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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Sponge

May 5, 2026May 6, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1960s music scene, Andy Warhol, ascap deems taylor award, big joe turner, brian cullman, british folk, classic rock, counterculture, cultural criticism, danny fields, doc pomus, dr john, edie sedgwick, folk music, Greenwich Village, holy modal rounders, how to prepare for the past, Jim Morrison, jimi zhivago, john martyn, Leonard Cohen, lester bangs, lilian roxon, literary memoirs, literary nonfiction, lucinda williams, mark knopfler, memoir review, music biography, music journalism, music memoir, music writers, new york music scene, nick drake, nico, Paul Bowles, peter stampfel, poetic prose, rock and roll history, rock criticism, Sam Shepard, sandy denny, tangier, ze books

‘How to Prepare for the Past’ reflects on lessons learned from rock stars and literary legends

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‘Just Sing’ Hits the High Notes of College A Cappella

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments a cappella music, Abraham Troen, Angelique Molina, arts education, college a cappella, college life, competitive singing, documentary film, Gen Z culture, High School Musical, ICCA, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Just Sing, Music Documentary, music theory, musical theater culture, Pitch Perfect, SoCal VoCals, student performers

Documentary trades satire for sincerity as it follows the SoCal VoCals into competition

The ‘Michael’ Biopic Won’t Show the King of Pop in a ‘Bad’ Light

April 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1980s pop culture, Antoine Fuqua, artist exploitation, Billie Jean, biographical film, brand management, Bubbles chimp, celebrity biopic, celebrity image, celebrity legacy, child stardom, Colman Domingo, controversial figures, culture criticism, entertainment industry, estate control, fame and isolation, film criticism, film reviews, hagiography, Hollywood biopics, Jaafar Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackson family, John Branca, John McClain, Joseph Jackson, Katherine Jackson, King of Pop, Lionsgate, Lionsgate films, media analysis, Michael Jackson, Michael movie 2026, moonwalk, Motown 25, movie reviews, music biopic, music history, music video era, Neverland Ranch, Nia Long, Off the Wall, Pepsi commercial accident, pop music, Prince Jackson, race and identity, Thriller album, Thriller video

The ‘man in the mirror’ proves surprisingly bland

2 Chainz New Autobiography? It’s a Vibe

April 12, 2026April 11, 2026 J. Barnes 0 Comments 2 Chainz, 2026 books, AAVE in literature, Atlanta rap, Atria Books, Black Privilege Publishing, Book Review, celebrity memoirs, Derrick Harriell, hip-hop memoir, music industry books, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music, rap biography, rapper autobiographies, Sean Diddy Combs, spirituality in hip-hop, The Voice in My Head Is God

‘The Voice in My Head Is God’ is both a mess and a window into his mind

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Why ‘The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ is More Moving Than You’d Expect

March 24, 2026March 26, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980s music, addie brik, alternative rock history, anthem band, anthony kiedis, artist friendships, band brotherhood, band origin stories, ben feldman, biographical documentaries, drug culture in music, fairfax high school, flea, founding members rhcp, freaky styley, funk rock, gary allen performance artist, George Clinton, grandmaster flash the message, hillel slovak, jack irons, los angeles music scene, music biopics, music documentaries, music history documentaries, Netflix documentaries, red hot chili peppers, rock band documentaries, rock documentaries, rock nostalgia, what is this band

Friendship, fame, and fatality are part of the band’s origin story

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SXSW’s Reality Check

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments AI anxiety, AI culture, Alanis Morissette, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, artificial intelligence, Austin Convention Center, Austin Texas, Boots Riley, Demi Moore, Disclosure Day, Ego Nwodim, Eric Andre, festival culture, Film festival, future of media, HBO comedy, I Love Boosters, John Carney, Keke Palmer, Larry David, Mark Zuckerberg, media consolidation, metaverse, music festival, Nick Jonas, Paul Rudd, Penske Media, Ready Player One, robotics, South By Southwest, Spotify showcase, St Vincent, Steven Spielberg, streaming industry, SXSW 2026, Taylor Sheridan, tech conference, The Madison TV show, Will Ferrell, You Oughta Know

Austin’s annual bacchanal of tech, movies, and music South by Southwest faces its biggest challenge yet: staying human

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Baz Luhrmann Gives Elvis, Belatedly, the Role of His Lifetime

March 2, 2026March 5, 2026 Neal Pollack 5 Comments Baz Luhrmann, Colonel Parker, concert films, Elvis Presley, EPiC Elvis Presley in Concert, Las Vegas shows, music documentaries, Priscilla Presley, rock and roll movies, Tom Hanks

In ‘EPiC,’ lost concert footage captures Elvis Presley at the height of his sweaty, charismatic power.

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After The Beatles, Paul McCartney Scrambled To Get Wings Soaring

March 1, 2026March 3, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Man on the Run, Morgan Neville, music documentaries, Paul McCartney, rock history, The Beatles, Wings

New documentary shows the songster’s rocky road from the Fab Four

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Is the New Billy Idol Doc a Cautionary Tale or Rock Star 101?

February 22, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments Bathory, Billy Idol, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, Britpunk, Jonas Åkerlund, MTV era

‘Billy Idol Should be Dead’ shows the dark side of the ’80s

Behind the Bottom Line: The Club That Boosted Springsteen, Patti Smith, and More

December 26, 2025December 24, 2025 Jim Allen 1 Comment Allan Pepper, Billy Altman, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Fast Folk, Greenwich Village, Live Music Venues, Lou Reed, Meatloaf, Miles Davis, music history, New York City Music, Patti Smith, Positively Fourth and Mercer, Prince, rock history, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, The Bottom Line

‘Positively Fourth and Mercer’ shines a light on a seminal NYC music hub

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The Frankenstein-Beatles

December 4, 2025December 7, 2025 Robert Dean 0 Comments Beatlemania, Beatles, Beatles Anthology, Beatles Industrial Complex, Beatles legacy, Disney Plus, George Harrison, IP culture, John Lennon, music documentaries, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson Get Back, Ringo Starr, Sam Mendes Beatles films

The Fab Four changed the world in eight years. 55 years later, Disney+ repackages its shell for profit

This May Be the Sir Paul McCartney Book We’ve Been Waiting For

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments Band on the Run, Beatles, Linda McCartney, music biography, Paul McCartney, rock history, Ted Widmer, W.W. Norton, Wings

‘The Story of a Band on the Run’ tells all, from the Beatles’ breakup to flying high with Wings

Deliver Bruce Springsteen To Nebraska

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2025 films, Bruce Springsteen, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, music movies, Nebraska, Odessa Young, Paul Walter Hauser, rock biopic, Scott Cooper, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Stephen Graham

Scott Cooper’s biopic about the making of Nebraska worships The Boss with tender intensity

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The Song and Dance Man Who Brought Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Pennywise to Life

October 14, 2025October 9, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Amadeus Broadway, Donald Trump Home Alone 2, Frank-N-Furter, Grand Central Publishing, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legend Ridley Scott, Pennywise IT 1990, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Three Musketeers 1993, Tim Curry, Tom Stoppard, Vagabond memoir

Tim Curry’s ‘Vagabond’ is a fascinating portrait of a very private actor

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No Escape, Except Death

October 7, 2025 Robert Dean 0 Comments Back to the Beginning festival, Black Sabbath, celebrity death and legacy, heavy metal history, Jelly Roll, Ozzfest, Ozzy No Escape from Now, Ozzy Osbourne, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus documentary, Patient Number 9, rock and roll icons, rock documentaries, Sharon Osbourne, Tania Alexander

The new Ozzy Osbourne documentary is a tough watch

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