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- Lovebirds Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling hated each other: “The Notebook” stars revealed ten-years later
- My “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again” Acoustic Guitar Instrumental Cover + Chords + Tutorial
- On Jennifer Lawrence and her character Tiffany Maxwell in “Silver Linings Playbook“
- Please Stop Molesting Women at Concerts (Staind’s Aaron Lewis, Iggy Azalea)
- Why I love the entertainment industry
- “Begin Again” soundtrack is a feel-good collection for any music lover (Adam Levine, Keira Knightley, CeeLo Green)
- In love with Hozier’s bluesy grit and soul in “To Be Alone,” live in Kilkenny
- Kina Grannis Interview: “Elements,” College and Why she does Music
- Female Bombers in “The Battle of Algiers” (1966 French Film)
- The Queen of Rock & Roll Lzzy “Halestorm” Hale outshines Country’s Eric Church at CMT Awards 2014
- I Feel Like A Different Person Every Day
- “Begin Again” beautifully captures the heart, soul and joy of music (Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine)
- Olivia Wilde takes us through the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Dark Necessities”
- Zac Efron reveals inspiring drive after struggled with Teen Stardom and Addiction to ‘The Hollywood Reporter’
- Yvette Young Interview: Gifted Artist and Guitar Aficionado Shines a Light on Music
- Shannyn Sossamon takes us through feeling in her Maudegone Theater
- Dia Frampton presents Archis as she opens for Lindsey Sterling at City National Grove of Anaheim
- ‘Baka Bukas’ Review: Philippine Cinema Makes Big Step for LGBT
- “Great Expectations” (1998 film with Ethan Hawke, Gwenyth Paltrow) Review
- How I met Tyler Hoechlin, Derek Hale of MTV’s “Teen Wolf”
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Thirtytwo, and My Year Thus Far
I’m more than six months late to this, but better late than never, ya? My life has taken quite the turn since the last time I’ve written on here. During the post-pandemic era and my late 20s, I was making a lot of shifts and changes: I left constantly going to shows and being an…
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Quirky in Albuquerque: A Solo Trip to the Desert with Incubus
Sometimes being in a place on your own attracts like souls like you — and I’m so grateful. I made a quick 3-day trip out to Albuquerque, New Mexico this past August because, why the hell not? I had some extra time to embrace my free bird, book a flight, and explore someplace new. My…
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Twentynine
The fears, anxieties, worries and emotions that have come up for me in the past week have been heavy, but enlightening. Perhaps these were things that have bothered me for awhile, lingered in the back of my head and haven’t been fully addressed or realized. I guess as you approach a new age and season,…
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‘Like a Rolling Stone’ documentary shows how Ben Fong-Torres was more than ‘Almost Famous’
That man is Ben Fong-Torres, and upon first look, seeing an Asian American kid writing bylines and headlines in the early heyday of Rolling Stone comes as quite a shock. Young Ben Fong-Torres, the American-born son of Chinese immigrants (who took on a Filipino surname in order for his family to come to America and…
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Getaway Trips, a Vlog and Fall Beginnings
Sometimes, you just wanna get up and pack up your belongings and go. It’s been a long time coming since I’ve made or shared a new vlog with you, and I have to say, I’ve missed it. I’ve always been a little wanderer and I’ve missed the feeling of exploring a new city and asking…
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My Life as a Roadie with Meg & Dia on the California ‘Happysad’ Tour
“Woke up this morning with the weirdest case of the butterflies,” I wrote that Tuesday morning on my phone. Just the day before, I got a call from a band my 13-year-old self had always loved. “It’s almost surreal to think I will be embarking on just a short run of a California West Coast…
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Ten Years and Half a Million Views Later
I just realized my YouTube has had up to HALF a MILLION views across my channel since starting it 10 years ago. I never had any intention for it except to post these recordings somewhere online as a 15-year-old emo teen who loved her guitar and wanted to post her music somewhere… It may not…
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‘Yellow Rose’ Film Review: Eva Noblezada, Lea Salonga shine in story of aspiring Filipina country music star
Yellow Rose provides an intimate coming-of-age portrait of finding your identity through music and the immigrant experience. In the lone star state of Texas, a young Filipina teenager wields her guitar. Adorned with a cowboy hat, blue jeans and cowboy boots to fit, she emerges from behind the red curtains. And in that moment, all reality…
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Rising Teen Pop Star Charlotte Lawrence Makes Waves At LA Debut
The emerging teen pop talent is already making a name for herself for her catchy pop, infectious beats and deeply personal lyrics. In her debut single, Charlotte Lawrence sings: “I don’t think you know this, but you’re so predictable Textin’ her behind my back and actin’ like I don’t But I already know Yeah, I…
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Lilan Bowden Interview: Bowden Breaks Through With Disney’s ‘Andi Mack’
For Lilan Bowden, being a part of Disney’s Andi Mack feels like she hit the jackpot. “I was living a really fruitful life and knew as long as I was consistently acting and creating, I was going to be fine,” Bowden, who plays Bex Mack on the show, said. “And then this happened and it’s just…
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Earl gives “One Dance” by Drake a reggae makeover
Alaskan-born singer-songwriter and half-Filipina Kate Earl has given herself a jazz makeover in recent years. Her sultry vocals, Amy Winehouse meets Norah Jones breathiness and knack for soul and jazz music is refreshing and something that seems natural and in her element. Earl has won crowds over in London over BBC Radio and on tour…
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The Beast of Burden: The Story Behind Meg & Dia Frampton
Last fall quarter, I took my first Literary Journalism workshop here at UC Irvine. It was required of us to seek out a long-form narrative story (in just ten weeks) and, one day it dawned on me about the story of these two small-town girls from Utah who plunged into a life pursuing their passions within…
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Kina Grannis Interview: “Elements,” College and Why she does Music
The sun was out and air cool over UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park last Friday afternoon. As classes were ending and staff dwindled in and out of the park to set up, students and guests patiently lined up to receive wristbands and get early access into UCI’s first annual Summerlands Festival. After having just grubbed at the campus pub with other headlining…
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ZZ Ward brings Blues and Hip-hop to Guitar Center
ZZ Ward – Til the Casket Drops (Live at Guitar Center, 1/17/2013) Although I hate to admit it when I discover new artists from watching TV shows (Milo Greene from Covert Affairs?), I found this gem of an artist from Pretty Little Liars (ha!). PLL tends to have some pretty angsty girl-ridden music featured on their show, and…
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“We’re the Millers” is a road-trip comedy laughing in all the right places
This film image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows, from left, Jennifer Aniston, Will Poulter, Emma Roberts, and Jason Sudeikis in a scene from “We’re the Millers.” (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Entertainment, Michael Tackett) In a summer sorely lacking in box-office comedies, We’re the Millers is refreshingly simple and downright funny in all the right places.…
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How “The Bachelorette” Des made up after heartbreak with Brooks, A response to ‘After the Final Rose’
Before reading any further, please excuse my geeking out on this show. It’s too infectious and I’m too involved not to obsess about it. But, this past Monday night on The Bachelorette‘s 3-hour finale event, audiences were able to gain some closure on a few issues that have sprung up in the past few weeks. (And…
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Am I the only one…? On Concert-going and Music
Am I the only one who, although loves concerts and attending my favorite musicians’ and bands’ shows, may feel a bit sad at the same time going to these shows and concerts? At 14 and at the brink of my eighth-grade graduation, I find myself in the middle of the Shoreline Amphitheater in 2007, surrounded…
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“The Way, Way Back” is a Summer Dramedy packed with Humor, Adolescence, and Heart
Image Source: Fox Searchlight Pictures It’s summer time and, whether we all may admit it or not, we all want some fun under the sun with good people. With The Way, Way Back, there isn’t any major appeal or originality to it. We’re given simple scenes and simple characters, but, by turning a well-known comedian…
beauty within 