It’s been said by persons better schooled than me in all things music that Micky Dolenz possesses one of the best voices in rock and roll. Now comes, Gigatone Records with “King For A Day,” Dolenz’s album tribute to the songs of Carole King....
Woody Allen once said he wanted to come back to life as “Warren Beatty’s fingers?” Well, I want to come back as celebrity biographer Mark Bego. His exploits, chronicled in his new memoir "Paperback Writer" (Publish America), are nothing short of memorable....
Singer Tommy James holds special significance in the annals of pop music. James and his group, The Shondells, were a major, major force in modern, coming-of-age music in the '60s....
I've watched network TV my entire life. I gawked at “Twin Peaks,” "24,” “Dallas,” “Millennium,” “The X-Files,” and I think the six seasons of “Lost” rank among the best ever on television. But, “Glee” has me positively giddy. ...
For anybody who grew up in New York in the '50s and '60s, Clay Cole is a music legend. He popularized dozens of artists on his local television and radio shows. Now he provides a behind-the-scenes look at the shaping of an era....
From the early 70s on, David Bowie has been an iconic, from his simply spell-binding music and brilliant lyrics to his awe inspiring sense of grandeur and theatricality....
When the call came to see John Mayer at an WPLJ-"Up Close and Personal" show at The China Club, we were there (along with TheImproper's Keith Girard) in a heart...
I just finished reading Paul Shaffer’s voluminous memoir “We’ll be Here For The Rest Of Our Lives,” and I must tell you, it’s the best read I’ve had this year!...
Daryl Hall and John Oates’ four-CD set, “Do What You Want; Be What You Are,” is nothing short of staggeringly magnificent. The short read is that it reminds you once again what a compelling team of writers and performers Hall & Oates were and still are....
Former Beatle Paul McCartney played a three-night sold out concert at the new home of the New York Mets in July, to not only christen the stadium but to reprise...
