Bringing Background Singers to the Forefront at SXSW: Twenty Feet from Stardom
“Rape, murder. It’s just a shot away. It’s just a shot away.” Think of that line from the infamous Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter. Who sang it? Merry Clayton, one of the singers profiled in the stunning new documentary “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” which premiered at Sundance and was screened at South by Southwest, followed by a surprise performance that generated several standing ovations from the...
Dave Grohl and Rock Legends Transport Sound City to Hollywood Blvd.
The sounds of rock ‘n roll heaven and the chords of great bands of the past alighted on Hollywood Boulevard as Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters closed down the street for an epic 90 minute jam outside the studios of Jimmy Kimmel Live, portions of which were aired on the late-night show. It was a happening complete with the Goodyear blimp flying overhead as Grohl, one of the hardest working men in music, took to the stage with...
Cable TV Hitmakers Ride Tide of Quality Programming Across Platforms
Amongst them, they have hits ranging from “Girls” to “Hatfields & McCoys,” “Game of Thrones” to “Duck Dynasty,” “Southland” to “Dallas” and lucrative reruns of comedies including “Seinfeld” and “The Office.” The big topics of discussion as Nancy Dubuc, Michael Lombardo and Steve Koonin — the presidents of A+E Networks, HBO and Turner Entertainment...
Five Things You Don’t Know About Jimmy Kimmel
In honor of the late night host receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, here are five things you may not know about Jimmy Kimmel: -He’s a cooking enthusiast and has a pizza oven and meat smoker at his home, regularly entertaining for 100-150 people, and is especially partial to Italian food. Kimmel makes a mean thin-crust proscuitto pizza with dough from scratch –He’s a fly fishing lover, like David Letterman, and...
Two Titans of TV and Film Go Deep
In the rapidly shifting and ultra-competitive media and entertainment landscape, you might be surprised to hear that the man who runs the Walt Disney Company doesn’t pay much attention to what the competition is doing. That rather startling admission was revealed by Chairman and CEO Robert Iger, as he was interviewed by prolific Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer at the Hollywood Radio and Television...
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