The True Story Of Sukeban: Violent Girl Gangs Of '70s Japan
Culture | July 18, 2019
Violent schoolgirls on the loose, ruthless brawlers in cute outfits, teens with concealed razor blades -- the young female street-gangsters known as sukeban...
Why Isn't Suzi Quatro In The Rock Hall Of Fame? The First Rock Chick, Then And Now
Icons | July 17, 2019
Left: Suzi Quatro on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1975. Right: On stage at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1978. Sources: eBay; Davi...
Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark And Movie Macabre Hostess, Then And Now
Icons | July 16, 2019
Anyone who was living in Los Angeles in the 1980s remembers the big black hair, gratuitous puns, and the late night b-movies of Elvira’s Movie Maca...
Magic Smackdown!: When 'Amazing' Randi Humiliated Uri Geller
Entertainment | July 15, 2019
In 1973, spoon-bending "psychic" Uri Geller appeared on The Tonight Show -- and walked into a trap set by host Johnny Carson and the magician/skeptic James...
Before Rocky And The Fonz, They Were Lords Of Flatbush
Entertainment | July 14, 2019
The 1974 indie film The Lords of Flatbush became a hit on the backs of its stars Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler, who were nobodies at the time the movie wa...
Julie London: The 'Emergency!' Life Saver Who Was 'Too Sexy'
Icons | July 13, 2019
Which Julie London do you remember? Successful as both a singer and actress, Julie London had at least two phases of her career: there was Julie the sultry...
Disco Demolition Night, 1979: When Fed-Up Rock Fans Exploded
Fads | July 12, 2019
Steve Dahl waves to the crowd during an anti-disco promotion at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1979. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Right: A ...
Diner: The Stellar Cast List And Subtle Story That Changed Movies
Entertainment | July 11, 2019
Barry Levinson's 1982 coming-of-age movie Diner was a small movie with a nothing cast that was only modestly successful -- but its actors went on to b...
1968: Van Morrison Risks His Life & Career For 'Astral Weeks'
Music | July 10, 2019
Singer/songwriter Van Morrison performs with flutist Artie Kaplan and his upright bass player at a Warner Brothers party at Steve Paul's The Scene nightclub ...
Fleetwood Mac's 'Tusk,' 40 Years Later: What The Hell Were They Thinking?
Music | July 9, 2019
Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 double LP Tusk was called ambitious, ragged, “gleeful and elusive,” fragmented, sprawling, “over-egged pudding,” and wors...
How Dennis Hopper's 'Last Movie' Got Him Kicked Out Of Hollywood
Icons | July 8, 2019
Actor and director Dennis Hopper and cameraman Laslo Kovacs prepare to shoot a scene from his movie 'Easy Rider' in 1969 in Taos, New Mexico. (Photo by Mi...
Young Frankenstein's Igor, And More: The Marty Feldman Story
Icons | July 7, 2019
With his bulging eyes, Marty Feldman was one of the most distinctive faces in entertainment, with an unforgettable appearance as Igor in Mel Brooks' 1974 c...
