Beaches review – 80s weepie makes for soggy Broadway musical A standout turn from Jessica Vosk, taking on the Bette Midler role, isn’t enough to turn a much-loved movie into a legitimate stage show The Guardian - US · Apr 23
‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight The Guardian - UK · Apr 10
Iris Rainer Dart returns to tell her epic story of female friendship with 'Beaches' on Broadway Iris Rainer Dart brings her tearjerker story “Beaches” to Broadway, and she says it still proves how deep women’s friendships can run The Independent UK · Mar 31
More Rock and Roll, From My "Commonplace Book" Number 8 in a series of sense and nonsense from my files Reason · Nov 12, 2024
“A Whiter Shade Of Pale hit people’s ears and rang some sort of bell… it’s always been a great mystery why it did that”: The life and times of Gary Brooker Procol Harum singer’s first-ever song was one of the biggest hits imaginable, but he enjoyed many more career highs with and without the band that made his name Louder · May 29, 2024
Elvis Presley's 10 greatest songs From Jailhouse Rock to All Shook Up, the icon was responsible for countless rock'n'roll classics, but which ones come out on top? Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024