by Darren Paltrowitz | Dec 22, 2016 | Culture, Music, Uncategorized
As the sons of teen idol Ricky Nelson and actress Kristin Harmon and the grandsons of actor and bandleader Ozzie Nelson and actress Harriet Hilliard, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson are the third generation of famous Nelsons. Their debut studio album After The Rain, as...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 21, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Movies
Based on the true account of a hacker, Anonymous was helmed by the creative team of Sanzhar Sultan, Akan Satayev and Timur Zhaksylykov. Starring Callan McAuliffe — the youngest winner of the international GQ Man Of The Year Award for “Breakthrough...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 16, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Singer, songwriter and author Storm Large first found notoriety as a finalist on the singing competition show Rock Star: Supernova. In the 10 years since her reality TV tenure, things have been non-stop for the Portland resident. Beyond touring with Pink Martini,...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 16, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Movies
Simply put, Norman Lear is in rarified air within the television world. He began as a comedy writer in the 1950s, writing sketches for both Martin & Lewis and Rowan & Martin. Norman created his first network series in 1959, The Deputy, as starring Henry Fonda....
by Darren Paltrowitz | Dec 16, 2016 | Culture, Music
Earlier this week, the 2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards took place in the East Village’s Webster Hall. Notable attendees included Walking Dead star Norman Reedus, Orange Is The New Black actress Jessica Pimentel, celebrity chef Chris Santos, KISS co-founder...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 14, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Matt Sorum holds the distinction of being the drummer in “one of the coolest rock bands out there” in three different decades. In the 1980s, Matt drummed for The Cult, which led him to joining Guns N’ Roses in the early 1990s. In the 2000s, Matt formed Velvet Revolver...