Following the success of his television biography The Naked Civil Servant Quentin Crisp is invited to America to lecture on How To Be Happy, and falls in love with New Yorks more permissive ambiance. Agent Connie Clausen enables him to be a resident alien, writing film reviews and dispensing words of wisdom. Curious about but impervious to trends, he describes AIDS as a "fad, nothing more", actually to divert heterosexual anger but he is misinterpreted and reviled by many gays. A return to popularity occurs when he helps Patrick Angus, a young, AIDS-afflicted artist attain fame for his paintings and his healthy cynicism is marketed by performance artist Penny Arcade, putting him back in the limelight. Poor health causes him to refuse a lecture tour of England but he gives a triumphant final audience at a gay club in Tampa. A postscript informs that he died at the age of 91.

Actress/singer Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, NY, on July 24, 1969; after starting out in musical theater as a child, at age 16 she made her film debut in the little-seen My Little Girl, but her career then stalled until she was tapped to become one of the dancing "Fly Girls" on the television sketch comedy series In Living Color. A recurring role on the TV drama Second Chances followed before Lopez was thrust into the limelight co-starring with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in the 1995 feature film Money Train; smaller roles in pictures including My Family/Mi Familia, Jack, and Blood and Wine followed before she landed the title role in 1997s Selena, portraying the slain tejano singer. Co-starring opposite George Clooney in 1998s acclaimed Out of Sight, Lopez (part of a Puerto Rican family) became the highest-paid Latina actress in Hollywood history; the following summer, she returned to her musical roots with her debut pop album, On the 6, scoring a major hit with the infectious single "If You Had My Love."

As great as Exit Stage Left and Show of Hands were, both live albums featured overdubs and edits; this one does not-it’s Rush at their raw, rocking (and mostly synth-less) best! You’ll hear ‘em from ’78 to ’97; first official live releases of Cygnus X-1; A Farewell to Kings , and Cinderella Man join Closer to the Heart; Limelight; 2112; Freewill; Tom Sawyer; YYZ; Xanadu; The Spirit of Radio; Fly by Night; Farewell to Kings; Roll the Bones; Analog Kid; Test for Echo; The Trees , and more!

The ultimate dancing game for everyone to play, whether you are the star performer or prefer to stay out of the limelight as a backing dancer, Get Up And Dance is for you.

French outfit EYE 2 EYE, at the onset known as Eye to Eye, was formed in early 2003, when Didier Pegues (drums) and Phillipe Benabes (keyboards) decided to form a new band when their previous outfit AND folded. And when Cecile Carratero (bass) hooked up with the duo after the demise of her former band Limelight, Eye to Eye was instigated. And with the addition of Mederic Colas (guitars) and Benoit Derat (vocals, guitar), the band was born.

Rahsaan Roland Kirks nearly one-dozen long-players on the Mercury Records family of labels -- including the Smash and Limelight subsidiaries -- are gathered on this massive ten-disc compilation. Actually, it is 11 discs if you count the surprise bonus CD. Additionally, Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk lives up to its name by augmenting those albums with more than two-dozen previously unissued sides. Kirks thoroughly innovative multi-instrumental reed work caught the attention of legendary producer Quincy Jones, then the vice-president of Mercury Records, who signed Kirk and would later arrange and conduct orchestrations for several of his memorable sessions. Perhaps the most recognizable among them is "Soul Bossa Nova" which is heavily featured in the Austin Powers franchise.

Here is a treasure in the history of the pro-capitalist novel. Garet Garrett, author of The Peoples Pottage, tells the story of an upstart Wall Street speculator financier, Henry Galt, a shadowy figure who stays out of the limelight as much as possible until he unleashes a plan that had been years in the marking: he uses his extraordinary entrepreneurial talent to acquire control of a failing railroad.

A documentary on former New York City club owner Peter Gatien.

A documentary on former New York City club owner Peter Gatien.

A documentary on former New York City club owner Peter Gatien.

As the owner of legendary hotspots like The Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA, Peter Gatien was considered by many as the undisputed king of the 1980s New York City club scene. The Ontario native, whose trademark eye patch made him stand out in a crowd, built and oversaw a chain of nightclub ventures that brought thousands of patrons per night during its peak years. However, after years of legal battles and police pressure spearheaded by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s drive to crackdown on the city’s nightlife scene during the mid-1990s, Gatien’s was deportated to Canada, bringing an end to his presence and influence in the city’s nightlife scene. The documentary features interviews with numerous people involved in the club’s scene, as well as key informants in Gatien’s high-profile trial. Produced by Gatien’s daughter, Jen, and Alfred Spellman, and directed by Billy Corben (who previously directed the film “Cocaine Cowboys”) the documentary documents the rise and fall of Gatien and his nightclub empire.