Orianthi According to Her by Deborah Wagner At six, stuffed animals and jump ropes didn’t interest this talented guitar prodigy. Instead this little girl from Adelaide, Australia was inspired to become one of the best guitar players ever… and she is succeeding. By her teens, Orianthi Panagaris had already played alongside her idols – some of the biggest names … Continue reading
Justin Currie Fighting the Great War by Jay S. Jacobs Justin Currie is in the midst of a somewhat common predicament for the former lead singers of popular bands. Is it possible to create intriguing, challenging music without riding the coattails of the old band or recreating the old sound? Also, as an older, more … Continue reading
Alyssa Jacey Everything is Better in Blue by Jay S. Jacobs Alyssa Jacey popped on our radar about four years ago after she contacted us when she read an interview, I had done with a high school friend, singer Tristan Prettyman. Jacey had recently moved from Los Angeles – where she was both a professional … Continue reading
Carmen Reece Rising Up the Charts with a Bullet by Jay S. Jacobs The term “diva” is thrown around way too easily these days. Singing quality isn’t always even a concern, sometimes it’s all about attitude. However, when someone who has worked with some of the great divas in recent history – including Celine Dion, … Continue reading
Omarion Living a Life of Ollusion by Abraham Kuranga He speaks with the wisdom of a seasoned artist, and with the maturity of man. It’s all part of the process for R&B crooner, Omarion. The former front man for the boy band sensation, B2K, has fully blossomed into a grown-up, embracing his own unique element. Like most artists today, … Continue reading
Norah Jones – The Fall (Blue Note) Norah Jones has performed several types of music over the years since her breakthrough album Come Away With Me. In that album and her two follow-up CDs (three if you count her gig with the alt.country supergroup The Little Willies) she has worked in jazz, country, folk, pop and R&B – … Continue reading
JOHN DENVER – AROUND THE WORLD LIVE (2009) Featuring John Denver. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 592 minutes. Not Rated. In the twelve years since his untimely death in a plane crash – and a good 30 years on from his popular heyday – it has become all too easy to … Continue reading
Robbie Rist Beats the Child Star Jinx By Ronald Sklar “If I met Peter Fonda tomorrow, a part of me would say, that’s the dude from Easy Rider,” observes actor/musician/voiceover vet Robbie Rist. Peter Fonda/Easy Rider; Cousin Oliver/The Brady Bunch: same difference. Rist played the iconic first cousin of the Bunch in the very last six … Continue reading
Susan Olsen Gets Down with Her Bad Show By Ronald Sklar “It was a spectactular turd,” says Susan Olsen. She speaks of the infamous Brady Bunch Variety Hour, which inexplicably ran on ABC-TV for a very short time in 1976 and 1977. Olsen played Cindy Brady, the youngest of the clan, on the original series from … Continue reading
Sugar Ray Living the Dream by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not hard for a rock star to let fame go to their head, so it’s always rather charming to find a singer who really doesn’t take the whole thing too seriously. Take Mark McGrath, the handsome, fun-loving lead singer of 90s hitmakers Sugar Ray, who … Continue reading
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