The Smithereens Meet the Smithereens… Again! by Jay S. Jacobs On the day that the town of Carteret, New Jersey gave the key of the city to their favorite sons – the rock band The Smithereens, whose guitarist, drummer and original bassist all grew up in the town – the group was relaxing behind the … Continue reading
D.B. Sweeney Takes Us Down to Paradise City by Jay S. Jacobs As so often happens, the germ of the idea for actor D.B. Sweeney’s writing and directing debut Two Tickets to Paradise came from a real life experience. In fact, it was a drunken road trip down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his brother that … Continue reading
Joey Lawrence Grown Up on Camera by Deborah Wagner When you think of Joey Lawrence, most people think “Whoa!” I know I do, thanks to the iconic catchphrase he made popular back in the 90’s while playing Joey Russo on the hit TV show Blossom. Before becoming a teenage heartthrob on Blossom, Joey spent his adolescent years … Continue reading
Alicia Witt Miss Witt’s Opus by Ronald Sklar Alicia Witt has been steadily holding on to her day job – that of an extremely successful working actor – until she can make real her dream job: that of singer-songwriter. That goal is becoming ever more realized now that she has debuted her self-titled EP and its well-received … Continue reading
Jimmy Webb Still On the Line by Mark Mussari About fifteen years ago, one chilly autumnal night, I was in a coffee house in Lahaska, Pennsylvania when a young man — no more than eighteen — suddenly sat down at an upright piano. “This is an old pop song,” he announced in an apologetic tone. … Continue reading
Dylan McDermott Dark Blue Persuasion by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not easy going undercover after you spent six years in one of the biggest hit series on television. That blend ability is even tougher when you have been named one of People magazine’s sexiest men twice in the past decade. Dylan McDermott doesn’t care. He’s … Continue reading
Belinda Carlisle Loosens Her Lips by Jay S. Jacobs “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, actually,” Belinda Carlisle admits, chuckling. That’s a pretty impressive statement coming from a woman who has regularly defied the odds to make her dreams come true. When she was in her twenties, she was the lead … Continue reading
Piper Perabo Life Is a Covert Affair by Jay S. Jacobs Piper Perabo first truly captured the eyes of Hollywood nearly a decade ago when she was hired as the lead character in the surprise smash hit Coyote Ugly. Since then she has showed an intriguing range of projects, from comedies like Cheaper by the Dozen, Beverly … Continue reading
Mark Ruffalo Shaking Up the Kids by Jay S. Jacobs Mark Ruffalo had quite a Sundance Festival. His directorial debut Sympathy for Delicious premiered to mixed reviews, but it was his latest independent comedy/drama which really made a splash. The Kids Are All Right is the acclaimed film, the story of an aging lesbian couple (Annette Bening and … Continue reading
Julianne Moore Is All Right by Jay S. Jacobs Julianne Moore has reached rarified air in Hollywood. She is one of the few actresses who is consistently looked at as one of the great talents of her generation, and yet she is adventurous enough to search out quirky independent films. Moore has had a career that has … Continue reading
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