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Ten Films That Have Stayed With Me
Oscar Sunday is here again, and some of us may have seen a list posted on Facebook called "Ten Films That Have Stayed With Me", but I must admit without some screen caps or the movies' trailers they...
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Movie Review: The Music Never Stopped (2011)
Congratulations to J.K. Simmons on winning his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Whiplash at last night's Academy Awards. I had never even heard of the movie until his nomination nor seen the trailer...
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Teaching An Old Tube Some New Tricks
Vintage television sets pose a conundrum for the retro lover: they are awfully cool to look at, but require some finagling with a converter box and cables to make them functional in today's high-tech...
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He Lived Long and Prospered: RIP Leonard Nimoy
I'll be honest--I'm not and never was a Trekkie. The Star Trek phenomenon just wasn't my bag, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate its rightful place in pop culture history. So when one of its...
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Six Songs That Make Me Think of Spring
Man, I'll just be unladylike and say it: this winter needs to go f*** off already. For those of you who live in the warmer parts of the U.S., the rumors you've been hearing about us in the New England...
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The Hills Are Still Alive With the Sound of Music
A couple of years ago I tried watching that piece of pap that NBC produced and heavily promoted--a live television production of The Sound of Music. I really can't add anything new to the rightful...
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New REBEAT Article: It's the Same Old Song (9 Notable Cases of Music Plagiarism)
Music plagiarism has been a hot topic in the news lately, first plaguing Sam Smith and now involving Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. In my latest feature for REBEAT, I highlighted some music...
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I'm Still Here!
So, Go Retro fell off the track again with the regular postings. Yes, I've been neglecting this site but not without a good reason...I've been making a bit of money the past few weeks via a freelance...
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Studio 54 in the Suburbs: A Look at One Reader's Grooving '70s Abode
I'm willing to bet that if you visit sites like Go Retro, one of your dreams is to live in a mid-century modern home of your very own and decorate it with wild retro abandon (I know it's one of my...
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New REBEAT Article: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, "Mad Men" World
Last week on REBEAT I posted a jukebox selection of my favorite songs that have been used in Mad Men. My one regret? Forgetting to include the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction"--how could any of us forget...
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A Song's Story #6: Could It Be Magic?
It's hard for some people to admit that they like Barry Manilow's music, and I am no exception. In my high school, Barry Manilow was considered the lamest singer you could ever idolize, and that was...
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Flipping Out: A 1960s Hair Style Tutorial
Last week I experimented with flipping my hair out '60s style for a REBEAT Staff Picks feature. The only problem is the editor and I were the only two contributors. Lucky you, Go Retro fans: you can...
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What I Learned From Watching Kevin Spacey's Tiger Beat Audition
You gotta hand it to Jimmy Kimmel's staff: lately they've been doing a bang-up job of uncovering vintage clips of stars before they were famous. Last year Kimmel embarrassed Christoph Waltz by showing...
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Mad Men: Never Can Say Goodbye
What is about some TV shows that they make you feel like you personally know the characters? In the case of Mad Men, it defies logic that I should be feeling especially melancholy about having to say...
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Mad Men's Brilliant, Ambiguous Finale: It's the Real Thing. Or Is It?
***SPOILER ALERT. Don't read if you haven't watched last night's episode yet and don't want to know how it ended!***I'm still feeling verklempt this morning. Mad Men is now television history. It's...
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Land of the Lost TV Series #8: The Continental
It's easy to complain sometimes about the multitude of reality TV shows--some of the truly bad variety--that still pepper network and cable listings today. But strange television programming is nothing...
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New REBEAT Article: The Origins of Rap in 10 Unlikely Places
Hi, folks -- I'm still here! Just been busy with the job hunting and day-to-day hustling to make a few extra bucks. A new piece I've written for REBEAT was posted today: The Origins of Rap in 10...
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Movie Review: The Identical (2014)
Do you ever stop to think about what may have become of Elvis' twin brother had he lived? No? Well, not to worry, because someone in Hollywood did, and the result is The Identical, a really awful flick...
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The Funny Man You Never Knew: Meet Steven Banks
Last week I asked my blog’s Facebook followers if any of them had heard of Steven Banks. When all I got in return was the sound of crickets, I knew it was time to enlighten the masses with a blog post...
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GoRetro.Blogspot.com is Now GoRetro.com!
The Go Retro office, hard at work. Image via FastCodeDesign.Just in case any of you want to update a bookmark, goretro.blogspot.com now redirects to goretro.com. A few days ago I finally took the...
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