Does Darth Vader's Theme Have Its Roots in the 1930s Dance Band Era?
Vader artwork by Terry Fan for Monde Mosaic No judgment, but every time the official trailer for a new Star Wars movie was released, I ...
100 Years of Halloween Costumes in 3 Minutes
Mode.com has been giving us some great videos this year showing the evolution of style during the past century. Their latest, 100 Years o...
Why Sam Smith's New Song Is the Worst James Bond Theme Song Ever
T hree years ago at this time, Adele's "Skyfall" -- the theme for the new James Bond movie in 2012 -- was getting lots of r...
Pumped for Peanuts
Am I the only one I know who's planning on seeing The Peanuts Movie when it opens in theaters in a few weeks? When I mentioned my ...
A New Kind of Beatles Cover Band: AfterFab
We've all watched a Beatles cover band at some point. They run the gamut from those with members that don't dress up like the Fab...
Not Your Pop's Playboy Anymore
"What sort of man reads Playboy?" In light of the news this week about Hugh Hefner's famed mag ditching nude photos from th...
A Song's Story #7: Take On Me
Thirty years ago an iconic music video began airing on MTV and other music video stations. Oh, we didn't know back then that it was a...
10 Grooving Conversation Pits From Back in the Day
I guess you could say one of my retro-related regrets is that I've never been in a home that had a sunken room, or conversation pit. ...
Movie Review: Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
Ever since Elvis Presley's death in 1977, there have been more movies made about him then you can shake a stick at. According to IMDb...
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