There were some distinctly odd things that came out of the 80s and Streets of Fire was one of them. The 1984 “Rock & Roll Fable” was directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross, who worked on this film right after their blockbuster...
Live’s 1994 album Throwing Copper yielded quite a few excellent songs, but none of them were as amazing as “Lightning Crashes.” The song was written to honor Barbara Lewis, a 19-year-old friend of the band, who was killed by a drunk driver. She had...
Eddie and the Cruisers is a film and soundtrack album which turn 27 this year. I discovered the movie while working at Star Video while I was in college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. There always had to be something playing in the store and this was a go-to movie for me and...
I’ve written about Audra McDonald for a Geek Out previously, but today’s is song specific. “Cradle and All” is written by Ricky Ian Gordon and Jessica Molaskey and appeared on McDonald’s Build a Bridge CD. This song is gorgeous. I...
I’ve been a major Stevie Nicks fan for decades. My first exposure to her was in the late 70s. One of my best friend’s had the Fleetwood Mac Rumours album in her house. I was mesmerized by the vocals on “Gold Dust Woman.”I quickly made some...
Neil Simon’s 1977 The Goodbye Girl is one of the most perfect movies I know. Yes, it’s a pretty simple romantic comedy: Girl meets boy / girl hates boy / girl grows to love boy / girl nearly has heartbroken / girl finds true love. The excellent cast and...
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