It’s sweet times (again) for Modern English
By Chuck Darrow Some eight years ago, the Hershey’s corporation cleverly built a TV ad campaign around “I Melt with You,” the 1982 hit single by the British band Modern English, which is one of the acts hitting Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Friday night...Remembering when Bally’s gave AC a Grand(stand) old time
By Chuck Darrow In October 1987, gaming tycoon Steve Wynn sold his 7-year-old Golden Nugget Atlantic City to Bally’s Corp., then-owner of Bally’s Park Place Casino-Hotel. The property was rechristened Bally’s Grand Hotel & Casino, and its official opening ceremony...Asia co-founder gone, but won’t be forgotten at Tropicana
By Chuck Darrow When 1980s chart-topper Asia hits the stage Friday night at Tropicana Atlantic City, there will be more than music on the agenda. The show by the reconstituted band–indeed its entire tour—is also a tribute to one of its charter members. Bassist...Donny Osmond goes solo at Hard Rock
By Chuck Darrow Donny Osmond’s scheduled performance this Sunday night at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City brings to mind another solo set he did a number of years ago. The difference between the two is that Sunday’s show is designed to be a one-person...
