The Main Drag “Simmer In Your Hotseat” Endless Recordings Somewhere under Chuck Klosterman’s desk, the gods of indie rock are making like bunny rabbits and cranking out stunning debut albums. Read more...

Tom Lenk has had plenty of success in the acting business as a costar on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” He’s also had plenty of support from fans, and, at one point in his career, he had freakishly skinny arms. Read more...

FILM&TV: Mr. T He’s not just a legend. He’s an icon for anyone who grew up during the ’80s. And while many of us might think of him as just a gold-chained, mohawk-sporting muscle man, there’s a lot more to this muscle-clad action hero than meets the eye. Read more...

Last year around this time, dB Magazine published its first-ever year-in-review/guide to the new year. The memorable cover depicted two belly buttons, an innie and an outie, as a metaphor for the two states of being a pop culture icon can occupy as the arbitrary calendar rolls over another arbitrary year. Read more...

TIME magazine reported this week that the secret to living a long life is all based on one thing: optimism. That’s right, think positive thoughts and you can cure cancer, ward off heart disease and even prevent arthritis. Read more...

Imagine the chance to speak with Francis Ford Coppola, one of the godfathers of filmmaking, about his directorial choices. Imagine sitting in a small room with Baz Luhrmann as he reveals what it was like to work with Nicole Kidman, or with Jason Alexander as he discusses what he went through to create the character of George on “Seinfeld.” Opportunities like this are often just that ““ products of the imagination. Read more...

Receiving a 2005 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award isn’t something most people would be modest about ““ but Kenny Burrell, director of the Jazz Studies Program at UCLA, certainly is. Read more...