Taking "The Challenge" With MTV Personality And "Battle Of The Exes" Winner Johnny Bananas

Johnny Bananas has become one of MTV’s most popular personalities, being a 4 time winner of it’s ultra popular “Challenge” and “Real World/Road Rules” series, and whether fans love him or hate him, they are sure always watching him!  His unique personality and say anything motto has helped endear him to millions of fans, and as the series gains more and more popularity each season, Johnny Bananas has become a [...]

 

Hearing From A Hero: Rody Walker of Protest The Hero

I recently got a chance to sit down with Protest The Hero frontman Rody Walker, and the interview was anything but scurrilous; quite the opposite, actually. While I was setting up the camera, he offered me a beer. So, Rody and I kicked back, relaxed, and I talked about the band’s new record, Scurrilous, over a couple of beers. It was time for Rody to relax, too. It was the [...]

 

A Farewell Loveletter: Juliet Simms Takes Her Final Bow On NBC's "The Voice"

Last night marked the end of an amazing run for soulful rocker Juliet Simms on NBC’s The Voice. After belting her way to the Top 4, Juliet came in a close second place on the Season 2 Finale. Throughout the season, Juliet infused her signature style into classic hits like “Roxanne” by The Police, “Cryin’” by Aerosmith, and a straight-from-the-heart rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” on the final episode [...]

 

Practicing The Ritual with Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder

It’s never a good night to have a curse, but it’s always a good night for an interview. I recently got a chance to sit down with frontman Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder to talk about the band’s latest record, Ritual, and their 2012 U.S. Tour. It’s been nearly a year since the album’s release, and it peaked at #31 on the Billboard Top 200. We talk about how, for a [...]

 

The Next Generation Of Music Stars Featuring Benny Marchant, Simon Oscroft Of Midnight Youth, Adam Tyler, Brennan Dylan, XELLE, And Capelle

Here are some very up and coming young names in music that are about to become household names (In no particular order)…. 1) Benny Marchant-“Conversations Missed,” the haunting EP by electric troubadour Benny Marchant, is the sound of a hopeful heart that’s bruised but still beating. Painting the stages of love and loss, Benny’s emotional alternative folk-rock, sweetened with pedal steel, a horn section and his own delicate guitar, is [...]

 

Finding Out "How To Go Viral" With Social Media Expert And Humorist Brandon Mendelson

How does a “Non-Celebrity” get 800k followers on Twitter?!?!  Well, Social Media expert and Marketer Turned Humorist Brandon Mendelson can tell you!  He can also tell you, as he will in his newest book, ” Social Media Is BullS%$T” why it is a doggy dog world in the viral media world with people everywhere trying to scam you…Well who is Brandon Mendelson you ask?  I’ll let him tell you in [...]

 

"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 [...]

 

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, [...]

 

A Flash Flood of Metal: Rou Reynolds and Chris Batten of Enter Shikari

Enter the new New Wave of British Heavy Metal: Enter Shikari. Hailing from England, Enter Shikari exploded onto the post-hardcore scene with a fresh mix of metal, industrial, and hardcore. Combining many elements, the guys from Enter Shikari join a small group of today’s hard rock groups that are pushing boundaries and re-defining the word “genre.” The band debuted in 2007 with their first full-length LP Take To The Skies. Before [...]

 

Making A Fashion Statement With Designer Whitney Port

When you think of Reality Shows, there was not one bigger then “The Hills” in it’s prime.  Every teenager with a pulse would be in front of their TV watching the lives of the beautiful young people making their way through life in Southern California, and live vicariously through them. Whitney Port was one of it’s beautiful stars, and because of her career ambitions of becoming a fashion designer and [...]