Phil Jamieson has shared a wonderful performance of a pair of tracks from his debut solo album for the latest instalment of Rolling Stone’s ‘In My Room’ , a series in which artists perform from home following an era which has seen live shows become a rarity. After working on it over the span of several years – with some of the ‘new’ songs on it even predating his role in the Australian stage production of American Idiot – the Grinspoon legend finally unveiled his first-ever solo full-length album, Somebody Else , last week. “The collective fear and loathing which has gone into releasing this has sometimes seemed insurmountable,” he said coyly about the release. “But it’s a bit like an election, innit? If not now, when? If not me, who? Thanks for listening regardless, I hope you get a kick out of it.” For his ‘In My Room’ set, Jamieson passionately performed two gems from the album, “Lights On” and the title track . The former proved to be one of the most difficult … [Read more...] about ‘In My Room’ With Phil Jamieson
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Viviana Acevedo Tapped To Head ACM Talent’s Spanish Voiceover Department
EXCLUSIVE: ACM Talent has hired former longtime HBO Latin America senior producer Viviana Acevedo to head the company’s new Spanish Voiceover Department. Acevedo will be based in Miami, FL. Acevedo has over two decades of experience at HBO Latin America Group. As a Senior Producer with HBO, she contributed to various aspects of the company’s growth and success in the areas of acquisitions, programming, operations, and production. “When we decided to go full force with this venture, Viviana was our #1 choice. Luckily she was available and we were able to make it happen,” said ACM Co-Founder Marc Guss. “We have no doubt that this will materialize into a tremendous success.” Added Co-Founder Phil Sutfin: “The exponential growth of the Latino market is unprecedented and continues to increase at a staggering pace. The US Hispanic purchasing power is expected to reach $1.9 trillion by 2023 and the numbers correlating to entertainment content consumption will mirror that … [Read more...] about Viviana Acevedo Tapped To Head ACM Talent’s Spanish Voiceover Department
UFC Star Colby Covington Wins Over $70k At Poker Table
Colby Covington doesn't only win in the Octagon -- he wins at the card table, too -- recently competing in two high-level poker tourney's in Florida, winning over $70k!! It all went down at the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open this week in Hollywood, FL. 34-year-old Colby entered a tournament -- the largest in the state's history with over 7,700 entrants -- and astonishingly, playing against many professional players, made the final table, finishing 7th! For his troubles, CC won $48,298. After the incredible performance, Covington said he "wanted to come back and prove that wasn’t just a fluke," saying he wanted to show he "could play with the best players in the world.” That's exactly what the #1 ranked UFC welterweight did ... 'cause days later, Colby entered another tourney, Event 22, at the casino. There were 84 entrants. The game was pot limit Omaha 8. And he won (!!) ... taking home $25,875 for first place. Altogether, with the prize money from both … [Read more...] about UFC Star Colby Covington Wins Over $70k At Poker Table
Her Team Helped Beat Back Kansas’ Abortion Ban. Here’s What She Wants Other States to Know
Ashley All wasn’t sure she wanted her three young daughters — 12, 10 and seven years old — to come to Tuesday’s election night watch party. There was a chance it could be a deeply depressing night. For the last eight months, All had been working, as part of Kansans for Constitutional Freedom, to defeat an effort to strip the right to abortion from the state constitution. Hard-right lawmakers in the Kansas legislature passed the amendment back in January 2021, but in order to change the state’s constitution, it had to be ratified by Kansas voters. To stack the odds in their favor, the legislators put the measure on an August primary ballot, a time when only die-hard partisans typically turn out to vote. What limited polling there had been of the race indicated it would be close: pollsters forecasted about 47 percent of voters were in favor of amending the constitution to eliminate the right to abortion, 43 opposed, and 10 percent unsure. In the wake of the Dobbs decision, and … [Read more...] about Her Team Helped Beat Back Kansas’ Abortion Ban. Here’s What She Wants Other States to Know
Hear John Legend on Life as the Sexiest Man Alive, His (Musical) Faith in Kanye West and More
John Legend digs into current events (including his thoughts on police defunding and Joe Biden), the making of his new album Bigger Love , and much more in the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now . Among many other topics, he explains why – despite his political outspokenness – he doesn’t want to run for office. “I love making music for a living,” he says. “I love the fact that I get to write songs for a living and perform live in front of audiences. I would not get the same kind of joy from working in politics. The way I’m involved in politics now is the way I would like to continue to be involved in politics.” At the same time, that answer may not be definitive: “Life is unpredictable. I’m not hedging. In my mind, I don’t believe I would run. But ask me again when I’m 60! Who knows?” He also touches on being named the sexiest man alive, his thoughts on how to modernize the Grammys, his continued musical faith in Kanye West (and confusion over his political … [Read more...] about Hear John Legend on Life as the Sexiest Man Alive, His (Musical) Faith in Kanye West and More
How Joni Mitchell Became a Millennial and Gen-Z Hero
In the continual reordering of the popular-music canon, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: Joni Mitchell ’s complex, emotive, cerebral, ever-evolving music is ranking higher than ever. Her 1971 album Blue landed in the Top Three on Rolling Stone ‘s most recent ranking of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , and artists from Taylor Swift to Harry Styles to Mitski to Phoebe Bridgers have been dropping her name for years. And when Mitchell recently returned to the stage at the Newport Folk Festival for her first performance since a near-fatal 2015 aneurysm, it broke the Internet to a greater degree than any other 70-something singer-songwriter could manage. “Joni has a childlike appreciation of what’s going on right now,” says writer/director Cameron Crowe , who first interviewed Mitchell for Rolling Stone in 1979, and has spent time with her recently. “She’s having the experience that few people have that came that close to dying – she actually can … [Read more...] about How Joni Mitchell Became a Millennial and Gen-Z Hero