Features

Best Music Box Sets: Top Picks  It’s been a memorable year for box sets and other special releases. Several landmark albums got deluxe reissues, and there were greatest hit sets from some...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''TERMINATOR: DARK FATE" The people who made “Terminator: Dark Fate” (*** OUT OF ****) must have liked “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.”  Elements of the...

 JOE BONAMASSA " HOW IS MUSIC AND LIFE CHANGED" No artist can promise fans they will see a perfect show when he or she steps on stage. But fans can at least feel confident that Joe Bonamassa and his band...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''BLACK AND BLUE" A rookie New Orleans cop exposes corruption within the force in “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s white-knuckled cop versus cop thriller “Black and Blue” (*** OUT OF...

Gregory Alan Isakov Talks About Touring and Farming! There are two seasons for Gregory Alan Isakov - touring and farming. That’s why you only find the singer/songwriter on the road primarily...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''GEMINI MAN" If you missed the trailers for Will Smith’s futuristic nail-biter “Gemini Man” (** OUT OF ****), then the surprise about an hour into this globe-trotting, stunt-laden saga...

AVETT BROTHERS TALKS ABOUT THEIR NEW RELEASE "CLOSER THAN TOGETHER" Most bands make an album, then head out on tour, bringing the new songs to the fans along with their old favorites. Not the...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE JOKER" Joaquin Phoenix gives an unforgettable performance as the most popular of Batman’s adversaries in “Hangover” writer & director Todd Phillips’ “The...

CUPCAKE RED VELVET WINE Cupcake Red Velvet wine was unexpectedly excellent! From Livermore, CA the 2011 Cupcake Red Velvet is a blend of red varietals with a Zinfandel base. Released winter of 2012, it was...

MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE DEAD DON'T DIE" Imagine what would have happened had zombies invaded Mayberry on “The Andy Griffith Show,” and you may be amused by arthouse filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead...