If you turned on MTV in the late '80s, the stranglehold that glam metal acts had on the pop charts was undeniable. The appeal of their wild partying, hard rocking, groupie indulging, hedonistic rock star antics bled right through into their videos, making just about everyone who watched jeal…
Valentine’s Day is around the corner; for many, that means starting to plan how to show your significant other how much you care. For my wife and I, Valentine’s plans are generally pretty simple: a nice meal, wine (of course), and something sweet. For as long as I can remember, chocolates ha…
Depending upon where you fall on the woo-woo spectrum — either you’re seeing ghosts as often as the kid on The Sixth Sense or your mission in life is to expose anything that can’t be scientifically proven as some type of trickery a la Harry Houdini himself (who wasn’t just an escape artist b…
Even the most awful cover band in the world has more musical ability than this writer, so I’m not knocking them when I say that cover bands are a dime a dozen. And just like anything else that’s readily available — coffee, pizza or reality shows — it helps to have something special, somethin…
Oh, Valentine’s Day … the holiday people love to hate … or love to love, depending almost exclusively on their couple-status during this imposed day of forced affection. Not only does it tend to leave single people and the recently heartbroken feeling worse than ever (there’s a reason anti-V…
ATLANTIC COUNTY
The Great Dubois Perform for All Ages
Not long ago, several readers relayed their reasons for straying from optimal strategy on certain plays. I let them tell their stories while deferring comment.
Comedy Clubs
When it comes to American comedy, “Saturday Night Live” has produced more big name stars than just about any other outlet. Names like Chevy Chase, Adam Sandler, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell all made a name for themselves at the legendary NBC sketch comed…
The headliners for the annual Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival have just been announced, with Boston-based Celtic punk rockers Dropkick Murphys headlining Saturday June 3, and '90s alt darlings 311 taking top billing Sunday, June 4.
When it comes to American comedy, “Saturday Night Live” has produced more big name stars than just about any other outlet. Names like Chevy Chase, Adam Sandler, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell all made a name for themselves at the legendary NBC sketch comed…
As pointed out by the president of the Wildwoods Doo Wop Preservation League, John Donio, there are often qualities that become synonymous with certain sectors of society that should be embraced and preserved forever.
ATLANTIC COUNTY
Here in South Jersey, there are plenty of casual bars to hit — bars where your flannel shirts and beat up work boots are par for the course, where you get your wings and PBR and have a good time, but you don’t particularly notice the way the lights dance over the wine glasses, creating the p…
Jazz in the City at Rhythm & Spirits
If you’re still holding onto those New Year’s resolutions to be uber-healthy in 2023, this may come as particularly bad news, but Saturday, Feb. 4, is National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. The good news is that since it’s a national “holiday,” you can’t really be held responsible for this la…
JON SPENCER & THE HITMAKERS
One of the things I had to learn when I started to write about gambling roughly 30 years ago was that it's not the goal of every player to get the lowest possible house edge.
Brent Celek Meet
Stout hearts in FebruaryFebruary brings us Valentine’s Day to honor our significant others, and that means lots of great places to enjoy an intimate meal as well as some great beers. Just in the local area we have Vagabond, Wingcraft, Chickie’s & Pete’s and Tennessee Ave Beer Hall in Atl…
here’s no denying it – it’s too damn cold out. Even if we have been lucky enough to escape any real snowstorms so far this winter, the frigid air is enough to make you want to bundle up at home and not venture outside until spring.
BAT: THE OFFICIAL MEAT LOAF CELEBRATION When: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27
Two pieces of bread holding together some sort of filling between them. The sandwich as a concept is a basic premise, but a glorious one, and in a world where nobody seems to agree on much, it serves as a sort of unifier, a place of common ground among mankind. After all, have you ever met a…
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