I'd like to invite everyone over to my new Tumblr,  The Rock Opera Show , where I'll be posting some of my old material and a lot of...

It's always a niggle, isn't it, how to capitalize that title. Bat Out of Hell?  Bat out of Hell? Bat Out Of Hell? Anyway, best follo...

It's been far too long since I posted, but here's a great analysis of what makes "Over the Rainbow" such a classic. Leap, ...

So, it's come to light that Steven Spielberg's short-lived Amblimation studio was developing an animated version of Andrew Lloy...

I really enjoyed this post over at Movie Morlocks which uses the book Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s as a jumping-off po...

Here's a great long-form piece from Slate about the naughty old Tin Pan Alley tune, "I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife - But Oh, You K...

Not sure how I missed this, but it's hilarious.