Guardian Music — From the blues to the Beatles, from the Who to Nirvana, the biggest acts in pop have been hugely shaped by gay culture. Why has that spirit now disappeared?Nicky Wire laughs. "I'm not sure where we got the slogan from," he says, of the T-shirt the M... more info

The Independent — "Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein." With that airy dismissal of the Beatles, supposedly directed 50 years ago this month at the group's manager Brian Epstein, Dick Rowe of Decca made himself unwittingly but enduringly synonymous with c... more info

Time — (METUCHEN, N.J. ) — Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back Kotter” has died. He was 60.The Flynn & Son Funeral Home in Fords, N.J., said it was informed of Heg... more info

Dlisted — Robert Hegyes, mostly known for playing Sweathog Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter, is entertaining the angels with his Chico Marx impersonation this morning, because he passed away of cardiac arrest at a hospital in New Jersey yesterday. Robert was on... more info

Pop Crunch — Robert Hegyes, more commonly known for the role he portrayed on Welcome Back Kotter” of Juan Epstein, has died. The actor suffered an apparent heart-attack at his New Jersey home [...] more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - Robert Hegyes, who played the Jewish Puerto Rican wisecracking student Juan Epstein in 1970s comedy "Welcome Back, Kotter," died on Thursday at age 60, a hospital official said. more info

Starpulse — If you recognize the name Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein then you don’t have to be told who Robert Hegyes was (and you were most likely born before 1975). While John Travolta became th... more info

Guardian Music — Originally published in the Observer on 25 January 1970: In reinventing herself as a family-friendly star, she has lost what made her special, says Tony PalmerCilla Black has what is called a happy disposition. She has evolved more by accident than d... more info

ContactMusic — Director Rob Epstein has confirmed reports that Demi Moore will be playing feminist Gloria Steinem in his new Linda Lovelace biopic revealing he wanted an icon to play an icon The moviemaker insists Moore was his first choice to play Steinem in the c... more info

Perez Hilton — It's sure to be one of the most talked about movies of the year, and Demi Moore will be a HUGE part of that. The Linda Lovelace bio-pic Lovelace got a major boost in credibility recently when it was announced that Demi had signed on to play the part ... more info