LOS ANGELES – Accessibility can be an artist’s greatest asset. Listeners want to feel close to the musicians they admire and support — and most would jump at the chance to communicate one-on-one. But celebrity schedules rarely allow for that kind of intimacy. So what’s the next best thing? For Mark Tuan, whose new EP … Read more
ATLANTA – A lighting technician is mowing lawns. A camera assistant is teaching guitar again. An actor has thought about shifting careers. For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break. Dubbed the “Hollywood of the South,” metro Atlanta became a ubiquitous backdrop … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – Heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden announced a U.S. tour for 2024, and that includes a stop in San Antonio. Iron Maiden will play at the Frost Bank Center on Nov. 17, 2024. Tickets for “The Future Past Tour” will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 at FrostBankCenter.com and … Read more
NEW YORK – The fallout from the actors strike, now past 100 days, has been widespread throughout the film industry. Movies large and small have postponed. Sound stages remain shuttered. Adjacent industries have been devastated. Another effect is that some great performances haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. For most movies, actors haven’t been able … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance. Released in 2014 and named for her birth year, the original “1989” signified a sonic rebirth. Swift had shed the Nashville country roots of her … Read more
ABUJA – Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report released during Lagos Fashion Week. Currently valued at $15.5 billion worth of exports annually, the earnings from the continent’s fashion industry could triple over a decade with the right … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Not so long before her platinum-selling single “Tennessee Orange” became inescapable on country radio, this year scoring Megan Moroney her first-ever CMA nominations (song of the year and artist of the year), the up-and-comer was attending the University of Georgia. The life of a country musician? It wasn’t supposed to happen. “It … Read more