Though my life's been nothing like "Pretty in Pink," I hope it helps my kid understand me anyway

The British soul singer's been tapped to sing the theme for "Spectre" — can his song be the next "Skyfall"?

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine.

When an aging wannabe guitar god somehow becomes the fifth-grade teacher at a ritzy private school, he rocks their world -- and, improbably, ours.

MTV can't get enough sex, while VH1 keeps strip-mining rock history.

Films used to erotically seduce us; now they tend to sedate instead. First of two parts.

Baz Luhrmann's imaginative biopic has a packed soundtrack, but does its star get to sing or just lip-sync?

Catfight alert! Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson battle for the bouquet in this wedding comedy.

Stephen Chow, one of Asia's biggest stars, is poised for his U.S. breakthrough. Is he worthy of the hype?

"Charlie's Angels" is about cute butts kicking butt, and that's just fine with me.

Major films used to engage with the issues of the day. So why are today's acclaimed movies scared to face reality?

From the director of Bob Dylan's "Dont Look Back" comes a tantalizing but profoundly disappointing tribute to Isaac Hayes, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett and the other legends of Memphis soul.

Seven ways to improve one of the most inspired, inconsistent, awkward TV shows of the year

The crew joked John Hughes' masterpiece should have been called "Long Day's Journey into Detention"

Wilson talks to Salon about classic rock, playing "Barracuda" on Guitar Hero and CNN's "The Seventies"