Classic Albums: The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds CLASSIC ALBUMS – THE BEACH BOYS: PET SOUNDS (2016) Featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Tony Asher, Karl Engemann, Mark Linett, Hal Blaine, Don Randi, Bruce Botnick, Helen Shapiro, Keith Altham, David WIld, Lucy O’Brien and archival footage of Dennis Wilson. Directed by Martin R. Smith and Matthew Longfellow. Distributed by Eagle Rock Home Entertainment.  91 minutes.  Not Rated. The records exp

Love & Mercy LOVE & MERCY (2015) Starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Brett Davern, Kenny Wormald, Jake Abel, Graham Rogers, Bill Camp, Erin Darke, Diana Maria Riva, Joanna Going, Dee Wallace, Max Schneider, Jeff Meacham, Johnny Sneed and Brian Wilson. Screenplay by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Distributed by Roadside Attractions.  120 minutes.  Rated PG-13. It is not a subject for debate.  Brian Wilson is both a mu

Bryan Adams live at the Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA Oct 23, 2014. Photos copyright 2014 Deborah Wagner. Bryan Adams Tracing the Tracks of His Years by Deborah Wagner As someone who loves many different genres of music, old and new, I still get a thrill out of covering some of my favorite 80’s acts that can clearly still rock. Sometimes though, you’ll be digging your favorite old songs and well, let’s face it, they just can’t hit those notes like they used to. I can think o

Tony Oller and Malcolm Kelley of MKTO MKTO Living the American Dream by Sami Speiss and Ali Speiss Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller first became friends while acting together on a popular Nickelodeon show called Gigantic.  While they both loved acting, they also wanted to branch out and do something else.  Who better to embark on an exciting new journey in life with than your BFF, right?  That’s exactly what they did and now we know them as the popular American pop duo MKTO! It’

Tony Oller and Malcolm D. Kelley of MKTO backstage at The Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA on February 21, 2014. Getting “Classic” with MKTO by Sami Speiss and Ali Speiss Doing the thing you love most together with your best friend sounds like a dream come true, right?  That’s exactly how the last few years have been for BFF’s Malcolm D. Kelley and Tony Oller, the members of the sensational pop duo MKTO. Kelley and Oller have released three singles “Thank You,” “Classic” and

Ben Barnes The Actor Fights The Supernatural In Seventh Son and Discusses Narnia, the Craft Of Acting, and How He’d Love To Work With J.J. Abrams by Arlene R. Weiss British actor Ben Barnes is most well-known for his work so indelibly and wonderfully portraying the dashing, heroic Caspian X in the second and third films in the beloved, blockbuster The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise. Barnes’ first foray in the role was playing the young Prince Caspian, in 2008’s The Chron