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*Let the good times roll… and head over to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw for a summer afternoon of jazz and entertainment when the Playboy Jazz Festival presents a free community concert on Sunday, June 2nd, at 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. The illustrious group, 1+One, featuring Grammy-nominated artists Patrice Rushen and Ndugu [...]
*When Michael Jackson died, basically, he was broke. Reportedly he was half a billion dollars in debt. However, in death he is doing quite well. Between sales of his and savvy business deals, his estate in bringing more than enough to retire the debt. If you’ve ever wondered what he spent his money on this [...]
*LOS ANGELES — Multiple GRAMMY Award-winner Natalie Cole‘s first Spanish-language album, “Natalie Cole en Espanol” will be released June 25 on Verve/Universal. The album finds Natalie personally inspired by both the bilingual recording legacy of her father Nat King Cole, and a growing passion for the timeless romanticism of the great Latin music composers. Produced [...]
*In college at the University of Texas, Vince Young was THE MAN. But at the pro level, well … we won’t as far as most and say he’s a bust, we’ll just say that he has yet to live up to lofty expectations. In fact, if he doesn’t find a team that wants him this [...]
*On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Stevie Wonder celebrated his 63rd birthday in grandiose style with a party in Beverly Hills at the new Hollywood hot spot: H.O.M.E (Home of Music & Entertainment). EURweb associate LaCora Stephens covered the red carpet. The extravaganza, hosted by Adai Lamar of LA radio station KJLH-FM (owned by Wonder), featured [...]
There is so much to talk about this week as we witnessed devastating knockouts that took place from Moscow, to Atlantic City, to Cancun, Mexico on Friday and Saturday nights. So let’s begin with what happen at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia as we saw Guillermo Jones go up against a tough, and rugged [...]
*Some would say the prez has had a hard week. A very hard week of dealing with scandals. Real and manufactured. Maybe so, and maybe not. Either way, President Obama decided he need some time on the links. So Saturday he and 3 associates, including a female for the first time, put in some time [...]
*The mostly media driven scandal talk involving President Obama has so far stirred barely a yawn among the public. There are good reasons. The four alleged scandals, Benghazi, the IRS, the AP leaks, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius supposed shakedown of corporations to help implement the health care act don’t come close [...]
*The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi adventure, “Pacific Rim,” opening July 12, starring Idris Elba has been released. Besides Elba, the “Pacific Rim” cast also includes Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Clifton Collins, Jr., Burn Gorman, Larry Joe Campbell, Brad William Henke, Diego Klattenhoff So what’s it [...]
*Services for Malcolm Shabazz, the murdered grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X, who was assassinated in 1965, were held in Oakland, California on Friday. Those who attended said Shabazz, 28, was well on his way to cementing his own legacy. More than 200 people attended a traditional Islamic service in Oakland for the 28-year-old [...]
*”Star Trek Into Darkness” is in theatres Now! Dare we Say …. it is even better than the first Star Trek Film!. We suggest you see it in IMAX 3D. The visuals are stunning, it’s action packed and this time, the men can bring their ladies, because Zoe Saldana (Uhura) and Zachary Quinto (Spock) are bringing [...]
LAS VEGAS — AT&T*, BlackBerry®, singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and hip-hop group Goodie Mob will begin celebrating Black Music Month through the “Elevate Young Black Voices” online talent contest and sweepstakes that gives aspiring singers a chance to win a two-hour private mentoring session, and an opportunity to perform live with the group this June. AT&T [...]
*Young black actors are still being overlooked and undersold for roles in major motion pictures. A changing of the guard is slowly taking place in Hollywood. Larger than life movie stars of yesteryear are dying out. The new school is rolling in. But in the process, many talented upstarts are being judged by the color [...]
*Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute announced filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) will be honored with the Vanguard Award, presented by Tiffany & Co. Actress Kerry Washington will present the award to Coogler at the third annual ‘Celebrate Sundance Institute’ benefit on June 5, 2013 in Los Angeles. As previously announced, the benefit will also [...]
As we reported, Candace Glover is the new “American Idol.” And of course a lot of people are happy for her, but one particular person isn’t. That would be singer Natalie Cole. And why is that? Because the song 23-year-old Candace chose to sing was Natalie’s 1975 hit, “Inseparable,” which she sang with … Jennifer [...]
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