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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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‘Let the Stories Be Told’ is a Dazzling Drive Through The Cars’ Career

September 30, 2025October 1, 2025 Jim Allen 0 Comments Ben Orr, Bill Janowitz, Boston rock scene, Buffalo Tom, Da Capo Press, David Robinson, Drive, Elektra Records, Elliott Easton, Good Times Roll, Greg Hawkes, Jonathan Richman, Just What I Needed, Leon Russell, Let’s Go, Martin Mull, New Wave, Ric Ocasek, rock biography, Shake It Up, Syncro Sound, The Cars, The Modern Lovers

Bill Janowitz brings to you the band who brought you the New Wave

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The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1988 TV miniseries, Ben Keough suicide, Colonel Tom Parker, Dallas TV series, Elvis Presley, From Here to the Great Unknown, Graceland estate, Grand Central Publishing, Lisa Marie Presley, Mary Jane Ross, Michael Edwards abuse allegations, Navarone Garibaldi, Priscilla Presley, Riley Keough, Sofia Coppola Priscilla film, Softly As I Leave You memoir, The Naked Gun films

Priscilla Presley’s memoir has the last word

From a Lie to an Undeniably Cool Truth

September 18, 2025 Jon Hart 0 Comments Bee Gees, Bruce Ornstein, Citadel Press, Dance Fever, Deney Terrio, Diana Hyland, Dirty Dancing, disco culture, Donna Pescow, Erica Wexler, Fever: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance, Footloose, Grease, Jimmy Gambina, John Badham, John G. Avildsen, John Travolta, Joseph Cali, Karen Lynn Gorney, Lester Wilson, Library of Congress, Margo Donohue, Mr. Saturday Night documentary, Norman Wexler, Paul Pape, Robert Stigwood, Rocky, Ron Stigwood, Saturday Night Fever, Serpico, SNF, Stayin’ Alive, Staying Alive, Stephanie Mangano, Tony Manero, Top Gun

The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever

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