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Watch the Trailer for The Runaways

A short trailer has been released for the provocative biopic about the short-lived ‘70s girl group The Runaways. They dubbed themselves purveyors of “jailbait rock”—due to their ages—and featured future music icons Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Micki Steele (The Bangles). Below is the trailer for The Runaways written and directed by music videomaker Floria Sigismondi. Take special note of Twilight alum Kristen Stewart, rocking a sweet mullet, and an almost unrecognizable Dakota Fanning sporting a hairdo that would’ve made the late Farrah Fawcett proud. The Runaways hits theaters in limited release on March 19....  read more

Jangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond

It's hard to say exactly where it started, but The Beatles and The Byrds often get the most credit for starting the enduring subgenre that's come to be known as jangle pop. Of course, The Searchers and even The Everly Brothers were laying the foundations before them...   read more

Still-awesome Goonies soundtrack re-released

For a huge number of twenty- and thirtysomethings—myself included—1985 movie The Goonies is inextricably linked to our childhoods. How many times did we all watch this at a birthday party or sleepover? And how many times did we argue over who was gonna be Mikey when we took on the roles of the film’s colorful characters, re-enacting the treasure-map-guided, deadly-obstacle-strewn search for “the rich stuff,” so we could save our families from foreclosure and forced removal at the hands of greedy developers, just like the kids in the movie?...  read more