Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson The Revolution Will Finally Be Televised By Jay S. Jacobs “The revolution will not be televised.” When recording artist and poet Gil Scott-Heron first wrote that line in 1970, he probably wasn’t thinking of the Harlem Cultural Festival, which had been run the summer before. Or perhaps he was, as he was … Continue reading
The K3 Sisters Band A Band Revolution by Isadora Barnett TikTok has allowed artists and creatives alike to create platforms that they have full control over. The K3 Sisters Band is one of the amazing groups that have gained a massive following of 2.1 million on TikTok and 66K on Instagram in under a year. … Continue reading
Owen Holt Under His Influence By Kayla Marra Imagine your sister posting a video of you lip-syncing in your bathroom to a TikTok account as a joke, then waking up the following morning to 10 million views and almost 100,000 followers. This is how 19-year-old Owen Holt kickstarted his social media fame. In 2019, Owen’s … Continue reading
Jackie’s Boy From Being a Street Performer, Carlos Battey Transforms and Becomes a Record Mogul and World-Class Artist by Brad Balfour When the pandemic hit, musicians were blessed and cursed at the same time. On the one hand, it shut down opportunities for live performance before paying audiences. On the other hand, it freed up … Continue reading
Eric Roberts and Aziz Tazi Working on Their Night Walk By Jay S. Jacobs Nearly 40 years after making the classic film The Pope of Greenwich Village together, Eric Roberts and Mickey Rourke are in a new film. Sadly, Roberts and Rourke don’t have any scenes together, but Roberts was still excited to work on … Continue reading
Mackenzie Lansing Mackenzie of Easttown By Ariella Lafayette Picture this. You’re a young upcoming actress trying to make a name for yourself. You get a juicy supporting role in a TV limited series. Fast forward a bit and the show has become one of the hottest things on television – and your character plays a … Continue reading
Sergio Mendes More than Nothing By Jay S. Jacobs With a musical career spanning about 60 years now, Sergio Mendes is as responsible as just about anyone (with the possible exception of Antonio Carlos Jobim) for bringing Brazilian music to the world. Many of the highs of his fascinating career are explored in the new … Continue reading
Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Courtney Parchman, Jacob Artist and Johanna Braddy Getting Together with the cast of The Get Together By Kayla Marra We have all seen the classic coming-of-age movie: American Pie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and essentially any of the Brat Pack movies starring Molly Ringwald, Demi Moore, Andrew … Continue reading
J Balvin You Can’t Take Medellín Out of the Boy By Jay S. Jacobs In recent years, Reggaetón has become the world music of Latin America. Perhaps the greatest ambassador for the musical style is international superstar José Álvaro Osorio Balvin, better known by his stage name of J Balvin. Balvin has sold over 35 … Continue reading
Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lauren London, Brett Gelman, Colman Domingo and Stefano Sollima Look Back Without Remorse By Jay S. Jacobs In a post-COVID world, the movie business is learning a whole new model. A big action thriller like Michael B. Jordan’s new film Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse – the first of two planned … Continue reading
