Scott Paton

2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the most influential musical ensemble to emerge, literally and figuratively, from the shores of America. The ongoing lega...

As I wind through the hills of Bel Air, I am frantically searching for 1111 Linda Flora Drive, the home of Jan Berry—the former leader of ‘60s surf music duo...

In 2016, Dean Torrence, of '60s singing surf duo Jan & Dean, published a long-awaited autobiography that takes the reader back to the guys' heyday and be...

Where once upon a time the Main Street of every U.S. city sported a local record store, downloads, streaming and online retailers conspired --and largely suc...

For more than a week now, Eric Vinal’s phone has been ringing off the hook. As Film Commissioner for Onondaga County in Central New York, his standard pace ...

As a child actor, Paul Petersen was a fixture in American living rooms —at least the ones with TV sets–portraying Jeff Stone, the irascible son on “The Donna...

After dominating movie and television production for three-quarters of a century, California saw its lock on location filming and even post-production begin ...

Thousands of professional recording studios around the world have shuttered as DIY, computer-based technology has helped make high-end recording a home-based...

Last night, network TV actually pulled off a whammy with some emotional heft–a side-winding wallop worthy of the generally superior drama series that have po...

Dick Clark's impact on pop culture and television programming can't truly be measured. He gently and insidiously helped usher Rock & Roll into the mains...

A promise unfulfilled, intertwined with a small, but potent body of work is the legacy of the Bobby Fuller Four. To the casual listener, the BF4 may simply ...

With each passing year, time seems to take an increasingly heavy toll on our pop culture heroes. Luminaries in the realms of Music, TV and Film are slipping...

Highlights of my entertainment work under the guise of Precision Media are, obviously, featured throughout this site. Of further note, however, are the vast...

In 1993, the Music Business was a thriving, robust industry. The term "illegal download" meant stealing something off the back of a freight truck. Burgeoning...

--Press Release-- November 11, 2011 Entertainment AIDS Alliance -- the Industry's only non-profit dedicated to AIDS research, prevention and services --pre...

Bob is 70. 70, somehow, sounds daunting. Especially for one of our second-generation Rock & Roll heroes. We’d just gotten used to the founding fathers...

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For the well-heeled collector, guitar player or Beatle-obsessed fan, a limited edition guitar will be available next month that should send the aforementione...

Once was the day that record stores dotted the landscape of the Western world. No Main Street, shopping center or mega mall was without a national chain sto...

Introductory copy to a marvelously chartered, but ill-fated concern specializing in the sale of downloads of vintage music video clips. Improbably renamed "...