Deborah Gibson

Oscar winners! Rock legends! Sperm donors! All in one room!

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Oscar winners! Rock Legends! Michael Jackson's Sperm Donor! All In One Room!

Well, one Oscar winner (Patty Duke) plus plenty of offbeat, appreciated stars of every medium there is, all converging at the Chiller Theatre autograph show out in Parsippany. It happened, and I was there, greeting them all for this week's column.

Autograph Show Legends Captured By Angelo Pitillo

This week's column is an explosive jaunt to a New Jersey autograph show (Kevin Clement's Chiller Theatre), where you could buy signed photos of your favorite cult stars or simply ogle them from a safe distance. Angelo Pitillo went up in their faces and captured the magique.

Betty Buckley Reveals Battle With Arthur Laurents--And So Do I!

In 1998, Betty Buckley played the immortal stage-mother role of Mama Rose in the Papermill Playhouse of Gypsy, with Debbie Gibson as the title character. It was good (I saw it, naturally), with Buckley bringing her customary wells of emotion to the material. And it was going to transfer to Toronto ... More >>

Debbie Gibson Gives Good Tweet

My pal and fellow '80s survivor Debbie Gibson might not be an electric youth anymore--Who is?--but she's still got her head, and hat, on straight. Her tweets are fun and honest, especially when countering the plentiful dummos out there.

The Completely Real, Totally Not Fake Chronological Musical and Philosophical Development of Kenny G

In honor of Kenny G's four-night stand at the Blue Note, which kicks off tonight, we thought we'd look back at some of the key moments in the life of smooth jazz's most mysterious, misunderstood, and feared figure. See Also: - Ten Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die - Ten (More) Jazz Albums to Hear ... More >>

100 & Single: "Call Me Maybe," Justin Bieber, And Teenpop Idols' Ongoing Love-Hate Relationship With Radio

After three weeks of patiently waiting at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100, Carly Rae Jepsen this week became the first solo female Canadian since Céline Dion to top America's premier song chart. Right on schedule for the start of summer, the ubiquitous "Call Me Maybe" finally climbs into the penthouse ... More >>

'Dee Snider's Jam for Autism'

Six Songs That I Might Be OK With Waking Up To Every Morning If I Was Trapped In A Groundhog Day-Like Purgatorial Existence

Today is Groundhog Day, and while rodents on the East Coast are split on whether or not 2012 will actually see something resembling winter around these parts, one thing's for sure: People will probably watch the 1993 Harold Ramis-directed Bill Murray vehicle Groundhog Day, in which the comedian play ... More >>

The Funny Girl Curse Strikes Again

Lauren Ambrose​No one can play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl except Barbra Streisand, who plays it every time her immortal performance turns up when the movie shows. Her fiery, hilarious, heartbreaking force-of-nature genius in the role looms over anyone else daring to come near it, spewing a gia ... More >>

Chuck Eddy Gets Collected

The Devil's advocate speaks in Rock And Roll Always Forgets

The Four Best Finds In Occupy Wall Street's Music Library

Over the weekend SOTC pal Ann Powers wondered about what the music of Occupy Wall Street might be, and she discussed the drop-ins by the likes of Jeff Mangum and Talib Kweli as well as the music emanating from the park's current residents; she also mused on the "human microphone," the means by which ... More >>

Coming To The Local Sheds This Summer: Lots Of "Heritage Acts" And Country Stars (And Yeasayer)

Yeasayer. Here's hoping things are a bit warmer than this for their shows this summer. ​Today Live Nation announced a slew of shows at Long Island's Nikon at Jones Beach Theater and New Jersey's PNC Bank Arts Center, and in addition to the many classic rock acts (with "classic rock" now being ... More >>

Tiffany And Debbie Gibson Are Performing Together At The Canal Room Later This Month

We are never truly alone, Tiffany. So here's a real thing you can pay money to go see: bygone '80s teen idols Debbie Gibson and Tiffany, on one night on one stage, specifically the Canal Room's, as part of another Back to the Eighties fete also featuring an era tribute band reasonably named Rubix ... More >>

3 Billion and Counting Plays the Blame Game

The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 25: Weezer, "Heart Songs"

F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here. Rivers Cuomo cooks up his own "American Pie," and music dies all over again.

Who Should Replace Paula Abdul?

​Another onetime chart-topper, like an Olivia Newton-John or a Deborah Gibson?

All Points West Sunday: (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To See Coldplay)

I wore straight-up hiking boots to this motherfucker, clunky and impenetrable, and sloshed invincibly across acres of gushy, foul-smelling New Jersey mud like a hovercraft, like a Range Rover, like God moving across the face of the waters. The mud is what we'll all remember about APW, first broug ... More >>

Talk Show Host Thrown Out of Gay Bar!

Poisonous chatter, but the ending will leave you in Stritches.

A Night With Alicia Keys, John Mayer, and Diddy!

Gambling on being satisfied by ham on wry; finding sex outside of the city.

Things I Learned Watching High School Musical 2

'Coffee Date'

The Worst Week in Gossip History!

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Hear My Body Talk

Play Mixy for Me

Keep Your Glass Topped Up

Australian Rockers and Poppers Don’t Get Up Themselves

Dear Diary

So Much Difference

The Adorableness of Asian Alphabet Pop

The boys can't help it

Give It to You

Punkest Band Around

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