Discovering Metal Heritage with Martín Méndez of Opeth

I recently got a chance to sit down with Martín Méndez, bassist of one of the premier progressive death metal bands in the world, Sweden’s own Opeth. I caught up with Martín on a tour stop of the band’s co-headlining Heritage Hunter Tour with Mastodon. Opeth has been grinding in the metal game for over 20 years. Godfathers of Sweden’s revival of thrash and death metal in the early 90′s, Opeth have long been [...]

 

Learning To Be A "Restaurant Man" With Culinary Icon Joe Bastianich (FOX's "MasterChef")

When it comes to being a successful restaurateur and culinary icon, it doesn’t get much bigger then the duo of Joe Bastianich and his partner, legendary chef and TV Personality Mario Batali.  Having created a growing worldwide empire of fine cuisine with 25 restaurants that have achieved critical and commercial acclaim (Winning every important culinary award imaginable), including NY Institutions like Del Posto (The first Italian Restaurant in 40 Years [...]

 

"Following My First Mind" With Grammy Winner P.J. Morton Of Maroon 5

Almost anyone would agree that P.J. Morton is in a great spot in both his music and his life right now, being a member of arguably the biggest and most popular band in the world right now, Maroon 5, as well as being signed as a Grammy winning solo artist signed to what is arguably the most successful record label on the planet right, Lil’ Wayne’s “Cash Money”, but you [...]

 

Making A Difference With "The Creative Coalition" With Award Winning Actor Omar Epps

Is there any actor that is cooler then Omar Epps?  He has been one of my favorites for the last two decades since making his break through in one of my favorite childhood movies “Juice” (Alongside the late Tupac Shakur), and since then has become a major film and television star with starring roles in hit movies like Major League II, Higher Learning, Scream 2, The Wood, In Too Deep, [...]

 

Getting A "Total Memory Makeover" With The Incomparable Marilu Henner

Right after I finished interviewing and chatting with the amazing Marilu Henner, someone asked me “How is She?”, and my answer could only be summed up in two words “Extraordinary Woman!”.  Outside of being a 5 Time Golden Globe Nominated Actress who has starred in two of television’s great sitcoms “Taxi” and “Evening Shade” and some wonderfully funny movies, a NY Times Bestselling Author of Marilu Henner’s Total Health Makeover, [...]

 

Learning "How To Sharpen Pencils" With Famed Political Cartoonist Turned Artisanal Pencil Sharpener David Rees

David Rees is regarded as one of the most popular and funniest cartoonists of our era, with his popular left wing comic series “Get Your War On” (I used to LOVE it!) attracting a HUGE following, as well as other cartoon series including My New Fighting Technique is Unstoppable, My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable, and Adventures of Confessions of Saint Augustine Bear.  David’s work appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, [...]

 

Beyond The Black with Corey Beaulieu of Trivium

It was a reckless night in New Jersey when I caught up with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Trivium. The band was taking part in the Reckless and Relentless Tour with Asking Alexandria, The Amity Affliction, and more. Trivium is one of the biggest bands in the world right now. Their latest album, In Waves, is out now on Roadrunner Records, and debuted at #1 on The Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Chart. In Waves is the evolution [...]

 

Diving Into "Pretentious Pockets" With Justin Ross Lee

Justin Ross Lee, more commonly known as “JRL” has become one of NYC’s most well known, and controversial personalities.  In an age where social media has become a dominant force in Brand Building, JRL has used the platform to document his world traveling, club partying in places like Miami, NYC, The Hamptons, and LA, while posting pictures of himself in First Class on planes next to people like Brad Pitt, [...]

 

Experiencing A Different Kind Of "Father's Day" With Buzz Bissinger (Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Of "Friday Night Lights")

Buzz Bissinger was already one of my personal heroes, having achieved celebrity status as arguably our generation’s best sports author, writing one of the great sports books of all time, “Friday Night Lights” (Sports Illustrated called it the greatest Football Book ever written, and ESPN called it the best sports book of all time!), which was then turned into a hit movie and successful television series (Coincidentally directed by his [...]

 

Finding Out "I Can Make You Hot" With The Beautiful Kelly Killoren Bensimon (Bravo's "The Real Housewives Of NYC")

Kelly Killoren Bensimon gained mega-fame with her starring stint on Bravo’s hit show “The Real Housewives Of NYC”, appearing on the show from seasons 2-4 as one of the fan favorites on the cast, but before that she was an ultra-successful supermodel who has appeared in magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Harper’s Bazaar, and was the face of Clarins. Kelly built herself into a media machine and fashion/lifestyle brand [...]