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Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

PopEntertainment

Oct 10, 2018
2 min

Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat (Jet Fighter) Power Pop Heroes is not just the name of rock journalist and musician Ken Sharp’s recent multi-volume book series – an oral history of the critically-beloved musical style interviewing some of its biggest stars – it also is an accurate description of Sharp and his band. That band has become a well-tuned machine, as Sharp and co-producer (and in-demand session player extraordinaire) Fernando Pe

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.c

PopEntertainment

Sep 12, 2016
3 min

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.c

Jeff Lynne’s ELO at The Hollywood Bowl Photos by Craig T. Mathew/Mathew Imaging Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, California – September 11, 2016 Back in 2001, Jeff Lynne was slated to tour with a new version of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) in support of his then new album, Zoom. Unfortunately, despite a few warm-up shows, which included an episode of VH1 Storytellers, those dates never panned out. Flash forward 15 years and Lynne and a new company of talented

Ken Sharp – New Mourning (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

PopEntertainment

Jul 2, 2016
3 min

Ken Sharp – New Mourning (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

Ken Sharp – New Mourning Ken Sharp – New Mourning (Jet Fighter Records) The power pop underground keeps on keeping on although the musical style has never captured the audience that its most rabid fans feel it deserves. A delirious mixture of rock crunch and bubble gum beats that has flirted with mainstream success since the 70s, the style has spawned such respected short-term stars as Jellyfish, Matthew Sweet, The Knack, Marshall Crenshaw, The Romantics, Dwight Twilley, The

The Who – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA – May 25, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Revi

PopEntertainment

May 28, 2016
3 min

The Who – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA – May 25, 2016 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Revi

The Who – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA – May 25, 2016 – Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2016 The Who – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA – May 25, 2016 With media prognosticators ranting that rock music is no longer a force, The Who’s appearance at a SRO Staples Center in Los Angeles proved the naysayers to be wildly off base and nullified that assumption… loudly. As Pete Townshend wrote, “Rock is dead they say, long live rock…” This was make-up show for the last year’s LA tour dat

Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi – Building Up the Wrecking Crew

PopEntertainment

Mar 14, 2015
22 min

Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi – Building Up the Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi Building Up the Wrecking Crew by Jay S. Jacobs The Wrecking Crew was the house band for an entire generation. But chances are, you’ve never heard of them. The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of studio musicians who played on many of the biggest hits of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. They provided backing for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, The Monkee

Graham Nash – Life Used To Be So Hard, But Now Everything Is Easy

PopEntertainment

Feb 18, 2014
6 min

Graham Nash – Life Used To Be So Hard, But Now Everything Is Easy

Graham Nash Graham Nash Life Used To Be So Hard, But Now Everything Is Easy by Ken Sharp Two time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash knows a thing or two about chemistry. As a founding member of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN)/ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) or various iterations of the same, his delicate voice has helped create some of the most magnificent harmonies in rock and roll… from ‘”Carrie Anne” to “Our House.” Nash’s latest project, the

Kill Your Darlings (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Oct 18, 2013
3 min

Kill Your Darlings (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Kill Your Darlings KILL YOUR DARLINGS (2013) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Cross, Elizabeth Olsen, John Cullum, Brenda Wehle, Erin Darke, Craig Chester, Lenore Harris, Mark Ethan and Zach Appelman. Screenplay by John Krokidas and Austin Bunn. Directed by John Krokidas. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 103 minutes. Rated R. Kill Your Darlings takes a look at a long-forgotten crime which is

The Citizen (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Sep 27, 2013
3 min

The Citizen (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Citizen THE CITIZEN (2013) Starring Khaled Nabawy, Agnes Bruckner, Rizwan Manji, William Atherton, Cary Elwes, Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, Ho-Sung Pak and Rachael Adams. Screenplay by Samir Younis and Jazmen Brown. Directed by Sam Kadi. Distributed by Monterey Media. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Citizen takes a look back at the most horrific events in American history. Yet far from being tragic, it reminds us why we love the wonderful melting pot of our country. This is all

Well Worth the Waite: An Interview With John Waite

PopEntertainment

Jul 24, 2013
11 min

Well Worth the Waite: An Interview With John Waite

John Waite Well Worth the Waite: An Interview With John Waite by Ken Sharp The music scene is littered with loads of good rock and roll singers, but singularly distinctive, world class vocalists are few and far between. John Waite is one of those singers. With over three decades of music making, Waite has carved up massive hits with The Babys, Bad English and as a solo artist. Waite's spectacular voice – versatile and vulnerable, gritty and refined – has served as his passpor

Woody Woodmansey – Living in 3-D

PopEntertainment

Jul 16, 2008
5 min

Woody Woodmansey – Living in 3-D

Woody Woodmansey Woody Woodmansey Living in 3-D by Ken Sharp LET THERE BE DRUMS… Legendary drummer Woody Woodmansey of David Bowie’s Spiders from Mars band has just finished a project with his new band 3-D, helmed by Woody and his two sons, Nick and Dan. An all drum album, the group’s new CD, Future Primitive, offers a lesson in the fine art of the “big beat,” its sound a winning cross-pollination of a diverse selection of genres and styles numbering jazz, funk, hip-hop, Lati

B.B. King – Talking with the King

PopEntertainment

Jul 16, 2008
7 min

B.B. King – Talking with the King

B.B. King B.B. King Talking with the King by Ken Sharp B.B. King is championed by pundits as the quintessential blues guitar player. Since his emergence in the Fifties, King, trusty black Gibson “Lucille”” guitar in hand, has wowed audiences with his gritty, expressive voice and spectacular blues guitar playing. He can say more in one note than others can say in a hundred. In recent years, King has received kudos for his high-profile collaborations with rock giants, Eric Clap

Daryl Hall – Come To His House

PopEntertainment

Jul 13, 2008
6 min

Daryl Hall – Come To His House

Daryl Hall Daryl Hall Come To His House by Ken Sharp "Live from Daryl's House" is the latest groundbreaking project by music icon, Daryl Hall. Bridging the gap even closer from artist to audience thanks to the wonder of the internet, this collaborative performance showcase is spearheaded by Hall, who is accompanied by veteran Hall & Oates band multi-instrumentalist, T-Bone Wolk, and introduces a host of disparate artists, ranging from John Oates to Gym Class Heroes to KT Tuns

The Babysitters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 9, 2008
3 min

The Babysitters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Babysitters THE BABYSITTERS (2008) Starring John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston, Cynthia Nixon, Lauren Birkell, Louisa Krause, Halley Wegryn Gross, Andy Comeau, Denis O’Hare, Jason Dubin and Ethan Phillips. Screenplay by David Ross. Directed by David Ross. Distributed by Peace Arch Entertainment. 90 minutes. Rated R. Looking at the poster of The Babysitters may impart the wrong idea. A young woman is in the middle of lifting her t-shirt over her head, exposing a taut be

Made of Honor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 5, 2008
4 min

Made of Honor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Made of Honor MADE OF HONOR (2008) Starring Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monahan, Kevin McKidd, Kathleen Quinlan, Kadeem Hardison, Chris Messina, Richmond Arquette, Busy Philipps, Whitney Cummings, Emily Nelson, Kevin Sussman, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by Adam Sztykiel, Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Directed by Paul Weiland. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. In the late 80s/early 90s, Patrick Dempsey was the prince of nerd r

Jellyfish (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Mar 20, 2008
3 min

Jellyfish (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Jellyfish JELLYFISH (2007) Starring Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Gera Sandler, Noa Knoller, Ma-nenita De Latorre, Zharira Charifai, Ilanit Ben Yaakov, Assi Dayan and Miri Fabian. Screenplay by Shira Geffen. Directed by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 78 minutes. Not Rated. This charming and quirky little Israeli slice-of-life has been opening some eyes, winning the Palm D’Or for best first-time feature at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Directed

Evening (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 24, 2007
3 min

Evening (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Evening EVENING (2007) Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Barry Bostwick and Eileen Atkins. Screenplay by Susan Minot and Michael Cunningham. Directed by Lajos Koltai. Distributed by Focus Features. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. Evening wears its quality pedigree like a tiara on its stately and well-coiffured head. This is a film that looks and feels sumptuously beauti

Brooklyn Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 12, 2007
2 min

Brooklyn Rules (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Brooklyn Rules BROOKLYN RULES (2007) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, Jerry Ferrara, Monica Keena, Robert Tarano, Christian Maelen, Paolo Araujo, Ty Thomas Reed and Daniel Tay. Screenplay by Terrence Winter. Directed by Michael Corrente. Distributed by City Lights Pictures. 99 minutes. Rated R. The mob has a certain romantic allure, especially in depressed urban neighborhoods where it mostly holds sway. Particularly for the lower-income t

The Hoax (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 4, 2007
2 min

The Hoax (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

The Hoax THE HOAX (2007) Starring Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Julie Delpy, Eli Wallach, John Carter, Chris Evan Welch, Zeljko Ivanek, David Aaron Baker, Peter McRobbie, John Bedford Lloyd, Okwui Okpokwasili, Stuart Margolin and archival footage of Howard Hughes. Screenplay by William Wheeler. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 115 minutes. Rated R. Clifford Irving was sort of a footnote in history, bu

Meet the Robinsons (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Mar 30, 2007
2 min

Meet the Robinsons (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

MEET THE ROBINSONS (2007) Starring the voices of Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Matthew Josten, John H.H. Ford, Dara McGarry, Tom Kenny, Laurie Metcalf, Don Hall, Paul Butcher, Tracy Miller-Zarneke, Wesley Singerman, Jessie Flower, Stephen J. Anderson, Ethan Sandler, Harland Williams, Adam West and Tom Selleck. Screenplay by Jon Bernstein. Directed by Stephen J. Anderson. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated G. Disney's Meet the Robinsons isn't

Ernst Jorgensen Follows His Dream

PopEntertainment

Sep 23, 2006
27 min

Ernst Jorgensen Follows His Dream

Ernst Jorgensen ERNST JORGENSEN FOLLOWS HIS DREAM By Ken Sharp When you’re an Elvis Presley fan, if a newly released CD, book or DVD has the name Ernst Mikael Jorgensen stamped upon it, you’re guaranteed one thing, a flawlessly executed, rigorously researched and historically sound project of exceptional quality, class, and listenability. From his highly praised work on the loving restoration of Elvis’ entire catalog to his studied expertise co-producing the definitive career

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