Posts Tagged ‘los angeles’

Staying Youthful

If one wants to remain youthful it must come from the inside out and not the other way around.  Learning and experiencing new things has been proven to keep the brain active and healthy. A healthy active brain helps us to stay young well into our golden years.   Christian Cristiano is the host of…

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Entertainment Software Association Vice President for Government Affairs Erik Huey interviewed on Q Score

Erik Huey, the current Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) sits and chats with Q score host Jonathan McHugh. As Senior Vice President, Erik oversees the entire federal and state government relations operations of ESA. Huey speaks to McHugh about the history of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the synergy…

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MC5’s Wayne Kramer Interview

Legendary guitarist and punk rocker Wayne Kramer sits down with the Weekly Comet to discuss his recent projects and play acoustic. Leader of Detroit rocker MC5, Kramer is considered one of the godfathers of the counter-culture movement. His stellar career as a songwriter has made him a go-to artist for film and television. His recent…

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Wayne Kramer “Jail Guitar Doors” (LIVE)

Legendary guitarist and punk rocker Wayne Kramer sits down with the Weekly Comet to discuss his recent projects and play acoustic. Leader of Detroit rocker MC5, Kramer is considered one of the godfathers of the counter-culture movement. His stellar career as a songwriter has made him a go-to artist for film and television. His recent…

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Interview with Connie Lim and Noah Needleman

Singer & songwriters Connie Lim and Noah Needleman, who are heading on tour together, take The Comet stage. Noah is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Los Angeles where he writes, records, produces, plays show, and teaches. He’s toured the United States, Costa Rica, Egypt and China. Plus he’s had his music in…

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Noah Needleman – Adelaide (LIVE)

Noah Needleman is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Los Angeles where he writes, records, produces, plays show, and teaches. He’s toured the United States, Costa Rica, Egypt and China. Plus he’s had his music in a number of film and TV placements. However, he says he really just wants to be Willy…

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Connie Lim – “Pour Me More” (LIVE)

Connie Lim is a California girl who spent her early childhood overcoming stage fight while writing short piano compositions. She pursued music even though she was a pre-med student at UC Berkley and teamed up with Jay Frank, founder of Nashville-based record label DigSin, and release her debut single in March called “LA City.” Plus…

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Interview with NARM’s Jim Donio

Jim Donio, president of music business association NARM, sits down with The Weekly Comet. He talks about the 2013 NARM convention to take place in Los Angeles in May; Taylor Swift’s new album “Red,” which is expected to sell over one million copies in its first week; and consumer campaign “Give the Gift of Music,”…

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The Rescues – “Did It Really Even Matter” (LIVE)

The Rescues take the Comet stage and perform their new single “Did It Really Even Matter.” Formed in 2008, the band is comprised of Rob Giles, Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann. They all met while working their solo careers in the Los Angeles singer/songwriter circuit. The band was signed to Universal Republic Records…

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Filmmaker Frank Fitzpatrick and Supergroup The Rescues

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome an award-winning film music producer, filmmaker, social entrepreneur, composer, record producer and songwriter Frank Fitzpatrick and indie supergroup The Rescues. Frank Fitzpatrick is the founder and director of non profit arts organization EarthTones. Fitzpatrick has created the soundtracks for over two-dozen films including “Queen of…

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The Rescues – “Be My Cure” (LIVE)

The Rescues take the Comet stage and perform their new single “Arrow,” “Be My Cure,” and “Did It Really Even Matter.” Formed in 2008, the band is comprised of Rob Giles, Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann. They all met while working their solo careers in the Los Angeles singer/songwriter circuit. The band was…

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The Rescues – “Arrow” (LIVE)

The Rescues take the Comet stage and perform their new single “Arrow.” Formed in 2008, the band is comprised of Rob Giles, Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann. They all met while working their solo careers in the Los Angeles singer/songwriter circuit. The band was signed to Universal Republic Records and their second full-length…

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Dexter Composer Daniel Licht & Roots Rockers Uncle Daddy

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome composer of the hit Showtime series “Dexter” Daniel Licht and roots rockers Uncle Daddy. The seventh season of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series “Dexter” premiered to over 2.9 million viewers, making it the network’s number one telecast for the year. And award-winning composer Daniel Licht provides the…

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Uncle Daddy – “Rise Again” (LIVE)

Uncle Daddy is roots rock with a southern soul. The band, and LA favorite, features frontman/guitarist TJ Stafford, violin player Robbie Anderson, cellist Jacob Szekeley, mandolin player Andrew Jed, guitarist Noah Needleman, and drummer Christopher Allis. They recently released their latest full-length album “Good Mourning.”

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Troup – “Some Lie” (LIVE)

As far as we are concerned Troup is the next big thing! Formed by Wales-born songwriter Alex Troup, his L.A.-bred quintet Troup, is a mix of classic rock and indie pop. Troup moved to L.A. in 2006, eventually meeting producer/keyboardist Evan Beigel while browsing the vinyl bins at Amoeba. Now, with guitarist Claudio Tristano, bassist…

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