<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16582961" data-resource="episode_id=16582961" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Claire DeJean From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Claire grew up with a love and passion for music, and she spreads that joy to others by volunteering as a music, dance and theater instructor. She has done a series of fundraising concerts for childhood cancer research and teen suicide prevention - issues which have directly affected people in her life. Bringing awareness to these ailments is one of Claire's main goals and she loves to integrate charity with music. "The Voice" is the perfect platform to spread her message.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Ivy Rivera And Santos Garcia
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16582433" data-resource="episode_id=16582433" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Ivy Rivera and Santos Garcia From Hustle In Brooklyn On BET" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
One of BET’s most anticipated shows of the year, Hustle in Brooklyn will follow the lives of some of Brooklyn’s most sought after and influential personalities. The group of ambitious millennials includes up-and-coming entrepreneurs, hip hop artists, DJs and record label executives, all of whom are making moves to guarantee their futures as the next big thing. Two of the show’s cast members – Ivy Rivera and Santos Garcia -- will be available to discuss the new series as well as their plans for world domination.
Ivy’s the social butterfly who still manages to get the job done. A Project Manager at eOne Music, Ivy currently works with Lil Kim, Waka Flocka, Maino, Elle Varner, Marsha Ambrosius, and Royce Da 5’9, but she always keeps her ear to the ground for the next big star. Her next big project is finding love amid the chaos of living her best life. Meet Ivy.
Santos Garcia’s name already rings bells in the industry. He owns the marketing firm, Sense 93, does Marketing and Promotions for Def Jam and is a tour manager for R&B artist, Ne-Yo. Brownsville is home, but Santos’ eyes are set on global expansion.
One of BET’s most anticipated shows of the year, Hustle in Brooklyn will follow the lives of some of Brooklyn’s most sought after and influential personalities. The group of ambitious millennials includes up-and-coming entrepreneurs, hip hop artists, DJs and record label executives, all of whom are making moves to guarantee their futures as the next big thing. Two of the show’s cast members – Ivy Rivera and Santos Garcia -- will be available to discuss the new series as well as their plans for world domination.
Ivy’s the social butterfly who still manages to get the job done. A Project Manager at eOne Music, Ivy currently works with Lil Kim, Waka Flocka, Maino, Elle Varner, Marsha Ambrosius, and Royce Da 5’9, but she always keeps her ear to the ground for the next big star. Her next big project is finding love amid the chaos of living her best life. Meet Ivy.
Santos Garcia’s name already rings bells in the industry. He owns the marketing firm, Sense 93, does Marketing and Promotions for Def Jam and is a tour manager for R&B artist, Ne-Yo. Brownsville is home, but Santos’ eyes are set on global expansion.
Mark Farner
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16582315" data-resource="episode_id=16582315" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Mark Farner From Grand Funk Railroad" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
What began as a chance of a lifetime for three lifelong Mark
Farner fans, resulted in the newest single from the legendary frontman and
guitarist. After first meeting at a Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, Farner served as
the group’s counselor and soon struck up a musical bond. Their friendship has
endured. The new single and its accompanying video for “Can’t Stop” holds
nothing back in terms of straight at you guitar riffs and tongue-in-cheek rock and
roll debauchery.
As one of the founding members, lead singer and guitarist, Farner was the
engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad to the top of the charts, and
today he’s a platinum recording artist 30 times over. Farner commands the stage
with the same intensity and outpouring of love as he did during the summer of
’69, and his fans are still flocking to the Captain. The rock patriot’s synergy and
open heart come through in epic hits that defined a generation—“I’m Your
Captain (Closer to Home),” “We’re An American Band,” a recut of “The Loco-
Motion,” and “Some Kind of Wonderful”— and “rock star” is only one facet of this
Michigan-born son’s legacy.
“I dig it. The idea of working with some of my own fans on music that we jointly
construct, made for an interesting project,” Farner said. “I’m always looking for
new and creative ideas in music and I am even more interested in unusual video
ideas that reach a broad base of new and existing fans.”
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Mick Box Frm Uriah Heep
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16575026" data-resource="episode_id=16575026" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Mick Box From Uriah Heep" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Uriah Heep are releasing their anticipated brand new studio album - the 25th in their storied career - which will be titled, appropriately enough, “Living The Dream”.
"We have been together for 47 years and we have seen many bands come and go, so in effect we are ‘Still Living The Dream,’ so it was the perfect title for the new album,” says Uriah Heep guitarist and founding member Mick Box.
Famed Canadian engineer, Jay Ruston has been called in to produce the album. Mick continues: “We chose Jay because we admire his work with The Winery Dogs, Stone Sour, Black Star Riders, Paul Gilbert, and Europe. Jay has either produced, mixed or both for these bands, and he brought a fresh approach to Heep. He has been marvellous to work with."
The band is beyond excited with the material written for the new album, which will include some epic additions to the band’s huge catalog of rock staples and looks forward to sharing it with their fans around the world.
The album will be released in CD, deluxe edition including one bonus audio track and a DVD, LP and Limited Box Set Edition (including deluxe edition + T-shirt).
Uriah Heep debuted in 1970 with the release of one of hard rock’s milestones, Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, and have since sold in excess of 30 million albums worldwide. They constantly tour the world, playing up to 125 shows a year to 500,000+ fans. The band’s live set features the classic tracks from the '70s and is a musical journey from the band's beginnings to the present day.
The band has announced a full World Tour which will last until the whole first quarter of 2019. "The mighty Heep are proudly able to tour in over 61 countries and we look forward to a packed touring schedule in 2018 and 2019. Touring is in our blood and what we have a passion to do, and so 2018 is no exception,” concludes Box.
Uriah Heep are releasing their anticipated brand new studio album - the 25th in their storied career - which will be titled, appropriately enough, “Living The Dream”.
"We have been together for 47 years and we have seen many bands come and go, so in effect we are ‘Still Living The Dream,’ so it was the perfect title for the new album,” says Uriah Heep guitarist and founding member Mick Box.
Famed Canadian engineer, Jay Ruston has been called in to produce the album. Mick continues: “We chose Jay because we admire his work with The Winery Dogs, Stone Sour, Black Star Riders, Paul Gilbert, and Europe. Jay has either produced, mixed or both for these bands, and he brought a fresh approach to Heep. He has been marvellous to work with."
The band is beyond excited with the material written for the new album, which will include some epic additions to the band’s huge catalog of rock staples and looks forward to sharing it with their fans around the world.
The album will be released in CD, deluxe edition including one bonus audio track and a DVD, LP and Limited Box Set Edition (including deluxe edition + T-shirt).
Uriah Heep debuted in 1970 with the release of one of hard rock’s milestones, Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, and have since sold in excess of 30 million albums worldwide. They constantly tour the world, playing up to 125 shows a year to 500,000+ fans. The band’s live set features the classic tracks from the '70s and is a musical journey from the band's beginnings to the present day.
The band has announced a full World Tour which will last until the whole first quarter of 2019. "The mighty Heep are proudly able to tour in over 61 countries and we look forward to a packed touring schedule in 2018 and 2019. Touring is in our blood and what we have a passion to do, and so 2018 is no exception,” concludes Box.
Carmine Appice
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16574959" data-resource="episode_id=16574959" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Catching Up with Carmine Appice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
You’re unlikely to find a phenomenon like Carmine and Vinny Appice a second time in the history of rock music. For more than forty years, the two brothers have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny (each of them on their own) can be heard on numerous legendary albums and have toured countless times with some of the world’s greatest acts. Carmine embarked on his musical path in the 1960s with the unforgotten Vanilla Fudge, manning in the course of his illustrious career the drums for superstars such as Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne, among others. His brother Vinny, who is eleven years his junior, looks back on an equally spectacular career, having worked with acts such as Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio, among others. With the exception of the live album Drum Wars – Live!(2014), there has been no direct collaboration between the two so far. That’s about to change! Sinister is the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny and was recorded with the support of a number of prestigious guests. Vinny: “As Ringo said: with a little help from our friends.” The album is scheduled for release on Steamhammer/SPV on 27 October 2017 and marks a long-overdue new development for fans of these two outstanding drummers.
“We never really planned to make an album together until last year. We`ve always had plans to play live together, starting out with drum clinics,” Carmine and Vinny explain how the album came to happen. “We both had very busy schedules and finally found the time to do shows together which led to the idea of making an album.” The result is – as the Appice brothers call it – “a great-sounding, spine-shaking rhythmic foundation, along with big giant melodic guitars from hell, and on top blazing vocals and melodies that will tear it all up!” Sinister features both new songs and classic tracks from their “long history in a crazy music business,” as Vinny says.
Sinister consists of a total of 13 tracks, recorded by Carmine and Vinny together with distinguished colleagues. ´Killing Floor` and ´Future Past` feature the wonderful Craig Goldy (together with bassist Tony Franklin), Franklin resurfacing, together with Paul Shortino, on ´Suddenly` and on ´You Got Me Running`. Shortino also lends his awesome vocals to ´War Cry` and the programmatic ´Monsters And Heroes`, the latter also featuring Bulletboys guitarist Mick Sweda, while Shortino teams up with Whitesnake stringsman Joel Hoekstra on ´War Cry`. Talking of vocals: ´Sinister`, ´Danger` (bass: Phil Soussan), ´In The Night` (guitar: Bumblefoot) and ´Sabbath Mash` (guitar: Erik Turner, keyboards: Erik Norlander) are all sung by Jim Crean, while Chas West recorded the vocal parts for ´Killing Floor`, Scotty Bruce featuring on ´Future Past` and Robin McAuley on ´Riot`. The biggest surprise of all: Carmine himself doubles as vocalist on ´You Got Me Running`. Vinny: “Carmine has been singing lead and background for years. He´s a very good singer and I´m glad he sang one number on this record.”
Sinister was produced by Carmine and Vinny and recorded at different locations. Carmine nailed some of his drums in a studio on the East Coast, Vinny cut most of his parts in his home studio. Both together recorded some songs in Jorgen Carlsson`s (Government Mule) studio in Van Nuys, California. Steve DeAcutis mixed & mastered the album. Vinny: “Steve was able to get a fantastic sound on every instrument while keeping the drums vibrant and sounding great.”
And how can listeners tell the two brothers‘ drum styles apart? Vinny: “We have similar grooves, fills and feels, but we approach things differently. I play heavier, fast and precise. Carmine plays more grooves and has a more melodic style.”
So fans can look forward to a haunting rock album which the Appice brothers plan to premiere live on stage as soon as possible. Carmine: “We cannot wait to take the album on the road! Heavy drums and heavy songs. It will kill!”
You’re unlikely to find a phenomenon like Carmine and Vinny Appice a second time in the history of rock music. For more than forty years, the two brothers have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny (each of them on their own) can be heard on numerous legendary albums and have toured countless times with some of the world’s greatest acts. Carmine embarked on his musical path in the 1960s with the unforgotten Vanilla Fudge, manning in the course of his illustrious career the drums for superstars such as Rod Stewart and Ozzy Osbourne, among others. His brother Vinny, who is eleven years his junior, looks back on an equally spectacular career, having worked with acts such as Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio, among others. With the exception of the live album Drum Wars – Live!(2014), there has been no direct collaboration between the two so far. That’s about to change! Sinister is the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny and was recorded with the support of a number of prestigious guests. Vinny: “As Ringo said: with a little help from our friends.” The album is scheduled for release on Steamhammer/SPV on 27 October 2017 and marks a long-overdue new development for fans of these two outstanding drummers.
“We never really planned to make an album together until last year. We`ve always had plans to play live together, starting out with drum clinics,” Carmine and Vinny explain how the album came to happen. “We both had very busy schedules and finally found the time to do shows together which led to the idea of making an album.” The result is – as the Appice brothers call it – “a great-sounding, spine-shaking rhythmic foundation, along with big giant melodic guitars from hell, and on top blazing vocals and melodies that will tear it all up!” Sinister features both new songs and classic tracks from their “long history in a crazy music business,” as Vinny says.
Sinister consists of a total of 13 tracks, recorded by Carmine and Vinny together with distinguished colleagues. ´Killing Floor` and ´Future Past` feature the wonderful Craig Goldy (together with bassist Tony Franklin), Franklin resurfacing, together with Paul Shortino, on ´Suddenly` and on ´You Got Me Running`. Shortino also lends his awesome vocals to ´War Cry` and the programmatic ´Monsters And Heroes`, the latter also featuring Bulletboys guitarist Mick Sweda, while Shortino teams up with Whitesnake stringsman Joel Hoekstra on ´War Cry`. Talking of vocals: ´Sinister`, ´Danger` (bass: Phil Soussan), ´In The Night` (guitar: Bumblefoot) and ´Sabbath Mash` (guitar: Erik Turner, keyboards: Erik Norlander) are all sung by Jim Crean, while Chas West recorded the vocal parts for ´Killing Floor`, Scotty Bruce featuring on ´Future Past` and Robin McAuley on ´Riot`. The biggest surprise of all: Carmine himself doubles as vocalist on ´You Got Me Running`. Vinny: “Carmine has been singing lead and background for years. He´s a very good singer and I´m glad he sang one number on this record.”
Sinister was produced by Carmine and Vinny and recorded at different locations. Carmine nailed some of his drums in a studio on the East Coast, Vinny cut most of his parts in his home studio. Both together recorded some songs in Jorgen Carlsson`s (Government Mule) studio in Van Nuys, California. Steve DeAcutis mixed & mastered the album. Vinny: “Steve was able to get a fantastic sound on every instrument while keeping the drums vibrant and sounding great.”
And how can listeners tell the two brothers‘ drum styles apart? Vinny: “We have similar grooves, fills and feels, but we approach things differently. I play heavier, fast and precise. Carmine plays more grooves and has a more melodic style.”
So fans can look forward to a haunting rock album which the Appice brothers plan to premiere live on stage as soon as possible. Carmine: “We cannot wait to take the album on the road! Heavy drums and heavy songs. It will kill!”
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
David McLane
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16569379" data-resource="episode_id=16569379" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "David McLane From WOW Women Of Wresting" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
McLane, the beloved ring commentator and impresario behind the iconic ‘80s TV series GLOW “Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling” brings his trademark voice to each event, providing insightful ringside commentary. Blanchard was born for the business and is a third-generation professional wrestler. A global wrestling presence, she has held the championship title in the U.S., Mexico and Japan.
They will kick off an that season with a spotlight on the legendary WOW Superheroes. Each event features intense matches that blend hard-hitting action with the theatrical flair that has come to define the promotion over the years. WOW’s roster boasts over 30 highly skilled wrestlers—each with their own unique personalities and backstories inspired by the women behind the Superheroes—competing to win the coveted WOW World Championship. WOW Superheroes include reigning WOW Champion Santana Garrett; as well as The Beast, Stephy Slays, Jungle Grrrl, and original WOW favorite the Fabulous Lana Star; joined by talented WOW newcomers Faith The Lioness, Fire, and Princess Aussie. Wrestling royalty Shaul Guerrero will serve as ring announcer for each event.
WOW is fueled by Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss; wrestling icon and the creator of GLOW, David McLane; television trailblazer Mark Burnett, President of MGM Television and Digital Group; and Mark Cuban’s AXS TV.
McLane, the beloved ring commentator and impresario behind the iconic ‘80s TV series GLOW “Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling” brings his trademark voice to each event, providing insightful ringside commentary. Blanchard was born for the business and is a third-generation professional wrestler. A global wrestling presence, she has held the championship title in the U.S., Mexico and Japan.
They will kick off an that season with a spotlight on the legendary WOW Superheroes. Each event features intense matches that blend hard-hitting action with the theatrical flair that has come to define the promotion over the years. WOW’s roster boasts over 30 highly skilled wrestlers—each with their own unique personalities and backstories inspired by the women behind the Superheroes—competing to win the coveted WOW World Championship. WOW Superheroes include reigning WOW Champion Santana Garrett; as well as The Beast, Stephy Slays, Jungle Grrrl, and original WOW favorite the Fabulous Lana Star; joined by talented WOW newcomers Faith The Lioness, Fire, and Princess Aussie. Wrestling royalty Shaul Guerrero will serve as ring announcer for each event.
WOW is fueled by Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss; wrestling icon and the creator of GLOW, David McLane; television trailblazer Mark Burnett, President of MGM Television and Digital Group; and Mark Cuban’s AXS TV.
Nick Marechal
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16569169" data-resource="episode_id=16569169" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Nick Marechal Reaching Beyond His California Roots" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
In 1968, Nick Marechal was just another kid in the San Fernando Valley learning to play guitar. Elvis was a hero making a come back. Garage bands were in every neighborhood. FM radio ruled. That period provided inspiration for writing the song “Son of the Blues.” In the early 1970s Nick received lessons from the late great Ted Greene. Nick’s picking style, knowledge of chords, and an appreciation for the American songbook came from Greene. Right after high school Nick played in bar bands. While attending community college he became interested in mathematics and engineering, as well as music. Nick eventually earned a PhD in mathematics from UCLA in 1986. In 1988, Nick became a member of the technical staff at The Aerospace Corporation and retired in 2013 at the rank of distinguished engineer. During that period he authored both journal and conference papers in the fields of imaging radar and lasers. Nick's logo is based on a soundwave which forms his initials "NM".
In the 1990s he performed in a three piece blues rock band Power Spectrum. Later, Nick began recording with the help of session players Mike Finnigan (Hammond B3), Leland Sklar (bass) and John Robinson (drums), and later John Ferraro (drums). “It would be an all star band, if I wasn't in it,” Nick likes to say. In the last few years, Nick was introduced to Grammy®-winning engineer and producer Niko Bolas by a good friend Fred Walecki of West LA Music fame. Niko brought Nick to Capitol Recording Studios and sent Nick to voice builder Gary Catona. That was a lucky break for a guy from the Valley who knows a few theorems and how to bend strings.
In the Fall of 2018, Nick continues honing his skills and recording at both Capitol Studios and East West in Hollywood with a team of legendary professionals; Quinn Johnson on keyboards, Andrew Ford on bass, John Ferraro on drums, Greg Mathieson on B3, and he has recently featured a horn section (arranged by Quinn Johnson) on a couple of the forthcoming tracks.
Make sure you bookmark Nick's Soundcloud account to keep up with all the latest.
Friday, December 21, 2018
Romeo Miller
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16541216" data-resource="episode_id=16541216" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Romeo Miller From Ex On The Beach" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
The provocative dating series follows celebrity couples in Malibu Beach as they search for new love while being confronted by their past romances. With 12 versions of MTV’s “Ex On The Beach” around the world, the new season will also air across MTV’s international channels beginning in January.
This season of Ex On The Beach features romantically embattled stars from Survivor, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, Bad Girls Club, Teen Mom, The Challenge, Are You The One? and Fire Island. The new cast of celebrities arrive in paradise in search of love only to be blindsided by their exes face-to-face. As lovers wash ashore, the daters will decide whether to rekindle a past flame or move on with a new prospect.
Romeo Miller is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur and model. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing for a label owned by his father Master P. Under the stage name Lil Romeo, he released his debut single My Babyin 2001, which went on to be certified platinum. Later the same year, Miller released his debut album Lil’ Romeo, which charted the US Billboard 200 at number six and went on to be certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies.
The provocative dating series follows celebrity couples in Malibu Beach as they search for new love while being confronted by their past romances. With 12 versions of MTV’s “Ex On The Beach” around the world, the new season will also air across MTV’s international channels beginning in January.
This season of Ex On The Beach features romantically embattled stars from Survivor, The Bachelorette, Big Brother, Bad Girls Club, Teen Mom, The Challenge, Are You The One? and Fire Island. The new cast of celebrities arrive in paradise in search of love only to be blindsided by their exes face-to-face. As lovers wash ashore, the daters will decide whether to rekindle a past flame or move on with a new prospect.
Romeo Miller is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur and model. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing for a label owned by his father Master P. Under the stage name Lil Romeo, he released his debut single My Babyin 2001, which went on to be certified platinum. Later the same year, Miller released his debut album Lil’ Romeo, which charted the US Billboard 200 at number six and went on to be certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies.
Chevel Shepherd From NBC's The Voice
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16541155" data-resource="episode_id=16541155" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Chevel Shepherd Winner Of NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
The 16-year-old singer - who has become known for her classic honky-tonk sound and yodeling talents - was crowned the winner of season 15 of The Voice on Tuesday.
Shepherd's win marks the second victory in a row for two-time coach Kelly Clarkson, who won last season with her contestant Brynn Cartelli.
Shepherd beat out Team Blake Shelton's Kirk Jay and Chris Kroeze, and Team Jennifer Hudson's Kennedy Holmes.
While it was Clarkson's second win, she seemed shocked as Shepherd was announced the winner over runner-up Kroeze.
The seasoned musician ran up onto the stage and gave Shepherd a big hug. The 16-year-old vocal powerhouse, while supremely talented, was not the odds-on favorite to take the top spot.
The teen's family, including her grandfather, were overjoyed and also ran up on stage to celebrate.
Holmes took fourth place and Jay was placed third.
Despite the fact that she stands at only 4'10", the New Mexico native has made a name for herself on the show for her big voice. Week after week, she has effortlessly taken on country legends like Loretta Lynn and LeAnn Rimes.
Shepherd has also become known for her unique talent of yodeling. She previously told reporters that she learned how to yodel when she was 11 years old after her mom showed her a video. Soon after that, she fell in love with it and kept on practicing.
"I've been listening to country since I was tiny. You can tell the story of the song to people," the teen said shortly after her big win.
Still coming to terms with her Voice crown, Shepard struggled to put into words just how she is feeling.
"I'm still hyperventilating a little, I feel very blessed," she told reporters.
The star-studded evening featured performances by Kelly Rowland, Rascal Flatts, and the Doobie Brothers. Shepherd was paired up with Dan + Shay to perform a rendition of their current hit "Speechless," and it couldn't have made for a more fun match.
"I rehearsed with them, and they are so nice," Shepherd told PEOPLE on Monday night. "I almost forgot to stop breathing because they're so cool. They're so easy to be around as well. They're kind of just like Kelly, they're their true selves.
The 16-year-old singer - who has become known for her classic honky-tonk sound and yodeling talents - was crowned the winner of season 15 of The Voice on Tuesday.
Shepherd's win marks the second victory in a row for two-time coach Kelly Clarkson, who won last season with her contestant Brynn Cartelli.
Shepherd beat out Team Blake Shelton's Kirk Jay and Chris Kroeze, and Team Jennifer Hudson's Kennedy Holmes.
While it was Clarkson's second win, she seemed shocked as Shepherd was announced the winner over runner-up Kroeze.
The seasoned musician ran up onto the stage and gave Shepherd a big hug. The 16-year-old vocal powerhouse, while supremely talented, was not the odds-on favorite to take the top spot.
The teen's family, including her grandfather, were overjoyed and also ran up on stage to celebrate.
Holmes took fourth place and Jay was placed third.
Despite the fact that she stands at only 4'10", the New Mexico native has made a name for herself on the show for her big voice. Week after week, she has effortlessly taken on country legends like Loretta Lynn and LeAnn Rimes.
Shepherd has also become known for her unique talent of yodeling. She previously told reporters that she learned how to yodel when she was 11 years old after her mom showed her a video. Soon after that, she fell in love with it and kept on practicing.
"I've been listening to country since I was tiny. You can tell the story of the song to people," the teen said shortly after her big win.
Still coming to terms with her Voice crown, Shepard struggled to put into words just how she is feeling.
"I'm still hyperventilating a little, I feel very blessed," she told reporters.
The star-studded evening featured performances by Kelly Rowland, Rascal Flatts, and the Doobie Brothers. Shepherd was paired up with Dan + Shay to perform a rendition of their current hit "Speechless," and it couldn't have made for a more fun match.
"I rehearsed with them, and they are so nice," Shepherd told PEOPLE on Monday night. "I almost forgot to stop breathing because they're so cool. They're so easy to be around as well. They're kind of just like Kelly, they're their true selves.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Troy Luccketta From Tesla
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16533981" data-resource="episode_id=16533981" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Troy Luccketta From Tesla" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Troy started playing drums at 10 years old and was influenced by Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He has a wide variety of musical tastes and loves Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Diamond, Led Zeppelin, and Latin style percussion. His other drumming influences include John Bonham, Ian Paice, Jeff Porcaro, David Garibaldi, and Steve Gadd. Troy grew up in the east San Francisco bay area playing in bands such as Whisper, Benny and the Jets, 415, and the Eric Martin Band before joining Tesla in 1985.
In 2010, Troy participated in a tribute album titled Mister Bolin’s Late Night Revival, a compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by guitar legend Tommy Bolin prior to his death in 1976. The CD includes other artists such as HiFi Superstar, Doogie White, Eric Martin, Jeff Pilson, Randy Jackson, Rachel Barton, Rex Carroll, Derek St. Holmes, Kimberley Dahme, and The 77’s. A percentage of the proceeds from this project will benefit the Jackson Recovery Centers.[2]
Troy also produces other artists and has played drums on recording sessions in the studio with artists like Ronnie Montrose, Marc Bonilla, Eric Westphal, and others. He operated a recording studio, TML Productions, in Hayward, California.[3]
Troy is endorsed by Tama Drums, Zildjian cymbals, and Promark drumsticks.
Troy started playing drums at 10 years old and was influenced by Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He has a wide variety of musical tastes and loves Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Diamond, Led Zeppelin, and Latin style percussion. His other drumming influences include John Bonham, Ian Paice, Jeff Porcaro, David Garibaldi, and Steve Gadd. Troy grew up in the east San Francisco bay area playing in bands such as Whisper, Benny and the Jets, 415, and the Eric Martin Band before joining Tesla in 1985.
In 2010, Troy participated in a tribute album titled Mister Bolin’s Late Night Revival, a compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by guitar legend Tommy Bolin prior to his death in 1976. The CD includes other artists such as HiFi Superstar, Doogie White, Eric Martin, Jeff Pilson, Randy Jackson, Rachel Barton, Rex Carroll, Derek St. Holmes, Kimberley Dahme, and The 77’s. A percentage of the proceeds from this project will benefit the Jackson Recovery Centers.[2]
Troy also produces other artists and has played drums on recording sessions in the studio with artists like Ronnie Montrose, Marc Bonilla, Eric Westphal, and others. He operated a recording studio, TML Productions, in Hayward, California.[3]
Troy is endorsed by Tama Drums, Zildjian cymbals, and Promark drumsticks.
Radha
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16530724" data-resource="episode_id=16530724" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Radha From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
RADHA's full name, Radharani, means "graceful Indian queen." Her parents emigrated from the Philippines to provide a better life for their family, making her first-generation American. Karaoke is big in Filipino culture, and RADHA likes to say she "learned how to read and sing at the same time." Her first big performance was in her sixth grade talent show, which sparked her lifelong dream of music. RADHA is currently a full-time student at Montclair State University, studying TV and digital media.
RADHA's full name, Radharani, means "graceful Indian queen." Her parents emigrated from the Philippines to provide a better life for their family, making her first-generation American. Karaoke is big in Filipino culture, and RADHA likes to say she "learned how to read and sing at the same time." Her first big performance was in her sixth grade talent show, which sparked her lifelong dream of music. RADHA is currently a full-time student at Montclair State University, studying TV and digital media.
Kendall Rose
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16530520" data-resource="episode_id=16530520" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="light" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Kendall Rose Releases Stepmoms' Club" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
It can be hard to be the non-biological parent to a child during the holidays. It's common to experience resentment (on your end, and the child's) about where Christmas Eve and Day are spent, competition over who gave the kids the better gift, and jealousy over memories you might not be a part of. Many women are in need of answers and support about how to avoid stress and create happy holiday memories.
The Stepmoms’ Club: How to Be a Stepmom without Losing Your Money, Your Mind, and Your Marriage is as comprehensive and reassuring solution to help stepmoms, with ways to make this time of year easier, and a lot of fun for the whole family. And while there are books written by doctors, therapists, and counselors about how to build a closer relationship with your stepchildren and how to “blend” your families, The Stepmoms’ Club is the only book written by stepmoms for stepmoms. The authors of The Stepmoms’ Clubs provide honest, sassy, and inclusive advice for any struggling stepmother, while also offering up strength and courage as fellow stepmothers themselves.
It can be hard to be the non-biological parent to a child during the holidays. It's common to experience resentment (on your end, and the child's) about where Christmas Eve and Day are spent, competition over who gave the kids the better gift, and jealousy over memories you might not be a part of. Many women are in need of answers and support about how to avoid stress and create happy holiday memories.
The Stepmoms’ Club: How to Be a Stepmom without Losing Your Money, Your Mind, and Your Marriage is as comprehensive and reassuring solution to help stepmoms, with ways to make this time of year easier, and a lot of fun for the whole family. And while there are books written by doctors, therapists, and counselors about how to build a closer relationship with your stepchildren and how to “blend” your families, The Stepmoms’ Club is the only book written by stepmoms for stepmoms. The authors of The Stepmoms’ Clubs provide honest, sassy, and inclusive advice for any struggling stepmother, while also offering up strength and courage as fellow stepmothers themselves.
Robert Kool Bell From Kool And The Gang
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16530449" data-resource="episode_id=16530449" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Robert Kool Bell From Kool And The Gang" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Robert "Kool" Bell is one of the founding members of the legendary Pop/R&B group Kool & the Gang. 7-time Grammy award-winners, American Music Award-winners, multi-platinum-selling, and the most sampled band of all time, Kool & the Gang has sold over 80 million albums worldwide and influenced the music of generations with 25 Top Ten R&B hits, 9 Top Ten Pop hits, and 31 gold and platinum albums.
He also has a new record, R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y., that he produced with his son DJ Prince Hakim.
Robert (Kool) Bell, is a United States ambassador of music and the arts to many countries, including a music ambassador of tourism to the Ivory Coast of Africa, He is also a successful entrepreneur involved with a number of ventures around the world.
Based on his world renown and humanitarian interest, in January 2015 REACH (Renewable Energy Applications to Conserve Humanity) appointed Kool as its Global Ambassador for Sustainable Energy. REACH is a center within the Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, which works to make clean energy available globally.
Kool is now combining his celebrity with his 50+ years of international business experience to create Just Kool Enterprise.
London Gate Managemenbt is an artist management Company founded by Robert Kool Bell, Sakinah Bell, and Cosa Ross. Created to navigate the careers of new artists through the many challenges in the music industry. Kool's international musical knowledge and connections along with Cosa's ability to find extraordinary talent and the leadership skills of music industry vet Tony Johnson is a winning combination. Collectively, London Gate Management has the strategic alliances throughout the industry to manage, write, produce, market and distribute incredible music worldwide.
Kool is also involved in The Collaborative Marketing Agency, the wave of the future in multi-platform marketing collaboration. Combining radio, print media, and digital marketing, we promote brand awareness along with product and services. We create a multi-level conversational loop, that is engaging and complimentary to prospective customers' lifestyles. The future is Multi-Channel, Multi-Platform, Digital Marketing Collaboration.
Le Kool Champagne - Through his cultivated organizational leadership skills, Kool has honed-in on his ability to build international teams that execute his ability to recognize up and coming trends throughout the world, starting with the Thanksgiving launch in Reims France of Le Kool Champagne Grand Cru. Le Kool Champagne, produced by Paul Berthelot, is receiving rave reviews throughout France and Japan and will soon be imported to the United States, Africa and the rest of the world.
Just Kool Cologne is invigorating to everyone who has had the pleasure of inhaling its aroma. The anticipated Valentine's Day launch will have men smelling fresh and Kool around the world.
Lady Kool Enterprises - businesses under development will become active in the 2nd quarter of 2019. They are in memory of and the creations of Sakinah Bell; Lady Kool's legacy will live on through her spirit
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Dean Cain
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16524906" data-resource="episode_id=16524906" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Dean Cain From The Movie Gosnell" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Based on the true story of Dr. Kermit Gosnell the movie takes audiences behind the scenes of the investigation and trial of the man who has been dubbed the "Biggest Serial Killer in
America."
Detective James "Woody" Wood (Dean Cain) and his partner Det. Stark (Alfonzo Rachel) work an informant network to discover which doctor has been selling prescription drugs illegally. But they
are not the only ones who've been watching these sales as the FBI & DEA converge on an informant as Woody & Stark take her into custody. She soon gives up the doctor, Kermit Gosnell (Earl Billings).
The FBI, DEA and local
Philadelphia police do a joint raid on Dr. Gosnell's clinic. And
while they find evidence for the drug sales what they find next no one expected. During their search of the common areas they find baby bodies stored in orange juice containers and bags in the lunchroom refrigerator. These discoveries raise questions on what
Dr. Gosnell is doing in this clinic.
Assistant District Attorney Lexi McGuire (Sarah Jane Morris) returns to work following maternity leave and is thrust into the middle of the Gosnell case as it moves from a drug bust into a potential
murder case. But taking on this case is a major risk for Lexi as she has ambitions within the Governor's office and losing this case may end her career politically.
As the team seeks to build their case for murder, there are several major questions the team must tackle around the
Pennsylvania abortion laws. While its clear to Woody and Lexi the
laws have been broken the difficult political ramifications of putting an abortion doctor on trial also come clearly into focus. Lexi will also be facing off against the sharp defense lawyer Michael Cohan (Nick Searcy).
As they head into trial, its unclear how a jury will react to the information as the question of viability of the children found within the clinic will come into play along with ways to interpret
the abortion laws. The team led by District Attorney Dan Molinari (Michael Beach) expect intense media scrutiny at the start of the trial. But upon their arrival at the courthouse its clear the media has a biased interest in not covering this story except
for one "citizen journalist" Molly Mullaney (Cyrina Fiallo).
As the trial moves forward Cohan makes a believable defense of Dr. Gosnell performing necessary but risky medical service. And while he may have not have run the cleanest or safest clinic these
were mistakes and don't add up to murder. Woody knows one of the clinic workers has photos of some of the babies who were found in the raid but needs her to take the stand. But will she?
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Abilene Maverick
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16512857" data-resource="episode_id=16512857" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Abilene Maverick From WOW Women Of Wrestling" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Born in College Station, Texas, Abilene Maverick knows a thing or two about pride, showmanship, tradition and family. Raised on sports and competition, Abilene had to vie against her siblings to earn her father’s attention—ultimately emerging victorious to take her place as the apple of the powerful patriarch’s eye. When her father passed away during her final year of college, Abilene was left devastated. It wasn’t until her mother—herself a cunning woman with a long career in the competitive political scene—suggested she pursue a career in wrestling, as a tribute to her father, that the young girl’s life began to take on a greater meaning. Proudly bearing the title of ‘The Governor’s Daughter’, Abilene came to WOW Abilene, bringing a southern sweetness that quickly endeared her to her fellow Superheroes. But underneath the perfectly put together façade lurks a ruthless determination, driving her to do everything in her power to be the absolute best, no matter the cost.
They will kick off an that season with a spotlight on the legendary WOW Superheroes. Each event features intense matches that blend hard-hitting action with the theatrical flair that has come to define the promotion over the years. WOW’s roster boasts over 30 highly skilled wrestlers—each with their own unique personalities and backstories inspired by the women behind the Superheroes—competing to win the coveted WOW World Championship.
WOW is fueled by Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss; wrestling icon and the creator of GLOW, David McLane; television trailblazer Mark Burnett, President of MGM Television and Digital Group; and Mark Cuban’s AXS TV.
Born in College Station, Texas, Abilene Maverick knows a thing or two about pride, showmanship, tradition and family. Raised on sports and competition, Abilene had to vie against her siblings to earn her father’s attention—ultimately emerging victorious to take her place as the apple of the powerful patriarch’s eye. When her father passed away during her final year of college, Abilene was left devastated. It wasn’t until her mother—herself a cunning woman with a long career in the competitive political scene—suggested she pursue a career in wrestling, as a tribute to her father, that the young girl’s life began to take on a greater meaning. Proudly bearing the title of ‘The Governor’s Daughter’, Abilene came to WOW Abilene, bringing a southern sweetness that quickly endeared her to her fellow Superheroes. But underneath the perfectly put together façade lurks a ruthless determination, driving her to do everything in her power to be the absolute best, no matter the cost.
They will kick off an that season with a spotlight on the legendary WOW Superheroes. Each event features intense matches that blend hard-hitting action with the theatrical flair that has come to define the promotion over the years. WOW’s roster boasts over 30 highly skilled wrestlers—each with their own unique personalities and backstories inspired by the women behind the Superheroes—competing to win the coveted WOW World Championship.
WOW is fueled by Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss; wrestling icon and the creator of GLOW, David McLane; television trailblazer Mark Burnett, President of MGM Television and Digital Group; and Mark Cuban’s AXS TV.
Eric Jay Dolin
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16512221" data-resource="episode_id=16512221" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="light" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Eric Jay Dolin Releases Black Flags Blue Waters" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
BLACK FLAGS, BLUE WATERS recounts the rogue seamen who terrorized the shipping routes in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, unnerved the superpowers of the day, and ultimately reflected the brash new nation to come. The book covers the period of the early 1600's to 1726 when pirates pillaged up and down the Eastern seaboard and into the Gulf of Mexico -- from Maine to the Carolina's, to Mississippi and beyond.
Charting the evolving nature of piracy as it ranged across oceans and chased the latest wealth, BLACK FLAGS, BLUE WATERS spotlights the flamboyant figures who—in addition to the better known Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and Henry Morgan—rode the waves until their often violent and well publicized demises. A gripping and entertaining read, Eric Jay Dolin provides a fresh take on one of history’s most colorful chapters.
BLACK FLAGS, BLUE WATERS recounts the rogue seamen who terrorized the shipping routes in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, unnerved the superpowers of the day, and ultimately reflected the brash new nation to come. The book covers the period of the early 1600's to 1726 when pirates pillaged up and down the Eastern seaboard and into the Gulf of Mexico -- from Maine to the Carolina's, to Mississippi and beyond.
Charting the evolving nature of piracy as it ranged across oceans and chased the latest wealth, BLACK FLAGS, BLUE WATERS spotlights the flamboyant figures who—in addition to the better known Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and Henry Morgan—rode the waves until their often violent and well publicized demises. A gripping and entertaining read, Eric Jay Dolin provides a fresh take on one of history’s most colorful chapters.
Marc Shaiman
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16512112" data-resource="episode_id=16512112" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="light" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Marc Shaiman Composer And Co-Lyricist From Mary Poppins Returns" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
His film works include: "Sleepless in Seattle" (Academy Award nom.); "Patch Adams" (Academy Award nom.); "The First Wives Club" (Academy Award nom.); "The American President" (Academy Award nom.); "South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut" (Academy Award nom.); "Beaches," "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers," "The Addams Family," "A Few Good Men," "Sister Act" and "The Bucket List." In addition to the Tony Award-winning hit musical "Hairspray," Shaiman's Broadway credits include: "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me," "Catch Me if You Can" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which is currently in rehearsals for a national tour. Off-Broadway, he's composed for "The High-Heeled Women," "Livin Dolls" and "André DeShields' Haarlem Nocturne" at LaMama. On television, Shaiman composed the music for SNL's "The Sweeney Sisters" and received his eighth Emmy nomination for the original song, "Hang the Moon," for NBC's musical series "Smash," which he produced with Steven Spielberg. Shaiman wrote songs for various televised performances by Billy Crystal, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, as well as Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and Bette Midler on Johnny Carson's penultimate "The Tonight Show." He has also collaborated with Peter Allen, Kristen Chenoweth, Eric Clapton, Christine Ebersole, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and many others. He co-produced and arranged recordings for Bette Midler and Harry Connick Jr., including "The Wind beneath My Wings" and "From a Distance," and is fond of his online opus "Prop 8 - The Musical." He and co-writer Mariah Carey recently received a Golden Globe nomination for their title song from the animated film, "The Star." Most recently, Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote the original music for "Mary Poppins Returns," the sequel to Disney's beloved classic. The film directed by Rob Marshall
His film works include: "Sleepless in Seattle" (Academy Award nom.); "Patch Adams" (Academy Award nom.); "The First Wives Club" (Academy Award nom.); "The American President" (Academy Award nom.); "South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut" (Academy Award nom.); "Beaches," "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers," "The Addams Family," "A Few Good Men," "Sister Act" and "The Bucket List." In addition to the Tony Award-winning hit musical "Hairspray," Shaiman's Broadway credits include: "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me," "Catch Me if You Can" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which is currently in rehearsals for a national tour. Off-Broadway, he's composed for "The High-Heeled Women," "Livin Dolls" and "André DeShields' Haarlem Nocturne" at LaMama. On television, Shaiman composed the music for SNL's "The Sweeney Sisters" and received his eighth Emmy nomination for the original song, "Hang the Moon," for NBC's musical series "Smash," which he produced with Steven Spielberg. Shaiman wrote songs for various televised performances by Billy Crystal, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, as well as Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and Bette Midler on Johnny Carson's penultimate "The Tonight Show." He has also collaborated with Peter Allen, Kristen Chenoweth, Eric Clapton, Christine Ebersole, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and many others. He co-produced and arranged recordings for Bette Midler and Harry Connick Jr., including "The Wind beneath My Wings" and "From a Distance," and is fond of his online opus "Prop 8 - The Musical." He and co-writer Mariah Carey recently received a Golden Globe nomination for their title song from the animated film, "The Star." Most recently, Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote the original music for "Mary Poppins Returns," the sequel to Disney's beloved classic. The film directed by Rob Marshall
Billy Price
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16511398" data-resource="episode_id=16511398" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Billy Price Releases Reckoning" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
BMA-winning soul singer Billy Price teamed with award-winning guitarist and producer Kid Andersen to create RECKONING, Price’s 16th career recording. The sessions at Andersen’s Greaseland Studio in San José, California brought together a stellar collection of West Coast musicians and singers to support Price’s seasoned vocals. Andersen and drummer Alex Pettersen, both of Rick Estrin & the Nightcats,were joined on all tracks by Jim Pugh, veteran keyboard player for Robert Cray and Etta James among others, and the legendary Jerry Jemmott on bass. Jemmott’s long list of credits include recordings and live performances with Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, and Duane Allman. Also appearing on RECKONING are sax player Johnny Bones of the California Honeydrops, Rusty Zinn on background vocals, and Little Village Foundation gospel recording artists the Sons of the Soul Revivers.
Billy Price has been performing throughout the East Coast and the world since the early 1970s, when he was featured vocalist with guitarist Roy Buchanan. In May 2016, Price won a Blues Music Award (Best Soul-Blues Album) for THIS TIME FOR REAL, his collaboration with Otis Clay, produced by Duke Robillard.
RECKONING, scheduled for a June 15, 2018 release through the Vizztone label group, finds Billy Price singing at the very top of his game. Tracks include songs by Price and co-writers Jim Britton of the Billy Price Band and French guitarist Fred Chapellier, along with songs previously recorded by such artists as Bobby Bland, Otis Redding, J.J. Cale, Swamp Dogg, and Johnny Rawls.
BMA-winning soul singer Billy Price teamed with award-winning guitarist and producer Kid Andersen to create RECKONING, Price’s 16th career recording. The sessions at Andersen’s Greaseland Studio in San José, California brought together a stellar collection of West Coast musicians and singers to support Price’s seasoned vocals. Andersen and drummer Alex Pettersen, both of Rick Estrin & the Nightcats,were joined on all tracks by Jim Pugh, veteran keyboard player for Robert Cray and Etta James among others, and the legendary Jerry Jemmott on bass. Jemmott’s long list of credits include recordings and live performances with Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, and Duane Allman. Also appearing on RECKONING are sax player Johnny Bones of the California Honeydrops, Rusty Zinn on background vocals, and Little Village Foundation gospel recording artists the Sons of the Soul Revivers.
Billy Price has been performing throughout the East Coast and the world since the early 1970s, when he was featured vocalist with guitarist Roy Buchanan. In May 2016, Price won a Blues Music Award (Best Soul-Blues Album) for THIS TIME FOR REAL, his collaboration with Otis Clay, produced by Duke Robillard.
RECKONING, scheduled for a June 15, 2018 release through the Vizztone label group, finds Billy Price singing at the very top of his game. Tracks include songs by Price and co-writers Jim Britton of the Billy Price Band and French guitarist Fred Chapellier, along with songs previously recorded by such artists as Bobby Bland, Otis Redding, J.J. Cale, Swamp Dogg, and Johnny Rawls.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Letoya Luckett Walker And Her Husband Thomas
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16497823" data-resource="episode_id=16497823" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Letoya Luckett Walker and Thomas Walker From T.I. & Tiny Friends & Family Hustle" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
The series will showcase everything from complicated marriages and young love, to health scares and past baggage, to Tip and Tiny working to keep their family together. Much has changed since they left the airwaves more than a year ago with their wildly successful T.I. & Tiny's Family Hustle. Not only is hip hop’s favorite family back and on their grind, but they are bringing Atlanta’s biggest stars with them including Monica Brown, Antonia “Toya” Wright with her daughter Reginae Carter, and Letoya Luckett. With exciting lives and high stakes careers, this group of loyal friends will support each other as they navigate the complex terrain of juggling family while building their empires.
On the acting front, Letoya Luckett currently recurs on Greenleaf for OWN. She has appeared in recurring roles in Fox’s Rosewood and HBO’s Ballers. Also a singer-songwriter, Letoya’s debut solo album on Capitol Records topped the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum. Her most recent album Back 2 Life was released May 2017 on eOne. Prior to that, she was a founding member of the iconic girl group Destiny’s Child.
The series will showcase everything from complicated marriages and young love, to health scares and past baggage, to Tip and Tiny working to keep their family together. Much has changed since they left the airwaves more than a year ago with their wildly successful T.I. & Tiny's Family Hustle. Not only is hip hop’s favorite family back and on their grind, but they are bringing Atlanta’s biggest stars with them including Monica Brown, Antonia “Toya” Wright with her daughter Reginae Carter, and Letoya Luckett. With exciting lives and high stakes careers, this group of loyal friends will support each other as they navigate the complex terrain of juggling family while building their empires.
On the acting front, Letoya Luckett currently recurs on Greenleaf for OWN. She has appeared in recurring roles in Fox’s Rosewood and HBO’s Ballers. Also a singer-songwriter, Letoya’s debut solo album on Capitol Records topped the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum. Her most recent album Back 2 Life was released May 2017 on eOne. Prior to that, she was a founding member of the iconic girl group Destiny’s Child.
Andrew Santella
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Dey Street Books is proud to announce the publication of SOON: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me by Andrew Santella (On Sale: March 13, 2018), a thought-provoking exploration of procrastination and some of history's most notable procrastinators.
Santella, a Brooklyn-based writer for numerous publications such as GQ, the New York Times Book Review, Slate, and TheAtlantic.com, is a self-proclaimed procrastinator. Concerned about his habit, but not quite ready to give it up, he set out to learn all he could about the human tendency to delay. When 20 percent of us are procrastinators, a third of all American undergraduates call themselves severe procrastinators, and a staggering 100 minutes of every workday are squandered away by employees, could procrastination really only stem from laziness when so many of our greatest inventors, artists, and scientists are considered members of the same club?
Santella studied history's greatest procrastinators-from Leonardo da Vinci and Frank Lloyd Wright to Charles Darwin and prophets from the Old Testament-to gain insights into human behavior, and perhaps kill time, "research being the best way to avoid real work." He spoke with psychologists, philosophers, and priests. He visited New Orleans' French Quarter, home to a shrine to the patron saint of procrastinators. And at the home of Charles Darwin outside London, he learned how and why the scientist wrote volumes on coral reefs and obsessively studied barnacles during the twenty years between developing his theory of natural selection and actually publishing The Origin of Species. Yet Darwin is remembered not for procrastination, but his brilliance and diligence; it is his delay itself that makes him so human.
With his new book, Santella isn't looking to putting an end to procrastination or to even excuse it. Instead, he refreshingly suggests that delay and deferral can help us understand what truly matters to us. "Sometimes the best things you do are the things you do only to put off doing something else." This is a book for everyone who has ever put off something important.
Dey Street Books is proud to announce the publication of SOON: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me by Andrew Santella (On Sale: March 13, 2018), a thought-provoking exploration of procrastination and some of history's most notable procrastinators.
Santella, a Brooklyn-based writer for numerous publications such as GQ, the New York Times Book Review, Slate, and TheAtlantic.com, is a self-proclaimed procrastinator. Concerned about his habit, but not quite ready to give it up, he set out to learn all he could about the human tendency to delay. When 20 percent of us are procrastinators, a third of all American undergraduates call themselves severe procrastinators, and a staggering 100 minutes of every workday are squandered away by employees, could procrastination really only stem from laziness when so many of our greatest inventors, artists, and scientists are considered members of the same club?
Santella studied history's greatest procrastinators-from Leonardo da Vinci and Frank Lloyd Wright to Charles Darwin and prophets from the Old Testament-to gain insights into human behavior, and perhaps kill time, "research being the best way to avoid real work." He spoke with psychologists, philosophers, and priests. He visited New Orleans' French Quarter, home to a shrine to the patron saint of procrastinators. And at the home of Charles Darwin outside London, he learned how and why the scientist wrote volumes on coral reefs and obsessively studied barnacles during the twenty years between developing his theory of natural selection and actually publishing The Origin of Species. Yet Darwin is remembered not for procrastination, but his brilliance and diligence; it is his delay itself that makes him so human.
With his new book, Santella isn't looking to putting an end to procrastination or to even excuse it. Instead, he refreshingly suggests that delay and deferral can help us understand what truly matters to us. "Sometimes the best things you do are the things you do only to put off doing something else." This is a book for everyone who has ever put off something important.
Natasia Greycloud
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Natasia is no stranger to doing whatever it takes to pursue her dreams. She always loved music but was too shy in high school to perform. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart and gigged around, but the pressure of a young marriage was overwhelming. In a brave decision, Natasia left her husband and moved with her sister to Nashville. Natasia's sister is her #1 supporter. While she still gigs, Natasia is hoping "The Voice" will give her the fresh start she's been craving.
Natasia is no stranger to doing whatever it takes to pursue her dreams. She always loved music but was too shy in high school to perform. After graduation, she married her high school sweetheart and gigged around, but the pressure of a young marriage was overwhelming. In a brave decision, Natasia left her husband and moved with her sister to Nashville. Natasia's sister is her #1 supporter. While she still gigs, Natasia is hoping "The Voice" will give her the fresh start she's been craving.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Rudy and Garry From The Guess Who
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The Guess Who is responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major presence on rock radio - “American Woman,” “No Time,” “These Eyes,” etc. The band is set to return on September 14th with their latest album, ‘The Future IS What It Used To Be’, released via Cleopatra Records (available in CD, Vinyl, and Digital formats).
The band is Garry Peterson (Drums, Vocals), D# (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano), Will E. (Guitar, Harp, Vocals), Leonard Shaw (Keyboards, Flute, Sax, Vocals), and Rudy Sarzo (Bass, Vocals). The album’s first single, ‘Playin’ on the Radio’, will be released on July 17th. It can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. Also featured on the album are several special guests including, Tommy Shaw (Styx) on vocals, Brent Fitz (Slash, Gene Simmons) percussion, Jim Kale (Guess Who founding member) and Michael Devin (Whitesnake) on bass guitar.
“The song is a celebration of the radio and what it meant to us all.”, explains D#. “Whenever a new great song hit the airwaves, the DJ would say a few words then off to the races! You’d tune in just to hear it over and over again. The character in the song could be any one of us as we move ahead in life. Great music has the innate power to transport you back to so many great memories in an instant. Music is healing. I see it AND feel it every single night in our audience.”
A music video for the track has been filmed (directed by Nigel Dick and shot in Las Vegas), and the song can be pre-ordered on iTunes. The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfCVd1c4XvA
"I love what I do, and I love trains and I love rock n' roll,” explains Nigel about the video. “So, I was honored to be asked to shoot The Guess Who. And when they told me they were available for a day in Vegas and by chance I stumbled on this wonderful rail-yard full of old engines just up the road from the strip - I was in heaven - and up to my axles in dust! It was a perfect day.”
And the band is pleased with the results. “My very first music video…who knew?!” says Garry. “Having the privilege of working with the legendary Nigel Dick, took me back to growing up in an era where music videos told a creative visual story that I always looked forward to seeing by my favorite artists,” adds Will. “This track was no exception, adding a colorful, action packed sequence to a great story.”
Garry Peterson: “I never dreamed that I would get a chance to record an album, after 40 years, in the same way, and with the same recording gear that we used in the 60s and 70s. This was truly a blessing for me and a humbling, cathartic experience for my musical soul. Thank you to all my bandmates, and everyone who helped make it a reality. I hope our fans enjoy it as much as I do.”
D#: “This all started when I wrote ‘Playing on the Radio’. Lyrically and musically, these songs are the soundtrack to my journey with The Guess Who over the last 10 years. This record was a joy and an honor to create. As version 3.0 of this iconic band, we had our work cut out for us. The challenge in this type of situation is always to be true to the heartroots of the original blueprint, as well as being able to journey onwards into an inspired future, incorporating the new energies that we bring to the experience, as you do in any family, generation after generation. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as we did.”
Will E: “I am honored to be a part of this chapter of The Guess Who. We specifically wrote and arranged the music to reflect what people have always loved about the band; great songs with big vocal driven choruses. We accomplished our own sound while maintaining the classic nature that makes The Guess Who an iconic band.”
Rudy Sarzo: “The Guess Who is part of the soundtrack of my life. It’s truly an honor to have performed on the new record. And I’m already looking forward to the next one.”
Leonard Shaw: “It has been quite the trip since I joined the Guess Who 25 years ago, but I am stoked about our new recording of original songs! These songs are fun to play live, and people are digging them!”
And soon, fans will be able to hear the latest work from this legendary band, upon the arrival of the rocking and inspired ‘The Future IS What It Used To Be.’
The Guess Who is responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major presence on rock radio - “American Woman,” “No Time,” “These Eyes,” etc. The band is set to return on September 14th with their latest album, ‘The Future IS What It Used To Be’, released via Cleopatra Records (available in CD, Vinyl, and Digital formats).
The band is Garry Peterson (Drums, Vocals), D# (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano), Will E. (Guitar, Harp, Vocals), Leonard Shaw (Keyboards, Flute, Sax, Vocals), and Rudy Sarzo (Bass, Vocals). The album’s first single, ‘Playin’ on the Radio’, will be released on July 17th. It can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. Also featured on the album are several special guests including, Tommy Shaw (Styx) on vocals, Brent Fitz (Slash, Gene Simmons) percussion, Jim Kale (Guess Who founding member) and Michael Devin (Whitesnake) on bass guitar.
“The song is a celebration of the radio and what it meant to us all.”, explains D#. “Whenever a new great song hit the airwaves, the DJ would say a few words then off to the races! You’d tune in just to hear it over and over again. The character in the song could be any one of us as we move ahead in life. Great music has the innate power to transport you back to so many great memories in an instant. Music is healing. I see it AND feel it every single night in our audience.”
A music video for the track has been filmed (directed by Nigel Dick and shot in Las Vegas), and the song can be pre-ordered on iTunes. The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfCVd1c4XvA
"I love what I do, and I love trains and I love rock n' roll,” explains Nigel about the video. “So, I was honored to be asked to shoot The Guess Who. And when they told me they were available for a day in Vegas and by chance I stumbled on this wonderful rail-yard full of old engines just up the road from the strip - I was in heaven - and up to my axles in dust! It was a perfect day.”
And the band is pleased with the results. “My very first music video…who knew?!” says Garry. “Having the privilege of working with the legendary Nigel Dick, took me back to growing up in an era where music videos told a creative visual story that I always looked forward to seeing by my favorite artists,” adds Will. “This track was no exception, adding a colorful, action packed sequence to a great story.”
Garry Peterson: “I never dreamed that I would get a chance to record an album, after 40 years, in the same way, and with the same recording gear that we used in the 60s and 70s. This was truly a blessing for me and a humbling, cathartic experience for my musical soul. Thank you to all my bandmates, and everyone who helped make it a reality. I hope our fans enjoy it as much as I do.”
D#: “This all started when I wrote ‘Playing on the Radio’. Lyrically and musically, these songs are the soundtrack to my journey with The Guess Who over the last 10 years. This record was a joy and an honor to create. As version 3.0 of this iconic band, we had our work cut out for us. The challenge in this type of situation is always to be true to the heartroots of the original blueprint, as well as being able to journey onwards into an inspired future, incorporating the new energies that we bring to the experience, as you do in any family, generation after generation. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as we did.”
Will E: “I am honored to be a part of this chapter of The Guess Who. We specifically wrote and arranged the music to reflect what people have always loved about the band; great songs with big vocal driven choruses. We accomplished our own sound while maintaining the classic nature that makes The Guess Who an iconic band.”
Rudy Sarzo: “The Guess Who is part of the soundtrack of my life. It’s truly an honor to have performed on the new record. And I’m already looking forward to the next one.”
Leonard Shaw: “It has been quite the trip since I joined the Guess Who 25 years ago, but I am stoked about our new recording of original songs! These songs are fun to play live, and people are digging them!”
And soon, fans will be able to hear the latest work from this legendary band, upon the arrival of the rocking and inspired ‘The Future IS What It Used To Be.’
Judith Hill And Livi Zheng
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Judith Hill – a fan-favorite top finalist from NBC’s “The Voice” -- is a Grammy Award-winning vocalist who sang back-up for artists such as Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and she stars in the acclaimed documentary 20 Feet from Stardomwhich profiles the back-up singers behind the greatest musical legends of the 20th century. When it came time to find a distinctive sound for her new album, she encountered Nyoman Wenten, an Indonesian composer whose style of Balinese music, known as gamelan, is fading in popularity from his home country. The two decide to collaborate, blending classic funk with traditional gamelan and their partnership is profiled in the new movie Bali: Beats of Paradise
Judith Hill – a fan-favorite top finalist from NBC’s “The Voice” -- is a Grammy Award-winning vocalist who sang back-up for artists such as Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and she stars in the acclaimed documentary 20 Feet from Stardomwhich profiles the back-up singers behind the greatest musical legends of the 20th century. When it came time to find a distinctive sound for her new album, she encountered Nyoman Wenten, an Indonesian composer whose style of Balinese music, known as gamelan, is fading in popularity from his home country. The two decide to collaborate, blending classic funk with traditional gamelan and their partnership is profiled in the new movie Bali: Beats of Paradise
Tom Stephen
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You want a polite, modest, bland and bleach-y clean biography of a Canadian icon?
This is not it.
You want fist fights, groupies, drugs, drink and trashed hotel rooms (not unlike
the film Road House, in which the band starred), set to the soundtrack of a smoking
hot rock trio fronted by a once-in-a-lifetime guitarist and featuring an all-star
cast, including Bon Jovi, Bill Clinton and two Beatles? Did I mention the book
begins with a blind man driving a tour bus on an icy I-95? Then this is the book for
you.
That said, The Best Seat in the House: My Life in the Jeff Healey Band, by drummer/co-
manager Tom Stephen, is a respectful book. Despite recent acrimony with Healey’s
estate, Stephen clearly loves the man, the music and the memories, and is on an
evangelical mission to get the Toronto guitar god into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.
Who was Jeff Healey? If you even need to ask, then you definitely need to read this
book. A towering, charismatic, blind guitarist who played a unique style of guitar, he
made his mark playing blues-based roadhouse rock, selling a combined three
million copies worldwide of his debut album, 1988’s See the Light and the 1989
soundtrack to Road House (in which Healey co-starred). His biggest hit single was
the John Hiatt ballad “Angel Eyes,” which barely scratched the surface of the depth
of his talent. As a Hendrixian guitarist—with all the virtuosity, curiosity and
eclecticism that comparison implies—he had no shortage of famous fans: Stevie
Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Dr. John, Slash, Jimmy
Iovine, Patrick Swayze, ZZ Top. “You’re a muthafucka,” Chuck Berry once told
Healey after the Toronto trio backed up the rock’n’roll originator. James Brown had
similarly profane praise: “Jeff, you’re one motherfucker of a guitar player and your
band’s cool, too.”
Jeff Healey knew he was brilliant. He wasn’t a modest Canadian, and he wasn’t a fool.
It can be argued, however, that it might be somewhat foolish to piss off rock gods
Keith Richards, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, industry legend Ahmet Ertegun and
even George Harrison. They all encountered what could easily be construed as the
arrogance of the young Canadian hotshot, when really the strong-willed Healey just
thought he was doing what was best for him and the band. And despite everyone in
the biz telling Healey almost nightly to ditch his rhythm section—which happened
to feature his co-manager, Tom Stephen, on drums—the guitarist stayed true to the
trio who drove through blizzards with him and came to his instant defence in
more than one rowdy roadhouse brawl.
There were lots of fights on the way up. And the way down: physical altercations
with patrons, with record execs, with Stevie Ray Vaughn’s manager—but never with
each other. Tom Stephen was the pushy manager who dared to pull double duty
as a musician; an industry no-no, as everyone in the industry told him time and time
again. Maybe they were right: it’s hard to be the disciplinary enforcer in the band
when you were drinking until dawn with the rest of them on the night before the
morning after. (On one such rough morning, Stephen got a “tut-tut” from none other
than Ringo Starr.)
Stephen’s chutzpah in the mid-’80s led him to show up cold in New York City,
hoping to run into fellow Canadian Paul Shaffer and be introduced to someone who
could get Healey a record deal. Days later, he left NYC with a nine-album deal from
Clive Davis of Arista. Stephen had street smarts he learned growing up in Saint
John, New Brunswick, where many of his classmates ended up in a local jail where
the Jeff Healey Band played a gig years later. One of his classmates died in prison
after murdering four people, including two Hells Angels. Today, Stephen is no
tough guy, however; the wisdom of age allows him to fully admit when he was a
total asshole, and his memoir is remarkably candid and self-aware.
The Jeff Healey Band didn’t end well: they became estranged as Healey moved on
from rock’n’roll in the 2000s, and devoted himself to playing the kind of early jazz
that was always closest to his heart; he’d been collecting old 78-rpm records since
he was a kid. Things eventually got so bad between the original trio that Stephen
was disinvited from Healey’s funeral in 2008; Healey died of cancer at age 41.
Facing his own health concerns now, Stephen is worried that Jeff Healey’s musical
genius is in danger of being forgotten, and this warts-and-all, page-turner of a
portrait is destined to secure his legacy. The time for bitterness and bad blood is
over, and now the full story has been told by the man who had the Best Seat in the
House.
Michael Barclay is the author of The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie
and the Tragically Hip
You want a polite, modest, bland and bleach-y clean biography of a Canadian icon?
This is not it.
You want fist fights, groupies, drugs, drink and trashed hotel rooms (not unlike
the film Road House, in which the band starred), set to the soundtrack of a smoking
hot rock trio fronted by a once-in-a-lifetime guitarist and featuring an all-star
cast, including Bon Jovi, Bill Clinton and two Beatles? Did I mention the book
begins with a blind man driving a tour bus on an icy I-95? Then this is the book for
you.
That said, The Best Seat in the House: My Life in the Jeff Healey Band, by drummer/co-
manager Tom Stephen, is a respectful book. Despite recent acrimony with Healey’s
estate, Stephen clearly loves the man, the music and the memories, and is on an
evangelical mission to get the Toronto guitar god into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame.
Who was Jeff Healey? If you even need to ask, then you definitely need to read this
book. A towering, charismatic, blind guitarist who played a unique style of guitar, he
made his mark playing blues-based roadhouse rock, selling a combined three
million copies worldwide of his debut album, 1988’s See the Light and the 1989
soundtrack to Road House (in which Healey co-starred). His biggest hit single was
the John Hiatt ballad “Angel Eyes,” which barely scratched the surface of the depth
of his talent. As a Hendrixian guitarist—with all the virtuosity, curiosity and
eclecticism that comparison implies—he had no shortage of famous fans: Stevie
Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Dr. John, Slash, Jimmy
Iovine, Patrick Swayze, ZZ Top. “You’re a muthafucka,” Chuck Berry once told
Healey after the Toronto trio backed up the rock’n’roll originator. James Brown had
similarly profane praise: “Jeff, you’re one motherfucker of a guitar player and your
band’s cool, too.”
Jeff Healey knew he was brilliant. He wasn’t a modest Canadian, and he wasn’t a fool.
It can be argued, however, that it might be somewhat foolish to piss off rock gods
Keith Richards, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, industry legend Ahmet Ertegun and
even George Harrison. They all encountered what could easily be construed as the
arrogance of the young Canadian hotshot, when really the strong-willed Healey just
thought he was doing what was best for him and the band. And despite everyone in
the biz telling Healey almost nightly to ditch his rhythm section—which happened
to feature his co-manager, Tom Stephen, on drums—the guitarist stayed true to the
trio who drove through blizzards with him and came to his instant defence in
more than one rowdy roadhouse brawl.
There were lots of fights on the way up. And the way down: physical altercations
with patrons, with record execs, with Stevie Ray Vaughn’s manager—but never with
each other. Tom Stephen was the pushy manager who dared to pull double duty
as a musician; an industry no-no, as everyone in the industry told him time and time
again. Maybe they were right: it’s hard to be the disciplinary enforcer in the band
when you were drinking until dawn with the rest of them on the night before the
morning after. (On one such rough morning, Stephen got a “tut-tut” from none other
than Ringo Starr.)
Stephen’s chutzpah in the mid-’80s led him to show up cold in New York City,
hoping to run into fellow Canadian Paul Shaffer and be introduced to someone who
could get Healey a record deal. Days later, he left NYC with a nine-album deal from
Clive Davis of Arista. Stephen had street smarts he learned growing up in Saint
John, New Brunswick, where many of his classmates ended up in a local jail where
the Jeff Healey Band played a gig years later. One of his classmates died in prison
after murdering four people, including two Hells Angels. Today, Stephen is no
tough guy, however; the wisdom of age allows him to fully admit when he was a
total asshole, and his memoir is remarkably candid and self-aware.
The Jeff Healey Band didn’t end well: they became estranged as Healey moved on
from rock’n’roll in the 2000s, and devoted himself to playing the kind of early jazz
that was always closest to his heart; he’d been collecting old 78-rpm records since
he was a kid. Things eventually got so bad between the original trio that Stephen
was disinvited from Healey’s funeral in 2008; Healey died of cancer at age 41.
Facing his own health concerns now, Stephen is worried that Jeff Healey’s musical
genius is in danger of being forgotten, and this warts-and-all, page-turner of a
portrait is destined to secure his legacy. The time for bitterness and bad blood is
over, and now the full story has been told by the man who had the Best Seat in the
House.
Michael Barclay is the author of The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie
and the Tragically Hip
Thursday, December 13, 2018
David Rasche
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David Rasche began at as a member of the cast of Chicago's Second City, and has worked frequently on Broadway, and Off-Broadway, most recently in Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" at Theater for a New Audience in Brooklyn, and in the musical of Little Miss Sunshine at Second Stage, directed by James Lapine.
Film credits include: Burn After Reading, United 93, In the Loop, Just Married, That Old Feeling, Men in Black III, Delirious and Manhattan. On TV, he played the title role in Sledge Hammer!, and has appeared in episodic shows from Miami Vice to Madame Secretary to, this season, Veep and Succession, both on HBO. He is scheduled soon to perform his one man cabaret show, Half an Evening with David Rasche.
David is currently starring in the series Malibu Dan ... The Family Man with Cheryl Ladd and David AR White (seen on Pure Flix streaming). He is starring in the upcoming film SWALLOW with Elizabeth Marvel.
But his best remembered role is the lead in the police comedy spoof series Sledge Hammer! which was used to guide police officers on how NOT to do their jobs.
David Rasche began at as a member of the cast of Chicago's Second City, and has worked frequently on Broadway, and Off-Broadway, most recently in Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" at Theater for a New Audience in Brooklyn, and in the musical of Little Miss Sunshine at Second Stage, directed by James Lapine.
Film credits include: Burn After Reading, United 93, In the Loop, Just Married, That Old Feeling, Men in Black III, Delirious and Manhattan. On TV, he played the title role in Sledge Hammer!, and has appeared in episodic shows from Miami Vice to Madame Secretary to, this season, Veep and Succession, both on HBO. He is scheduled soon to perform his one man cabaret show, Half an Evening with David Rasche.
David is currently starring in the series Malibu Dan ... The Family Man with Cheryl Ladd and David AR White (seen on Pure Flix streaming). He is starring in the upcoming film SWALLOW with Elizabeth Marvel.
But his best remembered role is the lead in the police comedy spoof series Sledge Hammer! which was used to guide police officers on how NOT to do their jobs.
Roger Earl
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16460321" data-resource="episode_id=16460321" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Roger Earl From Foghat And Roger And The Agitators" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Rock n’ Roll, Blues and a dash of Country are being served “Shaken & Stirred” in the latest release by the ‘Earl and the Agitators All Star Band’. “Shaken & Stirred” (a follow-up to their 2016 self-titled EP) will be released on Friday, October 26th, 2018. Earl & the Agitators is the brain child of Foghat founding member/drummer Roger Earl, singer/guitarist extraordinaire Scott Holt (former 10-year Buddy Guy alum) and Foghat lead/slide guitarist Bryan Bassett. Rounding out the line-up for the live bonus tracks are Foghat bassist Rodney O’Quinn, guitarist Tony Bullard and percussionist Mark Petrocelli.
A pre-order and stream of the album is available here: http://smarturl.it/listenEATA
“This band was born out of a passion for American Music,” explains Roger. “Rock, Blues & Country. Scott Holt, who played with Buddy Guy, one of my musical heroes, for many years, channels this music with a joy and mastery of a seasoned pro. With his fireballing guitar and soulful vocals, we had a blast writing and recording! And since we are all big Johnny Cash fans we also included a couple of his songs for fun. I love making music with Scott!”.
“So, you're in a band and you have some friends that are in another band,” adds Scott. “You get together and hang out, writing and recording music. You share a love for old rock n’ roll, blues and country, so you jam on a Tommy Tucker tune and even take a swing at a Johnny Cash cut from the Sun Records days. You're having so much fun that you give it a name and even take it onstage! The recipe is simple; take your Chess and Sun 45's, throw them in a blender with a dollop of thundering drums, thumping bass and searing electric guitars...I'm pretty sure that's the recipe for rock n’ roll!”
Bryan also realized that EATA were on to something special, straight away. “Over the years of playing professionally I have come to recognize and appreciate musical chemistry. When you meet someone that you just hit it off with, both as a friend and as a musical collaborator, special things happen. And so it was when I met Scott Holt. Our instant chemistry for writing songs and the way we just naturally blended as guitar players lead to us having many tracks recorded for no other reason than we loved writing, playing and recording together. Roger and I have been comrades in arms for many years and now we had all these songs recorded and ready to go. That left us with a conundrum...what do we do with them? Well what we did was come up with a *fun name, ‘Earl and the Agitators’ and we decided to put the songs out there so our friends and fans could listen, and I hope like what we've come up with. It certainly was a great musical experience for Rog, Scott and I and all our fellow collaborating ‘Earls’.”
Rock n’ Roll, Blues and a dash of Country are being served “Shaken & Stirred” in the latest release by the ‘Earl and the Agitators All Star Band’. “Shaken & Stirred” (a follow-up to their 2016 self-titled EP) will be released on Friday, October 26th, 2018. Earl & the Agitators is the brain child of Foghat founding member/drummer Roger Earl, singer/guitarist extraordinaire Scott Holt (former 10-year Buddy Guy alum) and Foghat lead/slide guitarist Bryan Bassett. Rounding out the line-up for the live bonus tracks are Foghat bassist Rodney O’Quinn, guitarist Tony Bullard and percussionist Mark Petrocelli.
A pre-order and stream of the album is available here: http://smarturl.it/listenEATA
“This band was born out of a passion for American Music,” explains Roger. “Rock, Blues & Country. Scott Holt, who played with Buddy Guy, one of my musical heroes, for many years, channels this music with a joy and mastery of a seasoned pro. With his fireballing guitar and soulful vocals, we had a blast writing and recording! And since we are all big Johnny Cash fans we also included a couple of his songs for fun. I love making music with Scott!”.
“So, you're in a band and you have some friends that are in another band,” adds Scott. “You get together and hang out, writing and recording music. You share a love for old rock n’ roll, blues and country, so you jam on a Tommy Tucker tune and even take a swing at a Johnny Cash cut from the Sun Records days. You're having so much fun that you give it a name and even take it onstage! The recipe is simple; take your Chess and Sun 45's, throw them in a blender with a dollop of thundering drums, thumping bass and searing electric guitars...I'm pretty sure that's the recipe for rock n’ roll!”
Bryan also realized that EATA were on to something special, straight away. “Over the years of playing professionally I have come to recognize and appreciate musical chemistry. When you meet someone that you just hit it off with, both as a friend and as a musical collaborator, special things happen. And so it was when I met Scott Holt. Our instant chemistry for writing songs and the way we just naturally blended as guitar players lead to us having many tracks recorded for no other reason than we loved writing, playing and recording together. Roger and I have been comrades in arms for many years and now we had all these songs recorded and ready to go. That left us with a conundrum...what do we do with them? Well what we did was come up with a *fun name, ‘Earl and the Agitators’ and we decided to put the songs out there so our friends and fans could listen, and I hope like what we've come up with. It certainly was a great musical experience for Rog, Scott and I and all our fellow collaborating ‘Earls’.”
Brian Tichy
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16460114" data-resource="episode_id=16460114" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Brian Tichy Merry Tichmas" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Tell it like it is. When you love Christmas and the music that shapes so many memories you do all you can to participate with the celebration. One of Rock's greatest drummers knows his way to the North Pole. He takes Classic Rock fans and their families on a hard guitar sleigh ride through every atmosphere showcases. Brian breaks down the songs while putting focus on the other sides of his creative life and style.
Tell it like it is. When you love Christmas and the music that shapes so many memories you do all you can to participate with the celebration. One of Rock's greatest drummers knows his way to the North Pole. He takes Classic Rock fans and their families on a hard guitar sleigh ride through every atmosphere showcases. Brian breaks down the songs while putting focus on the other sides of his creative life and style.
Albert Lin
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16459999" data-resource="episode_id=16459999" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Albert Lin From Explorer On National Geographic" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
National Geographic’s critically acclaimed documentary series EXPLORER has returned with all new episodes every Monday night at 10/9c. Albert Lin is very literally a high-tech explorer and correspondent for National Geographic EXPLORER. Having become part-man, part-machine due to the recent addition of a high-tech prosthetic leg, Lin explores what he calls the “human frontier.”
We know that there would be no life on earth without plants … they provide food, clothing, shelter, medicine, fuels, air and water. But what might surprise you is that new research has revealed trees can talk to each other. Correspondent Albert Lin has gone to great heights – in the wilds of British Columbia - to get to the root of this amazing phenomenon.
Getting to Mars will be hell on your body. In deep space, human muscles break down, brains swell, and there are limited protections against radiation bombardment. But if humans can take a cue from the fat-tailed dwarf lemur and hibernate for the nine-month journey, we’d not only survive long trips into deep space—we’d thrive. Explorer joins astronauts, medical researchers, and a colony of bug-eyed lemurs to unlock the human potential for deep space torpor.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Tower Of Power
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16454927" data-resource="episode_id=16454927" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Emilio Castillo and Stephen Doc Kupka From Tower Of Power" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Oakland, California music legends Tower of Power – the most dynamic and distinctive band of
survivors in Soul Music – is roaring into its unprecedented 50 th anniversary with a dynamic new disc of
all new material that finds them as energized and inspired as ever. A labor of love, definitively titled
Soul Side of Town, this package is charged with 14 filler-free songs. In the spirit of their enduring
theme song “Oakland Stroke” – the bookending intro and outro “East Bay” shine a light onelemental
instrumental ingredients within the band’s signature sound. This astounding and historical release
(available June 1, 2018 in digital, vinyl, streaming & CD configurations) inaugurates Tower of Power’s
fresh affiliation with Mack Avenue Records/Artistry Music, a Detroit-based company renowned for its
award-winning dedication to top-tier Jazz that is now extending its support to Soul and Funk giants,
Tower of Power: a band so one-of-a-kind, it’s an institution.
As always, the songs on Tower of Power’s Soul Side of Town were primarily composed by the
hitmaking team of founding members Emilio Castillo (Detroit-born on 2 nd tenor sax) and Stephen
“Doc” Kupka (Los Angeles-born on baritone sax) who also hold down the world famous 5-man Tower
of Power Horns. For the special occasion of Tower of Power’s 50 th anniversary, leader Emilio Castillo
brought in a most-astute choice in co-producer, Joe Vannelli: an all-around
production/engineering/keyboard master best known for the jazz-tinged Soul-Rock Grammy®-winning
work he performed behind the scenes with his international superstar brother, Gino Vannelli. Also
insuring that the sound blasts powerful and clear from your speakers is the presence of mastering
engineer Bernie Grundman in the mix. Along with the legendary rhythm section drums and bass lock
of David Garibaldi and Francis Rocco Prestia, respectively, these decorated veterans have custom-
crafted a hair-raising audio experience that longtime fans, music connoisseurs and a new generation of
listeners will groove to for years to come.
In keeping with Tower of Power’s golden canon of classics, the new material picks up the torch in all of
the time-tested styles fans respect and love. In line with hiply intricate, cranial-crushing funk classics
such as “Down to the Nightclub” and “Soul Vaccination” are new jams “Do You Like That?” and “On the
Soul Side of Town.” In the tradition of heart-stopping balladry like their biggest chart hits “You’re Still a
Young Man” and “So Very Hard to Go” are new love songs like “Let it Go” (Bruno Mars will want to
cover this one) and “Can’t Stop Thinking About You.” Along the firing-on-all-cylinders line of
instrumental anomalies such as “Squib Cakes,” “Walking Up Hip Street” and “Ebony Jam” are burnin’
offerings “Butter Fried” and “After Hours.” Following up positivity primers such as “Knock Yourself Out,”
“You’ve Got to Funkifize” and “Credit” are new spirit lifters “Selah,” “Love Must Be Patient and Kind”
and “Do It With Soul,” along with T.O.P.’s singular approach to Pop-Rock on “When Love Takes
Control.”
Along with veteran members Castillo, Kupka, Garibaldi and Prestia, T.O.P. consists of guitarist Jerry
Cortez, Hammond B3 organist/keyboardist Roger Smith, 1 st tenor saxophonist Tom Politzer, and
trumpeters Adolfo Acosta and Sal Cracchiolo. Soul Side of Town is also blessed with not one but
two lead singers: outgoing Ray Greene (now in Santana) and incoming Marcus Scott (boldly
introduced on several selections, including “Hangin’ With My Baby”). The 10-piece Tower of Power
band is prepared to throw down next year with a celebratory tour that will include sweet spots around
the globe.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
John McFee From The Doobie Brothers
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16443129" data-resource="episode_id=16443129" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "John Mcfee From The Doobie Brothers" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS have been delivering mind-blowing, roots- based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll for over four decades, selling more than 48 million albums and winning four GRAMMY® Awards. They released their latest album, Southbound, in November 2014 on Arista Nashville. Southbound features new recordings of the band's biggest hits, with country music's biggest stars including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, the band continues to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles "Black Water" (1974) and "What a Fool Believes" (1979), both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: "Listen to the Music," "China Grove," "Jesus Is Just All Right," "Rockin' Down the Highway," "Long Train Runnin'," "Take Me In Your Arms," Takin' it to the Streets," "Minute by Minute," "You Belong to Me," "The Doctor" and more. In all, the Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street (1972), the Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum and 14 Gold albums. Their Best of the Doobies (1976) has sold more than 12 million copies - a rare "diamond record."
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS have been delivering mind-blowing, roots- based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll for over four decades, selling more than 48 million albums and winning four GRAMMY® Awards. They released their latest album, Southbound, in November 2014 on Arista Nashville. Southbound features new recordings of the band's biggest hits, with country music's biggest stars including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, the band continues to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles "Black Water" (1974) and "What a Fool Believes" (1979), both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: "Listen to the Music," "China Grove," "Jesus Is Just All Right," "Rockin' Down the Highway," "Long Train Runnin'," "Take Me In Your Arms," Takin' it to the Streets," "Minute by Minute," "You Belong to Me," "The Doctor" and more. In all, the Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street (1972), the Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum and 14 Gold albums. Their Best of the Doobies (1976) has sold more than 12 million copies - a rare "diamond record."
Dr Ian Smith
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16442546" data-resource="episode_id=16442546" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Dr Ian Smith The Clean 20 Book And Soon To Be Facebook Club" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Dr. Ian K. Smith lays out the basic concepts behind clean eating-reducing the amount of processed foods, added sugars, and unnecessary additives in the foods we eat, in order to give our bodies and minds the best fuel possible. "Clean eating is all about knowing what you're putting in your body," says Dr. Ian, "and the impact foods and beverages can `have on not just your health, but your mind and overall functioning."
THE CLEAN 20 begins with a list of The Clean 20 Foods that are packed with phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals. These are powerful health-boosters--ranging from avocado to whole wheat pasta and everything in between-that readers can easily find, prepare, and incorporate into their diets over this 20 day program. Guidelines for adding additional clean foods are included, as well as lists of herbs and spices, so that anyone can add as much variety as they like. Flexibility is key--"if it's natural and not processed with artificial ingredients," Dr. Ian says, "feel free to go ahead and eat it."
The book includes a complete 20-day clean eating program with a flexible meal plan and important motivation for each day, as well as 60 recipes and substitutions, and a variety of 20-minute, easy-to-work-in workouts.
Dr. Ian knows what works: it's not eliminating food groups, but choosing foods within each group wisely to satisfy the palate and the body's nutritional demands. THE CLEAN 20 isn't just vegetables. Grains are in. And so is fruit, fat, meat and fish. When palate and nutrition are in sync, weight loss not only follows, it sticks. THE CLEAN 20 is a life and body changer.
Anthony Arya
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16442903" data-resource="episode_id=16442903" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Anthony Arya From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Unlike most 16-year-olds, Anthony likes to spend his time busking on the streets of San Francisco in front of local bars and cafes. His mother inspired this lifestyle by introducing him to music at a young age. Through his mother, Anthony met Harvey Mandel, who once played at Woodstock. Anthony has been performing with his band for the last several months. He also performs his original songs at local venues and plays jazz guitar in the Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band.
Amara La Negra
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16441770" data-resource="episode_id=16441770" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="light" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Amara La Negra From VH1's Love And Hip Hop Miami" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
There is more to love on VH1 this winter. The cable network is expanding Monday's #1 cable franchise “Love & Hip Hop” to two nights a week kicking off with “Love & Hip Hop: Miami,” premiering in January, with “Love & Hip Hop: New York” also airing each week.
The “Love & Hip Hop” franchise holds four of the top five unscripted spots in cable with P18-49. “Love & Hip Hop: Miami” marks VH1’s highest rated reality launch since 2014 and features fan favorites and newcomers alike heating up the 305 this season.
This season’s newest additions ready to make their mark on Miami’s music scene include comedian and viral sensation Jessie Woo and underground rapper/song-writer Khaotic.
Returning for the new season is international entertainer, entrepreneur, and model Amara La Negra. Named one of Rolling Stone’s “10 Artists You Need to Know,” Amara has been vocal being a proud Afro-Latina challenging the colorism she faces in the entertainment industry.
Friday, December 7, 2018
Jake Shimabukuro
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16411040" data-resource="episode_id=16411040" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-cover="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/original/30b936ef61a5359262e432dc65f3844a.jpg">Listen to "Jake Shimabukuro Releases The Greatest Day" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro, one of the most
exceptional and innovative ukulele players in the history of the instrument, will release
his newest record, The Greatest Day, on August 31, 2018 via Mailboat Records.
The album was recorded at Music City’s famed Ronnie’s Place studio with producer
R.S. Field – the same city, studio, and producer as 2016’s “adventurous and dazzling”
(Associated Press) Nashville Sessions. Returning as the ace rhythm section are bassist
Nolan Verner and drummer Evan Hutchings; the group added guitarist Dave Preston to
expand upon the sound they started creating two years ago.
“On the last record, it was pretty much the sound of a live trio, which sounded fresh, raw
and organic,” says Shimabukuro. “Now we’ve expanded to a quartet, which has added
more colors and variety to the overall production. Once we recorded the live takes, we
experimented with overdubs, and added horns, strings and keys, and other funky
sounds. There are even some vocals on a few cuts.”
The 12 studio tracks that comprise The Greatest Day feature some of Shimabukuro’s
most imaginative and adventuresome playing yet. Half of the album is devoted to
originals, on which the instrumentalist reaches new heights of compositional distinction.
And on the covers, Shimabukuro's prodigious skills allow him to transcend his material –
no mean feat considering some of the classics and standards he’s tackling.
Ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro, one of the most
exceptional and innovative ukulele players in the history of the instrument, will release
his newest record, The Greatest Day, on August 31, 2018 via Mailboat Records.
The album was recorded at Music City’s famed Ronnie’s Place studio with producer
R.S. Field – the same city, studio, and producer as 2016’s “adventurous and dazzling”
(Associated Press) Nashville Sessions. Returning as the ace rhythm section are bassist
Nolan Verner and drummer Evan Hutchings; the group added guitarist Dave Preston to
expand upon the sound they started creating two years ago.
“On the last record, it was pretty much the sound of a live trio, which sounded fresh, raw
and organic,” says Shimabukuro. “Now we’ve expanded to a quartet, which has added
more colors and variety to the overall production. Once we recorded the live takes, we
experimented with overdubs, and added horns, strings and keys, and other funky
sounds. There are even some vocals on a few cuts.”
The 12 studio tracks that comprise The Greatest Day feature some of Shimabukuro’s
most imaginative and adventuresome playing yet. Half of the album is devoted to
originals, on which the instrumentalist reaches new heights of compositional distinction.
And on the covers, Shimabukuro's prodigious skills allow him to transcend his material –
no mean feat considering some of the classics and standards he’s tackling.
Tyshawn
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16410198" data-resource="episode_id=16410198" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Tyshawn From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Tyshawn is the eldest of 12 siblings and serves as the father figure to his family. Music has been a constant for Tyshawn through the many hardships his family has faced. After attending a performing arts high school, Tyshawn entered a Russian singing competition show in which he placed in the Top 10 and was broadcast all over Europe. Currently, Tyshawn lives with his family and runs his business, Pound for Sound, where he delivers pound cakes while singing.
Tyshawn is the eldest of 12 siblings and serves as the father figure to his family. Music has been a constant for Tyshawn through the many hardships his family has faced. After attending a performing arts high school, Tyshawn entered a Russian singing competition show in which he placed in the Top 10 and was broadcast all over Europe. Currently, Tyshawn lives with his family and runs his business, Pound for Sound, where he delivers pound cakes while singing.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Brian and Jennea Welch
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16402421" data-resource="episode_id=16402421" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" >Listen to "Brian and Jennea Welch Release Loud Krazy Love" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Thunderous. Angry. Cathartic.
The sound Brian “Head” Welch helped pioneer with KoRn in the early ‘90s provided identity to a generation of misfits and made him a global rock star.
Famous, wealthy, and worshipped in the spotlight, an adolescent self-loathing relentlessly haunted him in the shadows – until the day a tiny miracle was born.
By the time he walked out on a $23M record deal in 2005, desperate to kick a devastating crystal meth habit, all he wanted was to become a good father.
The truly hard part had just begun.
Loud Krazy Love details the harrowing journey of Brian and his daughter Jennea growing up together with chaotic courage and unconventional faith.
Far beyond a rock doc, this fearless coming-of-age story grapples with teenage depression, the quest for identity, and the hope of a father willing to do anything for the one he loves.
Thunderous. Angry. Cathartic.
The sound Brian “Head” Welch helped pioneer with KoRn in the early ‘90s provided identity to a generation of misfits and made him a global rock star.
Famous, wealthy, and worshipped in the spotlight, an adolescent self-loathing relentlessly haunted him in the shadows – until the day a tiny miracle was born.
By the time he walked out on a $23M record deal in 2005, desperate to kick a devastating crystal meth habit, all he wanted was to become a good father.
The truly hard part had just begun.
Loud Krazy Love details the harrowing journey of Brian and his daughter Jennea growing up together with chaotic courage and unconventional faith.
Far beyond a rock doc, this fearless coming-of-age story grapples with teenage depression, the quest for identity, and the hope of a father willing to do anything for the one he loves.
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