] Last month residents of the Sterling Correctional Facility performed “One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest,” the play made famous by the film of the same name that scooped several Oscars in 1976, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material. “The show, produced by the University of […]
It’s the end of the world as we know it. Today Amazon Prime Video released the latest trailer for Good Omens, giving us some delectable tidbits of what’s to come in the End-of-Times fantasy/comedy mini-series, adapted from the 1990 novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes […]
The plight of the chronically homeless is one that for many decades, most of society has unfortunately shied away from. Individuals walking down the street will avert their eyes away from those whose bed is the sidewalk. City politicians make campaign promises to address the issue and throw money at it, but year after year […]
The British Music Embassy is celebrating its 12th year at SXSW, taking place once again at Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto Blvd), which is transformed from the outside in to be thee meeting spot for all things UK music and industry networking. An array of underground and indie acts that reflect the many genres performing […]
The line-up for Goldenvoice’s Just Like Heaven festival sent waves of excitement through the social-sphere. With indie and electro rock star acts like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix, The Faint, Neon Indian, Washed Out, Passion Pit, STRFKR, The Rapture, Beach House, MGMT, and Peter, Bjorn and John, my friend and I immediately confirmed, “We’re SO […]
We’ve seen evidence that documentary film can make a difference, not only in exposing injustice to the world but in spotlighting people who are striving to achieve justice, address inequalities, and solve social problems. In some cases, evidence delivered by filmmakers has resulted in legal proceedings against those who have wronged others, keeping the story […]
Over the decades SXSW has evolved into the most international music festival in the U.S. (Check out our archive piece from 2009.) This year’s line-up is embracing the worldly genres flair even more than before. After several artist announcements since October of 2018, there’s been a noticeable rise of performing acts from Nigeria, Mexico, Columbia, […]
I’m excited to announce that I’m teaming up with fellow music geek and creative, content leader, Melissa Bolin, to launch a new podcast and media source, AT THE BREAK.
Speaking while travelling down a highway in Texas and on their way from last night’s Austin gig to the next stop in Atlanta, Jay Aston of Gene Love Jezebel shares how the beginnings of this new American tour is going, “We did a lot of the new album, a lot from the second and third […]
The songs crafted from the creative minds and warm hearts of Django Django’s members are out of this world, a blend of alien ingenuity and tribal humanoids that perfectly blend a musical time travel trip, taking the listener to far off lands of sound they didn’t know they had been missing. That was the innate […]
