by Darren Paltrowitz | Mar 1, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
BTS — short for the Bangtan Boys — is a seven-member boy band from South Korea. The group debuted in 2013, going on to win awards within a year’s time from the MelOn Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. BTS also made history...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 28, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
Before graduating from Chelsea’s Bayard Rustin High School For The Humanities, Shawn Wayans had made his film debut in 1988’s I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. He made his proper television debut in 1990 as DJ SW1 on In Living Color, which he stayed on for...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Feb 27, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Born in Santiago, Chile, Yael Meyer began writing original music at the age of eight. About a decade later, she attended the Berklee College Of Music on a scholarship. While living in Boston for Berklee, Yael wrote and produced her debut album, Common Ground, which...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Feb 23, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Formed 55 years ago in St. Albans, England, The Zombies first experienced worldwide success in 1964 with “She’s Not There,” only two years after forming. “Tell Her No” followed a few months later, also reaching the U.S. Top 10. Even...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 22, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
In earning his living as a comedy writer, Matt Kirsch has what many would consider to be a dream job. As a staff writer for Triumph’s Election Special 2016, Matt was recently nominated for a Primetime Emmy. Prior to his work with Triumph The Insult Comic Dog,...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 20, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
In his 30-plus years as a singer, songwriter and musician, Adelmo Fornaciari — better known as Zucchero — has sold over 60 million albums. Beyond being widely-recognized as the father of Italian blues music, he is the best-selling Italian artist of all...
