On a recent trip to NYC, I had the pleasure of seeing one of broadway’s newest productions, Memphis. The musical is loosely based on the story of Dewey Phillips, a Memphis DJ, one of the first DJs to play black music in the 1950s.
If you are in New York and have the chance to see Memphis, do it! This show is generating a whole lot of buzz and in 6 months it will be the show you can’t get tickets for. The music is fantastic and the dancing is superb.
Kick-Ass is an ongoing comic written by Mark Miller (Wanted, Superman: Red Son, Civil War) and illustrated by John Romita, Jr. The feature film adaptation will be released April 16, 2010. It tells the story of an ordinary New York high school student who uses his interest in comic books to become an actual costumed superhero. The comic is awesome, the movie looks great…I can’t wait.
I had the trailer embedded, but I couldn’t get it to stop playing automatically and that annoys the heck out of me. You should definitely check out the trailer though. It gives you just enough without ruining the story for you. Check out the trailer at Apple trailers
When LA’s Indie 103.1 went off the air, like most Los Angelinos, I was super disappointed and shocked. I still remember when Indie went on the air. I had recently returned from a trip to Northern California and was scanning the airwaves. Out of the blue I stumbled upon “Where is My Mind” by The Pixies. After that was “Idioteque” by Radiohead. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. What was this glorious station playing some of the best music ever made?
Indie 103.1 introduced me to a lot of new music and I really hated to see it go. Yes, indie still broadcasts online, but if you don’t have access to a computer (eg you are driving to and from work) you’re out of luck. Fortunately for all of you iPhone and iPod Touch users, indie has a great app that allows you to stream their online broadcast from the palm of your hand.
The best part of this app is now I can listen to indie anywhere I get cell service – while I snowboard in Mammoth, when I visit the fam in Northern California, when i visit the east coast, etc.
Indie may not be accessible on the fm dial, but now it’s at the palm of my hand!
Download the Indie 103.1 iPhone/iPod Touch app HERE
