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Jimmy Castor, R.I.P.

Jimmy Castor was a smart aleck; a wise guy; a clean shit-talker with so much joie de vivre you had to laugh even when his truth-telling smacked you upside the head. So when he died this past Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 71 near his home outside of Las Vegas, far away from the streets of Harlem he o ... More >>

The 10 Best L.A. Guns Songs

The "classic" L.A. Guns lineup, ca. 1989.​Today, Matador announced that it would be launching a new singles club and the inaugural release would be Stephen Malkmus and one of the bands currently calling itself L.A. Guns (more on that in a minute) will be releasing a split 7-inch on Matador wh ... More >>

Super and Not-So-Super Bowls: Allen Barra Ranks all 44 Previous Big Games from Worst to First

​While we wait for this Sunday's showdown between the Steelers and the Packers, we're feeling nostalgic for the big games of our past. We've been spoiled lately with some pretty exciting Super Bowls. But we remember a time not so long ago when the ultimate championship tended to be something ... More >>

Live Blogging the Michael Jackson Memorial

Live Video streaming by Ustream For all the lovely grace notes, homages, and eulogies that have flowed from any number of erudite and compassionate individuals in the wake of Michael Jackson's untimely death at the young age of 50, a celebrity's death is not over in American until the huge, gaudy, ... More >>

Live: The Mountain Goats at Webster Hall

This Is Constantine Maroulis. He Wishes You Knew That.

In which an American Idol runner-up tops it all by blow-drying his chest

Forbidden Broadway

Harry Connick Jr. has the Sinatra quality musical comedy needs

Hung Out to Dry

What we laugh about when we laugh about American Idol's most famous reject

Enter Stage Left

Paul Wellstone Struts His Presidential Stuff on New York's Stage and Receives Mixed Reviews