Bill Nicoletti Reminding the World of the Philly Sound By Jay S. Jacobs Bill Nicoletti grew up steeped in the sound of Philadelphia. His hometown was one of the hubs of popular music – and in particular for soul music – for much of the 1960s and 1970s. It changed his life, both as a … Continue reading
Michael Connelly and Alison Ellwood Return to Wonderland by Jay S. Jacobs Hollywood was a pretty wild place in the early 1980s; a mixture of glitz, glamour and seediness, aging stars and young up-and-comers, gorgeous homes and run-down hoods, big business and small-time crime, nature, shopping and lots and lots of drugs. On July 1, … Continue reading
Donny Osmond Starting Again by Ronald Sklar “Usually, when you take a big show on the road, you kind of scale it down, to save a little money and make a little money,” says legendary performer Donny Osmond. “Well, I’ve done the opposite. I’ve embellished it. I’m taking the entire production from Las Vegas and I’m bringing … Continue reading
Jim Beviglia – Playing Back the 80s (A Decade of Unstoppable Hits) (Rowman & Littlefield) It’s hard to condense the music of an entire decade into a concrete and meaningful listing. That goes doubly for an adventurous and musically rich era like the 1980s. I could probably easily come up with a list of hundreds … Continue reading
The Stars Came Out at the Paley Center for A Gala Tribute to Music on Television On Thursday, October 25th, The Paley Center for Media hosted the Paley Honors in Hollywood: A Gala Tribute to Music on Television at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The exciting evening highlighted groundbreaking musical moments in television, from music-based series … Continue reading
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 23, 2018 World Café Live took a Tijuana taxi south of the border the other night when legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert and his long-time wife Lani Hall (who used to be the lead singer of Sergio Mendes and Brazil ‘66) shared … Continue reading
JUST LET GO – LENNY KRAVITZ LIVE (2015) Featuring Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross, Gail Ann Dorsey, Cindy Blackman Santana, George Lake, Harold Todd, Ludovic Louis, Michael Sherman, Erika Jerry, Yahzarah St. James and Jessica Wagner-Cowan. Directed by Paul Dugdale. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 106 minutes. Not Rated. Lenny Kravitz has put together a long … Continue reading
Phase Five Turning Us Upside Down by Ally Abramson Phase Five is based in Los Angeles, but the band includes members from all over the world. The group was originally brought together through their mutual love of creating and sharing music. Members include Jeremiah Neil, Alex Odon, Nelson Gabriel, Jay C. and Lee Brown. Phase … Continue reading
Life of Dillon Life on Overload by Ally Abramson Life Of Dillon is a British band consisting of brothers Robert and Joe Griffith and their friend David Keiffer. The self-proclaimed acoustic house band is blowing up with their new single “Overload,” coming off of their EP “Prologue” which comes out April 14th. This up-and-coming band … Continue reading
Denny Tedesco, Hal Blaine and Don Randi Building Up the Wrecking Crew by Jay S. Jacobs The Wrecking Crew was the house band for an entire generation. But chances are, you’ve never heard of them. The Wrecking Crew was a loose collective of studio musicians who played on many of the biggest hits of the … Continue reading
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