Friday Riffs: Who is your favorite teen idol?

Since this is sort of a return-to-the-‘90s weekend, with Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms and others playing tonight’s “Summerland” concert at Chastain; Richard Marx offering his hits with a string sect ...

The artsy Gotye performed in Australia last week. Photo: Getty Images So we know that Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” was the most  played song in 2012. But was it your favorite? Maybe t ...

Being that it’s 87 degrees outside, it doesn’t necessarily feel like fall. But the calendar tells us differently, so let’s go with it. Although fall is my favorite season, I’m more of a winter- ...

I’m not really one for horror films and haunted houses. I see no reason to intentionally scare myself – also why I stay away from roller coasters – when there are so many other things in the wo ...

So the first day of fall is more than a month away. But if the temperature doesn’t hit 90 and a football is being passed in the Georgia Dome, then my end-of-summer countdown is ticking. Note: T ...

Come on, admit it, you spent more than a few Saturday mornings back in the day watching “The Jackson 5ive” cartoon series. Maybe you caught it in its original run in the early ‘70s, or maybe yo ...

“Da na na na na – hey!” “Rock and rollllllll – hey!” Yeah, you know it. Some of the most annoying phrases uttered in a rock song. But turn Gary Glitter’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll Part 2” loose on a stadi ...

 My cousin Michael is one of my favorite people on the planet. He’s also an unabashed music lover with an unhealthy addiction to cover songs. The guy has playlists on his iPod devoted to tunes ...

If we’re heading toward the end of the year, it must mean it’s time for another list! Last Friday I asked you to tell me what your favorite songs were for 2012. The responses were scattershot, ...

For 10 days I’ve read the stories, heard the discussions and rolled my eyes at those who wonder if 2013 will be a “bad luck year” because of the number 13. Please. Some of us – including, famou ...