The Paul Green School Of Rock Presents The Music Of The Beatles 
Bayinsider - Jan 28 11:29 AM
When the Jack Black comedy ‘School of Rock’ became such a huge success in 2003, few people realized that Black’s character in the film and the whole idea of kids learning to rock out on classic hits from the ’70s was inspired by unorthodox music teacher Paul Green and the real life pupils under his tutelage at the original School of Rock in Philadelphia.Save to My Web

Jada Pinkett Smith gets hard-core 
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Feb 02 2:37 AM
As Niobe in the “Matrix” trilogy, Jada Pinkett Smith tapped into her serious side. But as frontwoman for the hard-core metal band Wicked Wisdom, the pint-sized actress unleashes her inner demons in a way that would make Neo run for cover. The group has been earning its stripes on the road for the past two years: first as an opening act for Britney Spears in Europe in 2004, when it was more of a Save to My Web

This Week’s Reads 
Seattle Weekly - Jan 24 10:31 PM
Don’t they have Google in Australia? Since novelist Max Barry ( Syrup , Jennifer Government ) decided to set this overly broad and disappointingly obvious corporate satire in Seattle, why didn’t he check just a few details first? Washington University?Save to My Web

Valhalla Awaits 
New Times Broward-Palm Beach - Feb 01 12:54 PM
It was a cool, peaceful night in Western Broward, patchy clouds parting to reveal a deep, star-speckled sky. A gator looked on with reptilian detachment from the shallow bog bordering a dusty clearing on the edge of the Everglades.Save to My Web

Boomers still steer pop culture but will eventually lose driver’s seat 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jan 23 9:13 PM
Baby boomer culture is American culture, and it isn’t going anywhere. Unless it’s in a Cadillac SUV blasting Led Zeppelin.Save to My Web

Concerts 
Times Leader - Jan 27 12:36 AM
Mr. Bach Comes to Call, a family concert including a dramatic adaptation of the Classical Kids CD by the Touchstone Theatre. Performed by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem with the Bach Festival Orchestra. Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Lehigh University, Bethlehem. Tonight at 7; Saturday at 3 p.m. $16, $6 students. 888-743-3100 or bach.org.Save to My Web

Best Bets for Jan. 27-Feb. 3 
The Greenville News - Jan 25 9:54 AM
The United States Hot Rod Monster Jam roars into the Bi-Lo Center for two performances. It will be presented at 8 Friday night and Saturday. Adult tickets are $17 to $26 in advance and $19 to $28 the day of show. Kids’ tickets are $6 to $16. Call 233-2525. Retrovertigo will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Handlebar. Tickets are $5. Call 233-6173. Asheville-based singer-songwriter Malcolm Save to My Web