Kem Intimacy Never Sounded So Good by Abraham Kuranga In the crowded arena of R&B voices, the artist Kem seems to stand out. He wouldn’t have it any other way. This Detroit native came, unexpectedly, from the depths of poverty and hardship to become one of the most recognizable voices in Adult R&B/Jazz today. Bolstered … Continue reading
Shirin Taking Us Away by Jay S. Jacobs Part of the fun of writing about entertainment is that you get to discover exciting new talent before they truly catch on. For example, in fall of 2008 when I did an interview with a new and fairly unknown dance artist who had just released her first … Continue reading
Ryan Star Riding the Last Train to Stardom By Jay S. Jacobs It’s setting the bar high when you are a musician and your stage name is Star. But Ryan Star never shies away from a challenge. The singer wasn’t even exactly trying to be cute with his name, he was born Ryan Star Kulchinsky. … Continue reading
Ari Hest – Downtown Music Studios – New York, NY – February 8, 2011 Photos by Mark Doyle © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951) Featuring the voices of Kathryn Beaumont, Richard Haydn, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna, Verna Felton, Pat O’Malley, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Joseph Kearns, Larry Grey, Queenie Leonard, Dink Trout, Doris Lloyd and James MacDonald. Written by Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, Bill Cottrell, … Continue reading
VELVET REVOLVER – LIVE IN HOUSTON (2010) Featuring Slash, Scott Weiland, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner. Directed by Kevin Kerslake. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 78 minutes. Not Rated. Velvet Revolver was supposed to be the state of the art of the new supergroup. Essentially, most of the classic lineup of Guns ’N’ Roses decided that they … Continue reading
PHIL COLLINS: GOING BACK – LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM NYC (2010) Featuring Phil Collins, Brad Cole, Chester Thompson, Daryl Stuermer, Bob Babbitt, Eddie Willis, Ray Manette, Leslie Smith, Guy Barker, Tom Rees Roberts, Phil Todd, Graeme Blevins, John Aram, Lynne Fidmont, Connie Jackson, Amy Keys, Lamont Van Hook, Terron Brooks, Bill Cantos and Patrick Woodroofe. … Continue reading
BEE GEES – IN OUR OWN TIME (2010) Featuring Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (archival footage) & Andy Gibb (archival footage). Directed by Skot Bright. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 116 minutes. Not Rated. Over thirty years on from their blindingly bright supernova of stardom, in which the Bee Gees rivaled the Beatles for … Continue reading
STEP UP 3D (2010) Starring Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Keith “Remedy” Stallworth, Kendra Andrews, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Martín Lombard, Facundo Lombard, Oren ‘Flearock’ Michaeli, Joe Slaughter, Daniel ‘Cloud’ Campos, Harry Shum Jr., Jason Etter and Kathy Najimy. Screenplay by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Distributed … Continue reading
KT Tunstall – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – November 26, 2010 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2010. All rights reserved. Continue reading
PopEntertainmentblog.com 