Brit rockers the Darkness brought their catsuits and scraggly hair to the Majestic Theatre Friday night, and put on a fun, free-spirited, hard-rocking 90-minute show for a hard-partying Detroit crowd. The band hit the stage and thrust into “Every Inch of You,” the opening song from the band’s 2012 album “Hot Cakes.” It’s a perfect … Continue Reading →
Ed Sheeran’s a star. No two ways about it, the 21-year-old Brit sensation — who played to a rapturous, sold-out Fillmore Detroit Thursday night — has elite levels of charisma and starpower, and he showed them off in a tremendous 100-minute concert Thursday that he managed to carry entirely on his own, with only the … Continue Reading →
Michael Bolton “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.” Hmmm… While such a recording might seem like an automatic drop-kick in these corners, an initial listen reveals that Bolton’s vocals are actually well suited to Motown, more than anything by Otis Redding or the rougher outposts of soul. Motown usually stayed on … Continue Reading →
Plenty of respected actors and even a few Oscar winners show up in “Movie 43,” a bottom-of-the-barrel scraping exercise in scatological humor, fart jokes, bathroom gags and “outrageous” behavior. A cast this talented — Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman, Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Banks, Halle Berry and Richard Gere are among … Continue Reading →
Expressing concern about an America “awash with guns,” author Stephen King has released an essay in e-book form titled “Guns,” available via Amazon’s Kindle store, to read on a Kindle device or via its Kindle apps available for Android, iPad, iPhone and many other platforms. “If this helps provoke constructive debate, I’ve done my job,” … Continue Reading →
Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart with “Long.Live.A$AP,” which sold 139,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Rocky’s much-hyped debut held off the week’s other major new release, the 23rd “Kidz Bop” compilation, which sold 78,000 copies (but did not feature any … Continue Reading →
A new season of “American Idol” kicks off tonight. We’re excited. But before we go forward, let’s take a look back at the 11 seasons the show has given this so far, and because this is the internet, let’s go ahead and rank them. You ready? Here goes: 11. Season 9 (2010) The worst winner … Continue Reading →
The world of television is about to change on Feb. 1. And I have a feeling that change may be for good — both in terms of permanence and in terms of being positive. That’s when Netflix will release “House of Cards,” a political thriller series starring Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and Kate Mara. And … Continue Reading →
A new face leads this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart: Christian artist Chris Tomlin, who scores his first No. 1 album with “Burning Lights.” The album is the Texas native’s seventh studio set, and it sold a career high 73,000 copies its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set is only the fourth … Continue Reading →
“Les Miserables” has a little less to be gloomy about. The soundtrack to the film hits No. 1 on this week’s Billboard albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. The album sold 92,000 copies this week, making it the first soundtrack to hit No. 1 since “The Hunger Games” landed at the top of the … Continue Reading →