The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. It's a mashup of performances from artists that few people would think of putting together,

“SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels pitched Questlove on a documentary about the show's music in early 2021, shortly after Questlove won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for his documentary “Summer of Soul” (which also would nab an Oscar that year).

The show was in a bad place,” Carvey recalls. “I was told if we don't hit the ground running, they'll pull the plug at Christmas.”

Forget Love Island or Married At First Sight, this original TV dating show remains unsurpassed. Presented by the popular Liverpudlian singer and TV host Cilla Black, this ITV series kicked off in 1985 but continued well into the '90s, with the final episode airing in 2003.

(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that ... Rick James and Duran Duran, Hanson and Cher. Filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s ...

The soprano Angel Blue, the star of the new production of Verdi’s ancient-Egypt spectacle, goes to the Temple of Dendur, crosstown, for the first time.

Winter festivals, concerts and a boat show are on deck around town this weekend, Jan. 31-Feb. 2.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.

As complaints stack up every year about the atmosphere at many high-profile music festivals, If anyone ever wants to go to one that is nearly 100% free from toxic masculinity, one candidate comes closest to being able to meet that guarantee,

Tom Jones’ new tour is called, “Defy Explanation,” but we’ll try. The guy’s a stud. There’s your explanation. Still in fine voice and command of the stage, the 84-year-old superstar returns to Encore Theater on May 14,

Timothée Chalamet wants that Oscar, as proven by his double duty performance on 'Saturday Night Live.' Read our highlights here.

Reese Witherspoon is on the hunt for the perfect teenage Elle Woods. The actress, who originated the role in the 2001 movie Legally Blonde and its 2003 sequel, recently shared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that she now has “to pick a girl to play the young me” in the Prime Video prequel series, Elle.