WAGING HEAVY PEACE by Neil Young (Blue Rider Press)

If anyone was going to place a bet several decades ago whether the era’s popular musicians would be writing intriguing autobiographies many years later, the odds would have been rather ... Continue Reading →

Operation Smile & B.H. Theatre Guild

It was really something to smile about when Operation Smile Ambassadors Roma Downey (Touched By An Angel) and TV Producer Mark Burnett presented the Universal Smile Award to Dancing ... Continue Reading →

Tail-wagging “Hero Dog Awards 2012” on Hallmark Channel

Honoring the very best of our “best friends,” the Hero Dog Awards was an event attended by lots of celebrities. But the real stars of the show were the eight extraordinary ... Continue Reading →

Tia & Tamera put the real nice in the Style Network’s reality show

Our favorite twin sisters Tia and Tamera are happy with season two of the Style network’s top rated docu-series, called Tia & Tamera, of course. And they say there are many ... Continue Reading →

Hot Time at L.A. Opera & Elegant Emmy Style Suite

The temperature reached a sizzling 100 degrees the evening the Los Angeles Opera presented Verdi’s rarely performed opera, The Two Foscari starring Placido Domingo.  Arguably the ... Continue Reading →

Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull – Living in the Past and the Digital Future

Jethro Tull is one of the poster child bands for 1970s progressive rock.  Although leader Ian Anderson took his share of slings and arrows over the years, his concert grosses probably ... Continue Reading →

David Byrne and St. Vincent: new album and tour collaboration “Love This Giant”

David Bryne has become a bit of an éminence grise in various fields.  He published a book called Bicycle Diaries a few years ago and undertook a series of steps to encourage urban ... Continue Reading →

Nick Lowe

One of the gems of British music is making an all too swift solo acoustic tour of the colonies. I caught up with Nick Lowe during the London Olympics, and he admitted he was one of ... Continue Reading →