Last time I interviewed actor Vik Sahay, the TV show that he had worked on for the last five years, Chuck, was shooting its final episodes and he shared how it was starting to get emotional on the set. He also said he had a lot of promising work coming up, and his schedule never...
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April 13, 2012April 13, 2012Music
An Interview with Jimmy Jam of The Original 7ven, Part One
The name on the record may be different, but the musicians who play on Condensate are the same ones who started out some 30 years ago as The Time. Joining forces for their first album since 1990, Morris Day (vocals), Jerome Benton (percussion), Jimmy Jam (keyboards), Terry Lewis (bass), Jesse Johnson (guitar), Jellybean Johnson (drums),...
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March 30, 2012March 30, 2012Music
New Music for Old People: My Musical Foundations, Part One – Doo-Wop
This music started for me in the mid-’50s when I was about 11 years old. My parents still had a babysitter for me — Janet, who lived down the hall from us in our apartment building in Queens Village, NY. About 30 minutes after my folks would leave, all of Janet’s friends would come over...
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February 18, 2012February 18, 2012Television
Spies and Lovers: Interview with Smash’s Raza Jaffrey
From performing on stage in London to helping protect the United Kingdom from terrorist threats, multi-talented actor Raza Jaffrey has had the opportunity to play a number of varied and challenging roles so far in his career. Currently, the British-born actor is appearing on this side of the pond as Dev Sundaram in NBC’s new...
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February 16, 2012February 16, 2012Music
Bentley’s Bandstand: Paul McCartney, Mitch Ryder, Maggie & Terre Roche
Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom. When you get older the Bucket List gets to be much more luminous. Whatever it is you’ve been putting off in life, it’s best time to get to it. No doubt Paul McCartney has had these songs running around his expansive mind since his parents used to do them...
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January 30, 2012January 30, 2012Film
Director Ti West on The Innkeepers and the Current State of the Horror Genre
For fans of traditional horror movies that value suspense, atmosphere, and dread over empty gore and endless jump scares, Ti West is somewhat of a genre saviour. He first came onto the scene in 2005 with the zero budget bat/zombie romp The Roost and followed that up with the experimental and minimalist hunted humans thriller...
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January 22, 2012January 22, 2012Television
I Spy: Interview with Nikita’s Dillon Casey
Handsome, smart, loyal, a protector and a crack shot — that in a nutshell describes Nikita’s Sean Pierce. An ex-Special Forces soldier, he is part of a team of operatives hunting for Nikita, a rogue spy and assassin whose self-appointed mission is to bring down a top secret government agency called the Division. Having joined...
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December 9, 2011December 9, 2011Television
The Beast Within: Interview with Sanctuary’s Christopher Heyerdahl
From Shakespeare to other period pieces and also contemporary dramas, Christopher Heyerdahl has spent over 20 years performing in a variety of genres onstage as well as in feature films and on TV. Sci-Fi fans know him best as Todd the Wraith from Stargate Atlantis, and from his dual roles as John Druitt and Bigfoot...
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December 9, 2011December 9, 2011Music
New Music for Old People: Candi Staton, Dawes, Ashley Cleveland, and More
Rest in Peace Hubert Sumlin, 80, well known as the pivotal guitarist for the late blues innovator Howlin’ Wolf, passed away this week. Howard Tate, 72, one of the masters of soul singing, also moved on to higher ground this week. I want to take a moment to say how much each of these men...
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November 28, 2011November 28, 2011Music
Music Is Where the Heart Is: A Short Talk with Annie Barker
Annie Barker, a Los Angeles singer-songwriter currently living in the UK, started her music career back in the young days of the new century. One thing that stands out about Annie Barker is her voice. It delivers a similarity to Cocteau Twins’ Elisabeth Fraser, but maintains its own uniqueness. Annie Barker’s voice is trained in...