Saturday TV: What Led to ‘Jackass’
When skateboard culture looked like it was dying off in the 1990s, a new irreverent magazine began, highlighting all kinds of ill-advised stunts they’d think up. It had the kind…
Richard Lloyd at the Black Cat
When Tom Verlaine brought his latest version of Television on tour last year, fans savored hearing so much of “Marquee Moon,” their 1977 debut that has only grown in guitar…
Friday TV: Like the Doodah Man
For a band whose jams would go on a half hour or more, whose career lasted decades, and whose bio film is called “Long Strange Trip” (Amazon, streaming), from a…
Thursday TV: A Familiar NBA Finals
After what seems like months of preliminary battles the NBA Finals are finally here, with Cleveland vs. Golden State (ABC, 9 p.m.) for the third season in a row. Game…
Wednesday TV: ‘Carmichael Show’ Returns
Months ago, I got to witness the initial table read for the 15th episode of “The Carmichael Show” (NBC, 9 p.m.) that begins its third season. It really didn't work…
Tuesday TV: J-Lo’s ‘World of Dance’
Jennifer Lopez produces and is one of the judges on the new “World of Dance” (NBC, 10 p.m.), the latest summer reality talent competition in which a variety of movement…
Monday TV: A Michael Jackson TV Movie
A Michael Jackson impersonator named Navi stars in a new made-for-TV movie covering the last three years in the life of the King of Pop. “Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland”…
Sunday TV: National Memorial Day Concert
Not sure how the leading men of CBS procedurals — Joe Montagna of “Criminal Minds,” Gary Sinise of “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” and Laurence Fishburne of “CSI” — became the…
How Gregg Allman Came to Sing
The death of Gregg Allman at 69 Saturday brings to four the number of original members of the Allman Brothers Band now gone. From the earliest recordings in 1970, his…
Saturday TV: Memorial Day Movies
The Memorial Day Marathon on Turner Classic Movies continues all day, starting with movies about what's called “the forgotten war,” the Korean War. It begins with “Target Zero” (7 a.m.)…