When I was a child, I had a red plastic record player much like the one on the cover of The Pop Ups latest CD, Appetite for Construction. I played my favorite records over and over again. It really is exciting to see and hear the evolution of kindie rock. Kids do love good music […]
Entertainment
The Boxtrolls Media Trip: Puppets, Props and More #TheBoxtrolls
Moviemaking of any kind is a time consuming labor of love. That is especially true when the movie is made using stop motion animation. The sheer magnitude of the amount of puppets, props, bits and pieces small and large that are needed for a feature length film is mind boggling. A few months ago, I […]
The Boxtrolls Media Trip #TheBoxtrolls
Have you heard about The Boxtrolls? This stop-motion animated feature is coming to theaters on September 26th. The Focus Features family movie is from the creators of Coraline and ParaNorman. They expanded on the skills used in those films for even more amazing animation and effects. It is based on the children’s novel, Here Be […]
Michael Franti Soulshine Tour – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, California
Soulshine: Music. Yoga. Tour Friday June 20th, 2014 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, California Featuring: Michael Franti and Spearhead Soja Brett Dennen Trevor Hall Sonna Rele The Soulshine Tour is making it’s way around the US. Many thanks to Essentia Water (one of the show sponsors) for arranging a media pass for me to attend the […]
Alison Sweeney Book Launch – Scared Scriptless
Alison Sweeney is a multi-talented woman. She spent 21 years playing the part of Sami Brady on Days of Our Lives and is now hosting The Biggest Loser. She’s also a writer. Her latest work of fiction, Scared Scriptless, just came out this month. I enjoyed meeting Alison earlier this month at Duff’s Cakemix in […]
Beach House Baking Cookbook
Are you ready for some Summertime treats? Beach House Baking can help! Pastry Chef Lei Shishak has put together a beautiful collection of recipes that will remind you of good times at the beach with family and friends. She lives in South Orange County, California and has a bakery near the ocean. Her baking is […]