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What Mother Warned You About – Ian Dury

by Tony Shea May 13, 2013

Fittingly perhaps, Ian Dury’s birthday coincided with Mother’s Day this year, since Dury was the kind of bloke that my mother always warned me about – a free spirit. The purveyor of “Sex and Drugs and Rock n’ Roll,” Ian Dury was the kind of person who gave my mother nightmares. As the frontman of […]

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Bada-Bing

by Staff May 3, 2013

Bing Crosby would have been 110 today. One of America’s beloved crooners, old Bing inspired Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin along the way. Bing earned three stars on the Hollywood walk of fame during his career and became one of the most successful recording artists of the 20th century. His song, “White Christmas,” remains the […]

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I Love a Man in Uniform

by Mary Kay Holmes May 1, 2013

I have a thing for superheroes. Not comic books or illustrations or that dude in the Spiderman outfit outside Trader Joe’s advertising the sushi joint next door. I’m talking about buff, macho actors in skin tight unitards with broad shoulders and fiberglass molded six packs saving the day. If there’s a montage of a dude […]

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In Priase of Wes Anderson (Redux)

by Tony Shea May 1, 2013

In honor of the birthday of Wes Anderson, I thought it fitting to re-post a piece from October 16, 2012, celebrating the work of this truly original and life affirming filmmaker. Anderson’s next project, The Grand Budapest Hotel, will be released by Fox Searchlight. Though no official release date has been announced, you can bet […]

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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die

by Staff April 30, 2013

Willie Nelson turns 80 today. A Country Music Hall of Famer, Willie has been in our lives for six decades. Along the way, he has written some of the great songs of our national soundtrack: “Crazy,” a hit for Patsy Cline, “Always on My Mind,” and “On the Road Again,” among hundreds of others. He’s […]

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The King of Kings

by Tony Shea April 26, 2013

This week marked the birthday of blues great Albert King. One of the great badass guitar players in history, as well as one of the “Three Kings” of the blues, along with BB and Freddie, all no relation, Albert King was known as the “velvet bulldozer.” Standing 6’4” and weighing 250 pounds, Albert King sweated […]

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The Possum Sleeps – George Jones – RIP

by Tony Shea April 26, 2013

The legendary George Jones died today at the age of 81. Sometimes known as the Possum to his fans, Jones was a true American original. A former Marine, he was an alcoholic cocaine addict who once, after his wife hid his car keys, rode a riding lawn mower eight miles to the liquor store. Jones […]

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Let’s Eat 10 Pounds of Meat, Shall We? (Part 1)

by Jay Hood April 24, 2013

Part 1 No one really believes my wife and I, when we tell them what we are doing for vacation. “Surely, that is not all you are doing? Eating meat?” “Can’t you just do that in Baltimore?” “That seems like an awfully long way to go just for that,” they say. We reassure people that […]

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The Ramones – A Day that Would Live in Infamy

by Staff April 23, 2013

37 seven years ago today, the Ramones changed the world of music with their self titled album, Ramones. Along with the albums Leave Home and Rocket To Russia (the second and third albums respectively) Ramones absolutely blazes with the speed and ferocity of its attack. And it’s fun! The Ramones would go on to inspire […]

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Highwire Act

by Tony Shea April 20, 2013

While Andy Serkis has portrayed a variety of characters in the flesh during his career, including Albert Einstein and new wave icon, Ian Dury of “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll” fame, undoubtedly he will be most remembered for the remarkable characters he has “created” through performance capture, and more specifically his collaborations with […]

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Me and Jonathan Winters – RIP

by Chris Bonno April 18, 2013

Chris Bonno recounts meeting legendary comedian Jonathan Winters, who died last week at the age of 87. One of the true greats, Jonathan Winters was as versatile as he was hilarious. During a career that lasted more than sixty years, Winters  was a comedian, writer, performer, and artist, who recorded  more than twenty comedy albums […]

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A Heartbreaking Work of Slapstick Genius

by Tony Shea April 16, 2013

April 16 marks the birthday of the king of silent movies, Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was born in England and emigrated to the US where he developed his signature character of the “Tramp,” a sad clownish hobo figure that combined pathos with slapstick, launching Chaplin as a worldwide phenomenon. Chaplin himself was a rags to riches […]

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Baseball, Baseball, Baseball!

by Dan O'Day McClellan April 15, 2013

The film 42 took top honors at the box office this weekend and rightfully so. We also celebrate Jackie Robinson day, as Dan O’Day McClellan shares his love of baseball. TS My favorite season of the year is back — baseball season. Flowers are blooming, the weather is getting warmer and baseball, sweet baseball is […]

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