Marvin Gaye Sings the Star Spangled Banner
Posted on July 4, 2015 at 8:38 am
Happy 4th of July!
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Smile of the Week: Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus Sing “Don’t Dream It’s Over”
Posted on May 17, 2015 at 8:00 am
Miley Cyrus has founded a new nonprofit called Happy Hippies “to rally young people to fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBT youth and other vulnerable populations.” To help get the word out and help raise money, she is inviting her friends to join her in “backyard session” musical performances. I hope they are all as charming as this one, and I hope she helps to bring attention, resources, and opportunities for young people who need help.
Trailer: Queen Latifah Plays Bessie Smith on HBO
Posted on May 14, 2015 at 8:00 am
Queen Latifah plays blues singer Bessie Smith in a new movie premiering on HBO May 16, 2015. Monique co-stars as Ma Rainey.
Here is the real Bessie Smith.
Trailer: What Happened, Miss Simone? — Nina Simone Documentary
Posted on May 2, 2015 at 8:00 am
I was privileged to hear Nina Simone perform in concert and can’t wait to see this film.
#Notamovie on Slate’s The Gist — You Can Inspire a TMBG Song!
Posted on April 4, 2015 at 9:27 am
Wouldn’t you like to be immortalized with a song title for one of the coolest bands ever, They Might Be Giants? You have two more days to tweet titles of imaginary movies to @slategist using the hashtag #NotAMovie — the best one will inspire the two Johns to create a song for your imaginary film. You can see my suggestions @moviemom — I’m sure you can do better!
Highly recommended: Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns – A Movie about They Might Be Giants
