This is the week that was in matters musical … 1949, RCA introduces the first 45rpm record … some record labels actually release extended classical works on sets of 45s with the playback interrupted every 4 or 5 minutes while listeners swap discs … 1952, Sun Records, future home...

My wife and her friend were browsing the stacks at the local chain bookstore when they came across this fine work of high literature... I realize that there is a detailed science behind romance novel cover design. In a genre based on disposability and formula, marketing is everything and the ideal s...

Mike Score and A Flock of Seagulls at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It's finally here: The ultimate '80s roadshow -- the 2008 Regeneration Tour -- has landed in Tampa Bay. I'm here, backstage at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall, to bring to all the juicy scoop -- or at least make a noble effort. The show is set to...

You know, Dale Bozzio had it right: When no one listens, there's no use talking at all. But when the clothes come off and ears prick up, words—or the lack thereof—can have some delicious and lasting effects. In today's roundup of some of our favorite words from the sex blog scene, these ...

A quarter century after she emerged, the icon’s allure is still in full effect There’s no easy way to say this, so I’ll just come right out with it. As Madonna’s 50th birthday approaches on Aug. 16, it’s looking like her influence on pop music has outshone that of the Beatles. Let me quali...

oh gawd.We watched this kinda sick, kinda enteraining and strictly odd film called CHATTERBOX. Words really can't describe it, but it was a film that was not to be missed.Here is the Trailer: My favorite line was, "You called me in the middle of a meeting to hear a cunt sing the STAR SPANGLED BANNER...

Are you ready for some nostalgic "ha-ha's" at my expense? Embarrassing ones? Good. Way back in 1980/81, my 9th grade friend Curtis and I made a Xeroxed cut-and-paste "New Wave" magazine called Propaganda, and gave it away to all of our friends at Clark High School in Plano, Texas...

A month back the freshman class volunteered to wait tables at the school dinner theater performance of Beauty and the Beast. They earned tips which they donated to their class office and FYM. Afterwards, I mentioned to the FYM director a service idea I had. I wanted to collect old soccer cleats and ...

This is the week that was in matters musical … This past Tuesday saw the passing of drummer Buddy Miles, who of course was part of Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsies as well as playing with the likes of the Ink Spots, the Delfonics, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Ike Turner, Barr...