Malcolm McLaren was a bastard. There, I’ve said it. Yet he was one of the greatest impresarios of the 20th Century. The Sex Pistols as a concept were very much his creation, a “swindle” in his words that combined the nascent punk rock of his former charges The New York Dolls and bands like The [...]
Category Archives: obit
Movies: Robert Culp – An Appreciation
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Film and TV actor Robert Culp died today in Los Angeles at the age of 79. For a baby boomers he will always be best known for his role opposite Bill Cosby as a spy in I Spy, a show that broke down televisions race barriers. But to Generation Xies like myself it was his [...]
Music: Legend Alex Chilton Dead – Box Tops, Big Star Singer Dies at 59
Thursday, March 18, 2010
It’s fair to say that although he enjoyed a number 1 single at the height of the 1960s Alex Chilton’s influence has far, far exceeded his record sales. While he may not be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame his genius, his songs, and his career have inspired multiple generations of bands and [...]
Movies: Teen Titan John Hughes Dies
Friday, August 7, 2009
If you didn’t sprout boobs or grow body hair in the 1980s the death of John Hughes likely leans little to you. Let’s be blunt, he was neither a great director or writer and to my critical faculties won’t allow me to rate any of his films at the top of the 80s teen flick [...]
Dead Guy Du Jour: Allen Klein, Manager
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
It’s hard to write anything called an “appreciation” for Allen Klein, as he was more a creature to be feared, reckoned with, and noted for historical significance than appreciated. Klein, who died of complications from Alzheimer’s over the July 4th weekend, is one of the great characters (some might say villains) of music history. He [...]