The Black Keys will embark on an extensive North American tour this fall. Promoted exclusively by Live Nation, the tour begins Sept. 5 in Columbus and runs through December, with dates at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Washington’s Verizon Center, among others. Complete worldwide tour details to follow. Pre-sale […]
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2014 J-Pop Summit Announces First Guest of Honor!
San Francisco’s annual celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, fashion and film, the 2014 J-Pop Summit Festival, returns over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, July 19th and 20th. Rock singer May’n is this year’s first official Guest of Honor. An expanded program of events is also being planned with updates being posted at www.JPOP.com. […]
Does Life Imitate Cinematic Art?
The influence of movies on viewers can be significant and profound. How many youngsters have taken up boxing after watching the rags-to-riches-via-canvas story of Rocky Balboa? How many swept hairstyles have followed swiftly in the wake of Ryan Gosling’s starring turn in Drive? How many young couples have stood on promontories in that pose from […]
Nashville Dancin’– Music City’s Eight-Week Block Party Back in June!
Free music! Great food! Sounds like a party! Nashville Dancin’ is an eight-week event that presents free live music every Thursday evening from June 12th to July July 31st. Sponsored by the largest retail chain in America, Dollar General (11,000 stores) – and a host of local businesses – Nashville Dancin’ features four bands every […]
NBC & Coldplay Team Up for Coldplay: Ghost Stories!
Coldplay will present songs form its new album, Ghost Stories, in an hour-long special, Coldplay: Ghost Stories airing on Sunday, May 18th (7/6C). The special will feature recent live performance footage ‘with 360-degree’’ imagery.’ Coldplay: Ghost Stories will be released on Monday, May 19th. Check out the press release after the jump.
Interview: Rhett Price Rocking The Violin!
I know Rhett doesn’t like it when people call the Violin an instrument for nerds and definitely not guys – hey, my first instrument was the violin so I’m allowed to stereotype, but this young up and coming rocker is changing people’s opinions. His rocking violin covers of Katy Perry has been blowing up on […]
Ludacris Live at the Patriot Center, April 25
Atlanta native and hip-hop/rapper Ludacris is hitting the stage on April 25 at the Patriot Center at 8 p.m. Bursting onto the music scene in 2000 with his first album that went triple platinum, Ludacris has had several hit singles throughout his career and has appeared in several films, including 2 Fast 2 Furious, Crash […]
MTV’s Artist To Watch Tour Review – Austin Mahone, Midnight Red, Becky G
Ok, this is where I admit that I’m old, not the hipster all one of you may think I am. Starting off as a YouTube sensation, Austin Mahone is blowing up big time. The obvious comparison is Justin Bieber (before he went nuts), but I don’t want to compare. When I saw him at JingleBall […]
Mel B Explains her new App!
Ok, one of the weirder press releases of the week came from Mel B of all people. Seems like she has a weird new augmented reality App. Using an iPad or iPhone, fans can launch the new Mel B app and see Mel and her dance troupe performs right on the viewer’s dining table, inside […]
Demi Lovato Neon Lights Tour Review Pt 2 – Main Course
(Fairfax, VA, March 2, 2014) Demi Lovato’s Neon Lights Tour was so big and massive that I actually had to split the review in two. Demi has put together a day of girl power reaffirmation that is cleverly disguised as a regular Pop Concert. With the soundcheck party and four opening acts The Neon Lights […]
Demi Lovato’s Neon Lights Tour Review Pt1! The Appetizer
(March 2, 2014, Fairfax, Va. Patriot Center) Anyone who follows me on the Tweet Machine or Facebook knows that I recently discovered an irrational love and obsession with Camp Rock and Hannah Montana, which is especially sad considering I’m an “old” black woman and both are five or six years old. I relived my Tweenhood […]