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Tag Archives: Interview

Melissa Polinar Interview: On Songwriting in Nashville, YouTube and her Upcoming EP

September 28, 2016by rachelannc 1 Comment

With the “voice of a black woman,” writing chops of a Nashville songwriter and the intrigue of an Asian-American growing up in suburban North Texas, Melissa Polinar hasn’t let her […]

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Celebrities, Concerts, Interviews, Music

A Trio of Songwriters: Justin Kawika Young, Melissa Polinar and Gabe Bondoc live at The Chapel

September 22, 2016by rachelannc Leave a comment

Have you ever heard a song that changed your life? Maybe it be the way a musician’s voice can tell a story, making you feel a sense of heartbreak or […]

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Articles, Concerts, Culture, Interviews, Music

Off Camera with Olivia Wilde

January 18, 2016by rachelannc Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMDr7RyD21U “I’ve always been good at asking advice,” Olivia Wilde tells Sam Jones. “I identify mentors and I’m good at asking them questions.” If you ask anyone working in Hollywood […]

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Maya Tuttle Interview: On Being a UCI Anteater and The Colourist

June 4, 2015by rachelannc 1 Comment

College is easily known as some of the most formative years in our lives. Some know exactly what they want to do; others figure it out along the way; and, […]

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Spout Art Interview: Rachel Ann Cauilan

March 6, 2015by rachelannc Leave a comment

Spout Art has a beautiful project going on for inspiring artists. I randomly received an e-mail one day about being featured in this project, so it is very cool to be a part of this. […]

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Art, Articles, Interviews, Writing

Interviewing On Your Period (and the Regrets to Ensue from this Post)

November 6, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

A whole night of my confusion and stressing and my period and second-guessing my fan-girling over my interview tonight and whether I should have posted the video or not, and […]

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Reflection

“Yuna-Versity” Interview: Malaysian Singer-Songwriter on College, her Muslim Identity, Feminism and a New Album

October 7, 2014by rachelannc 4 Comments

“Those were the best years of my life, so far,” Malaysian singer-songwriter turned international sensation Yuna reflects, sitting on top the grass in the middle of UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park. […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Concerts, Culture, Interviews, Music

My Un/healthy Obsession with Olivia Wilde (and Celebrity Role Models)

July 16, 2014by rachelannc 2 Comments

I think I have been growing an unhealthy obsession with Olivia Wilde. But, if I may shamelessly defend myself, was it ever bad to take on too many role models? […]

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Celebrities, Interviews, Media, Movies, Reflection, Response, TV

Intrigued by new dark drama “Third Person” Press Conference at TIFF 2013 (Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis)

July 5, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Over the progression of the year, I’ve found that I have developed an increasing interest in seeing how films/movies/productions are created from their very raw, bare days into final products, […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Movies, Reflection

Lovebirds Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling hated each other: “The Notebook” stars revealed ten-years later

July 2, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

It’s been a decade since Hollywood’s greatest couple in movie-history hit the big screen. And, there’s no arguing that the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook is one of the most […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Movies, Response

Miley Cyrus shares sex, image and growing pains in Conversation with Amanda De Cadenet

June 20, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

I have to say that I love this series of couch conversations with Amanda De Cadenet. In this post-feminist kind of society where people are constantly trying to find, utilize, […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Interviews, Media, Response, TV

Milo Greene Interview: Making alma mater UCI swoon at Summerlands Festival 2014

May 31, 2014by rachelannc 4 Comments

Swooning guitar licks, groovy rhythms, mesmerizing vocals and five cool-looking front(wo)men is all you need to describe Milo Greene. Last Friday, Milo Greene, a cinematic indie-pop band comprising of four […]

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Kina Grannis Interview: “Elements,” College and Why she does Music

Featuredby rachelannc 12 Comments

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 […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Concerts, Interviews, Music, Writing

Upcoming Interview: Kina Grannis and my Sleepy Foot

May 25, 2014by rachelannc 3 Comments

Oh my goodness. Currently listening to my voice memos to transcribe my interviews last night and I want to DIE of laughter. Feat. Kina Grannis Me: “Can I actually get a […]

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Celebrities, Concerts, Interviews, Music

Rolling Stone and Miley Cyrus Interview: Confessions of Pop’s Wildest Child

September 25, 2013by rachelannc 1 Comment

There are very few who seem to “like” Miley Cyrus, but I still seem to sympathize with the girl… Here are a couple of my favorite excerpts from her latest […]

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