Jessica Rothe and Josh Whitehouse Like Omigod, They Totally Remade Valley Girl By Jay S. Jacobs Jessica Rothe and Josh Whitehouse were barely – or not even – born yet in the 1980s (Rothe was born in 1987, Whitehouse in 1990), but now they are totally celebrating that gnarly decade. The reason for their new interest in the era is Valley Girl, their new jukebox musical film celebrating the music and styles of Los Angeles in the 80s. Valley Girl is a loose remake and celebration

Jon Anderson Jon Anderson Anderson Rabin Wakeman to Record ‘21st Century’ YES-Style Music This Year by Russ Allen Jon Anderson is truly in a golden stretch of his amazing half-century plus arc in the musical world.  Famous as the lead singer and front-man of YES – the progressive-rock giant of a band – Anderson has steadily toured, written and released music, and kept the art-rock flame burning these recent decades.  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, will induct him and his YES b

The Wrecking Crew THE WRECKING CREW (2015) Featuring Brian Wilson, Cher, Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Tedesco, Hal Blaine, Don Randi, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, Earl Palmer, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Herb Alpert, Roger McGuinn, Dick Clark, Jimmy Webb, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Bones Howe, Lou Adler, H.B. Barnum, Al Casey, Snuff Garrett, Larry Knechtel, Larry Levine, Lew McCreary, Bill Pittman, Carmy Tedesco and Denny Tedesco and archival footage of The Association, Chuck Barris, The

“Weird Al” Yankovic “Weird Al” Yankovic Straight Outta the Box By Ronald Sklar Some artists – Nirvana, for instance – didn’t feel that they had truly made it until Weird Al Yankovic had parodied them. Right on – the man who got his start with his silly but rockin’ accordion, mailing homemade audio tapes to The Dr. Demento Show on radio is now His Absolute Royal Dementia. He’s the non-negotiable go-to guy for pop music song parody, and it’s not always good being king. He makes

The Banger Sisters THE BANGER SISTERS (2002) Starring Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri and Matthew Carey. Screenplay by Bob Dolman. Directed by Bob Dolman. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  94 minutes.   Rated R. Goldie Hawn gives perhaps the best performance in a thirty-plus year acting career in The Banger Sisters, and that includes her early Oscar-winning role in The Fortune Cookie. In the character of Suzette,