Gnash The Leader of the Broken Hearts Club by Isa Barnett The members of the Broken Hearts Club rushed into a warm, safe space on the evening of January 20th, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA. Their fierce determination to escape the frigid weather led to anticipation of what was to come. These concert goers were in … Continue reading
Duane Betts Musician Makes the Case for Both Nature and Nurture When It Comes to Rock N’ Rolling by Brad Balfour Genetics may not determine everything, but for rocker Duane Betts, it was a great place to start. As the son of veteran musician Dickey Betts, who had been a co-founder of the Allman Brothers … Continue reading
Hayley Orrantia The Goldbergs Actress Likes Her Music Like She Likes Her Tea by Jay S. Jacobs On television, Hayley Orrantia is known as Erica Goldberg, the brainy and tough only daughter of a Jewish family in the Philadelphia suburban town of Jenkintown back in the 1980s. In real life, Orrantia is brainy and tough, … Continue reading
Jesse McCartney Things Are Always Better with Jesse McCartney by Jackie Speiss It has been about a decade since PopEntertainment.com had the privilege of catching up with singer/songwriter/actor and, of course, self-proclaimed grill master Jesse McCartney. Last time we got the chance to hang out, McCartney had just released his third solo album Departure, which … Continue reading
MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS (2015) Starring Alexey Serebryakov, Evgenia Brik, Yuri Stoyanov, Mikhail Efremov, Lubov Aksenova, Oleg Dolin, Anastasia Shalonko, Elena Babenko, Tamara Spiricheva, Rustam Akhmadeyev, Elena Safonova and Sergei Belov. Screenplay by Johnny O’Reilly. Directed by Johnny O’Reilly. Distributed by Cavu Pictures. 96 minutes. Not Rated. With Russia back in the news for all the … Continue reading
Old 97’s & Nicole Atkins – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – May 2, 2017 The reliable rock of Old 97’s makes them one of the best modern bands. Their latest record, Graveyard Whistling, is more country than anything they have done in a while and their live programming reflects this. From the first notes … Continue reading
METZ, Bully & So Pitted – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – January 12, 2016 Tuesday night at the First Unitarian Church was a triple ode to punk rock. Opening the show was So Pitted, playing their first ever set of East Coast dates. Based out of Hawaii, they darkened the barely lit room … Continue reading
GRANDMA (2015) Starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Sam Elliott, Laverne Cox, Nat Wolff, Elizabeth Peña, Sarah Burns, John Cho, Don McManus, Lauren Tom, Colleen Camp and Judy Geeson. Screenplay by Paul Weitz. Directed by Paul Weitz. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 79 minutes. Rated R. Lily Tomlin has a career … Continue reading
Reese Witherspoon – Highlights the Truth of “The Good Lie” by Brad Balfour Nashville, Tennessee, might seem as remote a place from the African nation of Sudan as one could imagine. Yet given the fantastic journey of thousands of Lost Boys (and girls) who came to the United States in the 1990s — after an arduous walk from their homeland … Continue reading
Courtney Jaye – Looking For Some Love and Forgiveness by Jay S. Jacobs When we last left Courtney Jaye, she had just released her debut album Traveling Light, which in my opinion was one of the ten best albums of 2005. At the time her label Island/Def Jam was hoping that she would become a huge star. … Continue reading
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