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Bytes From the Big Apple: A Script, a Cast, a time and a place.
31st March 2011 | 5 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
In terms of originality and inventiveness, January 12th 1960 will forever stand as an indelicate date on the entertainment calendar. Not because Emile Ford and the Checkmates were topping the charts with 'What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For'. Not because "Tommy the Toreador" was doing the rounds across the U.K. And not because the strong arm crooner Don Arden was busy emceeing the Gene Vincent Show on...
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Bytes From the Big Apple: The Ripe Mr. Rupe
6th January 2011 | 3 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
January is, by tradition, a time when the award shows start to kick in: A time when you turn on the TV and scratch your head as to who the individual being honoured actually is. Outside of the Grammys, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild events, the focus around these parts is currently on those individuals who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in a...
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Bytes From the Big Apple: The French Connection
4th January 2010 | 2 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
When France makes news across the planet, the focus of attention invariably revolves around Nicolas Sarkozy. This is understandable because the guy makes good copy. In fact, since taking office in 2007, the President's personal life has dominated the front pages almost as much as his position on the international stage. The hogging of the headlines did change however, when two quite different dramas escaped from the country the week...





