Author Archives: GoldMark

‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut Show to Be Memorialized in New Film

A new film about the debut episode of Saturday Night Live, based on real-life accounts of the people who made it happen, is in the works at Sony and will be helmed by Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman. The yet-untitled film will take place on Oct. 11, 1975, the night of Saturday Night Live’s fateful — albeit […]

Why Tom Petty Just Missed on Rocked-Out ‘You’re Gonna Get It!’

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers doubled down a year and a half after their self-titled debut fooled some music fans into thinking that the Los Angeles-based classic rockers were maybe a New Wave act. Released on May 2, 1978, You’re Gonna Get It! loaded up on Byrds-ian jingle-jangle, classic-rock guitar crunch and a few meathead […]

ASAP Rocky Dresses in Skirt Like Karl Lagerfeld at 2023 Met Gala

As the showcase of the biggest night in fashion came to a close, the couple everyone was anxiously waiting to see, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, hit the Met Gala red carpet, completely stealing the show. On Monday evening (May 1), following A$AP Rocky pushing through a crowd of people and using a woman’s face to […]

Original A SKYLIT DRIVE Vocalist JORDAN BLAKE Has Died

Original A Skylit Drive vocalist Jordan Blake has died. The band confirmed Blake‘s death on their social media, saying they will not comment on the matter any further out of respect for Blake‘s privacy and family’s wishes. Blake originally fronted A Skylit Drive between 2005 and 2007, and recently rejoined the band’s original 2006 lineup […]

Win a 10-LP Copy of ‘Wattstax: The Complete Concert’

On Aug. 20, 1972, the Wattstax Benefit Concert was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Organized by Stax Records and held in honor of the seventh anniversary of the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, the show hosted various musical stars and more than 100,000 fans. Featuring some of Stax’s best-known artists, like Isaac Hayes, the Staple […]

Billy Corgan Reveals Bold Truth About Pantera

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recently talked about how Pantera was received in the alternative music scene, and called Slayer probably his “favorite all-time super-heavy band”. Billy Corgan opens up on the matter The early ’90s brought in a massive shift that dethroned hair metal as the mainstream’s standout and even shook the foundation […]