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Paul Shaffer and his dangerous band show their chops

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 16:12 Last update: about 10 years ago

Paul Shaffer, David Letterman's long-time nutty bandleader, recaptures some of the old TV magic on his new album with The World's Most Dangerous Band and help from Bill Murray, Shaggy, Jenny Lewis and...

Sniper flick 'The Wall' shoots itself in the foot

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 14:51 Last update: about 10 years ago

Not long into the film "The Wall," two U.S. soldiers find themselves pinned down by sniper fire in a remote part of Iraq. One gets on the radio and screams, "Requesting extraction!" You'll know the...

Thayer intertwines complicated love stories in new novel

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 14:06 Last update: about 10 years ago

Having the ability to puzzle through the complexities of a budding romance is a useful skill. Things get a bit more complicated when everyone else in your life also struggles with his or her own...

Rap-metal heroes Linkin Park take a U-turn into pop

Friday, 16 June 2017, 16:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

Hold onto your tattoos, Linkin Park fans: The L.A.-based metal-rap genre-benders have followed up arguably their heaviest album - 2014's "The Hunting Party" - with something so different than that it...

In 'Alien: Covenant,' a return to gut-busting horror

Friday, 16 June 2017, 14:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

Ah, the siren song of John Denver. Who among us can resist it? Certainly, not the crew of the Covenant, a vessel powered by a golden sail cruising through space with 2,000 "colonists" in hyper sleep...

'Since We Fell' shows the power of introspection and love

Friday, 16 June 2017, 14:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

Dennis Lehane's crime fiction has highlighted some of the most insightful looks at parenting ("Gone Baby Gone"), mental health ("Shutter Island"), loss of innocence ("Mystic River") and the life of...

Trombone Shorty album displays another growth spurt

Thursday, 15 June 2017, 16:10 Last update: about 10 years ago

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews reinforces his commitment to New Orleans on "Parking Lot Symphony," a rich, energetic collection of funk, R&B, and even dirges and pop. As is his calling card,...

Fifth 'Pirates of the Caribbean' flick fights bloat

Thursday, 15 June 2017, 14:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

The opening scene of the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a fitting metaphor for where we stand in this long franchise: A creaky old galleon is unceremoniously yanked up from the ocean depths and the...

Homecoming: Jill Eisenstadt ends long hiatus as novelist

Thursday, 15 June 2017, 14:04 Last update: about 10 years ago

Before she could finally complete that third novel, Jill Eisenstadt had to break a self-imposed rule: no more books set in her native Queens. Blame it in part on a Columbia University professor...

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