Tag Archives: SINGER

Fire, losses, and rock ’n’ roll: The wild saga of the Miss Rock

Perhaps no origin story better foretold a career than that of the Miss Rock. On [...]

Inside the World of Designer Coffins

Death is the end we all face, but how we want to be remembered is [...]

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

John Updike’s comment about celebrity being a mask that eats into the face occurred to [...]

In praise of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

For a film made almost entirely with “Barbie-sized dolls”, Todd Haynes’ Superstar: The Karen Carpenter [...]

We’re Glad to See More of Britney These Days

Ok, so we’re not exactly Britney Spears fans or anything, but we are fans of [...]

So it Turns Out that The Official Preppy Mascot Wasn’t an Alligator

In the mid-to-late 80s, neon and hair metal were all the rage… spandex, bright colors, [...]

Just Like That… Bonnie Raitt

Six years since her last studio album, veteran singer-songwriter and slide guitarist, Bonnie Raitt, returns [...]

MEMOIR OF A SINGING WAITER

In the early ‘80s, I was hired to be a singing busboy at the Great [...]

just went out and had a few drinks

What did you do last night? Not much, just went out and had a few [...]

Olivia Newton-John admits ‘Physical’ lyrics were ‘raunchy’ for 1981

Let’s get physical! Olivia Newton-John’s dance-pop anthem “Physical” turned 40 this year — and it’s [...]