The Retro Mix Playlist For 7/25/08

7 pm hourYou Get What You Give- New RadicalsAin't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)- Joe TexLady Marmalade- LabelleMove Away- Culture ClubNuthin' But A "G" Thang- Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy DoggDon't Think of Me- DidoWord Up- CameoDouble Retro segment's feat. artist: The Rolling StonesSad Day (released in 1966)Harlem Shuffle (rel. in 1986)Don't Let It Go To Your Head- Jean CarnLove Or Let

Old School Friday: Make Up Songs

For this week's Old School Friday meme, we are flipping over the record (metaphorically speaking) and spotlighting make up songs. This week's song is by The Ronettes, one of the greatest girl groups and arguably the epitome of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound". The song I selected, 1964's (The Best Part of ) Breakin' Up, shamefully only made it to #39 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. If the

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Mamma Mia... Box Office Gold!

Due to the record breaking business of the latest Batman film, another box-office success story has been lost in the Hollywood Shuffle. This past weekend, the musical Mamma Mia! took in $27.8 million dollars to open at #2 behind The Dark Knight. Adapted from the hit stage musical of the same name and featuring songs from the ABBA catalogue, Mamma Mia! stars Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, and

Thursday Thirteen # 51: Black & White Films Made After 1970

Thirteen Black & White Movies Made After 1970Since the mid 60s, most films have been shot in color. Since then, due to either artistic reasons or budget constraints, directors have occasionally forgone tints and pastels in favor of the monochrome look. Below, in alphabetical order, are 13 movies that came out post-1970 that are shot primarily in glorious black and white.Because several films

The Golden Girls' Estelle Getty Dies At Age 84

I am sad to write that Emmy-winner Estelle Getty, best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls, died earlier this morning at the age of 84. According to one of her sons, Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. at her Hollywood Boulevard home.A classic example of perserverance paying off, Getty struggled in showbiz for over 40 years before landing the

I hope you are hungry!

So after my best mate's blessing I decided to take off to Paris. I had only been once before. That was for an Iron Maiden concert. Since then I have rediscovered Anthony Bourdain. This is not a good thing because I can be a bit of a gobshite on a good day and he has just taught me to be a pompous gobshite with a lust for travel, booze, and food. OK, I had two of the three already covered. Still