The arrival of amplified rock music performed by free-spirited longhairs was not, to put it mildly, greeted with enthusiasm by the Cold Warriors of the West. Nearly a decade after Elvis’s pelvis dislocated social mores and Frank Sinatra denounced rock as

When the Parents Music Resource Center —Tipper Gore and her host of "Washington Wives"— waged war on the perceived rampant bad language, sexual suggestiveness, and moral decadence of the recorded music industry, the battle-lines were clearly drawn along

Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman has frequently spoken out against pop culture that he finds offensive and believes is harmful to young audiences. Lieberman once called for sweeping censorship of the Internet, and he supported Tipper Gore’s mid-1980s cr

Anyone can tell you if a trailer "looks good" or not. But Drew Magary, who spent over a decade working in advertising, is here to tell you whether or not a trailer WORKS. This week's trailer? "Rock of Ages". Ever since we got that first official photo of

For me, the best part of the trailer for Adam Shankman ‘s Rock of Ages is the prominent display of the Motorhead logo in the first few seconds. After that it’s all downhill. The film adapts the stage ‘jukebox musical’ with Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough

The Tuesday edition of the Morning Jolt features more on Barney Frank’s surprise retirement, some explosive news out of Iran, and this discussion in the shift in the thinking of the Democratic Party: Over in the New York Times, Thomas Edsall says that Ob