Roald Dahl originally had 15 children getting the golden ticket to tour Willy Wonka's super-secret chocolate factory before settling on the now familiar five in his children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This means that, in earlier drafts, there were a lot more rooms and a lot more temptation: As you'll remember, each room was a test of a child's self-control, and each time, some hapless child would succumb to their candy-obsessed (or squirrel-obsessed) selves and get lost. In this previously unseen chapter published by the Guardian, the factory tour, now down to eight kids, makes a stop at the Vanilla Fudge Room. The Guardian says the text was "deemed too wild, subversive and insufficiently moral for the tender minds of British children almost 50 years ago." The room sounds magical though: In the centre of the room there was an actual mountain, a colossal jagged mountain as high as a five-storey building,...
- 8/30/2014
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
Mad Men’s season premiere on Sunday night, titled “Time Zones,” picked up less than a year after the events in last season’s finale in which Don Draper (Jon Hamm) was put on a sabbatical after a cringe-worthy pitch to Hershey executives.
Mad Men Recap
The episode opens with Freddy Rumsen (Joel Murray) testing out a pitch for Accutron for Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) In her Sterling Cooper & Partner’s office. She’s impressed with the direction he’s going in, and cleans it up with the simple catchphrase – “Accutron, it’s time for a conversation.” After her meeting with Rumsen, who’s freelancing for the ad firm, Peggy heads to a status meeting with Lou Avery, who’s serving as Don’s replacement for the time being.
Not at the office is Roger Sterling (John Slattery). He’s busy in bed with a naked women in an apartment littered...
Mad Men Recap
The episode opens with Freddy Rumsen (Joel Murray) testing out a pitch for Accutron for Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) In her Sterling Cooper & Partner’s office. She’s impressed with the direction he’s going in, and cleans it up with the simple catchphrase – “Accutron, it’s time for a conversation.” After her meeting with Rumsen, who’s freelancing for the ad firm, Peggy heads to a status meeting with Lou Avery, who’s serving as Don’s replacement for the time being.
Not at the office is Roger Sterling (John Slattery). He’s busy in bed with a naked women in an apartment littered...
- 4/14/2014
- Uinterview
I don't think there's enough sunshine in all of California to brighten up the dark state of affairs everyone is in as Mad Men begins the first half of its last lap. Where does one begin in this cold January of 1969? Peggy crumpled on the floor in sobs of her great-big-investment Upper West Side apartment? Roger passed out naked on the floor of his filthy, garbage-littered hotel-room-cum-counterculture-commune? Ken – still sporting an eye patch from his little shotgun mishap with the Chevy execs – completely overwhelmed and overworked? A happy, suntanned Pete – seriously,...
- 4/14/2014
- Rollingstone.com
"Mad Men" is back for the start of its seventh season — which is or isn't the final season depending on whether you value contractual language (which says it is) over scheduling (which will give us seven episodes this spring and seven more next year) — and I have a review of the premiere coming up just as soon as I'm seated next to a man in a hairpiece eating a banana... "Why are you making it so hard? Open the door and walk in." -Lou Avery We return to the world of "Mad Men" a scant two months after our last glimpse, late in January of 1969. It's by far the shortest time gap between seasons, but almost as much has changed in those two months than in the 11 months between the heist of Sterling Cooper and our first look at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. It seems only appropriate given the period.
- 4/14/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Whether you’re new to Tap, or have seen them in concert (like me), it’s hard to argue with free, and the Yeah! App from AMC Networks is offering This is Spinal Tap – The Special Features Version for free through April 11th.
Far more than just a ‘Pop Up Video’ version of films, the Yeah! App gives you a completely unique experience, and none of the films is packed with more awesome than This is Spinal Tap, which not only pulls in hundreds of cool notes, but gives you some incredible insights from a variety of legendary rockers… and Jack Black.
Check out the full details below, and make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy this truly special viewing experience.
Yeah!, the New iPad Movie App from AMC Networks, Offers This Is Spinal Tap – The Special Features Version Gratis to All iPad Users Through April 11
On...
Far more than just a ‘Pop Up Video’ version of films, the Yeah! App gives you a completely unique experience, and none of the films is packed with more awesome than This is Spinal Tap, which not only pulls in hundreds of cool notes, but gives you some incredible insights from a variety of legendary rockers… and Jack Black.
Check out the full details below, and make sure you don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy this truly special viewing experience.
Yeah!, the New iPad Movie App from AMC Networks, Offers This Is Spinal Tap – The Special Features Version Gratis to All iPad Users Through April 11
On...
- 4/2/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Seconds Before Landing: The Great Deception (Sbl)
First, let me say that, setting aside a quibble or two, this is almost certainly my favorite album of 2013. And that has less to do with any specific personnel, "song," or individual aspect of the album than it does with the fact that the old adage "they just don't write 'em like that anymore" does not apply here. This is a "progressive" album in every sense of that term, and is somehow able to both evoke the heyday of a particular genre of progressive rock (i.e., have a certain "timeless" quality to it) and to be both timely and relevant in the present.
The primary writer here is John Crispino, about whom little seems to be known except that he is a "composer and musician." (He plays drums, keyboards, and percussion, and provides most of the vocals.) He is joined by a distinguished group of musicians,...
First, let me say that, setting aside a quibble or two, this is almost certainly my favorite album of 2013. And that has less to do with any specific personnel, "song," or individual aspect of the album than it does with the fact that the old adage "they just don't write 'em like that anymore" does not apply here. This is a "progressive" album in every sense of that term, and is somehow able to both evoke the heyday of a particular genre of progressive rock (i.e., have a certain "timeless" quality to it) and to be both timely and relevant in the present.
The primary writer here is John Crispino, about whom little seems to be known except that he is a "composer and musician." (He plays drums, keyboards, and percussion, and provides most of the vocals.) He is joined by a distinguished group of musicians,...
- 2/3/2014
- by Ian Alterman
- www.culturecatch.com
Chew on this: Of all the different genres of rock music, nothing has been more maligned than bubble gum music.
The name itself implies sugary confections designed for cheap mass consumption by a youthful audience that presumedly doesn't appreciate something more musically substantial. It's a term that has been used to dismiss artists that appeal to youngsters from the Monkees back in the late 1960s to Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.
"Bubble gum music" as a recognized form of music is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and in honor of what some might call a dubious historical event, three of the top bubble gum acts of the late 1960s are performing together at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York on April 22.
The acts are Ron Dante, who sang lead for all the hits of The Archies including their 1969 No. 1 hit "Sugar Sugar"; Joey Levine, who wrote...
The name itself implies sugary confections designed for cheap mass consumption by a youthful audience that presumedly doesn't appreciate something more musically substantial. It's a term that has been used to dismiss artists that appeal to youngsters from the Monkees back in the late 1960s to Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.
"Bubble gum music" as a recognized form of music is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and in honor of what some might call a dubious historical event, three of the top bubble gum acts of the late 1960s are performing together at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York on April 22.
The acts are Ron Dante, who sang lead for all the hits of The Archies including their 1969 No. 1 hit "Sugar Sugar"; Joey Levine, who wrote...
- 4/19/2012
- by David Moye
- Huffington Post
Chew on this: Of all the different genres of rock music, nothing has been more maligned than bubble gum music.
The name itself implies sugary confections designed for cheap mass consumption by a youthful audience that presumedly doesn't appreciate something more musically substantial. It's a term that has been used to dismiss artists that appeal to youngsters from the Monkees back in the late 1960s to Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.
"Bubble gum music" as a recognized form of music is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and in honor of what some might call a dubious historical event, three of the top bubble gum acts of the late 1960s are performing together at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York on April 22.
The acts are Ron Dante, who sang lead for all the hits of The Archies including their 1969 No. 1 hit "Sugar Sugar"; Joey Levine, who wrote...
The name itself implies sugary confections designed for cheap mass consumption by a youthful audience that presumedly doesn't appreciate something more musically substantial. It's a term that has been used to dismiss artists that appeal to youngsters from the Monkees back in the late 1960s to Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.
"Bubble gum music" as a recognized form of music is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and in honor of what some might call a dubious historical event, three of the top bubble gum acts of the late 1960s are performing together at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York on April 22.
The acts are Ron Dante, who sang lead for all the hits of The Archies including their 1969 No. 1 hit "Sugar Sugar"; Joey Levine, who wrote...
- 4/19/2012
- by David Moye
- Aol TV.
With nothing but the headline, “We always knew this show was lyrical” posted above this video, this character montage is an unexpected treat for Supremes and Mad Men fans alike. The Supremes track “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” originally topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with an all-female rendition. The track has resurfaced surfaced under the voices of Wilson Pickett, The Box Tops, Rod Stewart, The Chipmunks, Kim Wilde, Reba McEntire, Vanilla Fudge and even the cast of Glee have taken the song under their wings. And if you’re a fan of the show, it’s no surprise that the...
- 3/19/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
When it comes to influential rock bands, not many can claim to have been a part of three of them. For Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice, bass player Tim Bogert has been an integral part.
I gave him a call at his Californian hill-top house to talk about his cocaine snorting, women chasing days in Cactus, quitting the music business to work at the Musicians Institute, and dealing with a “moody” Jeff Beck [...]...
I gave him a call at his Californian hill-top house to talk about his cocaine snorting, women chasing days in Cactus, quitting the music business to work at the Musicians Institute, and dealing with a “moody” Jeff Beck [...]...
- 9/25/2011
- by Obi-Dan
- Geeks of Doom
Captain Kirk is headed back to space.
William Shatner, the Emmy winning TV icon, announced the track listing and details for his new space-inspired cover album, Searching For Major Tom. The album will feature a large number of heavy metal covers, as well as songs by U2, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Pink Floyd.
Shatner has had a storied music career, producing confusing, parodied yet somehow enlightening song covers and original bits over the past 40+ years. His first album, The Transformed Man, raised eyebrows with its bizarre covers, which, in what would become his trademark style, boasted dramatic readings of lyrics over music. HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man." Check out Urlesque's ranking of his ten best cover songs here.
Shatner announced the album via Twitter back in February.
Here's the track list:
Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer...
William Shatner, the Emmy winning TV icon, announced the track listing and details for his new space-inspired cover album, Searching For Major Tom. The album will feature a large number of heavy metal covers, as well as songs by U2, Frank Sinatra, Queen and Pink Floyd.
Shatner has had a storied music career, producing confusing, parodied yet somehow enlightening song covers and original bits over the past 40+ years. His first album, The Transformed Man, raised eyebrows with its bizarre covers, which, in what would become his trademark style, boasted dramatic readings of lyrics over music. HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man." Check out Urlesque's ranking of his ten best cover songs here.
Shatner announced the album via Twitter back in February.
Here's the track list:
Space Trucking Originally By Deep Purple - Deep Purple Drummer...
- 4/13/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
It's always awesome to start the week with the return of the cold you thought you'd shaken the previous day, a cloudy sky that refuses to actually rain outside, and the knowledge of a dental appointment the next morning. And by "awesome" I mean "terrible." But there's always television! Which gives me/us... very little to look forward to this evening unless you get the Logo channel, which I don't. Anyway, I'm off to hunt for cold medicine, which will make whatever I watch more entertaining than it deserves to be, so here's your Monday night television:
8:00pm: "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC
"All Together Now: A Celebration of Service" on NBC
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. Third season spring premiere.
"Too Fat for 15" on Style
8:30pm: "Mad Love" on CBS
9:00pm: "All Worked Up" on TruTV. Third season finale.
"American Pickers...
8:00pm: "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC
"All Together Now: A Celebration of Service" on NBC
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family. Third season spring premiere.
"Too Fat for 15" on Style
8:30pm: "Mad Love" on CBS
9:00pm: "All Worked Up" on TruTV. Third season finale.
"American Pickers...
- 3/28/2011
- by Intern Rusty
American Idol auditions in Nashville, where Carrie Underwood is now reckoned a major star, were a mix of good, bad and unusual. "What is wrong with everyone?" Randy asked near the end of the hour. But a number of fine voices were ushered off to the promised happiness of Hollywood. Among those voices - and establishing themselves as the novelty of the night - were ex-girlfriend and boyfriend, Chelsee Oaks and Rob Bolin. The former couple auditioned both singly and together - and the judges liked them even better as a duet, despite their apparent inability to make their private lives click.
- 1/28/2011
- by Tom Gliatto
- PEOPLE.com
'Slap that baby on the ass and call me Christmas!' new judge says after one surprising audition.
By Kara Warner
Steven Tyler on Wednesday's "American Idol"
Photo: Fox
In addition to the excitement and anticipation that is involved in watching the audition rounds of "American Idol," the unexpected remarks that come out of new judge Steven Tyler's mouth are quickly becoming just as (if not more) entertaining to listen to as the contestants' vocal stylings.
We weren't sure Tyler could top last week's performance, but mere minutes into Wednesday's (January 26) episode (after opening the show singing an a cappella "Idol" version of "Sweet Emotion" with Randy Jackson), we knew we were in for another night of Tyler treats. Here are our favorites from the Milwaukee auditions:
» "Slap that baby on the ass and call me Christmas!" Tyler exclaimed after hearing Scotty McCreery's deep-voice rendition of Josh Turner's "Your Man.
By Kara Warner
Steven Tyler on Wednesday's "American Idol"
Photo: Fox
In addition to the excitement and anticipation that is involved in watching the audition rounds of "American Idol," the unexpected remarks that come out of new judge Steven Tyler's mouth are quickly becoming just as (if not more) entertaining to listen to as the contestants' vocal stylings.
We weren't sure Tyler could top last week's performance, but mere minutes into Wednesday's (January 26) episode (after opening the show singing an a cappella "Idol" version of "Sweet Emotion" with Randy Jackson), we knew we were in for another night of Tyler treats. Here are our favorites from the Milwaukee auditions:
» "Slap that baby on the ass and call me Christmas!" Tyler exclaimed after hearing Scotty McCreery's deep-voice rendition of Josh Turner's "Your Man.
- 1/26/2011
- MTV Music News
Just how good are the pick ‘n’ mix sweets in your local multiplex? We taste test every single piece of candy we could find at our nearest cinema, so you don’t have to...
What happens when two people attempt to carry out a taste test on every single sweet in a cinema’s pick ‘n’ mix section? Read on to find out - and expect scenes of a high calorie, high cholesterol, slightly nauseating nature. Don’t try this at home, kids...
Wriggly Worms
First up in the Den Of Geek pick ‘n’ mix taste test, we have Wriggly Worms - just under three inches of colourful jelly shaped like a psychedelic earthworm.
Sarah: It looks too nice to eat.
Ryan: It won’t soon. It’s quite chewy, and sticks to your teeth.
S: It is quite chewy. I don’t like this one.
R: We need some kind of palate-cleanser between courses.
What happens when two people attempt to carry out a taste test on every single sweet in a cinema’s pick ‘n’ mix section? Read on to find out - and expect scenes of a high calorie, high cholesterol, slightly nauseating nature. Don’t try this at home, kids...
Wriggly Worms
First up in the Den Of Geek pick ‘n’ mix taste test, we have Wriggly Worms - just under three inches of colourful jelly shaped like a psychedelic earthworm.
Sarah: It looks too nice to eat.
Ryan: It won’t soon. It’s quite chewy, and sticks to your teeth.
S: It is quite chewy. I don’t like this one.
R: We need some kind of palate-cleanser between courses.
- 7/30/2010
- Den of Geek
Sony Music**1/2 The album marks the return of the sensational Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, who, in 2006, became the next big things in the electro-pop scene and were tipped (and received a few) for many awards across the board. The second time round sees them veer towards the ‘band’ sound, as opposed to the electro-vibe the first time around. This puts them in a different place, although there are still many electronic blips and blops in the mix. But the sound is a very early ’60s psychedelic-pop of a Vanilla Fudge, or even a lighter, Syd Barrett influence. The duo ...
- 4/5/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
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