Most people who know me well understand my feelings about reality television shows. At one time I watched American Idol with all the other millions of loyal viewers, but soon grew disinterested with the show format and moved on to other programming. I developed the same feelings for other non-musical reality shows after realizingRead More
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Maxwell’s Vocal Problems Continue
If you are a fan of popular vocalists, you are living in a time of great variety. So many singers are recording and performing live that we can now have many favorites and much music for our personal libraries. However, the great number of singers also creates much competition for listeners and music buyers, whichRead More
The Journey Continues for Mary J. Blige
We have great news for folks here in South Florida. Next week Mary J. Blige will be coming to town with her Liberation Tour. Overall, this promises to be a very good show with D’Angelo and Anita Baker also scheduled to appear. Blige has many fans around the world, as her over 50 million albumsRead More
Marvin Hamlisch: Did his music affect you?
Marvin Hamlisch Whenever a musician writes a song, his hope is that many persons will appreciate, enjoy and understand the emotions he is trying to communicate. The writer also would like his music to last and continue to be relevant far beyond his or her own existence. If you think about the great classical composersRead More
Nothing Real But Talent!
Rebecca Ferguson This has been a huge week in sports with the Olympics taking place in London. Several young athletes have become household names as they have excelled after training for years without a lot of notice…until now. Gabby Douglas and Missy Franklin are teenagers who seem to have more Olympic games ahead of themRead More
MC = American Idol Judge
Mariah Carey Last week the music and entertainment world was buzzing with the news of Mariah Carey being introduced as a judge for next season’s American Idol show. Count me as one who thought she would never accept the offer, but here we are now trying to guess who will be the third judge. WhenRead More
Forever Young
The big news this past week in the music and entertainment world surrounded the Rolling Stones 50 year anniversary celebration. The band mates all gathered for a private view of the photo exhibit at Somerset House in London. Even though this gathering was met with a great deal of excitement, band members just seemed toRead More