The name Del Shannon immediately brings to mind his haunting vocal performance on debut single ‘Runaway’ and the pre-synth Musitron solo that accompanies it. As part of their growing The Drugstore’s […]
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The German record label Bear Family Records has combined two icons of music history for its latest release. Sun Shines On Hank Williams is a 26 track compilation celebrating the […]
Narvel Felts, I will admit, is not a name I was familiar with. As a fan of Rockabilly, it surprised me that his music had not entered my consciousness previously; especially […]
The name Tommy Steele is sometimes more associated with the world of musical theatre these days, but the beginning of his career conjures up a different story. Sometimes regarded as […]
The Mary Tyler Moore show was an American sitcom, starring Mary Tyler Moore. It aired on CBS, for seven seasons, from 1970 to 1977. The cast also included Ed Asner, […]
Eureka Entertainment recently released the 1943 biopic The Song Of Bernadette, on Blu-Ray for the first time in the UK. The film was based on the 1941 historical novel of […]
Following the recent UK Blu-Ray release of Irma La Douce, Eureka Entertainment have released another classic movie from Billy Wilder’s catalogue; as part of the Masters Of Cinema series. One, […]
Second Chorus is a 1940 musical comedy starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith and Artie Shaw. Danny O’Neill (Astaire) and Hank Taylor (Meredith) are two rival trumpeters with college […]
Recently aired on Talking Pictures TV in the UK as part of their 100th birthday celebration of the life and works of legendary British actor John Gregson, I was both […]
Released in 1951, Operation Pacific is a World War Two submarine drama starring John Wayne, Patricia Neal and Ward Bond, directed by George Waggner. American submarine Thunderfish is tasked with […]