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I have been an SNL  fan since the first episode with George Carlin in October 1975 when I was ten years old, and I haven't missed an episode since. As an expert and historian for Saturday Night Live , who graduated from Second City  and prides himself on being an expert on Saturday Night Live , let me say that I absolutely loved this special. And it wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be. The Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special   was a three-and-a-half-hour

Music documentaries do more than document—they capture moments in time, preserve history, and, at their best, immerse us in the magic of music itself. Whether it's a concert film that puts you front and center, a fly-on-the-wall look at an artist in their prime, or an intimate exploration of the highs and lows of a musical journey, these films give us an up-close and personal look at the world of music. In honor of the release of "Becoming Led Zeppelin," I compiled my list of

"Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music" : A Landmark Celebration of Comedy and Sound As you probably know, I am an SNL fanatic and have been since the first episode aired in October 1975. I also host a podcast called "That Show Hasn't Been Funny in Years: An SNL Podcast"  on the Radio Misfits Podcast Network . This is a very special year for us "Saturday Night Live"  fans because it is the show's 50th anniversary. Several special events and shows are part of the season-

As you probably already know, I am a huge  "Saturday Night Live"  fan and have watched every episode since the very first one in October 1975. I also host a podcast about SNL called "That Show Hasn't Been Funny in Years: An SNL Podcast"  on the Radio Misfits Podcast Network . Well, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. In addition to great hosts, surprise guests, and memorable moments during the regular season, NBC  and P

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

I have been a fan of The Roots , the amazing hip hop band out of of Philadelphia (best known as the house band on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” ), for many, many years, but I had never seen them live until this past Saturday night at Ravinia  (with Digable Planets  and Arrested Development ) and WOW. Some Background I became obsessed with hip hop around 1987 and it was my favorite genre of music until the mid-late 90s when I felt it began lose its edge, get repeti