The soundtrack song everyone remembers, of course, is “Footloose.” My “Footloose” story doesn’t start with Footloose the movie, however, but with another iconic film from the early 1980s: Flashdance.

From the iconic shoe-filled opening to Kevin Bacon angrily doing gymnastics in a warehouse, “Footloose” is an all-timer of a movie that explores youthful enthusiasm vs. repressive morality – and boy, ...

You’ve got the iconic title track by Kenny Loggins, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams, and the Bonnie Tyler song “Holding out for a Hero.” Then there’s “Almost Paradise” by Mike Reno and ...

Footloose's Kevin Bacon may now be trading his '80s fame for a shot at noughties relevance and EE ad cash, but close your eyes, open your ears and it's the theme tune's singer Kenny Loggins who really ...

While our daughters may know the remake better, the original 1984 Footloose will always hold a special place in our hearts. Directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford, it tells the story ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

Sunday’s musical spectrum at the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival spanned Kenny Loggins to Kidd Jordan. On a day when the sun and crowds returned following a rainy Saturday, the festival ...