Patrick Muldoon needs to make a decision: What does he want to be when he grows up? The man has appeared in Starship Troopers, a season of “Melrose Place” and has an upcoming role alongside Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame, so we know he can act. Isn’t that enough? No, apparently it’s not. PATRICK... Continue Reading →
If it’s Sunrise on Avenue C, Brit James Maddock is rocking! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I didn’t know anything about James Maddock’s past when his publicist said, “You should check out this guy’s music.” I listened and was drawn immediately to the rhythm, structure—and humor—found in Maddock’s songs on his second album, Sunrise on Avenue C. He’s got a strong handle on sharing his inner voice on softer rock... Continue Reading →
Bob Dylan, a complete unknown? Not after Charles Gatewood! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Great photographs—whether shot by Ansel Adams or your Aunt Anna—capture a moment in time that people familiar with the moment, the subject or the place can relate to for years to come. And even if you don’t have any familiarity with what’s in the picture, the good ones always relate an emotion, a texture... Continue Reading →
Before Vampire Diaries, Mr. Media sang young Kat Graham’s praises! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Katerina Graham acts and sings—two talents that will be much in evidence in 2009 with the recent release of a single, “Boyfriend's Back” and appearances in not one but three new movies, including 17 Again with Zac Efron and Chicago Pulaski Jones with Cedric the Entertainer. All this before Vampire Diaries changed her life! She’s... Continue Reading →
Rare John Denver audio interview, 1984: Mr. Media Lost Tapes
Today's Guest: Singer John Denver. In the years that I was a pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune back in the mid-1980s, one of the best parts of the job was interviewing musicians by phone before they came to town. I always liked the conversation, the give-and-take, the... Continue Reading →
Playboy’s Breann McGregor sings. What else do you guys need? PODCAST INTERVIEW
Guys, Stacy Collins has your dream job. As a managing editor of Playboy special editions, she spends day after day looking at the world’s most beautiful, mostly naked women. Some are in photographs, but many meet her discriminating eye in the flesh. And now that I say that out loud, it’s not hard... Continue Reading →
29 Billy Bob Thornton: Bad Santa actor to Beautiful Door singer! PODCAST INTERVIEW
You just can’t pigeonhole Billy Bob Thornton. Think about the movie roles he’s most famous for and see what, if any, connection there is: Carl in Sling Blade; Hank Grotowski in Monster’s Ball; Morris Buttermaker in Bad News Bears; Coach Gaines in Friday Night Lights, and my favorite, Willy in Bad Santa. Who would... Continue Reading →