Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate by Jay S. Jacobs There are very few opportunities that a music journalist will jump at quicker than the opportunity to see the three surviving members of the legendary (and legendarily squabbling) rock group Led Zeppelin together on the same stage. Even if you are not the band’s biggest … Continue reading
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Tommy MacDonald Hits the Nail On the Head
Tommy MacDonald Hits the Nail On the Head by Ronald Sklar http://www.popentertainment.com/tommymac.htm The star of PBS’ Rough Cut – Woodworking with Tommy Mac says that creating furniture from scratch is can-do, even for those who think of themselves as can’t-don’t. I’m trying to broaden the horizons of what has been shown on television for woodworking,” … Continue reading
Brave (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BRAVE (2012) Featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Sally Kinghorn, Eilidh Fraser, Peigi Barker, Steven Cree, Steve Purcell, Callum O’Neill and John Ratzenberger. Screenplay by Mark Andrews & Steve Purcell and Brenda Chapman & Irene Mecchi. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. … Continue reading
Alison Rosen Is Our New Best Friend
Alison Rosen Is Our New Best Friend by Ronald Sklar Adam Carolla’s awesome sidekick gets her own podcast — and it’s an instant hit. Keeping up and matching wits with the entertaining hyper vigilance that is Adam Carolla is not a job suited to just anyone. His daily complain-fest (available for free on iTunes) is … Continue reading
Jada Pinkett Smith Channels Her Inner Hippo and More
Jada Pinkett Smith Channels Her Inner Hippo and More by Brad Balfour As the rail-thin Jada Pinkett Smith bounds into the Waldorf Astoria suite for a friendly chat about life and family, she exudes energy and an intensity that makes this petite 40 year-old actress a lot bigger in the chair than she seems. Opening at Cannes Film Festival 2012, Madagascar … Continue reading
Susanna Hoffs – World Café Live – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Susanna Hoffs – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – November 4, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Rodriguez – World Café Live – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Rodriguez – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – October 28, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Annie Haslam and Renaissance – Keswick Theater – Glenside (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Annie Haslam and Renaissance – Keswick Theater – Glenside, PA – October 26, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Dylan O’Brien – Feels Like the First Time
Dylan O’Brien Feels Like the First Time by Jay S. Jacobs It all started with YouTube. Dylan O’Brien was just a typical teen living in Hermosa Beach, California when he started making a series of little films for the site. They built up a huge following – and suddenly O’Brien was in play in Hollywood. … Continue reading
Pitch Perfect (A Movie Review)
PITCH PERFECT (2012) Starring Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Kelley Jakle, Wanetah Walmsley, Shelley Regner, Nicole Lovince, Adam DeVine, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jacob Wysocki, John Benjamin Hickey, John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks. Screenplay by Kay Cannon. Directed by Jason Moore. Distributed … Continue reading