It's been 24 years since American composer and songwriter Van Dyke Parks released a proper solo album. But he's hardly been dormant: in 1998, he rele...
Tonight's Screen Actors Guild Awards were not as tipsy-casual as the Golden Globes nor as formal as the Oscars almost certainly will be, but they we...
Snooki loves her animal prints, but you know those are fake, right? She wouldn’t hurt a real animal. In fact, she’s passionate about helping tigers an...
The Flaming Lips will attempt to set the world record for most concerts in different cities in 24 hours , playing eight sets in eight cities in the ...
Edward Norton Jr.'s facial hair is as varied as his acting roles . It's Norton's birthday today (he's 42), and we could think of no greater way to s...
Once you've seen Reggie Watts perform, you never forget Reggie Watts. With a huge Afro and Michael Winslow-like vocal abilities, Watts sings, jokes,...
Dot Records founder Randy Wood, who played a major role in the development of the music industry in the Nashville area, died Saturday (April 9) at his...
You wouldn’t think that a mini-series from DC Comics , based on ideas by Grant Morrison , spinning off from the top selling Batman & Robin, written ...
Six years ago, a Slate magazine writer named Daniel Engber--who just so happens to hold a master's in neuroscience--reached out to Dallas Mavericks ow...
Before we get inundated with new movie teasers during the Super Bowl this weekend, I'd like to direct your attention toward a little gem of a trailer ...
"Saturday Night Live" episodes are like cantaloupe: You can pretty much tell from the first bite how good they're gonna be. Last Saturday's episode, f...
We admit it. A name like Chiddy Bang doesn't get us thinking about much more than Dick Van Dyke and magical cars. Sometimes we're old school like that...
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has made a career out of combining funk, hard rock and jazz styles to support his primary band's stew of ecl...
At an event in NYC last night, I spoke with DICE's Gordon Van Dyke about the upcoming release of "Battlefield: Bad Company 2." Given the thematic simi...
We know that "Fame" (which finally comes out today!) is a reboot of the 1980 movie musical — we've spent all week celebrating its release with tons ...
The young beauty from "The Blue Lagoon" has certainly found her way back into the pop culture orbit this year. Her recently canceled NBC series "Lipst...
"Bedtime Stories" director Adam Shankman may do what no one in Hollywood has managed so far -- bring back big screen musicals. With "Hairspray" under...