Music and Musicians review: Rebecca Pidgeon “Bad Poetry”
ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER LAURA REED PERFORMING AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL MARCH 20th
VERSATILE ARTIST TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY GRAMMY WINNING PRODUCER SHANNON SANDERS AT AUSTIN, TX CLUB HOLY MOUNTAIN BACKYARD NEW VIDEO “Naturally” From Her Much Heralded Album The Awakening DEBUTS THIS WEEK! (New York, New York, March 17, 2014) Acclaimed singer/songwriter Laura Reed will be making her first appearance ever at the venerable South By Southwest […]
RollingStone: Marvin Gaye’s Children: What Our Father Would Say About Lawsuit
“If he were alive today, he would embrace the technology available to artists,” says family. “But we also know he would be vigilant about safeguarding the artist’s rights” BY BRITTANY SPANOS Marvin Gaye‘s children have penned an open letter in the hope of “set[ting] the record straight on a few misconceptions” in the media’s coverage […]
‘Blurred Lines’ Trial Was Avoidable: Read Marvin Gaye Family’s Statement (Exclusive)
CULTURE | By Tim Kenneally And Pamela Chelin Children of “Got to Give It Up” singer tell TheWrap they would have “welcomed a conversation” about licensing the song As the legal battle over the Robin Thicke song “Blurred Lines” ramps up for yet another round of back-and-forth, Marvin Gaye’s family — who earlier this month […]
Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels Promotes ‘Garden Of Laughs’ Fundraiser
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Darryl “DMC” McDaniels — one-third of the iconic rap group Run-DMC — stopped by the CBS2 studios to promote a fundraiser aimed at helping children. The Garden of Dreams Foundation is hosting the comedy event “Garden of Laughs” on March 28 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. “You bring people […]
Janis Gaye: Family has no plan to sue over ‘Happy’
Susan Whitall, The Detroit News As far as those reports about Marvin Gaye’s family intending to sue Pharrell Williams over his Grammy-winning song “Happy,” believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear. After Tuesday’s decision by a federal jury in Los Angeles that the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” infringed […]
Actor Danny Aiello at Maplewood’s Words Bookstore March 19
BY: VILLAGEGREENNJ The beloved, Oscar-nominated actor Danny Aiello will be at Words Bookstore in Maplewood on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m., signing copies of his memoir, “I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else.” Aiello’s “big-hearted memoir reveals a man of passion, integrity, and guts–and lays bare one of the most […]
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (Run-D.M.C.): “Rock Talk” Podcast Audio Interview
BY JASON DEBORD This article features the latest in an ongoing series of “Rock Talk” podcast audio interviews for the Rock Subculture Journal. Today’s guest is Darryl McDaniels, best known as DMC with Run-D.M.C. (he prefers to be called “D”). D was a featured guest at Sac-Con in Sacramento this past weekend, promoting his authentic […]
Cray’s blues leave Pueblo crowd happy
By Jon Pompia His mastery of the Fender guitar has earned him numerous Grammy Awards, big record sales and accolades from greats such as Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Wednesday at Memorial Hall, Georgia-born Robert Cray and his three-piece band (keyboards, bass, drums) dished out a hearty dose of blues-based rock that served well the […]
“The Anarchist”
“The Anarchist” by David Mamet LOS ANGELES (February 2, 2015) – 35 years ago, Cathy (FELICITY HUFFMAN) killed two police officers after inciting an act of anarchy. Now, she comes face to face with her parole officer, Ann (REBECCA PIDGEON), for the last time. This 70 minute, thought-provoking play comes to a head as Ann […]