STRIKE END LOOMS — (Via Showbiz 411/Roger Friedman) All the studio chiefs met Wedneday with the Writers Guild and will continue negotiating tomorrow, according to a...
WENNER TAKES A DOWN —Jann Wenner always speaks his mind and this week he may have overstepped just a bit. In an interview that ran in...
STRIKE UPDATE— (Via TV Line) “9-1-1, what’s your TV emergency?” The dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes need to be resolved by the end of this month...
Monkee-Micky Dolenz is an American entertainer, best known for his role as the lead vocalist and drummer in the 1960’s series The Monkees. As a recording group,...
SAJAK’S WHEEL –— (Via TV Insider) Pat Sajak returned Monday, September 11, for what is sure to be a momentous and emotional season, as long-time host...
THE WRIGHT STUFF — I was, and am, a huge Gary Wright fan. From Spooky Tooth to Wonderwheel to his terrific work with George Harrison and...
BUFFET RIP — Waking up Saturday morning to the new that Jimmy Buffet had passed was amazingly sad. Year ago, I was working for a small...
FLASH IN THE PAN — I finally watched Warner’s The Flash this past weekend – after a quick trip-in from our friends at Spectrum cable –...
RINGO’S REWIND — Word came down last week that it’s time for another Ringo Starr EP; this time cleverly entitled Rewind Forward. I love Ringo -I always...
JERRY MOSS PASSES — He was the ‘M’ in A&M records and together with Herb Alpert -the A- created A&M Records and produced and released just...
Rockers On Broadway, an annual music event raising money for charities that include pre-professional training and scholarships in the performing arts, will celebrate its 30th Anniversary...
ERIC CLAPTON ON ROBBIE ROBERTSON — “I was given an acetate of Big Pink back in England and it shook me to the core. I was...
ROBBIE ROBERTSON RIP — This was a hard one. I first met Robbie Robertson decades ago at the Fred Segal store in LA’s Santa Monica of...
FRIEDKIN GONE — Billy Friedkin has left the building at 87. The director of the classic French Connection (1971) epic was a firestorm of a director;...
GOT TO GO DISCO — (Via Deadline) Ian Bonhôte, director of 2018 doc McQueen and co-founder of Pulse Films, is heading to the dance floor for his latest documentary. Bonhôte, who...
LADY M UPDATE — (Via Ultimate Classic Rock) After Madonna‘s planned Celebration world tour was halted following a stint in the ICU in late June, the singer/entertainer/pop culture icon...
SPACEY IN THE CLEAR? — Actor Kevin Spacey was cleared of all charges in his recent U.K. trial and was cleared here in a case involving...
INVASION DEUX? — I’ve been watching Apple TV+’s Invasion and really enjoying it. Apparently there is a second season debuting next month and I made the mistake of reading...
BENNETT PASSES — What can you say about icon Tony Bennett. A 70-year career span; the Selma-to-Montgomery march; sharing the stage with Lady Gaga, and duets...
BROADWAY STRIKE LOOMS — (Via CNN) A strike vote Thursday by the union representing 1,500 stagehands and other backstage workers could shut down Broadway shows as soon...
CRUISE MISSION — With all the hype surrounding this movie, as there was with last year’s Maverick, I was really interested to see if it would...
BLACKLIST RIP — I just watched the two-part Blacklist finale and Part One was as good a show as they’ve ever done, with a standout ending....
EMMY NOMS — HBO’s Succession scored an impressive 27 nominations; and their White Lotus and The Last Of Us scored as well and Ted Lasso scored...
MENDING MADONNA — Madonna has hit the streets of Manhattan again. Sequestered for a time in her 81st street home (used to belong to Mike Nichols) she’s...
SUMMER HUES & VIEWS — The Flash was a bust; Indiana Jones didn’t meet expectations; Bill de Blasio’s getting a divorce; the Eagles are prepping their final...