adding new dimension to existing classics. Of course, this is a best case scenario, and the sorry truth is that […]

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For the four people who actually own her debut album, it should come as no surprise that the latest album from Danielle Brisebois, the former child star of “All in the Family” and it’s subsequent spin-off “Archie’s Place”, is actually very good. In fact, with this release, a finely crafted pop album with introspective lyrics […]

Director:Â David O. Russell (Spanking the Monkey and Flirting With Disaster)
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn
Rating: R
Run Time: 116 minutes
THE SKINNY
A thought-provoking, action-packed “Anti-Gulf War” war movie
THE REVIEW
With U2’s “In God’s Country” playing in the background as the closing credits flashed on the screen, I sat in my seat […]