‘The Princess Bride’ wasn’t a big hit when it came out in 1987. But the fairy tale comedy became a cult classic once it hit video and it now holds a special place in the hearts of most children of the ’80s and well beyond.
Alex Karras, the Detroit Lions football star-turned-actor, has died, he was 77.
Writing songs can be a cathartic process, but Pete Townshend says that it took some time analyzing his lyrics a little deeper before realizing he needed therapy. The singer told NBC's 'The Today Show' (quotes via NME) that looking at some of the darker songs he'd written brought him to that conclusion.
Growing up in the early '60s, one would think the Beatles were a heavy influence on Aerosmith's Joe Perry, and maybe later the Rolling Stones. While those bands may have paved a road for his group to follow, it was a local 14-year-old named Steve Rose that first inspired Perry to play rock and roll.
Stevie Nicks' stage persona might involve a lot of frilly things like candles, dry ice and horses, but that doesn't mean she isn't willing to get down to some stone cold violence when provoked.
Rihanna and Nicki Minaj are the leading nominees for the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, announced this morning by Christina Aguilera.
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Matt Damon
Age: 43
Occupation: Actor, Screenwriter, and Activist
Known For: Winning an Oscar for co-writing ‘Good Will Hunting’ along with close friend Ben Affleck, starring in the ‘Ocean’s’ trilogy and the ‘Bourne’ series of movies, and his charitable work with organizations such as the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org
Lovers of classic horror films will be able to join together for Halloween Week 2013 when the inaugural "Ship of Fear: A Horror Cruise," sails from Miami to the Bahamas and back. Musical entertainment on the cruise will be provided by two stars who were clearly influence by the genre, Alice Cooper and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister.
Photo blog Worth 1,000 had a contest for participants to turn male celebrities into women. The results are amazing, although usually not particularly attractive.
British session guitarist Jim Sullivan has passed away after a long period of poor health. He was 71 years old. He played on over 1,000 chart hits -- including 55 No. 1 singles -- during his vibrant career, in addition to working with a who's who of classic rock royalty.
October 1, 2012 Making candy is easy. Making delicious, unique and artful confections is a work of art. Truly a craft to be learned over many years of candy making. When I was a very little kid, when my family of 13 needed candy which was definitely Easter, some Christmas, and birthday's, my mother would drive us up to Hilltop Shopping Center and we would get to walk into Donells Candies
September 27, 2012 When it comes to appealing to a certain audience, when your doing a radio show, it's literally a science as to how it's determined who listens when. Number one with women 15 to 35 or number one overall 18 plus, or number one from three to four in the afternoon with french poodles with red birth marks
