There’s always time and space to write a little bit more about Ben Watt and/or Tracey Thorn, but today the focus must be on Ben, for ...

“Our focus is memorable melodies, heartfelt story telling, acoustic guitar, piano, bass groove driven soul. Our music is built on the ra...

Oct. 5th, 1962: The first James Bond film, Dr. No , is released in U.K. theatres. On the very same day, the Beatles released their first...

Joe Meek is not a figure many Americans have ever heard of (me included), but sit down for a viewing of  Telstar , a rock and roll biopi...

Having neglected Vinyl Candy on their second release, Land , it seemed a good time to write a few words about their latest effort, the exce...

Since I'm lousy at writing about music, but passable in my movie-speak, I'll present the band Not Drowning, Waving through the Russ...

Great James Bond/Maurice Binder-inspired video from the Scissor Sisters; great song, too!

Assuming the fight was based on who was the most entertaining, if the lovely Ms. Bextor were to duke it out with the Sisters, I’ve no idea ...

Oh the heavy, uncomfortable silence of not having posted in over a week... The shame of again failing to entertain both of you who are so de...

Way back when Season 6 of The Sopranos kicked off with Episode 66, "Members Only" (ooohhh...three sixes!), the creative minds ...

(For Piper)

The latest video from that groovy babe whose sounds have made my month: Be sure and check out the Morgue piece "Everything but the Guy...

The great mystery of my weekend was how  Tracey Thorn managed to release a CD that I didn't find out about until a month later. Don’t...

UPDATED! At the time of writing - 11:16 PM CST - the daily IMDB poll nears its close. The question... With Sweeney Todd and Hairspray coming...

This year I jumped onboard the American Idol bandwagon for the first time. Why? A) One of the contestants -- Haley Scarnato -- is from Sa...

Earlier this year when Barry Manilow released "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties" and it became his first #1 album since 1977...

The Rued Morgue’s quest for perfect pop record recommendations continues with the band Vinyl Candy and their debut album Pacific Ocean Park...

A musical about emotional and sexual dysfunction, bogus psychiatry and the pitfalls of fame and fashion – all set within a Big Brother-like ...

If I find any more good music this summer my ears are going to bleed, followed by the explosion of my head. The latest tunes spinning here ...

And the hits just keep on a comin'. For a guy reluctant to delve into music coverage, I've been on a roll as of late. The Barry Mani...