An Appreciation by Noah Mallin Back when Cyndi Lauper was going to be the superstar of the 80s and Madonna was a ho-bag writhing around in her undies, Lauper was riding a wave based on her debut album much of which consisted of cover songs. The least likely was “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” [...]
Here’s the final 5 of my best of the year, televisually: 1) Mad Men (AMC)I resisted this show mightily, mainly because its on AMC. AMC once stood for American Movie Classics but now stands for Always Mostly Crap. Once it was a haven for commercial free Hollywood classics very much like Turner Classic Movies but [...]
It looks like Flight of The Conchords isn’t the only cult TV show to mine comedy gold out of glam rock. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia continues to be one of the best shows on TV and this weeks episode featured a great band parody. Though Charlie wants to channel Dylan in this clip, his [...]
Danny DeVito recites lines from Ethan Hawke’s poetry to Charlie Day Basic-Cable channel FX has made a fetish of edgy dramas like The Shield and Rescue Me. Perhaps this has been a detriment to one of the few comedies they’ve tried, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia . Despite being one of the funniest shows on [...]
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