Tyrone Wells What He’s Fighting For by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: May 13, 2007. In concert, Tyrone Wells tells a story of a time when he was struggling to get his music noticed and had to take a gig playing at a swap meet. While he was playing his … Continue reading
LIONEL DON’T CALL HIM LIBERAL BY RONALD SKLAR On radio, Lionel is the anti-talk-show talk-show host. His three-hours of truth and critical thinking now makes its new home on the new Air America network (check your local radio listings or log on to http://www.airamerica.com.). As well, a book featuring his unique views of politics and life … Continue reading
Freddie Prinze, Jr. & Mena Suvari Living By Brooklyn Rules by Jay S. Jacobs Brooklyn Rules has been a long time coming. The script is a labor of love by Terrence Winter, one of the main writers on The Sopranos. The story was based on his own youth, where he and his best friends grow up in the … Continue reading
Katharine McPhee Over It by Jay S. Jacobs Just about a year ago, Katharine McPhee was one of the last two contestants standing on the most popular TV series in the US. In arguably the most competitive season of American Idol – certainly the one with the most talented top six – McPhee had stood toe to … Continue reading
Macy Gray Glad She’s Here by Jay S. Jacobs When she was in college, Macy Gray didn’t really like her singing voice. She was into film and songwriting and playing, but she would have never seen herself as a front person. Funny, looking back now, with Macy Gray widely believed to be one of the most intriguing and … Continue reading
Waiting Tables with Keri Russell by Brad Balfour Maybe it’s not the same kind of baking as what’s depicted in her new film Waitress, but actress Keri Russell has a bun in the oven now. So when Russell (the former Felicity star) arrived for a set of interviews to promote the movie, there was some concern that her … Continue reading
Mickey Rooney – Night Watchman by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Originally Posted: April 27, 2007. It is not every day in which you get to speak with a living legend. Just don’t tell Mickey Rooney that he is legendary. He simply considers himself a guy who had the good fortune to work regularly for … Continue reading
HOWARD HESSEMAN AND LONI ANDERSON LIVING ON DVD IN CINCINNATI by Jay S. Jacobs “Baby, if you ever wondered whatever became of me… I’m living on the air in Cincinnati. Cincinnati – WKRP.” So starts the theme to one of the classic sitcoms of the late Carter administration, WKRP in Cincinnati, which is finally being released on DVD. The series was made … Continue reading
The Lowdown on LOBO by Ronald Sklar Coming through the static of the waning days of AM music radio in the early 1970s was Lobo. Though many mistook him – if they even thought of him at all – as a vocal group instead of an individual performer, Lobo (real name: Roland Kent LaVoie) took the money and … Continue reading
NICK FROST and EDGAR WRIGHT THE HOT BUZZ ON HOT FUZZ by Jay S. Jacobs You don’t expect to find a big-budget action blockbuster settling down in a tiny, quaint British village. However, don’t tell that to Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright. In a few years, this troupe of talented filmmakers has created … Continue reading
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