Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Humans have been laughing at jokes about inebriation at least since Romans wrote comedy. Once it was drunks who were funny — Otis on "The Andy Griffith Show," Foster Brooks, Dean Martin — but drunks just seem like alcoholics now. Mariju... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jerry Lewis will be remembered first and foremost for his contributions to comedy, whether it's his nightclub act with Dean Martin or his work in films. But he also was an ardent music fan, something that he often showcased in his movies, demonstrat... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Jerry Lewis will be remembered first and foremost for his contributions to comedy, whether it's his nightclub act with Dean Martin or his work in films. But he also was an ardent music fan, something that he often showcased in his movies, demonstrat... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced comedian who burst onto the post-World War II show-business scene with partner Dean Martin and together became the hottest comedy team of their era before launching his own highly successful solo career a decade l... more info
MSN Music — With June 7 marking the 100th birth anniversary for Rat Pack member Dean Martin, we remember him and the other members – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. more info
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — On Monday night’s “Dancing with the Stars,” Chicago’s own Mr. T and his professional ballroom dance partner Kym Herjavec danced an elegant foxtrot to Dean Martin’s hit “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head,” and their dance more than lived u... more info
PopSugar UK —
I'm a music nerd: I used to be a music writer, I've been to more concerts than I can count, and I will unironically declare that I love rock 'n' roll. And I just can't deal with cheesy Christmas music. I want to listen to Christmas music that sounds... more info
New York Times — Mr. Martin, the author of a memoir about growing up in Beverly Hills, performed a tribute show, singing his famous father’s hits. more info