by Downtown Magazine | Jul 1, 2015 | Culture, Music
Fans of rock and roll folklore have long discussed “The 27 Club,” and with this year’s Montage Of Heck (about Kurt Cobain) and Amy (about Amy Winehouse), such speculation will likely continue. When I first heard of an in-depth Amy Winehouse...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 1, 2015 | Culture, Entertainment
For nearly a decade, I have been listening to podcasts, and as of this moment, none of them give me more joy than Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast. Gilbert Gottfried may be known by most for his shrill voice, yet beneath the nebbish facade is not...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 30, 2015 | Culture, Movies
I had the opportunity to do some Q&A with Melissa Boloña when she was promoting “IN STEREO” (showing at New York’s Cinema Village starting on July 3rd), as written and directed by Mel Rodriguez III. “IN STEREO” calls itself an “unromantic comedy” and also includes...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 29, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Music
Oftentimes critics say that “rock is dead,” but when they say that, they aren’t taking into account that there are still bands writing hits and maintaining healthy album sales. Neon Trees – who formed in Provo, Utah about ten years ago – has released three albums with...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 26, 2015 | Coming Up, Culture, Music
I first found out about the all-female quartet from Manchester known as PINS when their cover of The Misfits’ “Hybrid Moments” hit Spotify. PINS took “Hybrid Moments” – arguably the most poppy song ever written about beasts, scars and crying – and made it sound upbeat...