Alisa Apps: Making Her Move In Music
The music of Alisa Apps affects some audiences like a “shock jock” does for radio, she is considered controversial by some. But her style, music and lyrics are filled with emotional life stories that are incredibly honest-- a rarity in music these days. Very few artists reveal the intimate details of family relationships, their struggle to find an identity, and the initial feelings of meeting that possible soul mate—all some of the topics that Apps covers in her album, “Confusion.”
Interview with Seth Rogen
What makes comedy so entertaining is how diverse it is. From slap-stick to satire there are so many different outlets that comedy can find laughs. In the past few years, Seth Rogen has carved out a new outlet for a comedy. A type of comedy that is edgier and more honest than any branch of comedy we have seen. His movie credentials include: “The Forty-Year Old Virgin,” “Superbad,” “Knocked Up,” “Pineapple Express,” and soon in theaters (October 31) “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.”
Conquering Cystic Fibrosis
What do a rock legend, a pair of surfing heroes, an extraordinary young dancer, and baseball players switching gears to golf all have in common? Currently they are dedicated to raising public awareness of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), an inherited chronic disease that damages the lungs and digestive system of 30,000 children and young adults in the United States alone.
Fall TV Storms In
There are a few things that can be guaranteed with the coming of fall: the weather will be getting chillier: the days soon will be shorter: and the TV will be challenging and entertaining. You can almost feel it in the air – ABC, CBS and NBC gearing up for another season with the return of some network favorites and the promise of some new goodies.
Interview with Julie Benz
Her movies are horror thrillers, but Julie Benz is a happy optimist. At age 36 her acting career has spanned two decades, and is growing more illustrious, and creepy, by the day. With a lead role in one of the most followed television series, Dexter, she stars in several anticipated film sequels of the year. She was nominated this month to receive Best Actress in a Horror Movie or TV Show for her portrayal of Rita Bennett on Showtime and CBS’s controversial Dexter at Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2008.
MLB Playoffs Breakdown
Anaheim Angels: The Angels clinched the AL West Division on September 10th, the earliest clinch in AL West history. The Angels, an always effective team at home, separated themselves from the rest of the league with their stellar road record. Among the five teams in all of baseball with a winning road record, the Angels’ winning is the best.
All Night Strut
American music has long been defined by decade, from the birth of rock and roll in the 50’s and 60’s to disco 70’s, new wave 80’s and grunge gangsta 90’s. But it was big band and swing that kept toes tappin’ and feet moving during the early part of the century. As the end of depression ushered in a decade of decadence that rolled through World War II into the postwar economic boom, cakewalks and lindy moves dominated dance floors. The sound and sway of swing had shimmied its way into America’s consciousness.
Silk Stockings ~ To Russia with Love
The year 2008. When America saw politics and pop culture collide, intertwine, metastasize. Songs were written in support for campaigns. Artists came out resolutely taking political stands. The youth vote matters more than ever. And even the greatest global athletic showcase, the pageantry that was the Beijing Olympics, was interrupted by war in Georgia, as Russian forces invaded as a reprisal for aggressions taken against the breakaway South Ossetian province.
The Ducks: A History
It all began when a cutthroat attorney named Gordon Bombay was sentenced to community service for repeated driving-related offenses, and met a pond hockey team that he would eventually coach on to national glory. A one time hockey prodigy himself, Bombay dusted off his old skates and his youthful exuberance and taught a band of no talent roundabouts the essentials of ice hockey—including the illusive “triple deek.”
8 ½ QUESTIONS : BARRINGTON LEVY
This Month LIVE Magazine Publisher Damion Stein sits down with reggae living legend Barrington Levy to talk about then, hear and now!
