Outstanding, ChiO, outstanding!! Pop! go the 70s! FLEETWOOD MAC “Sentimental Lady” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvCUJgnVg3o[/youtube] FLYING CIRCUS “Old Enough (To Break My Heart)” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0KwTmgksoM[/youtube] FIFTH AVENUE BAND “Eden Rock” [youtube]http://...

Whoa, dad, those first two tracks sure put me in a Brian Wilson kind of way – thanks for my new favorite previously unknown band of the month! Caroline, No (aka Carol, I Know) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH_WCYAPrKs[/youtube] Surf’s Up [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Z5YELBXhA&...

Tim Tam & the Turn Ons was (were?) one of the truly sublime pleasures of growing up in Detroit in the mid-60s. As were the other incredible bands that emerged during that wildly improbable time. So let’s shift gears—so to speak—and rev up some of that great Motor City sound! MITCH RYDER & TH...

You think The Rivingtons' version of Papa Oom Mow Mow is weird?
Try on this mash-up of that tune and the Rivingtons' other smash,
The Bird's The Word...
THE TRASHMEN "Surfin' Bird"
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Alright, one more round of doo-woppin' toe-tappers for this Saturday afternoon Record Party ! Hope everyone other than me and that hipster from Chicago dig these... DION “Donna The Prima Donna” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGVFZNCbZI&feature=related[/youtube] THE CONCORDS “Again” [yo...

Can't quite resist one more set of soul stirrin' doo-wop wig-flippers! THE TURBANS “When You Dance” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YVO8OxBipU[/youtube] THE MARCELS “Heartaches” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_HJgacPEFk&feature=related[/youtube] THE VOLUMES “I Love You” [youtu...

Nothing like a dose of early 60s doo-wop sides to take the edge off a night of holiday overindulging… DION “Feelin’ No Pain” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0UJQwSt2V4[/youtube] THE BELMONTS “Diddle Dee Dum” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05EE3n4AbRY[/youtube] BILLY AND THE ESSENTI...

I'm one of those people who feels that almost any film is worth checking out. However, in the case of MARLOWE , I can only say don't get your hopes up too high. It's based on Chandler's THE LITTLE SISTER , perhaps the only one of his novels that could described as comic. or at least satirical in nat...

Hey Nancy (and Red) - Here's some further incentive to
get on the ball and check out NEW GIRL!!
Zooey D. on the Craig Ferguson Show:
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Not mentioned is my favorite show of this new season: NEW GIRL starring the
incredibly beautiful and talented Zooey Deschanel!! Airs Tuesday nights on
FOX right after GLEE.
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Kudos to ChiO for introducing THE SINISTER URGE into the conversation. It's really one of Wood's greatest films and is definitely worthy of further study. Good news then, that this coming spring for my next I WAKE UP DREAMING festival, THE SINISTER URGE will be in the lineup! Book those flights now!...

I almost forgot to mention that part of last night's Ed Wood tribute included about 45 mnutes of rare Wood-related material including this bizarre 1955 interview with the great Bela Lugosi as he is about to be released from a Los Angeles sanitarium where he was being treated for drug addiction. Noti...

Last night marked the conclusion of this year's NOT NECESSARILY NOIR fest and it really closed out on a fantastic high with our Ed Wood triple feature of JAIL BAIT, GLEN OR GLENDA and PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE . All three films looked wonderful up on the big screen and it really goes without saying th...

ChiO sez: Spring request: THE SINISTER URGE and THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST.
Rumor has it that a restoration of BRIDE AND THE BEAST is in the offing!!
Red sed: David Steinberg said he liked GLEN OR GLENDA better than Tim Burton's ED WOOD!
Who wouldn't?

Maven, the crowd for JOHNNY GUITAR was incredibly reverential. One of my favorite things about the Roxie is the level of coolness and savvy of the people who come here. I’ve seen JOHNNY G . on other big screens here in San Francisco and the results can be a little dispiriting with lots of back-talki...