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<i>Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry </i>Is Acidic B-Movie Nihilism Done Right The car-chase movies of the '70s really only had one plot: Someone drives a muscle car really fast, hoping to avoid police cars, some of which end up driving into streams or ponds. But each movie found a vastly different way to tell that one story. Vanishing Point, the genre's real masterpiece, to...

Kind Of Weird: How <i>The Köln Concert </i>Made Keith Jarrett A Pop Star The most improbably exhilarating record I've ever heard was recorded 40 years ago, at a special late show in the Cologne Opera House, in front of a youthful capacity crowd. It's likely the only opera-related album I've ever listened to more than once, but that's fitting, since few of the 1,400 you...

Spinal Tap IRL: The Brief, Sordid Reign Of '70s-Rock Legends UFO  Let's try something here. Here's a song called "Hot and Ready," by the band UFO. Give it a listen....

Legendary Badass Ellis Valentine Has The Perfect 70s Playlist For Your Weekend

Dan Epstein—the leading chronicler of 70s baseball—asked former Expo and Met (and Crenshaw High superstar!) Ellis Valentine for his perfect party playlist. And Valentine brought it. The songs are funky as all hell. [Instream Sports]...

Mercury Morris Was Quite the Thespian

You Think You're A Real Hotshot, Don't You?

"Hold it right there, crackerjack. Before you grab your crotch and spin like a whirlin' dervish, you gotta learn how to skate with safety! And just how can you learn? Don't worry, we've brought in the master of safety ... Meet Tom. He's the Executive Director of the Pro/Am Skateboard Racing Associat...