Kate Sullivan

?LAST WEEK, there was a sing-along screening of the 1980 classic musical film Xanadu — which, as you may recall, featured Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton-John, an Andy Gibb look-ahead, the Tubes, and some pretty swell songs by Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra. I couldn’t attend the sing-along, but......

BOO! Happy Halloween, dudes! And to all you Christian fundamentalists who think Harry Potter is Satan — um, happy “Holy-ween,” dudes! Christian fundamentalist or not, you will certainly agree that when it comes to Halloween-themed pop songs, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is king. Well, alongside “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett,......

º  SO FAKE HE’S REAL: Speaking of the magic of pop theft, “Weird Al” Yankovic — of “My Bologna” and “Hey Ricky” fame — has a new record. It’s called Straight Outta Lynwood (Zomba), and it’s completely beautiful. I always wrote off “Weird Al” as uncool, period. This was a......

As you know, the light is changing — it’s more golden and autumnal, like some Bob Seger song. Yes, I would say that on the seasonal clock chart, we have entered the “Night Moves” portion of the wheel. Amber-tinted late summer, “with autumn closin’ in .?.?.” What’s just as notable,......

Hey, dudes. A quick fashion tip for the ladies: Check out this week’s La Vida section for a Q&A with the Gem Sweater Lady (a.k.a. Leslie Hall). She’s an Iowa musical renegade (and Internet starlet) known for her collection of extreme sweaters — primarily, BedazzledT pullovers — of the sort......

When it comes to Bob Dylan’s discography, I only listen to Blood on the Tracks, so prolly I’m not a true fan. You figure Blood on the Tracks is the Dylan album for people who don’t really like Dylan. It’s the Dylan album you’d take home to meet your mom......

? OKAY, SO IT’S NOT REALLY THE ZOMBIES. If it were the Zombies, it would include bassist Chris White, who wrote many of my favorite Zombies songs, most especially the ineffable “Beechwood Park.” “Beechwood Park” is the sound of a love dream gone all misty with warm summer rain, shot......

• It has come to my attention that you can now buy Music Trivia Pringles. What, you ask, are Music Trivia Pringles? Well, they’re pretty much what the name suggests: Pringles potato chips with music trivia questions printed on them in some kind of edible ink. The answer is printed......

I went to hear the new Killers album the other day at their record label’s offices. Sometimes record companies make you do that instead of sending you an advance copy of the record, because they’re scared of piracy. Which, to me, is like being scared of tsunamis or Carrot Top......