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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 29, 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

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

Burt Bacharach – What the World Needs Now…

PopEntertainment

Jul 24, 2006
25 min

Burt Bacharach – What the World Needs Now…

Burt Bacharach Burt Bacharach What the World Needs Now… by Ken Sharp “Burt Bacharach’s musical contribution was very beautiful, wonderful, warm music that everybody liked and admired,” raves Brian Wilson. “His uniqueness lay in his chord patterns. The chords in ‘Walk On By,’ ‘Here I Am’ and ‘Do You Know The Way To San Jose?’ are really great.” Championed as one of the 20th century’s most seminal and inventive composers, Burt Bacharach, with partner Hal David, created some of

An Inconvenient Truth (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

May 13, 2006
3 min

An Inconvenient Truth (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

An Inconvenient Truth AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006) Starring Al Gore. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Distributed by Paramount Pictures Classics. 100 minutes. Rated PG. This is such a cliché that I hesitate to open this review with it, however in this case it is nearly impossible to avoid. An Inconvenient Truth may very well be the most important movie that you will ever see. No matter where you come down on the political divide or what you think of former Vice President (arg

Elvis: Behind the Image – Volumes 1 & 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

PopEntertainment

Jan 5, 2006
2 min

Elvis: Behind the Image – Volumes 1 & 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

Elvis: Behind the Image (Volume 1) ELVIS: BEHIND THE IMAGE – VOLUMES 1 & 2 (2005) Starring Elvis Presley, Bud Glass, Sandi Miller, John Wilkinson, Kathy Westmoreland, Cynthia Pepper and Ed Enoch. Directed by Bud Glass. Distributed by Bud Glass Productions/Praytome Publishing. 150 minutes. Not Rated. Over 25 years since his untimely passing on August 16, 1977, interest in “The King,” Elvis Presley, continues to grow, attracting new generations of fans around the globe. His l

King Kong (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Dec 13, 2005
3 min

King Kong (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

King Kong KING KONG (2005) Starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, Lobo Chan, Thomas Kretschmann, Evan Parke, Colin Hanks, John Sumner, David Dengelo, Stephen Hall, Richard Kavanaugh, Louis Sutherland, Ray Woolf, Geraldine Brophy, Joe Folau, John Clarke and William Wallace. Screenplay by Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh. Directed by Peter Jackson. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 187 minutes. Rated PG-13. How many

Rainn Wilson – Trying Harder in The Office

PopEntertainment

Nov 10, 2005
12 min

Rainn Wilson – Trying Harder in The Office

Rainn Wilson in “The Office.” Rainn Wilson Trying Harder in The Office by Ken Sharp Whoever said it doesn’t rain in Southern California is an idiot. It’s an atypically dismal day in Los Angeles; overcast, chilly and raining just enough to make driving a miserable experience. But it all makes perfect sense, because today I’m driving to the set of The Office to interview Rainn Wilson, who portrays Dwight Schrute, the arrogant and misanthropic paper supply salesman on the NBC sh

Good Night, And Good Luck (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

PopEntertainment

Sep 22, 2005
5 min

Good Night, And Good Luck (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Good Night, and Good Luck. GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (2005) Starring David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney, Tate Donovan, Tom McCarthy, Matt Ross, Reed Diamond, Robert John Burke, Grant Heslov, Alex Borstein, Rose Abdoo, Glenn Morshower, Don Creech, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Robert Knepper, JD Cullum, Simon Helberg, Peter Jacobson and Dianne Reeves. Screenplay by George Clooney and Grant Heslov. Directed by