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With the release of Bono: Stories of Surrender  on Apple TV+ , I found myself diving back into the music of U2 —one of the most important, influential, polarizing, and flat-out fascinating bands of the last 50 years. The new film, directed by the great Andrew Dominik  ( The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford —an absolute masterpiece), captures Bono ’s intimate 2023 stage show at the Beacon Theatre . It’s reflective, theatrical, personal. And it got me thin

Sometimes, the universe just lines things up perfectly. You can’t plan for it, it just happens. And when it does, you ride that wave. The weekend before last, Julie and I had one of those rare stretches where everything clicked. Over the course of three nights, we saw three completely different, completely brilliant live performances from three wildly unique artists: Tom Green , Suzanne Vega , and Iggy Pop . Comedy, folk, and punk rock — all in one weekend. Each night had its

A Fascinating Look At an Underrated Comedy Pioneer Certain comedians, performers, and personalities don't just make a mark in entertainment—they change the game. Tom Green  is one of those people. Whether you love him, hate him, or just vaguely remember him painting naked ladies on his dad's car and calling it the "Slutmobile," there is no denying that Tom Green was ahead of his time. "This Is the Tom Green Documentary,"  directed by Green himself, is a fascinating, deeply pe

HBO , or  Max , or  HBO/Max , or Max in My Pants...whatever the hell it's called, is now streaming and broadcasting an extremely entertaining documentary called "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary " all about the smooth West Coast sound that dominated radio and the charts from the mid-70s through the early 80s. Artists like Steely Dan , Toto , Christopher Cross , Kenny Loggins , the one and only Michael McDonald , and more pioneered this genre of music that combined elements of smoo

Is a shockingly simple, often idiotic, viral-video clip show on MTV , really one of the greatest, most entertaining, most hilarious, and most successful television shows in the history of the medium? Why, yes, in fact, it is....and I unapologetically LOVE it. This is a picture I took of my TV during a usual 24-hour marathon of "Ridiculousness" on MTV. That's the terrific Rob Dyrdek. From Wikipedia: Ridiculousness is an American comedy clip show that began airing on August