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
On the Outside How Beautiful We Are By Kayla Marra How beautiful we all are. The world is full of unappreciated loveliness and untapped potential. We’re being reminded of that fact by the new pop/country boy band On the Outside. The group is comprised of young singers Dawson Huckabee, Jon Klaasen, Devin Hayes, Andrew Bloom, … Continue reading
Alanna Bale, George Tchortov and Chris Mark The Dark Side of Being Enhanced By Jay S. Jacobs Remember old school, kick-ass, action-adventure b-movies? Writer/director James Mark hopes you do. Growing up on the likes of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, he always wanted to become a Ninja. He started working in film as a stuntman … Continue reading
Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, John Amos, Louie Anderson, Wesley Snipes, Nomzamo Mbatha, Teyana Taylor, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Garcelle Beauvais, Luenell, Akiley Love and Bella Murphy Coming Back 2 America by Jay S. Jacobs Eddie Murphy was at the top of the world in 1988, having become a comic superstar … Continue reading
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Not So Silly Love Songs – Taking ‘Blackbird’ to New Heights By Mark Mussari Fifty years ago, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. did something they’d never done before. As the de facto lead singers of the legendary 5th Dimension, the couple covered Paul McCartney’s “Every Night” on the … Continue reading
Emily Tosta Walking in a Willy’s Wonderland By Kayla Marra You know how in the old Scooby-Doo! mysteries, the bad guy would always angrily bellow after he got caught, “And I would have gotten away with it, too, if not for those damned kids.” Emily Tosta is one of those kids. Specifically, in the new … Continue reading
Todd Grinnell Just Another Day in Paradise Cove by Jay S. Jacobs Nice beachfront property in Malibu is very hard to come by, but Paradise Cove takes that hunt to an extreme. The new owners of this beach house are Knox (Todd Grinnell, who has played Schneider in the One Day at a Time reboot) … Continue reading
Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen The World is Full of Tiny Perfect Things by Jay S. Jacobs People are fascinated by the idea of having the ability to do things over until they get them right. But what if you must keep doing them until you do? This is a conundrum that has fascinated filmmakers … Continue reading
Scott Williamson Transforms into Dub Shine & Forms A New Songwriting Partnership by Brad Balfour On the surface, music creator Delon Scott Williamson might not seem like someone to be making hot dance music. While he inherited his computer programmer dad’s work ethic, this former Tallahassee, Florida, native re-directed it towards a readiness to make … Continue reading
