Chuck Berry

Review: David Foster's Hit Man -- Star Gazing in the Recording Studio

Charles Alexander | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media


Charles Alexander

Since Foster, unlike many musicians, never got into drugs, he actually remembers everything that happened. Example: what was Madonna doing lying on the floor of a recording booth moaning?

Beyonce Sings Etta James? Maybe. Etta James Singing Etta James? Now We're Talking Immortal.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 12.01.2008 | Entertainment


Jesse Kornbluth

Whatever your opinion of that star turn, I'm still beating a drum for the idea of the film -- Etta James should be at least as well known as Aretha Franklin.

Norton Records' Rockin' Archaeologists Unearth "Mad Mike Monsters"

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

"Mad Mike Monsters" presents four dozen crude, sleazy and raucous gems -- that singed the ears of Pittsburgh's hipper teens 40-some years ago but are almost completely unknown outside the city limits.

The Price of Oil, July 4th, and Chuck Berry

Jackson Williams | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Messing with the caribou does nothing to alter our energy plight, now or in the future, and shame on politicians who suggest otherwise to frustrated constituents.

Bo Diddley Was a Gunslinger

RJ Eskow | Posted 06.02.2008 | Entertainment


RJ Eskow

Bo Diddley was a living gateway between times and places. He brought African rhythms and African-American chants into the Top Forty. Together with Chuck Berry, he built rock and roll.

McCain Dumps Chuck Berry For Abba! Now YOU Pick New Theme Songs For The Candidates!

Martin Lewis | Posted 01.19.2008 | Politics


Martin Lewis

John McCain -- already well into his 70s -- has turned his campaign into a 70s redux.