MLK, RFK, N.W.A.???
Three years ago I wrote about the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton and comments surrounding it. I was intrigued not so much by the...
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Michael Rickard II
Jul 31, 20173 min
"'Spaced Out: The Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner.' You Don't Have to Be
People sometimes ridicule actors and actresses when they decide to produce a song and/or album. After all, what do they know about music?...
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Michael Rickard II
Apr 24, 20174 min
“The Magic of Musicals”
To the casual filmgoer, the musical may seem like any film that has songs but the musical is a genre with many subgenres derived from...
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Michael Rickard II
Feb 20, 20179 min
Giving Voice to the Voiceless Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” Part Two of Two
Fantasy Theme Two: Endurance The fantasy theme of endurance reflects the fantasy characters’ ongoing efforts to deal with something...
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Michael W Rickard II
Feb 13, 20179 min
Giving Voice to the Voiceless Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” Part One of Two
INTRODUCTION Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s (“Grandmaster Flash”) song “The Message” addresses the negative aspects of life in...
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Michael Rickard II
Jan 10, 20171 min
Winter 2016 edition of "Jack Lord's Hair."
The Winter 2016 edition of my web magazine Jack Lord's Hair is now online, continuing a look back at the 50th year anniversary of Gene...
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Michael W Rickard II
Dec 10, 20163 min
Tony Christie Proves Cream Always Rises to the Top
When it comes to observing just how fleeting fame can be, the music industry is a great place to start, with yesterday’s number one...
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