Michael Gallucci is the managing editor at Ultimate Classic Rock. His previous gigs include editor-of-chief at Diffuser.fm, managing editor of Cleveland Scene and writing about music and movies for All Music Guide, American Songwriter, the A.V. Club, Paste, ScreenCrush, Spin, the Village Voice and other publications and websites. @mgallucci
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John Belushi Movies Ranked Worst to Best
Late comedian had a short career, but he made the most of his screen time.
25 Elvis Presley Songs From the ’70s That Don’t Suck
The story goes that Elvis Presley, after his startling comeback in 1968, let it all go to hell again just a few years later. Not true.
Rihanna, ‘Unapologetic’ – Album Review
Does Rihanna ever sleep? She’s released an album a year since 2009, plus she’s appeared on various remixes and other artists’ cuts as a featured singer since her 2005 debut. Where does she find the time?
After glancing at the list of songwriters, producers, studio magicians and guests who make up her seventh album, ‘Unapologetic,’ you can assume she catches a few Z’s while everyone else is putting
Christina Aguilera, ‘Lotus’ – Album Review
The last time Christina Aguilera made an album, in 2010, she sounded as robotic as the cyborg she played on the ‘Bionic’ cover. But three seasons as a coach on ‘The Voice’ have brought the diva back down to earth, at least a little. She sounds more human on ‘Lotus,’ her seventh album, but she also sounds a tad desperate – for a hit, for attention, for the adoration dumped on Taylor Swift.
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Ellie Goulding, ‘Halcyon’ – Album Review
Ellie Goulding's hit single 'Lights' has the dubious honor of being one of the slowest-climbing songs to ever reach the top of the charts. 'Lights' debuted in the Hot 100 in May 2011 and finally reached No. 2 this past August -- 15 months later. The leisurely success of the song, a highlight of the British singer's 2010’s debut album of the same name, put plans for her follow-up LP, 'Halcyon,' on
Top 10 Halloween Videos
As you will see in our rundown of the Top 10 Halloween Videos, All Hallow's Eve isn't just about gorging on Kit Kats and dressing up like your favorite super heroes. It's also about scary stuff like zombies, haunted houses, possessed little kids and that creepy voice Nicki Minaj uses on 87 percent of her songs.
No. 1 Halloween Video: Michael Jackson, ‘Thriller’
The monster of all old-school videos, and still one of the best music videos ever made, Michael Jackson's 1983 epic 'Thriller' is one of the most influential works of the past 30 years. Countless pop stars have copied the Halloween video's terrific dance sequence -- so did a bunch of guys in a Philippines prison in a wildly popular 2007 viral video...
No. 2 Halloween Video: Kanye West, ‘Monster’
Everyone in the 'Monster' video gets some screen time to do something scary: Rick Ross chills with a bunch of hanging corpses, Kanye West takes a couple of dead ladies to bed, and Jay-Z rhymes like there isn't a woman stuffed under the sofa cushions behind him...
No. 5 Halloween Video: Rihanna, ‘Disturbia’
Rihanna plays a caged prisoner in a fright wig, among other roles, in this jumpy Halloween video that juggles about a dozen different scenes. The dungeon where she's held also includes raggedy-dressed dancers, a stuffed wolf and rooms that reveal sideshows featuring different versions of the Bajan songstress...
No. 10 Halloween Video: Lil Wayne, ‘I Am Not a Human Being’
If this video seems a little familiar, it's probably because it riffs on the intro to almost every movie David Fincher ever made -- especially his serial-killer masterpiece 'Se7en.' Lots of black light and glowing neon surround Lil Wayne as creepy images of X-ray skulls, suspicious medical reports, top-secret government documents and other pieces of nefarious evidence flash by...