Imitation is said to be the most sincere form of flattery. But in the arena of cover songs, imitation can be a source of annoyance. This feeling becomes magnified when the cover sounds similar to the original and dominates the radio airwaves. Read more...

The Zombies walk again. Vocalist Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent, both 58, resurrected their 1960s British pop group for their first tour in 30 years, stopping at the Key Club last Friday night. Read more...

There’s more to Ludwig van Beethoven than Für Elise and the infamous four-note introduction to Symphony No. 5. In fact, among his catalog of works that number into the hundreds, Beethoven wrote 17 string quartets. Read more...

Among the ever increasing tide of rappers-turned-actors working today, Snoop Dogg is probably not known as the most accomplished ““ at least in regard to the acting side of his career. Read more...

At this point, I think it’s fair to say sororities everywhere have had time enough to cry over the sugary-sweet finale of “Sex and the City.” The girls from New York are finally giving up their HBO spotlight to the boys from New Jersey. Read more...

While American film companies frequently ignore foreign films without a clear American market, the UCLA Film and Television Archive is making sure one experienced foreign filmmaker isn’t being left out. Read more...

“The Reckoning” Directed by Paul McGuigan Paramount Classics Potential punch lines and clever witticisms aside, it seems almost too ironic that Paramount Classics decided to release “The Reckoning” just a week after the opening of “The Passion of the Christ.” Both films deal with the foundations of Christianity, but in almost exclusively opposite ways, and end up having equally opposite setbacks. Read more...